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In 1988 (Shōwa 63), Japanese music was released on records, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.
During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[1][2][3]
Awards, contests and festivals
The 30th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 5 April to 8 May 1988.[4] The 17th Tokyo Music Festival was held in May and June 1988.[5][6] The 2nd Teens' Music Festival was held on 5 August 1988.[7] The 30th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1988.[8] The 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1988.[9] The 17th FNS Music Festival was held in 1988.
The 37th Otaka prize was won by Toshio Hosokawa and Toshi Ichiyanagi.[10]
Rebecca won the grand prix for Japanese artist of the year at the 2nd Japan Gold Disc Awards.[11][12][13]
The 19th World Popular Song Festival was scheduled for 1988 but was cancelled.[14] The 2nd "Band Explosion" festival was scheduled for 1988 but was cancelled and held in February 1989 instead.[15]
Live music
Club Citta was established.[16]
Number one singles
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[17][18]
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 January | "Glass no Jūdai" | Hikaru Genji |
| 11 January | ||
| 18 January | ||
| 25 January | "Kaze no Lonely Way" | Kiyotaka Sugiyama |
| 1 February | "Stranger Tonight" | Yoko Oginome |
| 8 February | "Al-Mauj" | Akina Nakamori |
| 15 February | ||
| 22 February | "Kanpai" | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi |
| 29 February | "You're My Only Shinin' Star" | Miho Nakayama |
| 7 March | "Toiki de Net" | Yoko Minamino |
| 14 March | ||
| 21 March | "Paradise Ginga" | Hikaru Genji |
| 28 March | ||
| 4 April | ||
| 11 April | ||
| 18 April | ||
| 25 April | "Marrakech" | Seiko Matsuda |
| 2 May | "C-GIRL" | Yui Asaka |
| 9 May | "Stardust Dream" | Yoko Oginome |
| 16 May | "C-GIRL" | Yui Asaka |
| 23 May | ||
| 30 May | "Tattoo" | Akina Nakamori |
| 6 June | ||
| 13 June | "Fu-ji-tsu" | Shizuka Kudo |
| 20 June | ||
| 27 June | "Anata o Aishitai" | Yoko Minamino |
| 4 July | "Diamond Hurricane" | Hikaru Genji |
| 11 July | ||
| 18 July | "What's your name?" | Shonentai |
| 25 July | "Mermaid" | Miho Nakayama |
| 1 August | "Angel" | Kyosuke Himuro |
| 8 August | ||
| 15 August | ||
| 22 August | ||
| 29 August | "Cecil" | Yui Asaka |
| 5 September | "Daybreak" | Otokogumi |
| 12 September | ||
| 19 September | "Tabidachi wa Freesia" | Seiko Matsuda |
| 26 September | "Daybreak" | Otokogumi |
| 3 October | "Mugon... Iroppoi" | Shizuka Kudo |
| 10 October | ||
| 17 October | "Aki kara mo, Soba ni Ite" | Yoko Minamino |
| 24 October | "Tsurugi no Mai" | Hikaru Genji |
| 31 October | ||
| 7 November | "Tonbo" | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi |
| 14 November | ||
| 21 November | "Jirettai ne" | Shonentai |
| 28 November | "Witches" | Miho Nakayama |
| 5 December | "Tonbo" | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi |
| 12 December | ||
| 19 December | ||
| 26 December |
Number one albums
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 4 January: Kona Weather - Kiyotaka Sugiyama[19]
- 11 January, 18 January, 1 February and 8 February: Hikaru Genji - Hikaru Genji[20]
- 25 January: Before The Diamond Dust Fades - Yumi Matsutoya[21]
- 15 February: Moral - Boøwy[22]
- 22 February and 29 February: Catch the Nite - Miho Nakayama[23]
- 7 March: Best of Shonentai - Shonentai[24]
- 14 March: Stock - Akina Nakamori[25]
- 21 March: Never Change - Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi[26]
- 28 March: Father's Son - Shōgo Hamada[27]
- 11 April: Nanno Singles - Yoko Minamino[28]
- 18 April: Down Town Mystery - Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe[29]
- 25 April: Tsuki Ni Nureta Futari - Anzen Chitai[30]
