MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan started in 2002.

Awards winners

2002

To see all the nominees go to the 2002 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Mr. Children — "Kimi Ga Suki"
• Best Male Artist: Ken Hirai
• Best Female Artist: Ayumi Hamasaki
• Best Group: Backstreet Boys
• Best New Artist: Rip Slyme
• Best Rock Artist: Dragon Ash
• Best Pop Artist: Chemistry
• Best R&B Artist: Hikaru Utada
• Best Hip Hop Artist: Rip Slyme
• Best Dance Artist: The Chemical Brothers
• Best Website: L'Arc-en-Ciel (www.LArc-en-Ciel.com)
• Best Video from a Film: Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa & Pink — "Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge!)
• Best Live Performance: Oasis

Special Categories

• Inspiration Award Japan: Namie Amuro
• Inspiration Award International: Jay-Z
• Best Asian Artist: Jay Chou
• Legend Award: Jimmy Page

2003

To see all the nominees go to the 2003 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Rip Slyme — "Rakuen Baby"
• Album of the Year: Chemistry — Second to None
• Best Male Video: Craig David — "What's Your Flava?"
• Best Female Video: Hikaru Utada — "Sakura Drops"
• Best Group Video: Rip Slyme — "Rakuen Baby"
• Best New Artist in a Video: Avril Lavigne — "Complicated"
• Best Rock Video: Red Hot Chili Peppers — "By the Way"
• Best Pop Video: Blue — "One Love"
• Best R&B Video: Crystal Kay — "Girl U Love"
• Best Hip-Hop Video: Rip Slyme — "Funkastic"
• Best Dance Video: Supercar — "Yumegiwa Last Boy-Pingpong Self Remix Ver."
• Best Video from a Film: Eminem — "Lose Yourself" (8 Mile)
• Best Collaboration: Suite Chic feat. Firstklas — "Good Life"
• Best Live Performance: Kick the Can Crew
• Legend Award: Run DMC

2004

To see all the nominees go to the 2004 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Missy Elliott — "Pass That Dutch"
• Album of the Year: Outkast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
• Best Male Video: Pharrell feat. Jay-Z — "Frontin'"
• Best Female Video: Ayumi Hamasaki — "Because of You"
• Best Group Video: Kick the Can Crew — "Saga Continue"
• Best New Artist Video: Orange Range — "Shanghai Honey"
• Best Rock Video: Good Charlotte — "The Anthem"
• Best Pop Video: Ayumi Hamasaki — "No Way to Say"
• Best R&B Video: Namie Amuro — "Put 'Em Up"
• Best Hip Hop Video: Zeebra — "Touch The Sky"
• Best Dance Video: BoA — "Double"
• Breakthrough Video: Mika Nakashima — "Love Addict"
• Best Video From A Film: Pink feat. William Orbit — "Feel Good Time" (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
• Best Collaboration: Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z — "Crazy in Love"
• Best Live Performance: Ayumi Hamasaki
• Best buzz ASIA

1. Japan: Namie Amuro — "Put 'Em Up"
2. Taiwan: Leehom Wang — "Last Night"
3. Korea: M — "Just One Night"

Special Categories

• Legend Award: Ozzy Osbourne
• Inspiration Award: Janet Jackson
• Best Web Award: Kick the Can Crew (www.kickthecancrew.com)
• Best Style in a Video: Mika Nakashima - "Kissing·
• Best Direction in a Video: The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button" (Michel Gondry)
• Best Special Effects in a Video: The Chemical Brothers — "Get Yourself High"
• Most Impressive Performance Award: Mary J. Blige

2005

To see all the nominees go to the 2005 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Orange Range — "Hana"
• Album of the Year: Orange Range — MusiQ
• Best Male Video: Ken Hirai — "Hitomi Wo Tojite"
• Best Female Video: Mika Nakashima — "Sakura Iro Mau Koro"
• Best Group Video: Linkin Park — "Breaking the Habit"
• Best New Artist in a Video: Sambomaster — "Utsukushiki Ningen No Hibi"
• Best Rock Video: Hoobastank — "The Reason"
• Best Pop Video: Ketsumeishi — "Kimini Bump"
• Best R&B Video: Namie Amuro — "Girl Talk"
• Best Hip Hop Video: Beastie Boys — "Ch-Check It Out"
• Best Video from a Film: Ken Hirai — "Hitomi wo Tojite" (Sekai no Chushin de ai wo Sakebu)
• Best Collaboration: Jay-Z/Linkin Park — "Numb / Encore"
• Best buzz ASIA

1. Japan: Orange Range — "Locolotion"
2. Korea: Rain — "It's Raining"
3. Taiwan: Stefanie Sun — "Running"

Special Categories

• Style Award: Ashanti
• Most Entertaining Video: Gorie with Jasmine and Joanne - "Micky"
• International Video Icon Award: Mariah Carey
• Most Impressive Performing Artist in Asia: Namie Amuro
• Best Director: Yasuo Inoue
• Best Special Effects in a Video: Gagle — "Rap Wonder DX"

