7 days, was awarded the Artist of the Year for the second consecutive year the Japanese music department AKB48 selection of 27th Japan Gold Disc Award is performed. The award sensible works and the artists that selection criteria revenues of music distribution fee, made a significant contribution to the development of the industry record (minus the number of returns from the number of total shipments) Actual sales net CD, such as music videos contest, which was established for the purpose of shadow. This time will be 27 th, each chapter has been awarded based on the actual sales of up to October 31, 2012 November 1, 2011.
Artist of the Year, which is given to the artist with the most total amount of net sales during the period covered by CD, music videos, such as music distribution fee. AKB48, who won the previous year in the department Japanese music, the numbers astounding piece 1.31 million 5,929 total sales albums, sheets 8.19 million 2,364 total sales single pieces, 690 000 9,740 total sales, music videos that 6.84 million 7,861 downloads total sales music I beat out.
Including the award, AKB48 won the crown eight, such as "Top 5 album" "Single of the Year". Realize comment of happy members are "I feel honored," many people "is precisely because I was taking to get a CD of us, that it is an award can choose songs, a lot of the future I was enthusiastic about the further breakthroughs "and work hard to sing, so you can listen to you.
In addition, among the artists that debuted during the period covered, I "New Artist of the Year" is okra, 46 Nogizaka rival unit official AKB48 awarded to the artist with the most total sales, such as CD. Nogizaka 46 member "Thank you, I'm happy" in the state of excitement partition, "in the wake of this award, because we work hard to deliver the dream to everyone so that even in 2013, and are looking forward to hearing from you I sent a message "to.
In addition, in the Artist of the Year for Western music Sheneru department has released the album "Believe" and the single "Story" won. The Asian artist best KARA, · Artists & Enka popular song is best Saori Yuki, Song of the Year-by-downloads (Japanese music) is "Love Story" ballad of Namie Amuro, album the previous year- (Japanese music) is the best album "Mr.Children 2005-2010" 20th Anniversary of Mr.Children has been awarded each of the Year.