On December 30th, the 52nd Japan Record Awards were held at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, just as they have been since 2004.
Many top artists showed up to perform their hit songs, and if you missed the live broadcast or if you just want to see it all over again, check out the videos below!
S/mileage stormed onto the Japanese music scene with their major debut single release of “Yume Miru Fifteen” back on May 26th, so it’s only appropriate that after winning the “Best New Artist” award at the 52nd Japan Record Awards that they would perform the song.
Check it out below!
EXILE won their third consecutive “Japan Record Award” with the track “I Wish For You” at the 52nd Japan Record Awards tonight, matching Hamasaki Ayumi’s dominance from 2001 to 2003.
Check out what earned them the award in their performance below!
Japan’s most popular girl group, AKB48, had a memorable year in 2010 with their 18th single, “Beginner”.
Starting on October 27th, the single sold 827,000 copies in just its first week – two weeks later, on November 10th, the group acquired the “Million” certification mark from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was the first time any AKB48 song had ever achieved the “Million” mark, and we’re sure that they’re capable of doing it again.
Electrifying the event with their energetic performance of “Beginner”, check out AKB48 at the 52nd Japan Record Awards!
The ladies of Shoujo Jidai (SNSD) remastered their hit single “Gee” for their Japanese fanbase, and it became an immediate hit on various music charts.
Taking only three weeks to surpass the 100,000 sales mark, the girl group was bestowed with a ‘Gold’ disk from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) last month.
Delivering a performance of their fan favorite at the 52nd Japan Record Awards, here’s Shoujo Jidai with “Gee”!
Big Bang gained a hot response in Japan back in June with their single, “Tell Me Goodbye”, and though they’ve only promoted intermittently, the popularity of their single secured them a nomination for the prestigious “Japan Record Award” at the 52nd Japan Record Awards.
Recently, the CEO of their agency back in Korea assured their Japanese fans that Big Bang would promote more aggressively in the new year, with a two-month tour scheduled for May.
So to tide you over until then, we’ve got a pre-show interview from the ceremony and their performance of “Tell Me Goodbye” below!
On December 30th, the 52nd Japan Record Awards were held at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, just as they have been since 2004.
Many top artists appeared at the ceremony to receive their awards, and many fans were anticipating the announcement of the winners for “Japan Record Award” and “Best New Artist”.
Check out who won below!
Japan Racing Association’s (JRA:Horse Racing) popular “CLUB KEIBA” CM series, which stars Sato Koichi, Aoi Yu, Koike Teppei, and Oizumi Yo, will renew its CM series with new cast members starting in 2011.
As we reported earlier, Yoshitaka Yuriko, Sato Takeru, and Kiritani Kenta will be the new faces of JRA for 2011, and in the new CM “CLUB KEIBA/Start” …
AKB48 member, Itano Tomomi, made a new blog entry and said that she had hurt her lip.
Itano wrote, “I have been attending the rehearsal both yesterday and today. This year will be over in 3 days…I really liked the year of 2010. I have nothing left unfinished for the year! By the way, I just hurt my lip lol. No, …
Popular folk duo, Yuzu, have announced their plans to release their first single of 2011 on January 19th. Titled, ”HeyWa (Hey和)”, the title song was also used a campaign theme for “Hatachi no Kenketsu” by the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Recently, the duo has released the full PV for the upcoming single through TOY’S FACTORY’s official YouTube channel. Check it out below!
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Rock band Remioromen will be releasing a new single on January 18th titled, “Your Song”, but to tide fans over until the release date, the boys have unveiled the PV for their new song.
“Your Song” has been chosen as the ending theme song for the upcoming drama, “Saijou no Meii” which will start on January 10th.
Check out the PV after the jump!
On December 29th, singer Wada Akiko became involved in a car accident while heading for the “Kohaku Uta Gassen” rehearsals.
According to Sanspo, Wada’s car stopped at a traffic light, but a car collided with hers from behind. Wada sustained injuries to her neck and waist area, and her driver and the manager received minor injuries as well.
Despite her injuries, Wada …
AKB48's Takahashi Minami
NHK’s year-end show, “Kohaku Uta Gassen“, is almost here and the lineup for 2010 boasts a cast list of epic proportions, particularly for AKB48 member, Takahashi Minami.
“Rehearsal for us was like a scene from a disaster area“, grinned Takahashi. “The combined number of members, including cameos from SKE48 and NMB48, exceeded the total of 100!” This …
Oricon has recently announced the results of their weekly comic chart for January 3rd.
Check it out after the jump!
