One Direction SLAYING with Take Me Home
Midnight Memories will probably slay next year too.
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The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) picked the category winners based on music sales from Nov. 21, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2013.
AKB48 won for Japanese music and One Direction won for western music. According to RIAJ, AKB48 sold 306,829 albums, 9.91 million singles, 750,771 music videos and 4 million music downloads during the period.
In comparison, One Direction sold 672,701 albums, 45,398 singles, 49,455 music videos and 1.39 million music downloads.
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Artist of the Year
AKB48 (Japanese music)
One Direction (western music)
Album of the Year
Arashi – “Love” (Japanese)
One Direction – “Take Me Home” (western)
TVXQ – “TIME” (Asia)
Best 3 Albums (western)
Bruno Mars – “Unorthodox Jukebox”
Lady Gaga – “Artpop”
One Direction – “Take Me Home”
Full List of Winners
Best Asian Artist
TVXQ
Best Enka/Kayokyoku Artist
Hikawa
Best New Artists
Chris Hart
Little Mix
BAP
Best 5 New Artists (Japan)
HKT48
Chris Hart
Kerakera
Generations
Haji
Best 3 New Artists (western)
The Stripes
Jake Bugg
Little Mix
Best 3 New Artists (Asia)
Seo In Guk
BAP
Lin Yuchun
Best Enka/Kayokyoku New Artist
Daisuke Kawakami
Best 5 Albums (Japanese)
Arashi – “Love’
EXILE – “EXILE Best Hits”
B’z – “B’z The Best XXV 1988-1998″
Yumi Matsutoya – “The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary”
Mr. Children – “Mr. Children [(an imitation) blood orange]
Best 3 Albums (Asia)
Girls’ Generation – “Girls & Peace”
Girls’ Generation – “Love & Peace”
TVXQ – “TIME”
Soundtrack Album of the Year
“Les Miserables”
Animation Album of the Year
“Gintama Best 3″
Concept Album of the Year
Chris Hart – “Heart Song”
Single of the Year
AKB48 – “Sayonara Crawl”
Best 5 Singles
AKB48 – “Eien Pressure”
AKB48 – “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie”
AKB48 – “Sayonara Crawl”
AKB48 – “Heart Electric”
AKB48 – “Suzukake Nanchara”
Song of the Year by Download
AKB48 – “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie”
2CELLOS – “Kagemusha”
TVXQ – “Catch Me If You Wanna”
Best 5 Songs by Download
AKB48 – “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie”
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – “Ninja Re Bang Bang”
Kerakera – “Star Loveration”
Momoiro Clover Z – “Farewell, My Dear Sorrows”
Best Music Videos
Namie Amuro – “Namie Amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012″
Arashi – “Arashi Live Tour Popcorn”
Metallica – “Quebec Magnetic”
TVXQ – “TVXQ LIVE TOUR 2013″