my-server
← Wiki Redirected from Flower Group of '82

1982 in Japanese music

In 1982 (Shōwa 57), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.

During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world, and the second largest market for jazz musicians, and the value of tapes and records made there was $1.195 billion.

Awards, contests, festivals and forums

The Tokyo Music Festival was held on 28 March 1982. The 24th (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 9 to 26 April 1982. The 23rd Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 16 May 1982. The 24th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 3 October 1982. The 13th World Popular Song Festival was held from 29 to 31 October 1982. The final of the 11th FNS Music Festival was held on 21 December 1982. The 24th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1982. The NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1982.

An Asian Music Forum was held in the Hibiya Public Hall and broadcast on JOQR.

Concerts

A Shinji Tanimura and Masashi Sada concert was held on 12 August 1982.

Number one singles

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:

Number one albums and LPs

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon chart:

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

Jazz

There were approximately one hundred jazz bands.

Idols

There is a group of idols known as "Hana No 82-nen Gumi" (Japanese: 花の82年組) (English: "Flower Group of '82"). This group includes certain idols, such as Akina Nakamori, Chiemi Hori, , Hiroko Mita, Kyoko Koizumi, , Tomoyo Harada and Yu Hayami, who debuted in 1982. It also includes Iyo Matsumoto, who debuted towards the end of 1981.

Film and television

The music of The Go Masters, by Hikaru Hayashi, won the 37th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music. The music of Fall Guy (1982), by , won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1983). The music of The Wizard of Oz is by Joe Hisaishi and includes songs by Mitsuko Horie.

Overseas

The song "Bamboo Houses", by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, reached number 30 on the UK singles chart.

Debuts

  • 21 April:
  • 21 May: Singing debut of

Other singles released

Other albums released

History

The song (Japanese: ウキウキWATCHING), the theme song of Waratte Iitomo!, was first broadcast on 4 October 1982.

See also

References