The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on Thursday announced the list of winners for the 37th Japan Gold Disc Awards 2023. The list was dominated by big names from K-pop and J-pop industries.
K-pop bands BTS, SEVENTEEN, IVE, VERIVERY and western artists including Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Avril Lavigne and more made the list.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Artist of the Year (Japanese)
Snow Man
Artist of the Year (Western)
The Beatles
New Artist of the Year (Japanese)
OCHA NORMA
Best 5 New Artists (Japanese)
&TEAM
OCHA NORMA
Kuzunoha
MAISON des
ROF-MAO
New Artist of the Year (Western)
Sury Su
Best 3 New Artists (Western)
Alexander 23
Sury Su
Salem Iris
New Artist of the Year (Asian)
IVE
Best 3 New Artists (Asian)
IVE
Kep1er
VERVIERY
Best Artist (Asian)
BTS
Enka / Popular Song Section
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Album of the Year (Japanese)
Snow Labo. S2 by Snow Man
Best 5 Albums (Japanese)
Made In by King & Prince
CITY by SixTONES
Snow Labo. S2 by Snow Man
1st Love by なにわ男子 (Naniwa Boys)
Long live Yuming! ~Yumi Matsutoya 50th Anniversary Best Album~ by Yumi Matsutoya
Best Enka / Kayokyoku New Artist
Aimi Tanaka
Album of the Year (Western)
Revolver <Special Edition> by The Beatles
Best 3 Albums (Western)
Love Sux by Avril Lavigne
Revolver <Special Edition> by The Beatles
Midnights by Taylor Swift
Album of the Year (Asian)
SEVENTEEN JAPAN 1ST EP ‘DREAM’ by SEVENTEEN
Best 3 Albums
SEVENTEEN JAPAN 1ST EP ‘DREAM’ by SEVENTEEN
4th Album Face The Sun by SEVENTEEN
Proof by BTS
Classic Album of the Year
BEAUTFIUL WORLD by TARO HAKASE
Jazz Album of the Year
come away with me by Norah Jones
Instrumental Album of the Year
WISH by T-SQUARE
Soundtrack of the Year
Top Gun: Maverick by Various Artists (Lorne Balfe, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer, and others)
Animation Album of the Year
ONE PIECE FILM RED by Ado
Concept Album of the Year
JUJU
Music Video of the Year (Japanese)
Snow Man LIVE TOUR 2021 Mania featuring Snow Man
Music Video of the Year (Western)
Licked Live in NYC featuring The Rolling Stones
BTS 2021 MUST SOWOZOO featuring BTS
Best 3 Songs by Download
Shinjidai (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED) by Ado
Subtitle by Official HIGE DANdism
mixed nuts by Official HIGE DANdism
Song of the Year by Streaming (Japanese)
mixed nuts by Official HIGE DANdism
Song of the Year by Streaming (Western)
Left and Right (feat. JungKook of BTS) by Charlie Puth