Pops and Rock

• Japan Record Award:
  • Kome Kome Club
    Kome Kome Club
    is a Japanese pop band formed in 1982. It is widely recognized as the only Japanese pop musical group which achieved commercial success by blending funk, soul and Latin musical styles. They also use the style of rakugo.-1982–1997: Commercial success:...
    
     for "Kimi ga Iru Dake de
    Kimi ga Iru Dake de
    Kimi ga Iru Dake de is a Japanese song by Kome Kome Club released on May 4, 1992. On the Japanese Oricon chart, it sold 924,780 copies in one week and debuted at the number-one position. It held the top rank in total of six weeks...
    
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• Best Vocalist:
  • Seiko Matsuda
    Seiko Matsuda
    is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
    
    
• Best New Artist:
  • Masatoshi Ono
    Masatoshi Ono
    is a Japanese rock singer-songwriter. Ono got his start in the 1980s when he was the vocalist for the heavy metal band FORT BRAGG. In 1992, he released his first solo single, entitled "Pure ni Nare", under the label Sony Records. But it wasn't until his third single, "You're the Only...", that Ono...
    
    
• Best Album:
  • Southern All Stars
    Southern All Stars
    , also known by the abbreviations or SAS, is a Japanese pop/rock band that formed in the mid 1970s.The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata , Yuko Hara , Kazuyuki Sekiguchi , Hiroshi Matsuda and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa...
    
     for "世に万葉の花が咲くなり"
• Best Foreign Artist:
  • Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, despite a prolific musical output over his 30-year career, is still best known for his 1978 hit single "What You Won't Do for Love". While he has always maintained a devoted fan base in the United States, a legendary...
    
    

Enka and Kayōkyoku

• Japan Record Award:
  • Miyako Otsuki for "白い海峡"
• Best Vocalist:
  • Yutaka Yamakawa
• Best New Artist:
  • Miyuki Nagai
• Best Album:
  • Fuyumi Sakamoto
    Fuyumi Sakamoto
    is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.-Career:On March 4, 1987, Sakamoto debuted as a recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko". In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time...
    
    for "男惚れ"