5th Japan Record Awards

The 5th Japan Record Awards were held on 27 December 1963. Michiyo Azusa was the first female solo singer to win the JRA.

Emcee Takayuki Akutagawa 4th time as the emcee of JRA.解説：「日本レコード大賞」総合司会で歴代最長は16年連続女性で最長は？今年は安住紳一郎アナと川口春奈. Mantanweb. 12 December 2025.

Award winners Japan Record Award Michiyo Azusa for "Konnichiwa Aka Chan" Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei Composer: Hachidai Nakamura Arranger: Hachidai Nakamura Record Company: King Records

Vocalist Award Frank Nagai for "Aka Chan Wa Osamada" Awarded again after 4 years, 2nd vocalist award.

New Artist Award Kazuo Funaki for "Koukou San Nen Sei" and "Gakuen Hiroba" Akemi Misawa for "Shima No Blues" and "Watashi Wa Nagare No Watari Tori"

Composer Award Taku Izumi for "Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi O" Singer: Kyu Sakamoto

Arranger Award Hiroshi Miyagawa for "Koi No Vacance" Singer: The Peanuts

Lyricist Award Toshio Oka for "Koukou San Nen Sei" Singer: Kazuo Funaki

Planning Award Nippon Columbia for "Nihon No Minyo" Awarded after 2 years, 3rd planning award.

Children's Song Award Yoshiko Mari for "Omocha No Chachacha"

Nominations JRA Song Singer Votes Konnichiwa Aka Chan Michiyo Azusa 19 Koukou San Nen Sei Kazuo Funaki Not mentioned. Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi O Kyu Sakamoto Koi No Vacance The Peanuts Shima No Blues Akemi Misawa Aitakute Frank Nagai Gakuen Hiroba Kazuo Funaki Alternative Nominations Erica No Hana Chiru Toki Sachiko Nishida Shima Sodachi Yoshio Tabata

Children's song award Song Singer Votes Omocha No Chachacha Yoshiko Mari Not mentioned but won in a small margin. Aka Chan Wa Osamada Frank Nagai Kazehiki Zousan Satoko Koga

5th Japan Record Awards

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