Yamaha Popular Song Contest Explained

The, generally known as, was a Japanese popular music contest which ran from 1969 to 1986. It was sponsored by the Yamaha Music Foundation and was held annually (later, twice a year) at the Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan.

The grand prix winners were to be qualified for the World Popular Song Festival.

History

• 1969: The first competition, as the, took place at the in Shima, Mie, Japan.
• 1972: The contest was renamed .
• 1973: From this year, the event was held twice a year.
• May 1974: The contest venue was changed to the from this year.
• May 1984: Due to a gas explosion in Tsumagoi the previous year, the Nakano Sun Plaza temporarily hosted the event.
• September 1986: The 32nd competition was held as the final Popcon event.
• 1987: replaced the Popcon.

Notable participants

The following professional singers have won in some division of awards.

• Junko Yagami (1974)
• Miyuki Nakajima (1975)
• Motoharu Sano (1978)
• Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (1978)
• Frecuencia Mod (1978)
• Chage and Aska (1979)
• Crystal King (1979)
• Aming (1982)
• Tom Cat (1983)
• Akino Arai (1984)

Winners

1st Composition Concours (1969)

At the Nemu no Sato Yamaha Music Hall, on November 23, 1969.

• Grand Prix
  • Jun Mayuzumi^[1]

2nd Composition Concours (1970)

At the Nemu no Sato Indoor Hall, on November 5, 1970^[2]

• Grand Prix
  • Mieko Hirota

3rd Composition Concours (1971)

At the Nemu no Sato Outdoor Hall, on October 9, 1971^[3]

• Grand Prix
  • Hide and Rosanna

4th Popcon (1972)

At the Nemu no Sato Outdoor Hall, on October 8, 1972^[4]

• Grand Prix
  • Chewing Gum, folk duo
• Awards
  • Yōsui Inoue
  • Yumiko Kokonoe

5th Popcon (1973)

At the Nemu no Sato Outdoor Hall, on May 20, 1973^[5]

6th Popcon (1973)

At the Nemu no Sato Outdoor Hall, on October 13, 1973^[6]

• Awards
  • Akiko Kosaka

Popcon Grand Prix '73 (1973)

At the Nemu no Sato Outdoor Hall, on October 14, 1973^[7]

• Grand Prix
  • Kouichi Ise and Manji
  • Akiko Kosaka

7th Popcon (1974)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 5, 1974^[8]

• Grand Prix
  • Kyoko Kosaka
• Top Prizes
  • Akira Yamazaki
  • Yuki Katsuragi

8th Popcon (1974)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 13, 1974^[9]

• Chewing Gum

9th Popcon (1975)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 18, 1975^[10]

• Grand Prix
  • Shichifukujin
• Best Song Award
  • Shigeru Matsuzaki
• Awards
  • Miyuki Nakajima

10th Popcon (1975)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 12, 1975^[11]

• Grand Prix
  • Miyuki Nakajima
• Best Song Award
  • Akira Inaba (composer)

11th Popcon (1976)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 16, 1976^[12]

• Grand Prix
  • Sandii
• Best Son Award
  • Yukio Sasaki

12th Popcon (1976)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 3, 1976^[13]

• Grand Prix
  • White House II

13th Popcon (1977)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 8, 1977^[14]

14th Popcon (1977)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 2, 1977^[15]

• Grand Prix
  • Masanori Sera & Twist

15th Popcon (1978)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 7, 1978^[16]

• Grand Prix
  • U・U
• Best Song Award
  • Motoharu Sano
• Award
  • Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi and Salty dog

16th Popcon (1978)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 1, 1978^[17]

• Grand Prix
  • Hiroshi Madoka
• Best Song Award
  • Yūko Ōtomo
• Highest Award
  • Monroes
• Awards
  • Chage and Aska
  • Crystal King
  • S.E.N.S.

17th Popcon (1979)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 6, 1979^[18]

• Best Song Award
  • Ippei Suzuki
• Awards
  • Chage and Aska
  • C. W. Nicol and his friends
  • Chizuru Matsunaga (Try-Tone)

18th Popcon (1979)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 7, 1979^[19]

• Grand Prix
  • Crystal King
• Best Song Awards
  • Hironori Kaneko
  • Gypsy and Arere no Re (the current Stardust Revue)

19th Popcon (1980)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 11, 1980^[20]

• Grand Prix
  • Tomoya Itami & Side by Side (Tomoya Itami and Tomoji Sogawa)
• Awards
  • Haruhi Aiso
  • Cutie Panchos

20th Popcon (1980)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 5, 1980^[21]

21st Popcon (1981)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 10, 1981^[22]

• Grand Prix
  • Toshihiro Itoh

22nd Popcon (1981)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 4, 1981^[23]

• Grand Prix
  • Aladdin
• Award
  • Yuiko Tsubokura
• Kawakami Prize
  • Megumi Shiina

23rd Popcon (1982)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 16, 1982^[24]

• Grand Prix
  • Aming
• Best Song Award
  • Asqua
• Kawakami Award
  • Carlos Torres & the Sweet Dreams

24th Popcon (1982)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 3, 1982^[25]

25th Popcon (1983)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 15, 1983^[26]

26th Popcon (1983)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 2, 1983^[27]

• Grand Prix
  • Midori Karashima

27th Popcon (1984)

At the Nakano Sun Plaza, on May 13, 1984^[28]

28th Popcon (1984)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 7, 1984^[29]

• Grand Prix
  • Tom Cat
• Best Song Award
  • Sway
• Award
  • Akino Arai

29th Popcon (1985)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 12, 1985^[30]

30th Popcon (1985)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on October 6, 1985^[31]

• Grand Prix
  • Kazuyuki Ozaki & Coastal City
• Best Song Award
  • Rika

31st Popcon (1986)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on May 11, 1986^[32]

• Award
  • Jinnouchi Taizō

32nd Popcon (1986)

At the Tsumagoi Exhibition Hall, on September 29, 1986^[33]

See also

• Yamaha Music Festival

External links

• Popcon history

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop1.html. ja:第1回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
2. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop2.html. ja:第2回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
3. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop3.html. ja:第3回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
4. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop4.html. ja:第4回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
5. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop5.html. ja:第5回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
6. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop6.html. ja:第6回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
7. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/73pop.html. ja:ポピュラーソングコンテスト '73グランプリ大会. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
8. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop7.html. ja:第7回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
9. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop8.html. ja:第8回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
10. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop9.html. ja:第9回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
11. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop10.html. ja:第10回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
12. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop11.html. ja:第11回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
13. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop12.html. ja:第12回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
14. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop13.html. ja:第13回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
15. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop14.html. ja:第14回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
16. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop15.html. ja:第15回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
17. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop16.html. ja:第16回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
18. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop17.html. ja:第17回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
19. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop18.html. ja:第18回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
20. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop19.html. ja:第19回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
21. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop20.html. ja:第20回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
22. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop21.html. ja:第21回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
23. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop22.html. ja:第22回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
24. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop23.html. ja:第23回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
25. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop24.html. ja:第24回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
26. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop25.html. ja:第25回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
27. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop26.html. ja:第26回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
28. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop27.html. ja:第27回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
29. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop28.html. ja:第28回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
30. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop29.html. ja:第29回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
31. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop30.html. ja:第30回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
32. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop31.html. ja:第31回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.
33. Web site: http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/popcon/pop32.html. ja:第32回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. 2012-04-25. ja.