- 2 May: Heartland - Motoharu Sano with The Heartland[31]
- 9 May: Edge of Time - Junichi Inagaki[32]
- 16 May: Last Gigs - Boøwy[33]
- 23 May: Citron - Seiko Matsuda[34]
- 30 May: Beach Time - Tubu[35]
- 6 June, 13 June and 27 June: Ribbon - Misato Watanabe[36]
- 20 June: Playzone '88 - Shonentai[37]
- 4 July: Bewith - Miki Imai[38]
- 11 July: Soleil - Takako Okamura[39]
- 18 July and 25 July: Keisuke Kuwata - Keisuke Kuwata[40]
- 1 August: Screw - The Checkers[41]
- 8 August and 15 August: Hi! - Hikaru Genji[42]
- 22 August: Femme Fatale - Akina Nakamori[43]
- 29 August: Covers - RC Succession[44]
- 5 September: CD-Rider - Yōko Oginome[45]
- 12 September, 19 September and 26 September: Flowers for Algernon - Kyosuke Himuro[46]
- 3 October: Go Funk - Kome Kome Club[47]
- 17 October and 24 October: Such a Funky Thang! - Toshinobu Kubota[48]
- 31 October, 7 November, 14 November and 21 November: Bokuno Nakano Shonen - Tatsuro Yamashita[49]
- 28 November: Goodbye Girl - Miyuki Nakajima[50]
- 5 December, 12 December and 20 December: Delight Slight Light Kiss - Yumi Matsutoya[51]
- 27 December: Best II - Akina Nakamori[52]
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart:[53]
- 11 July: Soleil - Takako Okamura[54]
- 18 July: Keisuke Kuwata - Keisuke Kuwata[55]
- 1 August: Shizuka - Shizuka Kudo
- 15 August: Olive - Rebecca
- 19 December: Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life - TM Network
Film and television
The music of Rock yo shizukani nagareyo, by Hiroaki Yoshino, won the 43rd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[56] The music of Tsubaki-hime[57] (La Traviata) and Yūshun, both by Shigeaki Saegusa, won the 12th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1989).[58] The music of Akira is by Shoji Yamashiro, and the album is Symphonic Suite Akira by Geinoh Yamashirogumi.[59] The music of The Last Emperor, by Ryuichi Sakamoto and others, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 60th Academy Awards, which were held in 1988.[60]
Other singles released
- "I Missed the Shock" by Akina Nakamori
- "Just One More Kiss" by Buck-Tick
- "Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite" by B'z
- "Get Smile", "The Mi-ha" and "Alone" by Chisato Moritaka
- "Heart and Soul" by Mari Hamada
- "Daite Kuretara Ii no ni" and "Koi Hitoyo" by Shizuka Kudo
- "Beyond the Time" by TM Network
- "Amaryllis" and "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It Into Love)" by Wink
- "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" by Yōko Oginome
- 24 February: "Ai Wa Kokoro No Shigotodesu" (Japanese: 愛は心の仕事です) by Ra Mu[61]
Other albums and EPs released
- Wonder by Akina Nakamori
- Gypsy Ways by Anthem
- Seventh Heaven and Romanesque by Buck-Tick
- B'z by B'z
- Euphony and Casiopea World Live '88 by Casiopea
- Mi-ha and Mite by Chisato Moritaka
- Shámbara by Dead End
- Jealousy by Loudness
- Love Never Turns Against and Heart and Soul: The Singles by Mari Hamada
- Mind Game, Makin' Dancin' and Angel Hearts by Miho Nakayama
- Miyuki Nakajima by Miyuki Nakajima
- Here We Are and Let's Get Crazy by Princess Princess
- Mysterious and Gradation by Shizuka Kudo
- Turn Over, Glamour and White by Show-Ya
- Yes, No by T-Square
- Moonlight Serenade and At Heel Diamonds by Wink
- Vanishing Vision by X Japan
- Verge of Love by Yōko Oginome
See also
References
- "Japan '88". Billboard. 9 July 1988. pp J-1 to J-11. (A Billboard International Spotlight).
- J-POPの歴史「1988年と89年、CDが切り開いたミリオンセラーの時代」. Rolling Stone Japan. 8 January 2020.
- Oricon magazine
- Music Labo magazine
- シンプジャーナル magazine
- 1988 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
- 1989 オリコン年鑑
- Oricon No. 1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496136. vol 2 (1986~1994).
- Cash Box. 20 February 1988, p 25.
