Kiritani Mirei in the drama special "The Music Show"
The ratings for last week were a bit delayed and was released earlier today due to the holidays and New Year’s weekend, coincidentally there isn’t much to say in terms of dramas because of the holidays.
In this report I’ve included the ratings of a couple of the TV specials you’ve …
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!
On November 20th, the ‘52nd Japan Record Awards’ announced their list of nominees and award winners. It’s odd to see that the winners for most of the categories have been selected already, but maybe that’s just for brevity’s sake.
The winners from the ‘Best Song‘ and ‘New Artist’ categories will progress respectively to compete for the ‘Japan Record Award’ and ‘Best …
