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,Tokita and Hughes. The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. 2008. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W2JTgQGc99EC&pg=PA355#v=onepage&q&f=false p 355].Gronow and Saunio. International History of the Recording Industry. 1998. Reprinted 1999.[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=paPRxPJ7jjEC&pg=PA209#v=onepage&q&f=false p 209]. and the second largest market for jazz musicians."Missing Audience : Existential" (1982) [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VnBDAAAAYAAJ 24] Link 63 (February 1982)

Awards, contests, festivals and forums

The 11th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 28 March 1982."U.S. Act Takes Top Tokyo Prize". Billboard. 17 April 1982. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT52#v=onepage&q&f=false p 53].Billboard. 29 May 1982. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=byQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT51#v=onepage&q&f=false p J-14]. The 24th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 9 to 26 April 1982.[https://www.asahizaidan.or.jp/festival/1978-1987/lineup-1982/ 1982年度のラインナップ]. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The 23rd Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 16 May 1982.[https://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop23.html 第23回ポピュラーソングコンテスト]. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 24th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 3 October 1982.[https://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop24.html 第24回ポピュラーソングコンテスト]. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 13th World Popular Song Festival was held from 29 to 31 October 1982."U.S. Rock Singer Is Top World Song Fest Winner". Billboard. 20 November 1982. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT8#v=onepage&q&f=false p 9]."23 Finanlists Are Chosen For World Popular Song Festival". Billboard. 18 September 1982. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT54#v=onepage&q&f=false p 59]. The final of the 11th FNS Music Festival was held on 21 December 1982."7:00-** '82 FNS Popular Song Festival". The Japan Times. 21 December 1982. No 30152. p 8. cols 1 and 5. The 24th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1982.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200925091111/http://jacompa.or.jp/reco24.html 第24回日本レコード大賞]. Japan Composer's Association. The 33rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1982.[https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/movies/?id=D0009043457_00000 第33回NHK紅白歌合戦]. NHK.

An Asian Music Forum was held in the Hibiya Public Hall and broadcast on JOQR."Japanese Network Hosts Asian Forum". Billboard. 15 May 1982. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT62#v=onepage&q&f=false p 63].

Concerts

A Shinji Tanimura and Masashi Sada concert was held on 12 August 1982."Japan Trade Looks To New LP". Billboard. 30 October 1982. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1914#v=onepage&q&f=false p 9].

Number one singles

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[https://news.1242.com/article/124261 現役女子大生デュオのあみん「待つわ」オリコンチャート1位獲得【1982年】]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 30 August 2017.[https://news.1242.com/article/167662 1982年2月8日、松田聖子「赤いスイートピー」がオリコン1位を獲得～出会いと才能が生み出した奇跡的な楽曲]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 8 February 2019.[https://news.1242.com/article/172200 1982年4月5日、坂本龍一&忌野清志郎「い・け・な・いルージュマジック」がチャート1位を獲得～これが真相！ FOCUS記事掲載顛末記]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 April 2019.See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine

