20th Japan Record Awards

20th Japan Record Awards
DateDecember 31, 1978
VenueImperial Garden Theater, Tokyo
Hosted byKeizo Takahashi, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Hiroshi Kume
Television/radio coverage
NetworkTBS
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The 20th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1978, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Winners

Japan Record Award

  • Pink Lady – "UFO"
  • Lyrics: Yū Aku
  • Music and arrangement: Shunichi Tokura
  • Record Company: JVC Victor

Best Vocalist

  • Kenji Sawada

Best New Artist

  • Machiko Watanabe

Gold Award

  • Naoko Ken – "Kamome wa Kamome"
  • Goro Noguchi – "Good Luck"
  • Junko Sakurada – "Shiawase Shibai"
  • Hiromi Iwasaki – "Cinderella Honeymoon"
  • Junko Ohashi – "Tasogare My Love"
  • Aki Yashiro – "Kokyō e..."
  • Hideki Saijo – "Blue Sky Blue"
  • Momoe Yamaguchi – "Playback Part 2"
  • Pink Lady – "UFO"
  • Kenji Sawada – "Love (Dakishimetai)"

Newcomer Award

  • Mako Ishino – "Shitsuren Kinenbi"
  • Muneyuki Satō – "Aoba Jōkoi Uta"
  • Teppei Shibuya – "Deep"
  • Rie Nakahara – "Kamome ga Tonda hi"
  • Masanori Sera & Twist – "Hikigane" (Declined)

Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award)

  • Mayo Shōno – "Tonde Istanbul" / Rie Nakahara – "Tokyo Lullaby"

Arrangement Award

  • Circus – "Mr. Summertime"

Yaso Saijō Award (Lyrics Award)

Special Award

External links

  • Official Website