Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.
Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the official rival of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46, Yoshimotozaka46, and Hinatazaka46.
Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese singer. He released Vocaloid music under the stage name Hachi (ハチ) in 2009. In 2012, he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice. He has sold at least 4.2 million physical copies and over 7 million digital copies in Japan.
The 52nd Japan Record Awards (第52回日本レコード大賞) took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2010. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.
The 54th Japan Record Awards (第54回日本レコード大賞) took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2012. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.
"Labrador Retriever" is the 36th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on May 21, 2014 by King Records. This single was first performed at AKB48's concert in the National Olympic Stadium on March 29. It was the best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,786,825 copies.
"Natsu no Free & Easy") is the 9th single by Nogizaka46. It was released on July 9, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. It was the best-selling single in July. It has sold a total of 481,533 copies, as of August 25. It reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 11th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 526,564 copies.
"Nandome no Aozora ka?" is the 10th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on October 8, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and, as of October 20, 2014, has sold 478,888 copies. It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 8th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 578,174 copies.
"Kibōteki Refrain" is the 38th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The personnel that were chosen to sing in the song was revealed during the group's fifth rock-paper-scissors tournament. The song premiered during All Star Kanshasai 2014 on TV channel TBS. It was released in Japan on November 26, 2014. It was the second best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,156,706 copies.
"Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" is the 13th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on October 28, 2015. It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 626,905 copies sold, becoming the best-selling single in Japan in October. It was the sixth best-selling single of 2015 in Japan according to the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart, with 686,539 copies sold. As of February 29, 2016 it had sold 729,690 copies. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
"Harujion ga Sakukoro" is the 14th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on March 23, 2016. It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 749,706 copies sold. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
The 57th Japan Record Awards (第57回日本レコード大賞) took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2015. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.
The 58th Japan Record Awards (第58回日本レコード大賞) took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2016. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS.
"Influencer" is the 17th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on 22 March 2017. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 874,528 copies sold. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. The song won the Grand Prix at the 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 (JST) to 22:00 (JST). 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.
"Synchronicity" is the 20th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on 25 April 2018. It reached number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 1,117,000 copies sold. It was also number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. The song won the Grand Prix at the 60th Japan Record Awards, giving the group their second win in a row.
"Paprika" (パプリカ) is a song by the children choral group Foorin. NHK invited Kenshi Yonezu to produce it as a cheer song for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The 61st Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2019.
The 62nd Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2020.
The 63rd Japan Record Awards was held on 30 December 2021.
