Wp/kus/58th Japan Record Awards
The Template:Wp/kus/Nihongo took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2016. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.[1][2]
Presenters
- Yūki Amami
- Shin'ichirō Azumi (TBS announcer)
Winners and winning works
Grand Prix
- Kana Nishino — "Anata no Suki na Tokoro"
Best Singer Award
- Masayuki Suzuki – "Melancholia"[1]
Best New Artist Award
Excellent Work Award
- Kana Nishino — "Anata no Suki na Tokoro"
- Urashima Tarō (Kenta Kiritani) — "Umi no Koe"
- Fuyumi Sakamoto — "Onna wa daka rete ayu ni naru"
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu — "Sai & Co"
- AKB48 – "365 nichi no kamihikouki"
- AAA – "Namida no nai Sekai"
- Hikaru Utada – "Fantôme"
- Mariya Nishiuchi — "Believe"
- Kiyoshi Hikawa — "Miren Gokoro"
- Ikimono-gakari – "Last Scene"
New Artist Award
- iKon
- Satoshi Hayashibe
- Mizuki Hayama
- Boys and Men
Best Album Award
Excellence Album Award
- Gen Hoshino – "Yellow Dancer"[1]
- Spitz – "Samenai"[1]
- Back Number – "Chandelier"[1]
- Taro Hakase – "Joy of Life"[1]
Good Planning Award
- V.A. – "Akaran Kun"[3]
- Ikusaburo Yamazaki – "1936 〜your songs〜"[4]
- Ryuun Nagai – "Kaerimite"[3]
- V.A. – "THE PEANUTS -TRIBUTE SONGS-"[3]
- Begin – "Sugar Cane Cable Network"[3]
- Juju – "Snack JUJU ~Yoru no Request~ (Roppongishinjū, Love is Over)"[3]
- Mitsuko Nakamura – "Chōhen kayō rōkyoku muhō matsu no koi 〜 Matsugorō to Yoshioka fujin 〜"[3]
- Izumi Yukimura&Hibari Misora&Chiemi Eri – "Too Young"[3]
- Ranka – "Tokyo Koibumi"[3]
- RADIO FISH – "PERFECT HUMAN"[5]
- Miki Matsukawa – "Miki no uta no tabi..."[3]
Special Award
- Radwimps (Movie"Your Name.")[3]
- The Yellow Monkey[3]
- Shirō Sagisu, Akira Ifukube (Movie"Shin Godzilla")[3]
- Big Bang[3]
Special Topic Award
Special Honor Award
- Toru Funamura (The fourth chairman of Japan Composer's Association)
Achievement Award
- Isao Saito
- Daisuke Shiga
- Kiyoko Suizenji
- Masao Sen
- Shunichi Makaino
Special Achievement Award
- Yûmi Ito (singer of "The Peanuts")
- Rokusuke Ei (Screenwriter, Lyricist)
- Kisōtetsu (Member of "Dark Ducks")
- Sasaki Kō (Member of "Dark Ducks")
- Isao Tomita (Composer, Synthesizer player)
Encouragement Award by Japan Composer's Association
- Sanae Jōnouchi
- Yutaka Yamakawa
Best Composer Award
- Chiaki Oka – "Inochi no koi" (Original Artist:Mika Shinno)
Best Songwriter Award
- Fumihiko Hara – "Aki Koiuta" (Original Artist:Kaori Kozai)
Best Arranger Award
- Sekai no Owari – "Hey Ho" (Original Artist:Sekai no Owari)