scope="row"\|4 January \|rowspan="3"\|"{{illm\|Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū (song)\|lt=Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū\|ja\|セーラー服と機関銃 (曲)}}" \|rowspan="3"\|Hiroko Yakushimaru
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" !width="120"\|Issue date !width="200"\|Song !width="200"\|Artist(s)
scope="row"\|11 January
scope="row"\|18 January
scope="row"\|25 January \|rowspan="2"\|"{{ill\|Jōnetsu Neppū Serenade\|ja\|情熱☆熱風☽せれなーで}}" \|rowspan="2"\|Masahiko Kondō
scope="row"\|1 February
scope="row"\|8 February \|rowspan="3"\|"{{ill\|Akai Sweet Pea\|ja\|赤いスイートピー}}" \|rowspan="3"\|Seiko Matsuda
scope="row"\|15 February
scope="row"\|22 February
scope="row"\|1 March \|rowspan="5"\|"{{ill\|Kokoro no Iro\|ja\|心の色}}" \|rowspan="5"\|Masatoshi Nakamura
scope="row"\|8 March
scope="row"\|15 March
scope="row"\|22 March
scope="row"\|29 March
scope="row"\|5 April \|rowspan="1"\|"{{ill\|Ikenai Rouge Magic\|ja\|い・け・な・いルージュマジック}}" \|rowspan="1"\|Kiyoshiro Imawano & Ryuichi Sakamoto
scope="row"\|12 April \|rowspan="4"\|"{{ill\|Furarete Banzai\|ja\|ふられてBANZAI}}" \|rowspan="4"\|Masahiko Kondō
scope="row"\|19 April
scope="row"\|26 April
scope="row"\|3 May
scope="row"\|10 May \|rowspan="1"\|"{{ill\|Nagisa no Balcony\|ja\|渚のバルコニー}}" \|rowspan="1"\|Seiko Matsuda
scope="row"\|17 May \|rowspan="3"\|"{{ill\|Harajuku Kiss\|ja\|原宿キッス}}" \|rowspan="3"\|Toshihiko Tahara
scope="row"\|24 May
scope="row"\|31 May
scope="row"\|7 June \|rowspan="4"\|"{{ill\|Madonna-tachi no Lullaby\|ja\|聖母たちのララバイ}}" \|rowspan="4"\|Hiromi Iwasaki
scope="row"\|14 June
scope="row"\|21 June
scope="row"\|28 June
scope="row"\|5 July \|rowspan="1"\|"{{ill\|Hyakuman Dollar Baby\|ja\|$百萬BABY}}" \|rowspan="1"\|{{illm\|Johnny (Yokohama Ginbae singer)\|lt=Johnny\|ja\|Johnny}}
scope="row"\|12 July \|rowspan="5"\|"{{ill\|Highteen Boogie\|ja\|ハイティーン・ブギ (曲)}}" \|rowspan="5"\|Masahiko Kondō
scope="row"\|19 July
scope="row"\|26 July
scope="row"\|2 August
scope="row"\|9 August
scope="row"\|16 August \|rowspan="1"\|"{{ill\|Komugi Iro no Mermaid\|ja\|小麦色のマーメイド}}" \|rowspan="1"\|Seiko Matsuda
scope="row"\|23 August \|rowspan="1"\|"Kurayami wo Buttobase" (暗闇をぶっとばせ) \|rowspan="1"\|Daisuke Shima
scope="row"\|30 August \|rowspan="6"\|"Matsu wa" \|rowspan="6"\|Aming
scope="row"\|6 September
scope="row"\|13 September
scope="row"\|20 September
scope="row"\|27 September
scope="row"\|4 October
scope="row"\|11 October \|rowspan="2"\|"{{ill\|Horeta ze! Kanpai\|ja\|ホレたぜ!乾杯}}" \|rowspan="2"\|Masahiko Kondō
scope="row"\|18 October
scope="row"\|25 October \|rowspan="2"\|"{{ill\|Yūwaku Suresure\|ja\|誘惑スレスレ}}" \|rowspan="2"\|Toshihiko Tahara
scope="row"\|1 November
scope="row"\|8 November \|rowspan="3"\|"{{ill\|Nobara no Etude\|ja\|野ばらのエチュード}}" \|rowspan="3"\|Seiko Matsuda
scope="row"\|15 November
scope="row"\|22 November
scope="row"\|29 November \|rowspan="3"\|"Second Love" \|rowspan="3"\|Akina Nakamori
scope="row"\|6 December
scope="row"\|13 December
scope="row"\|20 December \|rowspan="2"\|"{{ill\|3 Nenme no Uwaki\|ja\|3年目の浮気}}" \|rowspan="2"\|{{ill\|Hiroshi & Kibo\|ja\|ヒロシ&キーボー}}
scope="row"\|27 December

Number one albums and LPs

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon chart:

26 April: Kansuigyo - Miyuki Nakajima[https://news.1242.com/article/173724 1982年4月26日中島みゆき『寒水魚』がオリコン・アルバムチャートの1位を獲得～中島みゆきが音楽を獲得したことを証明するアルバム]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 26 April 2019.
5 July: {{illm|Pearl Pierce|ja|PEARL PIERCE}} - Yumi Matsutoya[https://news.1242.com/article/148630 1982年7月5日、松任谷由実の『PEARL PIERCE』がオリコン・アルバム・チャートの1位を獲得]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 July 2017.
12 July: {{illm|I Love You (Off Course album)|ja|I LOVE YOU (オフコースのアルバム)|lt=I Love You}} - Off Course[https://news.1242.com/article/149276 オフコース最後のアルバムとして発表された『I LOVE YOU』～タイトルに秘められたメッセージ]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 12 July 2018.

