[2012.01.27] Winners from the


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The winners of The 26th Japan Gold Disc Awards have been announced!

The Japan Golden Disc Awards are headed by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The RIAJ initiated this annual event in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists and works that have contributed to the recording industry. Awards are based on actual sales number, and the winners for this year were chosen from data compiled from November 1st, 2010 to October 31st, 2011.

Additionally, the awards established a new Asian sub-division for several categories this year. Prior to this year, the Japan Gold Disc Awards only had Japanese and International within its categories.

This years winners for the Artist of The Year awards (considered to be the grand prize from the Japan Gold Disc Awards) went to AKB48 (Japanese category), and Lady Gaga (Western category).

Check out the winners from all the categories below!

<The 26th Japan Gold Disc Awards>

- ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Japanese AKB48

Western Lady Gaga

- BEST ASIAN ARTIST

KARA

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST

Hikawa Kiyoshi

- NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Japanese Kis-My-Ft2

Western LMFAO

Asian 2PM

- BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)

Ayaman JAPAN

NMB48

Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook

Kis-My-Ft2

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- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)

LMFAO

Nicki Minaj

Bruno Mars

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asian)

Jang Geun Suk

2PM

B2ST (BEAST)

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST

Park Hyun Bin

- ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Japanese Ikimonobakari ~Members BEST Selection~ : Ikimonogakari

Western Born This Way : Lady Gaga

Asian GIRLS GENERATION : Shoujo Jidai

- BEST 5 ALBUMS (Japanese)

Beautiful World : Arashi

Ikimonobakari ~Members BEST Selection~ : Ikimonogakari

Koko ni Ita koto : AKB48

Nagai no Tou : EXILE

SENSE : Mr. Children

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)

Goodbye Lullaby : Avril Lavigne

GREATEST HITS : Bon Jovi

Born This Way : Lady Gaga

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Asian)

Girls Talk : KARA

GIRLS GENERATION : Shoujo Jidai

TONE : Tohoshinki

- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Kamisama no Karute ~Tsujii Nobuyuki Jisakushu : Tsujii Nobuyuki

- JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Norah Jones no Jiyuu Jikan : Norah Jones

- INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

THe BEST OF TARO HAKASE : Hakase Taro

- SOUND TRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

BURLESQUE

- ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Gintama BEST2″

- TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC OF THE YEAR

Dai 47 Kai Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concours Kadaigin Odamaki : Nippon Columbia Ginei Ongakukai

- CONCEPT ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Love Songs : CheNelle

- SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Everyday, Kachuusha : AKB48

- BEST 5 SINGLES

Everyday, Kachuusha : AKB48

Kaze wa Fuiteiru : AKB48

Sakura no Ki ni Narou : AKB48

Chance no Junban : AKB48

Flying Get : AKB48

- SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD

Japanese Ryuusei : Kobukuro

Western Born This Way : Lady Gaga

Asian Jumping : KARA

- BEST 5 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD

Everyday, Kachuusha : AKB48

Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori! : Kaoru to Tomoki Tamani Mook

Jumping : KARA

Ryuusei : Kobukuro

Kono Yoru wo Tometeyo : JUJU

- BEST MUSIC VIDEOS

Japanese ARASHI 10-11 TOUR Scene ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei~ STADIUM : Arashi

Japanese ARASHI 10-11 TOUR Scene ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei~ DOME+ : Arashi

Japanese AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~ : AKB48

Western Michael Jacksons VISION : Michael Jackson

Asian BEST CLIPS : KARA

- SPECIAL AWARD

SONGS FOR JAPAN : Various Artists

Source: THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2012

Credit: Tokyohive


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AMAZING!!! Congrats for KARA! :D

I hope they'd get more awards next year with Super Girl. The records are just amazing!

& I don't get the difference between album of the year and best albums :mellow:

is the sales number higher for album of the year or..?

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gosh 5 awards! This definitely once again reflects KARA's popularity in Japan. Daebak! :thumbup: They definitely deserved them and let's just continue supporting our girls ,2012 would be better! right? :blushing: Congratulations to the best five! :)

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I HAVE WATCH BITS AND PIECES OF REPLY VIDEO'S FROM PBB A PHILIPPINES VERSION OF BIG BROTHERS HOUSE, ANYWAY, HEARD THEM PLAYING THE SONG JUMPING AND STEP FOR THE HOUSEMATES TO DANCE, SO I GUESS THEIR SONGS HAS BEEN POPULAR NOW IN THE PHILIPPINES AS WELL? IF IT IS, THAT IS JUST AWESOME!

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