From "The 64th Japan Record Awards", which will be broadcast at 5:30 PM, on December 30, 2022, it has been announced that the winners of the "Special Award", Ado, Otokogumi, Da Pump, and Yuzu will appear. Ado will be performing a medley from the special MV that will be released for the first time. Previously, the award winners and winning songs along with the "Grand Prix Nominees" and "Best New Artist Nominees" were announced. The main hosts for this program are TBS announcer Azumi Shinichiro and actress Arimura Kasumi. The guest performers that were announced are the four winners of the "Special Award", Ado, Otokogumi, Da Pump, and Yuzu. Ado is also the winner of the "Excellent Work Awards". The three song "New Genesis (Uta from One Piece Film Red)", "Backlight (Uta from One Piece Film Red)" will be performed in a medley from the special MV that will be released for the first time in "Japan Record Awards". The performance is a special version featuring the new recording of Ado band performance. Also, Ado herself will appear via the live phone call, so fans should check it out. Furthermore, Otokogumi, who restarted their activities since 29 years ago and will also be active until the end of August 2023, is one of the winners of the "Special Award". They also won the "Best New Artist" in 1988 "The 30th Japan Record Awards" and gold prize winner in 1989 "The 31st Japan Record Awards". They will be performing a three songs medley, where two songs are linked to "Japan Record Awards", "Daybreak" that they performed during "The 30th Japan Record Awards" when they won the "Best New Artist", the gold prize's song "Time Zone" in "The 31st Japan Record Awards", and "Puzzle". Da Pump, who had won nine awards, such as "Excellent Work Awards" and "Special Award" up until now, and Yuzu, who is the winner of the "Best Album Award" in 2013, "Excellent Work Awards" in 2014, and "Special Award" in 2017 along with his 25th debut anniversary, are also the winners of the "Special Award". Da Pump will perform a special four songs medley, "Feelin' Good ～It's PARADISE～", "if...", "U.S.A." and "Da Funk" while Yuzu will perform a special three song medley, "Bridge of Glory", "Rainbow", and "Kimi Wo Omou". Do look forward to further news on the guest performers.

"One Piece Film: Red," the latest theatrical version of the "One Piece" series, has grossed 19.7 billion yen with more than 14.27 million viewers in its first 177 days of release. The worldwide box-office revenue reached 31.9 billion yen. "One Piece" is a maritime adventure based on the boys' manga by Oda Eiichiro, which has been serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" since July 1997. It is a popular work that has spawned numerous cross-media works and merchandise, with events being held without interruption. In 2021, the work reached 1,000 episodes in the anime and 100 volumes for the manga, with July 22, 2022, marking the 25th anniversary of the series. The latest film, "One Piece Film: Red," released on August 6, 2022, depicts a story that begins with the shocking revelation that the world's most beloved singer, Uta, is Shanks' daughter. Opening on August 6 with a rocket start, the film drew 1.57 million viewers and grossed over 2.25 billion yen in the first two days. The film continued to break records without slowing down, and on August 25, the 20th day of its release, it surpassed the 10 billion yen mark at the box office. The film ended its run on January 29, 2023, with box-office revenue of 19.7 billion yen and an attendance of 14.27 million viewers in its 177 days of operation. This record ranks 8th on the all-time domestic film box-office revenue list. The overseas box office totaled 12.2 billion yen (as of January 27, at 129.48 yen to the dollar), bringing the worldwide box office total to 31.9 billion yen. To commemorate this milestone, Oda Eiichiro, the author of the original manga, released a visual celebrating the 31.9 billion yen mark at the worldwide box office, with Luffy covering his eyes with his hands and a big smile on his face. Having run for six months, the film held a grand finale party on January 28, the day before the end of its run. To express their gratitude, the Straw Hat crew including Tanaka Mayumi and Nazuka Kaori, who plays Uta, gathered for the event. On January 29, the last day of the movie, many fans went to the movie theaters. Some expressed their gratitude and sadness to the end of the movie on social media, "Thank you for such a wonderful six months! It was the best movie ever! I hope it will be premiered again someday," and "This is the first time I've been to the theater 18 times to see the same movie. It makes me sad that I can no longer see it in theaters…" (C) Oda Eiichiro/2022 ‘One Piece’ Production Committee