2006

To see all the nominees go to the 2006 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Kumi Koda — "Butterfly"
• Album of the Year: Orange Range — Natural
• Best Male Video: Ken Hirai — "Pop Star"
• Best Female Video: Kumi Koda — "Butterfly"
• Best Group Video: Def Tech — "Konomama"
• Best New Artist in a Video: Rihanna — "Pon de Replay"
• Best Rock Video: Green Day — "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
• Best Pop Video: Remioromen — "Konayuki"
• Best R&B Video: Ai — "Story"
• Best Hip Hop Video: 50cent feat. Mobb Deep — "Outta Control"
• Best Reggae Video: Shonan No Kaze — "Karasu"
• Best Dance Video: Gorillaz — "Feel Good Inc."
• Best Video from a Film: Nana starring Mika Nakashima — "Glamorous Sky" (Nana)
• Best Collaboration: Hotei vs. Rip Slyme — "Battle Funkastic"
• Best buzz ASIA

1. Japan: Kumi Koda — "Trust you"
2. Taiwan: Jay Chou — "Snow-like Hair"
3. South Korea: Se7en — "Start Line"

Special Categories

• Legend award: Michael Jackson
• Inspiration Award: Destiny's Child
• The Most Influential Songwriter Award: John Legend
• Best Director Awards: Yasuyuki Yamaguchi
• Best Special Effects in a Video: Soul'd Out — "Iruka"

2007

To see all the nominees go to the 2007 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Kumi Koda — "Yume No Uta"
• Album of the Year: Daniel Powter — Daniel Powter
• Best Male Video: DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Knight"
• Best Female Video: Kumi Koda — "Yume No Uta"
• Best Group Video: Exile — "Lovers Again"
• Best New Artist in a Video: Ne-Yo — "So Sick"
• Best Rock Video: My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade"
• Best Pop Video: Ai Otsuka — "Ren'ai Shashin"
• Best R&B Video: AI — "Believe"
• Best Hip Hop Video: Kreva — "The Show"
• Best Reggae Video: Shonannokaze — "Junrenka"
• Best Dance Video: DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Knight"
• Best Video from a Film: Ai Otsuka — "Ren'ai Shashin" (Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru)
• Best Collaboration Video: U2 & Green Day — "The Saints Are Coming"
• Best buzz ASIA

1. Japan: Yuna Ito — "Precious"
2. South Korea: TVXQ — "O-Jung Ban Hap"
3. Taiwan: Mayday — "Born to love"

Special Categories

• Best Direction in a Video: Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (Tony K)
• Best Special Effects in a Video: Apogee — "Ghost Song" (Yusuke Tanaka)
• Best Stylish Artist in a Video: Kumi Koda

2008

To see all the nominees go to the 2008 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Exile — "I Believe"
• Album of the Year: Exile — Exile Love
• Best Male Video: Ne-Yo — "Because of You"
• Best Female Video: Fergie — "Big Girls Don't Cry"
• Best Group Video: M-Flo loves Emi Hinouchi & Ryohei & Emyli & Yoshika & Lisa — "Love Comes and Goes"
• Best New Artist in a Video: Motohiro Hata — "Uroko"
• Best Rock Video: Radwimps — "Order-Made"
• Best Pop Video: Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend"
• Best R&B Video: Namie Amuro — "Hide & Seek"
• Best Hip Hop Video: Rip Slyme — "I・Ｎ・G"
• Best Reggae Video: Shonan No Kaze — "Sui Ren Ka"
• Best Dance Video: The Chemical Brothers — "Do It Again"
• Best Video from a Film: Hikaru Utada — "Beautiful World" (Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone)
• Best Collaboration: Kumi Koda feat. Tohoshinki — "Last Angel"
• Best Karaoke Song: Exile — "Toki no Kakera / 24karats -type EX-"
• Best buzzASIA

1. Japan: Ai — "I'll Remember You"
2. Korea: Cherry Filter — "Feel It"
3. Taiwan: Andy Lau — "One"

Special Categories

• MTV Video Vanguard Award: Mariah Carey
• MTV Rock The World Award: Takeshi Kobayashi & Kazutoshi Sakurai
• Red Hot Award: Infinity 16

2009

To see all the nominees go to the 2009 Awards page.

• Video of the Year: Exile — "Ti Amo (Chapter2)"
• Album of the Year: Mr.Children — Supermarket Fantasy
• Best Male Video: Kreva — "Akasatanahamayarawawon"
• Best Female Video: Namie Amuro — "New Look"
• Best Group Video: Exile — "Ti Amo (Chapter2)"
• Best New Artist Video: Kimaguren — "Life"
• Best Rock Video: Maximum the Hormone — "Tsume Tsume Tsume/F"
• Best Pop Video: Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
• Best R&B Video: Namie Amuro — "Sexy Girl"
• Best Hip-Hop Video: Teriyaki Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes & Pharrell — "Zock On!"
• Best Reggae Video: Han-Kun — "Hotter Than Hot"
• Best Dance Video: Towa Tei feat. Miho Hatori — "Mind Wall"
• Best Video from a Film: Remioromen — "Yume no Tsubomi" (Kansen Retto)
• Best Collaboration: Nelly and Fergie — "Party People"
• Best Karaoke Song: Kimaguren — "Life"

Special Awards

• MTV Street Icon Award: Beastie Boys
• MTV Best Choreography Award: Exile

External links

• MTV JAPAN Web Site