Here is what you’ve all been waiting for, the winners of The 2016 Arama! Japan Awards, selected by you, the readers of Arama! Japan! We had a great turnout for our second awards show, and the winners can be seen after the jump!

Music

Act Of The Year

Arashi: 31.3%

Hoshino Gen: 20.8%

Utada Hikaru: 19.4%

Keyakizaka46: 15.8%

Hey! Say! JUMP: 12.8%

 

Album Of The Year

Arashi – Are You Happy?: 32.3%

Utada Hikaru – Fantôme: 25.6%

RADWIMPS – Kimi no Na wa.: 22%

Hey! Say! JUMP – DEAR.: 14%

Hoshino Gen – YELLOW DANCER: 6.1%

 

Song Of The Year

Arashi – Fukkatsu LOVE: 30.8%

Hoshino Gen – Koi: 21.2%

RADWIMPS – Zen Zen Zense: 17.2%

Keyakizaka46 – Silent Majority: 16.3%

Utada Hikaru – Nijikan Dake no Vacance featuring Shiina Ringo: 14.6%

 

Music Video Of The Year

Arashi – Fukkatsu LOVE: 27.8%

KAT-TUN – UNLOCK: 25%

Hoshino Gen – Koi: 16.4%

Keyakizaka46 – Silent Majority: 15.4%

Utada Hikaru – Nijikan Dake no Vacance featuring Shiina Ringo: 15.3%

 

Live DVD / Blu-ray Of The Year

Arashi – ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism: 40%

KAT-TUN – KAT-TUN 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR “10Ks!”: 29.2%

Hey! Say! JUMP – Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2015 JUMPing CARnival: 11.7%

Hoshino Gen – Live Tour “YELLOW VOYAGE”: 10.8%

Koda Kumi – KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016 ~Best Single Collection~: 8.3%

 

Best Breakthrough Act

Piko-Taro: 32.4%

Keyakizaka46: 31.4%

Flower: 17.6%

Suiyoubi no Campanella: 13.7%

Frederic: 4.9%

 

Best Male

Hoshino Gen: 42.5%

Jin Akanishi: 21%

Nissy: 13.5%

Daichi Miura: 12.8%

Ken Hirai: 10.2%

 

Best Female

Utada Hikaru: 46.4%

Nishino Kana: 22%

Namie Amuro: 13%

Aimer: 11%

DAOKO: 7.5%

 

Best Band / Group

Arashi: 31.1%

KAT-TUN: 22.4%

RADWIMPS: 20.2%

ONE OK ROCK: 15.5%

Hey! Say! JUMP: 10.9%

 

Best Collaboration

Utada Hikaru – Nijikan Dake no Vacance featuring Shiina Ringo: 47.6%

JINTAKA – Choo Choo SHITAIN: 15.9%

Aimer – Chouchou Musubi (produced by Noda Yojiro of RADWIMPS): 15.5%

EXILE TRIBE – HIGHER GROUND feat. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike: 14.2%

EXILE ATSUSHI + AI – No more: 6.9%

 

Best Best Album

KAT-TUN – KAT-TUN 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST “10Ks!”: 53.4%

Flower – THIS IS Flower THIS IS BEST: 16.4%

E-girls – E.G. SMILE -E-girls BEST-: 11.4%

Oda Kazumasa – Ano Hi, Ano Toki: 9.7%

EXILE – EXTREME BEST: 9.2%

 

Best Cover Album

Various Artists – MIKA NAKASHIMA TRIBUTE: 28.4%

JUJU – Snack JUJU ~Yoru no Request~: 21.8%

May J. – Sweet Song Covers: 19.2%

Shibutani Subaru – Uta: 19%

Chris Hart – Heart Song Tears: 11.5%

 

Best Album Art

Arashi – Are You Happy?: 41.5%

Perfume – COSMIC EXPLORER: 21.7%

Utada Hikaru – Fantôme: 16.6%

Hoshino Gen – YELLOW DANCER: 14%

Suiyoubi no Campanella – UMA: 6.2%

 

