Hey Everyone!
Every year Tokushu Anime (Now known as Studio Oto) conducts an annual J-Pop Music Awards. I really encourage anyone who is a J-Pop fan to vote at the following URL:
http://www.studiooto.com/vote.php
However you can also vote by replying here with your picks. This way you can sort of have like 2 votes. I really do ask that you guys stay on topic with this, since I will be collecting votes here by hand. I also would highly discourage write-in votes because if your favorite artist or band didn�ft do much in 2004, they�fre probably not on here and probably not going to win. Nominees have been selected on merit and the Studio Oto point system. Each nominee has been put into what I feel is an appropriate category for them. I�fve put in a brief description of what each category means. Please vote for whom you think did the best job in 2004 rather than who you like best. Anyways have fun!
Voting begins now and ends on December 19th. Results will be announced December 21st.
Oh and if you�fre too lazy to type up the category names, I have a blank category thing typed up at the end of this post, where you can just copy and paste into your reply
Best Female Artist: (Self Explanatory, Overall Best Female)
Hamasaki Ayumi
Hirahara Ayaka
Otsuka Ai
Shibasaki Kou
Utada Hikaru
Best Male Artist: (Ditto)
Domoto Tsuyoshi
Hirai Ken
Kawaguchi Kyogo
Inaba Koshi
Best New Artist: (Either made their debut late 2003 or in 2004)
Gorie with Jasmine & Joann
Hirahara Ayaka
Otsuka Ai
News
nobody knows+
Tokyo Incidents
Best Breakout Artist: (Been around for a while and now finally recognized)
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Bump of Chicken
Exile
Ketsumeishi
Orange Range
Best Pop Artist: (Pick one!)
Hamasaki Ayumi
Hirai Ken
Hirahara Ayaka
Otsuka Ai
Shibasaki Kou
Best Comeback Artist: (Took a hiatus from the Jpop scene and is now back)
Dreams Come True
Namie Amuro
Shiina Ringo (Tokyo Incidents)
Utada Hikaru
Best Female Group: (No explanation needed here)
Dreams Come True
Gorie with Jasmine & Joann
Morning Musume
Tokyo Incidents (Shiina Ringo)
Best Male Group: (Ditto for this)
B�fz
L'Arc-En-Ciel
Mr. Children
News
Orange Range
Southern All Stars
Best Rock Group: (They sing rock songs so which is the best)
B�fz
L'Arc-En-Ciel
Orange Range
Porno Graffitti
Best Pop Group: (Same here but for Pop)
Dreams Come True
Mr. Children
News
SMAP
Southern All Stars
Yuzu
Best Rap Group: (Much smaller category but just vote)
Arashi
Ketsumeishi
nobody knows+
Best Record Label: (Which company did you think did the best job with their artist and bringing out songs)
Avex
Defstar Records
Johnny's Entertainment
Sony Music Records
Toshiba EMI
Toy�fs Factory
Universal Music(JP)
Victor
Zetima
Best Single: (Self explanatory)
Hirahara Ayaka - Jupiter
Hirai Ken - Hitomi wo tojite
Mr. Children – Sign
Orange Range – Hana
Orange Range - Locolotion
Shibasaki Kou - Katachi Aru Mono
Best Album: (Self explanatory)
Moriyama Naotaro – Aratanaru Koshinsho wo Motomete
Mr. Children – Shifuku no Oto
Nobodyknows+ - Do You Know?
Otsuka Ai – Love Punch
Queens - Jewel
Utada Hikaru - Exodus
Best 2004 Drama: (Self explanatory)
Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi (The Way We Live)
Last Christmas
Orange Days
Pride
Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu (Crying out, in the Center of the World)
Shiroi Kyoto (The Great White Tower)
Copy and Paste this into your reply and put in the winners�c
Best Female Artist:
Best Male Artist:
Best New Artist:
Best Breakout Artist:
Best Pop Artist:
Best Comeback Artist:
Best Female Group:
Best Male Group:
Best Rock Group:
Best Pop Group:
Best Rap Group:
Best Record Label:
Best Single:
Best Album:
Best 2004 Drama: