9th Japan Record Awards

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The 9th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Shibuya Public Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, on December 16, 1967, starting at 02:30PM JST.^[1] Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets become the first group sounds that receive the JRA.

Emcee[]

• Ayurou Miki
  • 3rd time as the emcee for JRA.

Award Winners[]

Japan Record Award

• Jackey Yoshikawa & His Blue Comets for "Blue Chateau"
  • Lyricist: Jun Hashimoto
  • Composer: Daisuke Inoue
  • Arranger: Kenichirou Morioka
  • Record Company: Columbia Records/Nippon Columbia

Vocalist Award

• Hiroshi Mizuhara for "Kimi Koso Waga Inochi"
  • Awarded JRA at 8 years ago, 2nd award.
• Yukari Itou for "Koyubi No Omoide"

New Artist Award

• Hitoshi Nagai for "Koibito To Yonde Mitai"
• Naomi Sagara for "Sekkai Wa Futari No Tameni"

Lyricist Award

• Rei Nakanishi for "Kiri No Kanatani" and "Koi No Fugue"
  • Singer: Jun Mayuzumi, The Peanuts

Composer Award

• Masaaki Hirao for "Kiri No Mashūga" and "Nagisa No Signorina"
  • Singer: Akira Fuse, Michiyo Azusa

Arranger Award

• Takeshi Terauchi for "Let's Go Unmei" and other arrangements.
  • Singer: Terry & Blue Jeans

Planning Award

• King Records for "Uta To Oto De Tsuzuru Meiji"
  • Awarded again after 3 years, 2nd planning award.

Children's Song Award

• Suginami Junior Chorus for "Utau Hashi No Uta"

Special Award

• Yūjirō Ishihara

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