"Japan Record Awards" winners announced! ILLIT, M!LK, FRUITS ZIPPER, Aina, Mrs., BE:FIRST and others line up as Grand Prix candidates"Japan Record Awards" winners announced! ILLIT, M!LK, FRUITS ZIPPER, Aina, Mrs., BE:FIRST and others line up as Grand Prix candidates
It has been decided that the TBS network's annual year-end special program "The 67th Shining! Japan Record Awards" will be broadcast starting at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 30. The winners and winning songs for each award have been announced.
The "Excellent Work Award," from which candidates for this year's "Japan Record Award" will be chosen, was awarded to ILLIT's "Almond Chocolate," M!LK's "Ii jan," FRUITS ZIPPER's "Kagami," Aina The End's "Kakumei Dochu - On The Way," Lilas Ikuta's "Koikaze," Mrs. GREEN APPLE's "Darling," CANDY TUNE's "Baibai FIGHT!", Leon Niihama's "Fun! Fun! Fun!", Junretsu's "Futari Dake no Himitsu," and BE:FIRST's "Muchu."
Keisuke Yamauchi was selected for the "Best Singing Award," while the movie "Kokuhō," Takashi Hosokawa, Seiko Matsuda, and Eikichi Yazawa received the "Special Award." Ado and &TEAM were selected for the "Special International Music Award." Additionally, Daiki Kudo and Sota Hanamura of Da-iCE won the Composition Award for Da-iCE's "Nonfictions," and Rino Sashihara won the Lyrics Award for =LOVE's "Tokubechu, Shite."
Also, Fujii Kaze's "Prema" shone as the winner of the "Special Album Award," and the New Artist Award went to CUTIE STREET, SHOW-WA & MATSURI, HANA, and BOYNEXTDOOR. Other winning works and winners are as follows.
Details regarding the program hosts and broadcast content will be announced at a later date.
"The 67th Shining! Japan Record Awards" Winners / Winning Works
Excellent Work Award
・ILLIT "Almond Chocolate"
・M!LK "Ii jan"
・FRUITS ZIPPER "Kagami"
・Aina The End "Kakumei Dochu - On The Way"
・Lilas Ikuta "Koikaze"
・Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Darling"
・CANDY TUNE "Baibai FIGHT!"
・Leon Niihama "Fun! Fun! Fun!"
・Junretsu "Futari Dake no Himitsu"
・BE:FIRST "Muchu"
New Artist Award
・CUTIE STREET
・SHOW-WA & MATSURI
・HANA
・BOYNEXTDOOR
Special Album Award
Fujii Kaze "Prema"
Special International Music Award
・Ado
・&TEAM
Special Award
・Movie "Kokuhō"
・Takashi Hosokawa
・Seiko Matsuda
・Eikichi Yazawa
Best Singing Award
Keisuke Yamauchi
Composition Award
Daiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura (Da-iCE "Nonfictions")
Lyrics Award
Rino Sashihara (=LOVE "Tokubechu, Shite")
Arrangement Award
Kazutoyo Sato (Yukino Ichikawa "Oboro", Midori Oka "Yakoran")
Planning Award
・AKB48 "Oh my pumpkin!"
・Rockon Social Club "THE SHOW MAN"
・Nogizaka46 "Same numbers"
・Rie Utagokoro "SONGS" "HEARTS"
・TUBE "TUBE×"
・Takashi Miki "Takashi Miki Songbook"
Japan Composer's Association Selection
Yoshimi Tendo
Japan Composer's Association Song of Merit
"Funauta" (Singer: Aki Yashiro / Composer: Keisuke Hama / Lyricist: Yu Aku)
Special Achievement Award
・I. George
・Ayumi Ishida
・Tsunehiko Kamijo
・Eiji Kawamura
・Koji Kusano
・Yoshihiko Nishio
・Yukio Hashi
・Koichi Miura
Program information for "The 67th Shining! Japan Record Awards"
TBS Network Dec. 30, 2025 (Tue) 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Source: Music Natalie
*This content has been translated from Japanese into English using machine translation. We apologize for any mistakes in the current version, and will update accordingly.