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

20 December: {{illm|Kin-Irono Ribbon|ja|金色のリボン}} - Seiko MatsudaBillboard. 25 December 1982, p 79.
6 December: {{illm|Stage (Chiharu Matsuyama album)|ja|STAGE (松山千春のアルバム)|lt=Stage}} - Chiharu MatsuyamaBillboard. 11 December 1982, p 60.
22 November, 29 November and 12 December: {{illm|Candy (Seiko Matsuda album)|ja|Candy (松田聖子のアルバム)|lt=Candy}} - Seiko MatsudaBillboard. 18 December 1982, p 57. 4 December 1982, p 54. 27 November 1982, p 66.
8 November and 15 November: Variation - Akina NakamoriBillboard. 20 November 1982, p 59. 13 November 1982, p 65.
4 October, 11 October, 18 October, 25 October and 1 November: {{illm|Next Sound Track|ja|NEXT SOUND TRACK}} - Off CourseBillboard. 6 November 1982, p 53. 30 October 1982, p 62. 23 October 1982, p 73. 16 October 1982, p 79. 9 October 1982, p 58.
20 September: {{illm|Best (Toshihiko Tahara album)|ja|ベストオブ田原俊彦|lt=Best}} - Toshihiko TaharaBillboard. 25 September 1982, p 55.
9 August, 16 August, 23 August, 30 August, 6 September, 13 September and 27 September: {{illm|Nude Man (Southern All Stars album)|ja|NUDE MAN|lt=Nude Man}} - Southern All StarsBillboard. 2 October 1982, p 60. 18 September 1982, p 61. 11 September 1982, p 51. 4 September 1982, p 61. 28 August 1982, p 42. 21 August 1982, p 63. 14 August 1982, p 59.
15 July, 26 July and 2 August: {{illm|I Love You (Off Course album)|ja|I LOVE YOU (オフコースのアルバム)|lt=I Love You}} - Off CourseBillboard. 7 August 1982, p 60. 31 July 1982, p 48. 24 July 1982, p 57.
5 July and 12 July: {{illm|Pearl Pierce|ja|PEARL PIERCE}} - Yumi MatsutoyaBillboard. 17 July 1982, p 62. 10 July 1982, p 61. Cited as "Pearl Piasu".
3 June, 12 June and 28 June: {{illm|Pineapple (Seiko Matsuda album)|ja|Pineapple (アルバム)|lt=Pineapple}} - Seiko MatsudaBillboard. 3 July 1982, p 57. 26 June 1982, p 71. 19 June 1982, p 56.
31 May: Tug of War - Paul McCartneyBillboard. 5 June 1982, p 61.
5 April, 12 April, 19 April, 26 April, 3 May, 10 May, 17 May and 24 May: Kansuigyo - Miyuki NakajimaBillboard. 29 May 1982, p 61. 22 May 1982, p 62. 15 May 1982, p 64. 8 May 1982, p 59. 1 May 1982, p 57. 24 April 1982, p 63. 17 April 1982, p 54. 10 April 1982, p 70.
16 March, 23 March and 30 March: {{illm|Memorial (Masatoshi Nakamura album)|ja|メモリアル (中村雅俊のアルバム)|lt=Memorial}} - Masatoshi NakamuraBillboard. 3 April 1982, p 63. 27 March 1982, p 95. 20 March 1982, p 66.
6 March: {{illm|Watashikara No Tegami|ja|MY LIFE (松山千春のアルバム)}} - Chiharu MatsuyamaBillboard. 13 March 1982, p 62.
8 February, 15 February, 22 February and 27 February: For You - Tatsuro YamashitaBillboard. 6 March 1982, p 70. 27 February 1982, p 55. 20 February 1982, p 69. 13 February 1982, p 63.
25 January and 1 February: {{illm|Sailor Fuku To Kikan Ju|ja|セーラー服と機関銃オリジナル・サウンドトラック}} (original soundtrack of Sailor Suit and Machine Gun) - Hiroko YakushimaruBillboard. 6 February 1982, p 72. 30 January 1982, p 72.
11 January: {{illm|Kishoutenketsu II |ja|起承転結 II}} - Chiharu MatsuyamaBillboard. 16 January 1982, p 50
4 January and 18 January: {{illm|Over (Off Course album)|ja|over (オフコースのアルバム)|lt=Over}} - Off CourseBillboard. 16 January 1982, p 50. 30 January 1982, p 72.

