The 50th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the New National Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo, on December 30, 2008, starting at 6:30PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Performers Wink Kome Kome Club Aki Yashiro Shinichi Mori
Awards winners Japan Record Award: - Ti Amo Artist: Exile Songwriter and Composer: Kiyoshi Matsuo Composer and Arranger Jin Nakamura Record companies: Avex Entertainment Best Vocal Performance: Mitsuko Nakamura - Onna no Tabiji Best New Artist: Jero - Umiyuki Best album: Namie Amuro - Best Fiction
Nominees Japan Record Awards Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa — "Soba ni Iru ne" Junko Akimoto — "Ai no mama de" (愛のままで...) W-inds. — "Ame Ato" (アメあと) Exile — "Ti Amo" Cute (°C-ute) — "Edo no Temari Uta II" Kumi Koda — "Moon Crying" Kazuyoshi Saito — "Ya Mujō" (やぁ 無情) Nana Tanimura — "Jungle Dance" Tohoshinki — "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" Kiyoshi Hikawa — "Genkai Funauta" (玄海船歌) Kaori Mizumori — "Wajima Asaichi" (輪島朝市) Mihimaru GT — "Girigiri Hero"
Best New Artist Girl Next Door Jero Kimaguren Mai Fukui Kumiko Sakurai
See also 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
External links Official Website