Yamaha Popular Song Contest

The Yamaha Popular Song Contest (ヤマハポピュラーソングコンテスト, Yamaha Popyurā Songu Kontesuto), generally known as Popcon (ポプコン, Popukon), 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 '69 Composition Concours ('69作曲コンクール, '69 Sakkyoku Konkūru), took place at the Yamaha Resort Nemu no Sato (ヤマハリゾート合歓の郷, Yamaha Rizōto Nemu no Sato) in Shima, Mie, Japan.
1972: The contest was renamed Popular Song Contest (ポピュラーソングコンテスト, Popyurā Songu Kontesuto).
1973: From this year, the event was held twice a year.
May 1974: The contest venue was changed to the Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi (ヤマハリゾートつま恋) 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: Teens Music Festival (ティーンズミュージックフェスティバル, Tīnzu Myūjikku Fesutibaru) 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

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]

References

^ 第1回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第2回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第3回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第4回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第5回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第6回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ ポピュラーソングコンテスト '73グランプリ大会 (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第7回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第8回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第9回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第10回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第11回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第12回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第13回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第14回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第15回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第16回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第17回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第18回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第19回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第20回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第21回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第22回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第23回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第24回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第25回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第26回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第27回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第28回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第29回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第30回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第31回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ 第32回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

External links

Popcon history (in Japanese)

[1] 第1回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[2] 第2回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[3] 第3回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[4] 第4回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[5] 第5回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[6] 第6回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[7] ポピュラーソングコンテスト '73グランプリ大会 (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[8] 第7回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[9] 第8回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[10] 第9回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[11] 第10回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[12] 第11回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[13] 第12回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[14] 第13回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[15] 第14回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[16] 第15回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[17] 第16回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[18] 第17回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[19] 第18回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[20] 第19回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[21] 第20回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[22] 第21回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[23] 第22回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[24] 第23回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[25] 第24回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[26] 第25回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[27] 第26回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[28] 第27回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[29] 第28回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[30] 第29回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[31] 第30回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[32] 第31回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[33] 第32回ポピュラーソングコンテスト (in Japanese). Yamaha Music Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

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