59th Japan Record Awards


The 59th Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2017. The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network televised the show live from the New National Theatre Tokyo in Tokyo. Radio broadcast was through TBS Radio. The broadcast ran from 18:30 to 22:00. Yūki Amami and Shinichiro Azumi hosted the ceremony for the second time. The nominations and award winners were announced by TBS on 16 November 2017.
The 59th Japan Record Award went to idol group Nogizaka46 for their song "Influencer". This was the second consecutive win for an artist under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan label. Tsubaki Factory won the Best New Artist Award.
The average audience rating for the second part was 14.4%, down 0.1% from the previous year's broadcast.
WWW tbs.co.jp/recordaward

Presenters

Progress announcers

  • Ai Etō
  • Yumi Furuya

Radio relay host

Nominees and winners

Grand Prix

Excellent works Award

Also the Grand Prix nominations

Best New Artist Award

New Artist Award

Also the Best New Artist nominations

Special Award

Best Singer Award

Recommendation Award

Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association
  • Konomi Mori

Special Honour Award

  • Miyako Ootsuki

Achievement Award

Special Achievement Award

Composer Award

  • Katsuhide Sugiyama – "Zutto, Futari de"

Lyricist Award

Arranger Award

Best Album Award

Excellence Album Award

Planning Award