49th Japan Record Awards
# 49th Japan Record Awards

The 49th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the New National Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo, on December 30, 2007, starting at 6:30PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

## Awards winners

* Japan Record Award: Tsubomi
   * Artist and Arranger: Kobukuro
   * Songwriter and Composer: Kentaro Kobuchi
   * Record companies: Warner Music Japan
* Best Vocal Performance: Exile
* Best New Artist: Cute
* Gold Awards:
   * ayaka
   * w-inds.
   * Exile
   * Ai Otsuka
   * Miyuki Kawanaka
   * Kumi Koda
   * Kobukuro
   * Kiyoshi Hikawa
   * BoA
   * Kaori Mizumori
* New Artist Awards:
   * Cute
   * Jyongri
   * Stephanie
   * Satomi Takasugi
