9th Japan Record Awards
The 9th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Shibuya Public Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, on December 16, 1967, starting at 02:30PM JST. Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets become the first group sounds that receive the JRA.
Emcee
- Ayurou Miki
- *3rd time as the emcee for JRA.
Award Winners
Japan Record Award- Jackey Yoshikawa & His Blue Comets for "Blue Chateau"
- * Lyricist: Jun Hashimoto
- * Composer: Daisuke Inoue
- * Arranger: Kenichirou Morioka
- * Record Company: Columbia Records/Nippon Columbia
- Hiroshi Mizuhara for "Kimi Koso Waga Inochi"
- * Awarded JRA at 8 years ago, 2nd award.
- Yukari Itou for "Koyubi No Omoide"
- Hitoshi Nagai for "Koibito To Yonde Mitai"
- Naomi Sagara for "Sekkai Wa Futari No Tameni"
- Rei Nakanishi for "Kiri No Kanatani" and "Koi No Fugue"
- * Singer: Jun Mayuzumi, The Peanuts
- Masaaki Hirao for "Kiri No Mashūga" and "Nagisa No Signorina"
- * Singer: Akira Fuse, Michiyo Azusa
- Takeshi Terauchi for "Let's Go Unmei" and other arrangements.
- * Singer: Takeshi Terauchi & Bunnies
- King Records for "Uta To Oto De Tsuzuru Meiji"
- * Awarded again after 3 years, 2nd planning award.
- Suginami Junior Chorus for "Utau Hashi No Uta"