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The 43rd Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 31, 2001, starting at 6:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.


Award winners


Japan Record Award

* " Dearest" by
Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
(Composer: D.A.I and
Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
; Lyrics:
Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer:
Max Matsuura , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese record producer and businessman. He is the founder of Avex Group, one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamas ...
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Best Album Award

* ''Love Notes'' by The Gospellers


Best Singer Award

* Hisami Tagawa


Best Newcomer Award

*
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.


Composition Award

* Kazuhito Kikuchi for "Fragile" by Every Little Thing


Lyricist Award

*
Chihiro Onitsuka (born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained recognition when its follow-up "Gekkou" became a hit. ''Insomnia'', her first studio album, released in the following yea ...
for "Vertigo" by
Chihiro Onitsuka (born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained recognition when its follow-up "Gekkou" became a hit. ''Insomnia'', her first studio album, released in the following yea ...


Arrangement Award

* Megumi Wakakusa for "Yume no Hate ~Meridian Dream~" by
Sachiko Kobayashi , born in Niigata, Japan, is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actress and voice provider of VOCALOID 4 Sachiko developed by YAMAHA co. She previously worked alongside the Pokémon Company, under the alias " Garura Kobayashi". ...


Tadashi Yoshida Award

* Masato Sugimoto


Gold Medal

* "Fragile" by Every Little Thing (Composer: Kazuhito Kikuchi; Lyrics: Kaori Mochida; Arrangement: Ichiro Ito, Genya Kuwashima, and Kazuhito Kikuchi) * "Taiga no Nagare" by
Miyuki Kawanaka is a Japanese enka singer. Her singing career spanned over four decades. She married Katsuo Yamada in 1991. Early life Kawanaka was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Yonago, Tottori. At a young age, she moved to Suita, Osaka where she grew up. In 197 ...
(Producer: Yasuhiro Senga; Composer: Tetsuya Gen; Lyrics: Osamu Yoshioka; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda) * "Always and Again and Again" by Yumi Kimura (Composer: Yumi Kimura; Lyrics: Wakako Kaku; Producer:
Joe Hisaishi , known professionally as , is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. He is also known for his piano scores. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore ...
) * "White Lovers" by
Keisuke Kuwata is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All Stars, as well of his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done a significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University ...
(Composers, lyrics, and arrangement:
Keisuke Kuwata is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All Stars, as well of his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done a significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University ...
and Ken Shima) * "Uminari" by Toshimi Tagawa (Composer: Jun Suzuki; Lyrics: Keiko Yuki; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda; Producer: Kunio Saito) * "Steppin' and Shakin'" by
DA PUMP is a Japanese boy band made up of lead vocalist, Issa Hentona and MCs Ken Okumoto, Yukinari Tamaki and Shinobu Miyara. The band formed as students at Okinawa Actors School in 1996. They made their debut on the Avex Trax subsidiary avex tune un ...
(Composer, arrangement, and producer: Akio Togashi; Lyrics: mcA T &
KEN Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in ...
) * "Spring Has Come" by Yoshimi Tendo (Composer: Koji Tokuhisa; Lyrics: Hajime Tateishi; Arrangement: Takaharu Ikeda; Producer: Jun Ikeda) * "Dearest" by
Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
(Composer: D.A.I and
Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
; Lyrics:
Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer:
Max Matsuura , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese record producer and businessman. He is the founder of Avex Group, one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamas ...
) * "Because It's the First Time in Three Years" by Yuri Harada (Composer: Shunichi Makaino; Lyrics: Yomi Asako; Arrangement: Tatsuya Nango; Producer: Kenji Oku) * "Oi Chasing Otojiro" by
Kiyoshi Hikawa is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.Hikawa Kiyoshi: Pr ...
(Composer:
Hideo Mizumori Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hideo Den (田 英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter * Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player * ...
; Lyrics: Yurio Matsui; Arrangement: Norio Ito; Producer: Kunio Saito) * "IS IT YOU?" by Hitomi (Composer: Kosuke Morimoto; Lyrics: Hitomi; Arrangement and producer:
Zentaro Watanabe , was a Japanese musician and music producer. He debuted as a musician in 1986 as the guitarist for the band Shijin no Chi, later forming the duo Oh! Penelope with former bandmate Mutsuji Tsuji. Since the mid-1990s, Watanabe worked as a music pr ...
) * "Your innocence" by Hiro (Composer, lyrics, and arrangement: Takusuke Hayama)


New Face Award

*
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. *
Shinobu Otowa is a Japanese enka singer. She was born as Chieko Yoshimura (吉村智恵子 ''Yoshimura Chieko'') in Shimonoseki is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefect ...
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ZONE Zone or The Zone may refer to: Places Climate and altitude zones * Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span * Frigid zone, ...


Planning Award

* ''Dreams Still Go Round ~ Nursery Rhymes Sung By Shoichi Ozawa'' by
Shoichi Ozawa was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and prominent researcher and expert on Japanese folk art. He also founded the Shabondama-za theater company. Ozawa, who was born in Tokyo, graduated from Waseda University. He began acting after college, ...
* ''Love ☆ Arigatou'' by Kim Young Ja * ''Hiroshi World Goldies'' by Hiroshi * ''Score of Love'' by Toru Funamura


Distinguished Service Award

* Saburo Kitajima * Sadao Watanabe


Special Prize

* "There will be tomorrow" by Re:Japan * "ZERO LANDMINE" by NML


Special Award

* Toru Funamura


Special Achievement Award

*
Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posth ...


External links


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References

{{Japan Record Awards
Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST ...
Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST ...
Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST ...
Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST ...
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