19th Japan Record Awards
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Date31 December 1977
VenueImperial Garden Theater, Tokyo
Hosted byKeizo Takahashi, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Hiroshi Kume
NetworkTBS
| 19th Japan Record Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 December 1977 |
| Venue | Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo |
| Hosted by | Keizo Takahashi, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Hiroshi Kume |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
The 19th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on 31 December 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
The audience rating was 50.8%.[1][2][3]
Japan Record Award
- Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare"
- Lyrics: Yū Aku
- Music: Katsuo Ōno
- Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
- Record Company: Polydor Records
Best Vocalist
- Aki Yashiro for "Ai No Shuuchakueki"
- Awarded again after last year, second-best vocalist award.
Best New Artist
- Kentaro Shimizu for "Shitsuren Restaurant"
Singing Award
- Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
- Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki"
- Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"
Popular Award
- Pink Lady – "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)"
- Awarded again after last year's Newcomer award.
Newcomer Award
- Karyūdo – Azusa No. 2
- Ikue Sakakibara – Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You
- Mizue Takada – Glass-zaka
- Yosuke Tagawa – Lui-Lui
![[[Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You]]](#/media/File:Ikue_Sakakibara_2020.jpg)
Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award)
- Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" / Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"
- Composer: Takashi Miki
Arrangement Award
- Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" / Akira Fuse – "Ryoshū ~Igaruganite~"
- Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
Yaso Saijō Award (Lyricist Award)
- Masashi Sada – "Ame Yadori" / Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
- Lyrics: Masashi Sada
Special Award
- Minoru Obata
- Akira Kobayashi
- Frank Nagai
- Awarded again after 2 years, 2nd special award.
- Hachiro Kasuga
- Awarded again after 9 years, 2nd special award.
Nominations
Best 10 JRA Nominations
| Song | Singer | Award | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ai No Shuuchakueki | Aki Yashiro | Best Vocalist | N/A |
| Ai No Memory | Shigeru Matsuzaki | N/A | |
| Kaze No Eki | Goro Noguchi | ||
| Katte Ni Shiyagare | Kenji Sawada | Japan Record Award | 42 |
| Kimagure Venus | Junko Sakurada | N/A | N/A |
| Cosmos | Momoe Yamaguchi | Vocalist Award | 2 |
| Shishuuki | Hiromi Iwasaki | 2 | |
| Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki | Sayuri Ishikawa | 3 | |
| Hoshi No Suna | Rumiko Koyanagi | N/A | N/A |
| Button Wo Hazuse | Hideki Saijo |
Best New Artist
| Song | Singer | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Azusa No. 2 | Karyūdo | 7 |
| Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You | Ikue Sakakibara | 0 |
| Shitsuren Restaurant | Kentaro Shimizu | 30 |
| Glass-zaka | Mizue Takada | 12 |
| Lui-Lui | Yosuke Tagawa | 0 |