”NewJeans” and ”Supernatural” win the Japan Record Award for Excellence in Recording... Also nominated for the Grand Prize
"NewJeans" has won the Japan Record Awards for the second consecutive year and has been nominated for the grand prize. On the 21st, according to management office ADOR, "NewJeans" won the "66th
The song "Supernatural" won the "Excellent Work Award" at the Japan Record Awards. The "Excellent Work Award" is awarded to songs that have been released that year and have been a big hit with the public.
The award is given to songs that have gained widespread popularity and excel in artistic merit, originality, and planning. This year, the only song by a foreign artist to be nominated in this category was "New Jeans."
In addition, the 10 songs selected for the "Excellent Work Award" will be nominated for the grand prize at the awards ceremony.
The Japan Record Awards is a music awards ceremony hosted by the Japan Composer's Association, which began in 1959 and is the longest-running and most prestigious awards ceremony in Japan.
Even before their official debut in Japan last year, "NewJeans" won two awards at this ceremony: the "Excellent Work Award (Ditto)" and the "Special Award."
NewJeans will be appearing on Japan's most representative year-end broadcasts and festivals. On December 30th, they will appear on Nippon Television's "Best Artist"
On December 31, they will be the first K-POP girl group to appear on the TV program "2024 FNS Music Festival" on December 4th and Fuji TV's "2024 FNS Music Festival".
Countdown Japan 24/25, Japan's largest year-end indoor festival
They will take to the stage at "24/25" to conclude 2024.
"NewJeans" has been a big success in Japan this year. Their Japanese debut album was released in June.
The single "Supernatural" reached number one on the Japanese Oricon charts on the day of its release, and was awarded a gold disc (Gold (cumulative album shipments)) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
The album has sold over 1.26 million copies (as of October on the Circle Chart). The title track "Supernatural" is a
As soon as it was released, it topped the major local music charts, and despite being a Japanese single, it rose to the top of music charts both domestically and internationally, demonstrating the power of "New Jeans."
NewJeans also set a new milestone by performing at the Tokyo Dome in the shortest time (1 year and 11 months) among foreign artists. They performed on June 26th and 27th of this year.
The tickets for the Tokyo Dome Fan Meeting "Bunnies Camp 2024 Tokyo Dome" held on the 1st of each month were sold out, attracting a total of 91,200 spectators.
The song also swept through various other Japanese terrestrial music shows, leaving a strong impression. The Japan Record Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on TBS on December 30th.
