The winners of the 66th Japan Record Awards (TBS), sponsored by the Japan Composer's Association, were announced on November 21st, with the "Excellent Work Award" nominees including "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by hip-hop unit Creepy Nuts, "I wonder" by dance and vocal group Da-iCE, and "Masterplan" by boy band BE:FIRST.
Other nominees for the "Excellent Work Award" included "Lilac" by rock band Mrs. GREEN APPLE, "Ikuoku Kounen" by Omoinotake, "Supernatural" by NewJeans, "NEW KAWAII" by FRUITS ZIPPER, "Love seeker" by JO1, "Yumemita Kajitsu" by Junretsu, and "Kurenai no Cho" by Keisuke Yamauchi.
The nominees for the "Newcomer Award," which is also a contender for the "Best Newcomer Award," were five-member girl group ILLIT, girl group ME:I, Umeya Kokoa, Kocchino Kento, and Koyama Yudai.
The 65th Japan Record Awards will be broadcast live for four and a half hours from 5:30 pm to 10 pm on December 30th.
◇The lineup for each award is as follows (titles omitted):
Excellence Award (in alphabetical order): Da-iCE "I wonder"▽Omoinotake "Ikuoku Kounen"▽Yamauchi Keisuke "Kurenai no Cho"▽NewJeans "Supernatural"▽FRUITS ZIPPER "NEW KAWAII"▽Creepy Nuts "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"▽BE:FIRST "Masterplan"▽Junretsu "Yumemita Kajitsu"▽Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Lilac"▽JO1 "Love seeker"
Best Vocalist Award: milet
New Artist Award (in alphabetical order): ILLIT▽Umedani Kokoa▽Kocchino Kento▽Koyama Yudai▽ME:I
Special Award (in alphabetical order): Creepy Nuts▽GLAY▽tuki.▽TOMORROW X TOGETHER▽Number_i▽Ayumi Hamasaki
Special Album Award: Utada Hikaru "SCIENCE FICTION"
Special International Music Award: Leaders of the New School▽LE SSERAFIM
Composition Award: George Tokoro ("Subete Ageryou" by Leon Shinhama)
Lyrics Award: Koresawa ("The Cutest!" by Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu)
Arrangement Award: Mitsuo Hagita ("Maria in the Labyrinth" by Yuto Tatsumi)
Planning Award (in alphabetical order): Ayumu Imazu "Obsessed"▽Work: Takahiro Matsumoto "THE HIT PARADE II"
Japan Composer's Association Award: Itsuki Hiroshi
Japan Composer's Association Masterpiece Award: "Ue o Muite Arukou" Singer: Sakamoto Kyu Composer: Nakamura Hachidai Lyricist: Nagai Rokusuke
Achievement Award: Elton Nagata, Matsushita Eiji
Special Achievement Award (in alphabetical order): Ozawa Seiji, Kida Taro, Sono Mari, Tanikawa Shuntaro, Nakasone Miki, Nishida Toshiyuki, Mashima Shigeki, Yashiro Aki, Yamakita Yukio
