16th Japan Record Awards
1974 Japanese music awards ceremony
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The 16th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on 31 December 1974, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
| 16th Japan Record Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 December 1974 |
| Venue | Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo |
| Hosted by | Keizo Takahashi |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
The audience rating was 45.7%.[1]
Award winners
Japan Record Award
Shinichi Mori for "Erimo Misaki"
- Lyricist: Osami Okamoto
- Composer: Takuro Yoshida
- Arranger: Shunichi Makaino
- Record Company: JVC Victor
Best Vocalist
Hiroshi Itsuki for "Miren"
Best New Artist
Youko Aso for "Touhikou"
Vocalist Award
- Kenji Sawada for "Tsuioku"
- 2nd time awarded after 2 years, 2nd vocalist award.
- Aki Yashiro for "Ai No Shuunen"
- Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
- Hideki Saijo for "Kizudarake No Laura"
- Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
- Akira Fuse for "Tsumiki No Heya"
General Public Award
- Momoe Yamaguchi for "Hito Natsu No Keiken"
- Tonosama Kings for "Namida No Misao"
- Michiyo Azusa for "Futari De Osake Wo"
- Kiyoshi Nakajyou for "Uso"
New Artist Award
- Tsutomu Arakawa for "TaiyÅ No NichiyÅbi"
- Teresa Teng for "Kuukou"
- Mineko Nishikawa for "Anata Ni Ageru"
- Michiru Jo for "Iruka Ni Notta Shounen"
- YÅ«ko Asano for "Koi Wa Dandan"
Composer Award
- KyÅhei Tsutsumi for "Amai Seikatsu"
- Singer: Goro Noguchi
- Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd composer award.
Arranger Award
- Katz Hoshi for "YÅ«dachi"
- Singer: YÅsui Inoue
Lyricist Award
- Masashi Sada for "Shourou Nagashi"
- Singer: Grape
Special Award
- Rikizou Taya
- Song: 'O sole mio
- IchirÅ Fujiyama
- Song: Aoi Sanmyaku
Planning Award
- YÅsui Inoue & Polydor Records for "Kori No Sekai"
- Kaientai & Elec Records for "Haha Ni Sasageru Ballad"
Young Idol Award
- Finger 5 for "Koi No American Football"
Shinpei Nakayama Award & Yaso SaijÅ Award
- Hiroshi Yokoi & Minoru Endou for "Shitamachi No Aoi Sora"
- Singer: Masako Mori
- Kazuya Senke & Tadashi Yoshida for "Kyo Goyomi ~ Souji Okita ~"
- Singer: Yukio Hashi