22nd Japan Record Awards

22nd Japan Record Awards
Date	31 December 1980
Location	Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
Hosted by	Keizō Takahashi
Website	http://www.tbs.co.jp/recordaward/
Television/radio coverage
Network	Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
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The 22nd Japan Record Awards ceremony was held on 31 December 1980 at the Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, and was broadcast live in Japan through the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network.^[1] The broadcast ran from 19:00 (JST) to 20:55 (JST).^[2]

The 22nd Japan Record Award went to Aki Yashiro for "Ame no Bojō" (ja), and Best Vocal Performance went to Harumi Miyako for "Ōsaka Shigure" (ja).^[1]

Presenters[]

Main host

• Keizō Takahashi

Progress announcers

• Kentaro Watanabe (TBS announcer)
• Yoshiko Nakada

Nominees and winners[]

Japan Record Award[]

• "Ame no Bojō" (ja)
  • Artist: Aki Yashiro
  • Lyricist: Yū Aku
  • Composer: Keisuke Hama
  • Arranger: Koji Ryuzaki

Best Vocal Performance Award[]

• Harumi Miyako – "Ōsaka Shigure"

Best New Artist Award[]

• Toshihiko Tahara – "Hattoshite! Good" (ja)

New Artist Award[]

Best New Artist Award nominations.

• Yoshimi Iwasaki – "Anata Iro no Manon" (ja)
• Naoko Kawai – "Yankee Boy" (ja)
• Toshihiko Tahara – "Hattoshite! Good" (ja)
• Seiko Matsuda – "Aoi Sangoshō" (ja)
• Kazuko Matsumura – "Kaettekoi yo" (ja)

Special General Public Award[]

• Momoe Yamaguchi

Best Song Award[]

Japan Record Award nominations.

• Aki Yashiro – "Ame no Bojō" (ja)
• Sachiko Kobayashi – "Are kara Ichinen Tachimashita"
• Harumi Miyako – "Ōsaka Shigure" (ja)
• Hiromi Iwasaki – "Ginga Densetsu" (ja)
• Mayumi Itsuwa – "Koibito yo" (ja)
• Kenji Sawada – "Sakaba de Dabada" (ja)
• Hideki Saijo – "Santa Maria no Inori" (ja)
• Monta & Brothers – "Dancing All Night" (ja)
• Hiroshi Itsuki – "Futari no Yoake" (ja)
• Mizue Takada – "Watashi no Piano" (ja)

Best Album Award[]

• Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi – Gyakuryū (ja)
• Yellow Magic Orchestra – Solid State Survivor
• Tatsuro Yamashita – Moonglow (ja)

Lyricist Award[]

Also known as the Yaso Saijō Award.

• Tetsuya Takeda – "Okuru Kotoba" (ja) (singer: Kaientai)

Composer Award[]

Also known as the Shinpei Nakayama Award.

• Yoshinori Monta – "Dancing All Night" (ja) (singer: Monta & Brothers)

Arranger Award[]

• Tsugutoshi Gotō – "TOKIO" (ja) (singer: Kenji Sawada)

Special Award[]

• Ichimaru
• Takao Saeki
• Ichirō Fujiyama

Planning Award[]

• Nippon Columbia
• King Records
• EMI Music Japan

Long Seller Award[]

• Los Indios & Silvia – "Wakaretemo Suki na Hito" (ja)

Achievement Award[]

Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association

• Player Award
  • Tasuku Sano (saxophonist and clarinetist)
  • Kazuo Tanaka (drummer)
  • Raymond Conde (clarinetist)
  • Kiichi Tazawa (pianist)
• Achievement Award
  • Sō Nishizawa (lyricist)

TBS Award[]

Awarded by the sponsoring organization.

• Kaientai

References[]

External links[]

• Official website