19th Japan Record Awards
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| 19th Japan Record Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 31, 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 December 31, 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Winners[edit]
Japan Record Award[edit]
- Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare"
- Lyrics: Yū Aku
- Music: Katsuo Ōno
- Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
- Record Company: Polydor Records
Best Vocalist[edit]
Best New Artist[edit]
- Kentaro Shimizu
Singing Award[edit]
- Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
- Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki"
- Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"
Popular Award[edit]
Newcomer Award[edit]
- Karyūdo – Azusa No. 2
- Ikue Sakakibara – Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You
- Mizue Takada – Glass-zaka
- Yosuke Tagawa – Lui-Lui
Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award)[edit]
- Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" / Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"
- Composer: Takashi Miki
Arrangement Award[edit]
- Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" / Akira Fuse – "Ryoshū ~Igaruganite~"
- Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
Yaso Saijō Award (Lyricist Award)[edit]
- Masashi Sada – "Ame Yadori" / Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos"
- Lyrics: Masashi Sada
Special Award[edit]
- Minoru Obata
- Akira Kobayashi
- Frank Nagai
- Hachiro Kasuga
Nominations[edit]
Best 10 JRA Nominations[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 |