The 1st CD Shop Awards were presented at the HMV Shibuya store this past Tuesday. The awards are voted on by CD shop employees across Japan, reflecting the releases (both major and indie) that they most want customers to listen to.

The winner of the grand prize was Soutaiseiriron's first album "Chiffon Shugi," released in May of last year. The runners-up were "THIS IS MUSIC" by Ohashi Trio and "GAME" by the popular trio Perfume, who couldn't attend due to a scheduling conflict.

The other winners were:
- "HEART STATION" - Hikaru Utada
- "HeartY" - HY
- "Honyarara" - SAKEROCK
- "Superfly" - Superfly
- "ALRIGHT" - Motohiro Hata
- "floating pupa" - pupa
- "SUPERMARKET FANTASY" - Mr.Children


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