9th Japan Record Awards
1967 Japanese music awards ceremony
The 9th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Shibuya Public Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, on 16 December 1967, starting at 2:30PM 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
Vocalist Award
Hiroshi Mizuhara for "Kimi Koso Waga Inochi"
Awarded JRA at 8 years ago, 2nd award.
Yukari Itou for "Koyubi No Omoide"
New Artist Award
Hitoshi Nagai for "Koibito To Yonde Mitai"
Naomi Sagara for "Sekkai Wa Futari No Tameni"
Lyricist Award
Rei Nakanishi for "Kiri No Kanatani" and "Koi No Fugue"
Singer: Jun Mayuzumi, The Peanuts
Composer Award
Masaaki Hirao for "Kiri No Mashūga" and "Nagisa No Signorina"
Singer: Akira Fuse, Michiyo Azusa
Arranger Award
Takeshi Terauchi for "Let's Go Unmei" and other arrangements.
Singer: Takeshi Terauchi & Bunnies
Planning Award
King Records for "Uta To Oto De Tsuzuru Meiji"
Awarded again after 3 years, 2nd planning award.
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