- 〝笑わないアイドル〟Ｗｉｎｋ 〝原曲を超える〟必要あった洋楽カバー、たどり着いた『淋しい熱帯魚』. zakII. 1 November 2023.
- サザンの存在感、デビュー１０年目にして音楽界を牽引 「ＢＯØＷＹ」がバンド活動に終止符. zakII. 2 November 2023.
- ^ Tokita and Hughes. The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. 2008. p 355.
- ^ Gronow and Saunio. International History of the Recording Industry. 1998. Reprinted 1999. p 209.
- ^ (1988) Music Trades, vol 136, numbers 1-6, p 74
- ^ 1988年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
- ^ (1988) 803 朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban).
- ^ (1988) 460 每日新聞
- ^ TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL '88 全国大会. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ 第３０回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
- ^ 第39回ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦. NHK.
- ^ 尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra.
- ^ Mark Schilling. The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture. 1997. ISBN 0834803801. p 230.
- ^ The Japan Gold Disc Successive Award.
- ^ 第2回 日本ゴールドディスク大賞.
- ^ 第19回世界歌謡祭. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ INTERNATIONAL POPULAR MUSIC FESTIVAL BAND EXPLOSION '88世界大会（審査会）. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ クラブチッタ30周年記念～RCサクセションとバービーボーイズがこの日限りの復活!?. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 9 October 2018.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ 1988年3月7日 南野陽子の11枚目のシングル「吐息でネット」がオリコン・シングル・チャートで1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Japan" in "Hits of the World". Billboard. 23 January 1988, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 23 January 1988, p 68. 30 January 1988, p 73. 13 February 1988, p 65. 20 February 1988, p 69.
- ^ Billboard. 13 February 1988, p 65.
- ^ Billboard. 5 March 1988, p 65.
- ^ Billboard. 5 March 1988, p 65. 19 March 1988, p 85.
- ^ Billboard. 19 March 1988, p 85.
- ^ Billboard. 2 April 1988, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 2 April 1988, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 16 April 1988, p 63.
- ^ Billboard. 30 April 1988, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 30 April 1988, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 14 May 1988, p 69.
- ^ Billboard. 14 May 1988, p 69.
- ^ Billboard. 28 May 1988, p 74.
- ^ Billboard. 28 May 1988, p 74.
- ^ Billboard. 4 June 1988, p 59.
- ^ Billboard. 11 June 1988, p 77.
- ^ Billboard. 18 June 1988, p 61. 25 June 1988, p 70. 16 July 1988, p 59.
- ^ Billboard. 2 July 1988, p 65.
- ^ Billboard. 16 July 1988, p 59.
- ^ Billboard. 23 July 1988, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 6 August 1988, p 65. See also 30 July 1988, p 63.
- ^ Billboard. 13 August 1988, p 73.
- ^ Billboard. 20 August 1988, p 61. 27 August 1988, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 3 September 1988, p 70.
- ^ Billboard. 10 September 1988, p 63.
- ^ Billboard. 17 September 1988, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 24 September 1988, p 85. 1 October 1988, p 68. 8 October 1988, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 15 October 1988, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 29 October 1988, p 87. 12 November 1988, p 69.
- ^ Billboard. 12 November 1988, p 69. 26 November 1988, p 80. 10 December 1988, p 67.
- ^ Billboard. 10 December 1988, p 67.
- ^ Billboard. 24 December 1988, p 83. 14 January 1989, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 14 January 1989, p 61.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ 1988年7月11日、岡村孝子『SOLEIL』がオリコンのアルバム・チャートで1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 11 July 2019.
- ^ 1988年7月18日桑田佳祐のソロアルバム『Keisuke Kuwata』がオリコンのアルバムチャートで1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 18 July 2018.
- ^ 第43回 日本映画大賞
- ^ The title "Tsubaki-hime" is a translation of the title "La Dame aux Camélias"
- ^ Prizes.
- ^ Hideko Haguchi. "The Interaction of Music and Visuals in Animated Movies". Toru Mitsui (ed). Made in Japan: Studies in Popular Music. Routledge. 2014. pp 174 & 177.
- ^ 1988年4月11日、坂本龍一が『ラストエンペラー』で日本人初のアカデミー賞・作曲賞を受賞～坂本を苦しめたベルトルッチの“ひらめき”. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 11 April 2019.
- ^ 早すぎたシティポップの歌姫「ラ・ムー」菊池桃子. Re:minder. 24 February 2019.