# 8th Japan Record Awards

The 8th Japan Record Award was held on December 24, 1966. Yukio Hashi became the first singer that get the 2nd JRA.

## Emcee

Ayuurou Miki
* 2nd time as the emcee for JRA.

## Award Winners

Japan Record Award
* Yukio Hashi for "Muhyou"
** 2nd award after 4 years.
** Lyricist: Tetsuo Miyagawa
** Composer: Ichirou Tone
** Arranger: Yoshitaka Ichinose
** Record Company: JVC Victor
Vocalist Award
* Kazuo Funaki for "Zesshou"
New Artist Award
* Ichirou Araki for "Sora Ni Hoshi Ga Aruyouni"
* Tokiko Kato for "Akai Fussen"
Composer Award
* Kuranosuke Hamaguchi for "Hoshi No Flamenco" and "Bara Ga Saita"
** Singer: Teruhiko Saigō and Mike Maki
Arranger Award
* Kenichirou Morioka for "Kimi To Itsumademo" and "Aitakute Aitakute"
** Singer: Yūzō Kayama and Mari Sono
Lyricist Award
* Tokiko Iwatani for "Aitakute Aitakute" and "Kimi To Itsumademo"
** Singer: Mari Sono and Yūzō Kayama
** 2nd award after 2 years.
Special Award
* Yūzō Kayama
Planning Award
* EMI Music Japan for "Nihon No Uta"
** Singer: Duke Aces
Children's Song Award
* Susumu Ishikawa for "Obake No Q-Taro"

## Nominations
### JRA

| Song | Singer | Votes (1st Round) | Votes (final) |
| Muhyou | Yukio Hashi | 16 | 23 |
| Kimi To Itsumademo | Yūzō Kayama | 12 | 16 |
| Zusshou | Kazuo Funaki | 6 | 0 |
| Aitakute Aitakute | Mari Sono | Not mentioned. | 0 |
| Hoshi No Flamenco | Teruhiko Saigō | Not mentioned. | 0 |
| Bara Ga Saita | Mike Maki | Not mentioned. | 0 |

### Vocalist Award

| Singer | Votes (1st Round) | Votes (Runner Up) | Votes (final round) |
| Kazuo Funaki | 17 | N/A | 25 |
| Mari Sono | 10 | 20 | 14 |
| Sumito Tachikawa | 12 | 19 | N/A |
| Teruhiko Saigō | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Yūzō Kayama | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Frank Nagai | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Hibari Misora | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Saburō Kitajima | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Harumi Miyako | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Teruko Hino | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Yūjirō Ishihara | 0 | N/A | N/A |

### New Artist Award

Male
| Singer | Votes |
| Ichirou Araki | 26 |
| Mike Maki | 13 |
| Shinichi Mori | N/A |
| Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets | N/A |
| B And B | N/A |
| Jirō Akagi | N/A |
| Jin Nakayama | N/A |
| The Savage | N/A |
| Henry Drennan | N/A |
Female
| Singer | Votes (first round) | Votes (final round) |
| Tokiko Kato | 10 | 23 |
| Mina Aoe | 14 | 16 |
| Ako Midorikawa | 9 | N/A |
| Mitsuko Baisho | 6 | N/A |
| Linda Yamamoto | 0 | N/A |
| Miyuki Kagajyou | 0 | N/A |
| Keiko Ōtori | 0 | N/A |
| Yoshiko Aki | 0 | N/A |
| Kyōko Katsura | 0 | N/A |

### Composer Award

| Composer | Votes |
| Kuranosuke Hamaguchi | 26 |
| Yūzō Kayama | Not mentioned |
| Shousuke Ichikawa | Not mentioned |
| Hiroshi Miyagawa | Not mentioned |
| Doumei Suzuki | Not mentioned |
| Ben Sasaki | Not mentioned |
| Ichirou Araki | Not mentioned |

### Arranger Award

| Arranger | Votes |
| Kenichirou Morioka | 23 |
| Norio Maeda | Not mentioned |
| Jinzou Kosugi | Not mentioned |

### Lyricist Award

| Lyricist | Votes |
| Tokiko Iwatani | 21 |
| Meiko Nakamura | 18 |
| Naoya Uchimura | 0 |
| Kuranosuke Hamaguchi | 0 |
| Yaso Saijou | 0 |
| Tetsu Mizushima | 0 |

### Special Award

| Singer | Votes |
| Yūzō Kayama | 39 (All) |

### Planning Award

| Company | Project | Votes |
| EMI Music Japan | Nihon No Uta | 26 |
| Universal Music Japan | Folk Rosen | 13 |
| EMI Music Japan | Roman Enka Rosen | 0 |
| JVC | Frank Nagai's Bojou | 0 |

### Children's Song Award

| Song | Votes |
| Susumu Ishikawa's Obake No Q-Taro | 21 |
| Oto No Symphony | 16 |
| Watashi No Marionette | Not Mentioned |
| Tondetta Banana | Not Mentioned |