RIAJ ゴールドディスク大賞 6冠達成の嵐がV2洋楽はガガ“ 25th Japan Gold Disc Award” names Arashi as the “Artist of the Year”

 

by Shiso on January 5, 2011
Source & Photo: Oricon style
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced the winners of “The 25th Japan Gold Disc Award” on January 5th, and Arashi has received the “Artist of the Year” distinction for two consecutive years!
Aside from “Artist of the Year”, Arashi also received five other awards, including “Album of the Year”.
The “Japan Gold Disc Awards” was first launched in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists (and works) that have contributed to recording industry. Awards based on the actual sales number, and 2010’s winners utilized data from January 1st ~ October 31st.
Check out the winners of “The 25th Japan Gold Disc Award” below!
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<The 25th Japan Gold Disc Award>
– Artist of the Year
• Domestic – Arashi
• International – Lady Ga Ga
– New Artist of the Year
• Domestic – Shoujo Jidai
• International – KARA
– The Best 5 New Artists (Domestic)
• WEAVER
• Kitano Kie
• KG
• Shoujo Jidai
• miwa
– The Best 3 New Artists (International)
• Orianthi
• KARA
• KE$HA
– The Best Enka/Kayoukyoku Artist
• Sakamoto Fuyumi
– Album of the Year
• Domestic – Arashi: “Boku no Miteiru Fukei”
• International – Linkin Park: “A Thousand Suns”
– The Best 5 Albums
• Arashi: “Boku no Miteiru Fukei”
• EXILE: “FANTASY”
• Tohoshinki: “BEST SELECTION 2010″
• Nishino Kana: “to LOVE”
• FUNKY MONKEY BABYS: “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS BEST”
– Classic Album of the Year
• Tsujii Nobuyuki: “My Favorite Chopin”
– Jazz Album of the Year
• Larry Carlton ＆ Tak Matsumoto: “TAKE YOUR PICK”
– Instrumental Album of the Year
• Various Artists: “image 10 emotional ＆ relaxing”
– Soundtrack Album of the Year
• Cecile Corbel: “Karigurashi no Arrietty Soundtrack”
– Animation Album of the Year
• Various Artists: “ONE PIECE MEMORIAL BEST”
– Traditional Japanese Music Album of the Year
• Nihon Columbia Ginei Ongaku Kai: “The 46th Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concours Kadai Gin ‘Ume’”
– Special Product Album of the Year• JUJU: “Request”
• Tokunaga Hideaki: “VOCALIST 4″
– Single of the Year
• AKB48: “Beginner”
– The Best 5 Single
• Arashi: “Troublemaker”, “Monster”
• AKB48: “Beginner”, “Heavy Rotation”, “Ponytail to Shushu”
– Song of the Year by download
• Domestic – Nishino Kana: “Aitakute Aitakute”
• International – KE$HA: “Tick Tock”
– The Best 5 Songs by download
• EXILE: “Motto Tsuyoku”
• Kimura Kaela: “Ring a Ding Dong”
• Nishino Kana: “Aitakute Aitakute”, “if”, “Best Friend”
– The Best Music Videos
• Arashi: “ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10″
• EXILE ATSUSHI: “EXH SPECIAL EXILE ATSUSHI PREMIUM LIVE SOLO”
• Tohoshinki: “TOHOSHINKI VIDEO CLIP COLLECTION -THE ONE-”
• The Rolling Stones: “Ladies and Gentlemen”
– Special Award
• Uemura Kana: “Toilet no Kamisama”
• Tokunaga Hideaki: “VOCALIST” Series
去年底NHK紅白歌唱大賽中，日本歌壇新人植村花菜，以一首「廁所之神」的歌曲，打動觀眾的心，讓她一唱成名，很多網友說，這首歌「每聽必哭」，不但讓她攻上銷售排行榜第一名，在最新出爐的日本金唱片大獎中，植村花菜還拿下特別獎，此外，南韓團體「少女時代」，則在日本拿下最佳新人獎。
「廁所之神」歌詞：「廁所裡面，可是住著非常漂亮的女神。」
由日本唱片協會所頒發的日本金唱片大賞，5日舉行頒獎，這次獲獎名單中，你不能不認識的就是她，植村花菜。頒獎司儀：「得到特別獎的植村花菜。」
外表少了股明星味，但NHK紅白歌唱大賽上，以一首長達10分鐘的「廁所之神」，一曲爆紅。「廁所之神」歌詞：「就連放假日，我也開始不回家，只和男朋友出去玩。」
親手寫下和奶奶相處的生活點滴，這首歌在紅白歌唱賽亮相後，立刻攻下日本流行音樂排行榜的第一名。「廁所之神」歌詞：「為什麼人們總是互相傷害。」
溫暖的聲音、引人共鳴的歌詞，更被網友譽為每聽必哭的名曲；傑尼斯偶像團體-嵐，連續第二年，奪下金唱片大賞最大獎年度藝人，至於外國年度藝人，則是頒給了橫掃各國唱片排行的女神卡卡。
擁有修長美腿的南韓團體少女時代，還有以扭臀舞一炮而紅的Kara，雙雙拿下最佳新人獎，紅白大賽上，大出鋒頭的AKB48，也登上了金唱片大賞的年度冠軍單曲寶座。
Kara獲日金唱片2冠王 進軍日本得到肯定
以《JUMPING》活躍在韓日兩國的韓流明星Kara在日本獲得「年度最佳新人獎」。
Kara在5日以《Mr.》在第25屆日本金唱片獎的頒獎典禮上獲得「本年度最佳新人獎」「最佳3新藝人的POP部分獎」2冠王的殊榮。自1987 年開設的日本金唱片獎是統計師在對專輯的賣出量進行嚴格的核定後[不包括退貨數量]，以此數據為準，對當年的音樂市場有巨大貢獻的藝人給予表彰的頒獎禮， 去年正式進軍日本的Kara，專輯大賣並保持著相當驕人的記錄。Kara自出道曲《Mr.》以來，最佳專輯《KARA BEST 2007-2010》也保持著發售一周銷量就超過5萬張的記錄，同時推出的第二支單曲《JUMPING》和第一張正規專輯《GIRL’S TALK》的持續大賣，讓Kara最終將2冠王捧在手。
此外，人氣組合嵐連續兩年獲得了日本國內的年度藝人大獎，外國音樂部分中獲獎的是LADY GAGA，年度單曲銷量冠軍是AKB48組合。另外，Kara韓日兩國的活動使她們的日程相當繁忙。

RIAJ11月度有料音楽配信認定 KARA scores Platinum and Gold certifications from RIAJ, SNSD tallies two Gold

 

Source: RIAJ
by kensai on December 20, 2010

In the month of November, the RIAJ (Recording Industry Association of Japan) has certified KARA’s “Mister” as Platinum, KARA’s “Jumpin” as Gold, SNSD’s “Gee” as Gold, and SNSD’s “GENIE” as Gold in the “Chaku-Uta Full” section.

For reference, RIAJ certifies Platinum as 250,000 sales while Gold is 100,000 sales. Check out the image below from the official site!
KARA and SNSD perform on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ

by GhostWriter on December 6, 2010
As Christmas approaches, things were a bit more festive on the December 6th episode of Fuji TV’s Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ. Korean girl groups KARA and SNSD / Girls’ Generation both performed on the show with both groups looking beautiful dressed up in white.
KARA performed both ‘Jumping’ and ‘Mister,’ while SNSD performed ‘Genie’ and ‘Gee.’ Both groups put on a great show, check out the performances below!