Award winners

• Japan Record Award:
  • Tetsuya Komuro
    Tetsuya Komuro
    , also known as TK, is a Japanese keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer born on November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is recognized as being the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream...
    
     (producer) & globe
    Globe (band)
    Globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts...
    
     for "Wanna Be A Dreammaker"
• Best Vocalist:
  • Ichiro Toba
• Best New Artist:
  • Morning Musume
    Morning Musume
    , sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
    
    
• Best Album:
  • Every Little Thing for "Time to Destination
    Time to Destination
    Time to Destination is the second full album of the Japanese pop group Every Little Thing, released on April 15, 1998. It is the best selling album from the band with 3,520,330 copies sold, also becoming the 10th best selling album of all time in Japan....
    
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• Special Award:
  • Céline Dion
    Celine Dion
    Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
    
    
  • hide
    Hide (musician)
    , better known by his stage name hide , was a popular Japanese musician. He was primarily known for his work as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan from 1987 to 1997...