51st Japan Record Awards
The 51st Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 30, 2009. TBS broadcast the event, which will take place again at New National Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo. The nominations for the Awards were announced on December 1.
Awards winners
Japan Record Award: - "Someday"- * Artist: Exile
- * Songwriter: ATSUSHI
- * Composer: miwa furuse
- * Arranger: H-Wonder
- * Record companies: Avex Entertainment
- * Productions: LDH
- Best Vocal Performance: Hiroshi Itsuki
- Best New Artist: Big Bang
- Best album: GReeeeN for "Shio, Koshō"
Nominees
Japan Record Awards
- Ikimono-gakari for "YELL"
- w-inds. x G-Dragon for "Rain Is Fallin'"
- Exile for "Someday"
- Girl Next Door for "Infinity"
- Daisuke Kitagawa for "Omae o Tsurete "
- Kumi Koda for "Lick me♥"
- Fuyumi Sakamoto for "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru "
- Tohoshinki for "Stand by U"
- Kiyoshi Hikawa for "Tokimeki no Rumba "
- Ryoichi Higuchi for "Tegami: Shin'ai naru Kodomotachi e "
- Kaori Mizumori for "Aki no Miyajima "