Jazz

There were approximately one hundred jazz bands.

Film and television

The music of The Go Masters, by Hikaru Hayashi, won the 37th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[https://mainichi.jp/mfa/history/037.html 第37回日本映画大賞] The music of Fall Guy (1982), by {{illm|Masato Kai (composer)|ja|甲斐正人|lt=Masato Kai}}, won the 6th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1983).[https://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=6 Prizes]. The music of The Wizard of Oz is by Joe Hisaishi and includes songs by Mitsuko Horie.だれかが私を待っている. Nippon Columbia catalogue number CK-584The Wizard of Oz. LaserDisc. Paramount Home Video LV 2322オズの魔法使い. VHS. Toho Video (東宝ビデオ).[https://thetv.jp/program/0000021929/ オズの魔法使い].

Overseas

The song "Bamboo Houses", by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, reached number 30 on the UK singles chart.[https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sylvian-sakamoto-bamboo-housesbamboo-music/ Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music]. Official Charts.

Debuts

21 May: Singing debut of {{illm|Sayaka Ito|ja|伊藤さやか}}[https://news.1242.com/article/127727 「花の82年組」で異色の存在だった伊藤さやか]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 16 October 2017.

Other singles released

"Slow Motion" and Shōjo A by Akina Nakamori
"Negai" by Saki Kubota
"Amaku Kiken na Kaori" by Tatsuro Yamashita
"{{illm|Irotsuki No Onna De Itekureyo|ja|色つきの女でいてくれよ}}" by The Tigers.[https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/365912 メンバー5人がCMに登場する「直接的タイアップ」が最大のヒットに貢献した]. Nikkan Gendai. 7 January 2025.[https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/366037 この曲のMVPは岸部シロー難なくこなす超絶高音ロングトーンが凄まじい]. Nikkan Gendai. 9 January 2025.[https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/366097 タイガースはアマチュア時代、スパイダースのファンクラブに入っていた]. Nikkan Gendai. 10 January 2025.

Other albums released

Prologue (Jomaku) by Akina Nakamori
Mie Live and Call Girl by Mie
Hitori ga Suki by Keiko Masuda
Mishiranu Hito Denaku by Saki Kubota
What, Me Worry? by Yukihiro Takahashi
Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita by Tatsuro Yamashita
Lion & Pelican by Yōsui Inoue
Mint Jams and 4x4 by Casiopea
Perspective by P-Model
Devil Soldier by Loudness
Temptation of Shapely Legs by T-Square

History

The song Ukiuki Watching (Japanese: ウキウキWATCHING), the theme song of Waratte Iitomo!, was first broadcast on 4 October 1982.[https://news.1242.com/article/157033 1982年10月4日『笑っていいとも！』放送開始～「ウキウキWATCHING」制作秘話]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 4 October 2018.

References

"Japan: Pioneering Production Economy in the '80s". Billboard. 29 May 1982. pp [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=byQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT38#v=onepage&q&f=false J-1] to J-16.
[https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/32656/1/1/1 J-POPの歴史「1982年と1983年、70年代のムードを断ち切った転換点」]. Rolling Stone Japan. 11 December 2019.
Oricon magazine
Music Labo magazine
新譜ジャーナル magazine
1982 [https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000000049549 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report].
1983 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report