50th Nihon Record Taisho
 

A tad surprised that no one has posted this yet. The Nihon Record Taisho is the most prestigious music awards in Japan. The nominees for the grand prize are:

"Soba ni Iru ne" by Thelma Aoyama
"Ai no Mama de" by Junko Akimoto
"Ameato" by w-inds.
"Ti Amo" by EXILE
"Edo no Temari Uta II" by C-ute
"Moon Crying" by Kumi Koda
"Ya Mujo" by Kazuyoshi Saito
"Jungle Dance" by Nana Tanimura
"Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattan Darou?" by TVXQ
"Genkai Funauta" by Kiyoshi Hikawa
"Wajima Asaichi" by Kaori Mizumori
"Girigiri HERO" by mihimaru GT

Prediction: Exile wins this year. Personally, I think Kiyoshi Hikawa or Kaori Mizumori should win. Thelma Aoyama wins for best vocalist.

Why on earth do they keep nominating w-inds year after year? Really? TVXQ? Are they the new BoA? C-ute? Moon Crying?

Should have been nominated instead: Jero, GreeeN, Perfume, and Days, Days, Days! :P

Congratulations for Namie for winning Best Album. She won the grand prize twice before: for "Don't Wanna Cry" and "Can You Celebrate?"

no JE? :grumpy

i want nana to win for JUNGLE DANCE :D

^ Others deserve more than Nana Tanimura. I think EXILE is becoming very overrated =\
From that list the one that should win are maybe "Soba ni Iru ne" by Thelma Aoyama and "Genkai Funauta" by Kiyoshi Hikawa.

Does JE ever get nominations? DDDD:

And for some reason I was about to say 'What? No Wonder Girls?" but I caught myself. :laugh

eehmmm, No AYAKA??????

I hope Thelma wins

Agreed, GReeeeN should be nominated

i don't understand, how they choose the nominees

:laugh the nominees are why no one posted that yet.

^Seriously. It's really unfortunate. They should've given a nomination to Mr.Children for "HANABI."

What a joke list.

me too

LOL :laugh

I just wonder how things work with regards to the Nihon Record Taisho :shrug

It is being chosen by professional song writers and record producers I think.

as much I hope Kumi would win I think EXILE would win. ANd yes thelma should win best vocalist.

and whoever said that Kiyoshi Hikawa should win is on drug. That song sound like they're moaning for the death.

Well, at the very least, at least it's not a populist list :P Five of the nominees are not familiar because four sing enka and one is indie rock. I'm just glad traditional Japanese music is still being nominated!

And at least the grand prize winner is rarely a questionable choice. Last year it was Kobukuro. The year before that Kiyoshi Hikawa. Then Kumi Koda, Mr. Children, three years of Ayu, Southern All Stars, Glay, globe, two years of Namie Amuro, Mr. Children again, etc. All fine choices!

Kobukuro should have been nominated this year even though they won last year. I think the reason Mr. Children hasn't been nominated in the past few years is because they already won twice.

talking about Kobukuro who won last year , they deserved it for sure

Tsubomi's a great song & it deserved to be their 1st no.1 single too

I think exile will win this year.