The 43rd Annual Japan Record Awards took place on 31 December 2001, starting at 6:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Award winners
Japan Record Award
"Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura)
Best Album Award
Love Notes by The Gospellers
Best Singer Award
Hisami Tagawa
Best Newcomer Award
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Composition Award
Kazuhito Kikuchi for "Fragile" by Every Little Thing
Lyricist Award
Chihiro Onitsuka for "Vertigo" by Chihiro Onitsuka
Arrangement Award
Megumi Wakakusa for "Yume no Hate ~Meridian Dream~" by Sachiko Kobayashi
Tadashi Yoshida Award
Masato Sugimoto
Gold Medal
"Fragile" by Every Little Thing (Composer: Kazuhito Kikuchi; Lyrics: Kaori Mochida; Arrangement: Ichiro Ito, Genya Kuwashima, and Kazuhito Kikuchi) "Taiga no Nagare" by Miyuki Kawanaka (Producer: Yasuhiro Senga; Composer: Tetsuya Gen; Lyrics: Osamu Yoshioka; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda) "Always and Again and Again" by Yumi Kimura (Composer: Yumi Kimura; Lyrics: Wakako Kaku; Producer: Joe Hisaishi) "White Lovers" by Keisuke Kuwata (Composers, lyrics, and arrangement: Keisuke Kuwata and Ken Shima) "Uminari" by Toshimi Tagawa (Composer: Jun Suzuki; Lyrics: Keiko Yuki; Arrangement: Toshiaki Maeda; Producer: Kunio Saito) "Steppin' and Shakin'" by DA PUMP (Composer, arrangement, and producer: Akio Togashi; Lyrics: mcA T & KEN) "Spring Has Come" by Yoshimi Tendo (Composer: Koji Tokuhisa; Lyrics: Hajime Tateishi; Arrangement: Takaharu Ikeda; Producer: Jun Ikeda) "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura) "Because It's the First Time in Three Years" by Yuri Harada (Composer: Shunichi Makaino; Lyrics: Yomi Asako; Arrangement: Tatsuya Nango; Producer: Kenji Oku) "Oi Chasing Otojiro" by Kiyoshi Hikawa (Composer: Hideo Mizumori; Lyrics: Yurio Matsui; Arrangement: Norio Ito; Producer: Kunio Saito) "IS IT YOU?" by Hitomi (Composer: Kosuke Morimoto; Lyrics: Hitomi; Arrangement and producer: Zentaro Watanabe) "Your innocence" by Hiro (Composer, lyrics, and arrangement: Takusuke Hayama)
New Face Award
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Planning Award
Dreams Still Go Round ~ Nursery Rhymes Sung By Shoichi Ozawa by Shoichi Ozawa Love ☆ Arigatou by Kim Young Ja Hiroshi World Goldies by Hiroshi Score of Love by Toru Funamura
Distinguished Service Award
Saburo Kitajima Sadao Watanabe
Special Prize
"There will be tomorrow" by Re:Japan "ZERO LANDMINE" by NML
Special Award
Toru Funamura
Special Achievement Award
Hibari Misora
References モー娘、レコ大を辞退 多忙で調整つかず. Sankei Sports. 15 November 2001. 「モー娘」レコード大賞辞退. Sponichi Annex. 15 November 2001.
External links Official Website