The winners of the 43rd Nihon Yusen Taisho (for music on cable broadcasting) were announced on Monday, with the exception of the Grand Prize, which will be revealed during the presentation ceremony on November 18. TBS will broadcast the ceremony live, with announcer Hitoshi Kusano serving as the main host for the fourth year in a row.
Eight artists received the award for excellence in music, and the Grand Prize will be chosen from one of these artists:
Kana Uemura
Miyako Otsuki
JUJU
Kana Nishino
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Hilcrhyme
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
Kaori Mizumori
There were two new artist awards:
Love
Raymond Matsuya
The rest of the awards are as follows:
Long Request Award: “Matsushima Kikou” by Kaori Mizumori
Special Award: “Toilet no Kamisama” by Kana Uemura
Yusen Inquiry Award: “Akinada no Kaze” by Raymond Matsuya
Cable Broadcasters Association Award: Kumiko Sakurai, twenty4-7
Source:
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