Best Pop Act

Perfume: 26.4%

Hoshino Gen: 26%

Utada Hikaru: 24.4%

E-girls: 12.2%

Nishino Kana: 10.9%

 

Best Pop Album

Utada Hikaru – Fantôme: 33%

Perfume – COSMIC EXPLORER: 21.8%

Hoshino Gen – YELLOW DANCER: 16.4%

Nishino Kana – Just LOVE.: 15.9%

Sandaime J Soul Brothers – THE JSB LEGACY: 13%

 

Best Pop Song

Hoshino Gen – Koi: 32.1%

Perfume – FLASH: 23.4%

Utada Hikaru – Michi: 18.5%

AAA – Namida no Nai Sekai: 16.3%

Namie Amuro – Mint: 9.6%

 

Best Idol Act

Arashi: 46%

Hey! Say! JUMP: 20.1%

Keyakizaka46: 14.5%

Nogizaka46: 10.7%

AKB48: 8.6%

 

Best Idol Album

Arashi – Are You Happy?: 46.3%

Nogizaka46 – Sorezore no Isu: 21.6%

Hey! Say! JUMP – DEAR.: 16.6%

NEWS – QUARTETTO: 12.7%

Negicco – Tea for Three: 2.8%

 

Best Idol Song

Arashi – Fukkatsu LOVE: 34.2%

KAT-TUN – UNLOCK: 24.8%

Keyakizaka46 – Silent Majority: 20.6%

Hey! Say! JUMP – Fantastic Time: 14.2%

Morning Musume. ’16 – Utakata Saturday Night!: 6.2%

 

Best Rock Act

ONE OK ROCK: 47.3%

RADWIMPS: 30.7%

[Alexandros]: 11.9%

MAN WITH A MISSION: 5.8%

BUCK-TICK: 4.4%

 

Best Rock Album

RADWIMPS – Kimi no Na wa.: 46.7%

SCANDAL – YELLOW: 21.5%

[Alexandros] – EXIST!: 13.2%

BUMP OF CHICKEN – Butterflies: 12.2%

BUCK-TICK – Atom Miraiha No.9: 6.4%

 

Best Rock Song

RADWIMPS – Zen Zen Zense: 39.3%

ONE OK ROCK – Taking Off: 35%

SCANDAL – Take Me Out: 12.5%

THE YELLOW MONKEY – Suna no Tou: 9.7%

Frederic – Only Wonder: 3.5%

 

Best Urban Act

Daichi Miura: 62.1%

KOHH: 11.5%

Taichi Mukai: 9.9%

Suchmos: 8.4%

AKLO: 8%

 

Best Urban Album

Taichi Mukai – 24: 38.1%

AKLO – Outside the Frame: 22.1%

CICADA – formula: 16.7%

Suchmos – Mint Condition: 14.6%

chelmico – chelmico: 8.6%

 

Best Urban Song

Daichi Miura – Cry & Fight: 56.8%

Taichi Mukai – SLOW DOWN: 16.1%

KEN THE 390 – Turn Up feat. T-PABLOW, SKY-HI: 11%

Suchmos – MINT: 8.3%

chelmico – Labyrinth ’97: 7.8%

 

Best Electronic Act

Suiyoubi no Campanella: 43.6%

Yasutaka Nakata: 27.1%

METAFIVE: 15.7%

Seiho: 7.2%

Jesse Ruins: 6.4%

 

Best Electronic Album

Suiyoubi no Campanella – UMA: 44%

METAFIVE – METHALF: 17.9%

YASU – Orion: 17.4%

Tomita Lab – SUPERFINE: 11.8%

Seiho – Collapse: 8.9%

 

Best Electronic Song

Suiyoubi no Campanella – Aladdin: 40%

Yasutaka Nakata – NANIMONO feat. Yonezu Kenshi: 26.5%

METAFIVE – Musical Chairs: 17.7%

80KIDZ – In My Place feat. Capeson: 8.8%

Jesse Ruins – Eve Liquid: 7%

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