5th Japan Record Awards
# 5th Japan Record Awards

The 5th Japan Record Award was held on December 27, 1963. Michiyo Azusa was the first female solo singer to win the JRA.

## Emcee

Takayuki Akutagawa

* 4th time as the emcee of JRA.

## Award winners

Japan Record Award

* Michiyo Azusa for "Konnichiwa Aka Chan"
   * Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei
   * Composer: Hachidai Nakamura
   * Arranger: Hachidai Nakamura
   * Record Company: King Records

Vocalist Award

* Frank Nagai for "Aka Chan Wa Osamada"
   * Awarded again after 4 years, 2nd vocalist award.

New Artist Award

* Kazuo Funaki for "Koukou San Nen Sei" and "Gakuen Hiroba"
* Akemi Misawa for "Shima No Blues" and "Watashi Wa Nagare No Watari Tori"

Composer Award

* Taku Izumi for "Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi O"
   * Singer: Kyu Sakamoto

Arranger Award

* Hiroshi Miyagawa for "Koi No Vacance"
   * Singer: The Peanuts

Lyricist Award

* Toshio Oka for "Koukou San Nen Sei"
   * Singer: Kazuo Funaki

Planning Award

* Nippon Columbia for "Nihon No Minyo"
   * Awarded after 2 years, 3rd planning award.

Children's Song Award

* Yoshiko Mari for "Omocha No Chachacha"

## Nominations

### JRA

| Song | Singer | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Konnichiwa Aka Chan | Michiyo Azusa | 19 |
| Koukou San Nen Sei | Kazuo Funaki | Not mentioned. |
| Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi O | Kyu Sakamoto | Not mentioned. |
| Koi No Vacance | The Peanuts | Not mentioned. |
| Shima No Blues | Akemi Misawa | Not mentioned. |
| Aitakute | Frank Nagai | Not mentioned. |
| Gakuen Hiroba | Kazuo Funaki | Alternative Nominations |
| Erica No Hana Chiru Toki | Sachiko Nishida | Alternative Nominations |
| Shima Sodachi | Yoshio Tabata | Alternative Nominations |

### Children's song award

| Song | Singer | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Omocha No Chachacha | Yoshiko Mari | Not mentioned but won in a small margin. |
| Aka Chan Wa Osamada | Frank Nagai | Not mentioned but won in a small margin. |
| Kazehiki Zousan | Satoko Koga | Not mentioned but won in a small margin. |
