Grup idola AKB48 kembali merajai penghargaan musik tahunan Gold Disc Awards di Jepang.
Grup besutan Aki-P ini mendapatkan penghargaan untuk kategori Artis Terbaik tahun 2012 dalam acara 27th Japan Gold Disc Awards, yang diselenggarakan untuk memberikan penghargaan terhadap musik terpopuler setiap tahunnya.
Ini adalah tahun kedua bagi AKB48 dengan total penjualan 8.192.364 single, 1.315.929 keping album, 699.740 video klip dan 6.487.861 kali unduhan dengan nilai total lebih dari 20 miliar yen seperti dilansie Nikkan Sports.
Di samping delapan penghargaan untuk AKB48, Che’Nelle mendapatkan penghargaan sebagai artis non-Jepang terbaik, Mr. Children untuk kategori album terbaik, dan rekor unduhan lagu tertinggi disabet oleh Amuro Namie.
Daftar selengkapnya:
– ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• AKB48 (Japanese)
• Che’Nelle (Western)
– BEST ASIAN ARTIST
• KARA
– BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST
• Yuki Saori
– NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Nogizaka46 (Japanese)
• One Direction (Western)
• B1A4 (Asia)
– BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)
• Ieiri Leo
• A.B.C-Z
• JIN
• Sexy Zone
• Nogizaka46
– BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)
• Alexandra Stan
• Hot Chelle Rae
• One Direction
– BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asia)
• IU
• B1A4
• BOYFRIEND
– BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST
• Usuzawa Misaki
– ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children (Japanese)
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle (Western)
• “Super Girl” – KARA (Asia)
– BEST 5 ALBUMS (Japanese)
• “1830m” – AKB48
• “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” – EXILE
• “ALL SINGLES BEST 2″ – Kobukuro
• “Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro>” – Mr.Children
• “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children
– BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)
• “¡Uno!” – Green Day
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle
• “Living Things” – Linkin Park
• “Super Girl” – KARA
• “Just Crazy” – Jang Keun-suk
• “ALIVE” – BIGBANG
– CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “BATTLE NOTES” – →Pia-no-jaC← × Hakase Taro
– JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Little Broken Hearts” – Norah Jones
– INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Strings Of My Soul” – Matsumoto Takahiro
– SOUND TRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “‘Persona 4 The Golden’ Original Sound Track” – Persona 4
– ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “‘Bakemonogatari’ Ongaku Zenshu Songs & Soundtracks” – Bakemonogatari
– TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC OF THE YEAR
• “Dai 48 Kai Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concours Kadaigin Nanten” – Nippon Columbia Ginei Ongakukai
– CONCEPT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “COVERS” – BENI
– SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48
– BEST 5 SINGLES
• “Ue kara Mariko” – AKB48
• “UZA” – AKB48
• “GIVE ME FIVE!” – AKB48
• “Gingham Check” – AKB48
• ”Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48
– SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD
• “Love Story” – Amuro Namie (Japanese)
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle (Western)
• ”PAPARAZZI” – Shoujo Jidai (Asia)
– BEST 5 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD
• “Happiness” – AI
• “Love Story” – Amuro Namie
• “Yasashiku Naritai” – Saito Kazuyoshi
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle
• “Tatoe Donna ni…” – Nishino Kana
– BEST MUSIC VIDEOS
• “ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World” – Arashi (Japanese)
• “EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ～TOWER OF WISH～” – EXILE (Japanese)
• “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ～Negai no Tou～” – EXILE (Japanese)
• “The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden” – Lady Gaga (Western)
• “JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai (Asia)
– SPECIAL AWARD
• “1969″ – Yuki Saori & Pink Martini
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