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