The winners of “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013″ are out !!

[yukkiz]

The winners of “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013” have been revealed.

The ‘Japan Golden Disc Award’ is headed by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and the RIAJ initiated this annual event in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists and works that have contributed to the recording industry.

The winners are chosen based on the actual

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[the83rd]

It certainly was AKB48s year in 2012.
I thought Carly Rae Jepsen would win something.

[kuronochou]

So online distribution plays a huge role in this award?
Cause that's the only reason I could think of why Popcorn didn't make it on the 5 Best Albums.

oic, it's from November 1st, 2011 to October 31st, 2012. That's why it's not included.

[dori_liv]

i scanned for Jin but couldn't find his name. is the tag correct?

[seelenlicht]

■BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)
• Ieiri Leo
• A.B.C-Z
• JIN
• Sexy Zone
• Nogizaka46

[dori_liv]

oh, thanks.
For some reason the capitals and lack of last name made me think it was someone else

[blahblah]

It *is* someonelse... If you go to the site on the source, you'll see. This JIN seems to be a vocaloid song producer... IDK
I thought that it was strange since he (Akanishi Jin) isn't exactly a new artist. His debut single was on 2011.03.02. But we never know what are the criteria, so I checked the source.

[umbrellaphone]

Go Che'Nelle!

[2coco]

wow, i'm surprised Jin got an award...

OP, why is this post locked?