2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan explained

2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Date:	November 26, 2015
Location:	Act Square, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Host:	Verbal
Most Awards:	Namie Amuro (3)
Network:	MTV Japan
Previous:	2014
Next:	2016

The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Tokyo on November 26, 2015 and was hosted by Verbal from m-flo.^[1]

Presenters

• Little Mix – presented Dempagumi.inc with their MTV EMA Best Japanese Act award
• Kazuto Koya – presented the Contribution to Entertainment Award

Winners and nominees

Winners are highlighted in bold.^{[2] [3]}

Video of the Year	Best Male Video – Japan
Sandaime J Soul Brothers — "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe	" Namie Amuro — "Birthday" Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) — "Problem" Doberman Infinity — "Infinity" Gen Hoshino — "Sun" Momoiro Clover Z vs Kiss — "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mina" OK Go — "I Won't Let You Down" Pharrell Williams — "Freedom" Years & Years — "King"	Gen Hoshino — "SUN" AK-69 – "The Throne" AKLO (featuring Salu, H.Teflon, and K Dub Shine) – "RGTO" Ken Hirai – "Soredemo Shitai"
Best Male Video – International	Best Female Video – Japan
Pharrell Williams — "Freedom" Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Never Catch Me" Kendrick Lamar — "King Kunta" Mark Ronson — "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars Sam Smith — "I'm Not The Only One"	Namie Amuro — "Birthday" Rina Katahira – "Kemutai" Koda Kumi – "Walk of My Life" Ringo Sheena – "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" Superfly – "On Your Side"
Best Female Video – International	Best Group Video – Japan
Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) — "Problem" Carly Rae Jepsen — "I Really Like You" Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj) — "Bitch I'm Madonna" Sia — "Chandelier" Taylor Swift – "Blank Space"	J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe – "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" One Ok Rock – "Mighty Long Fall" Perfume – "Pick Me Up" Sakanaction – "Shin Takarajima" Sekai no Owari – "Anti-Hero"
Best Group Video – International	Best New Artist Video – Japan
OK Go — "I Won't Let You Down" The Chemical Brothers — "Go" Imagine Dragons — "I Bet My Life" Maroon 5 — "Sugar" Muse — "Dead Inside"	Doberman Infinity – Infinity Awesome City Club – "April March" Charisma.com – "Otubone Rock" The fin. – "Night Time" Sakura Fujiwara – "Walking on the Clouds"
Best New Artist Video – International	Best Collaboration
Years & Years — "King" FKA Twigs — "Two Weeks" James Bay — "Hold Back The River" Jess Glynne — "Hold My Hand" Royal Blood — "Figure It Out"	Momoiro Clover Z vs Kiss – "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina" Basement Jaxx (featuring Team Syachihoko) – "Back 2 the Wild (Japanese ver.)" Flower (featuring Little Mix) – "Dreamin' Together" Man with a Mission (featuring Zebrahead) – "Out of Control" Owl City (featuring Sekai no Owari) – "Tokyo"
Best Rock Artist	Best Hip Hop Artist
Vamps	AK-69
Best R&B Artist	Best Dance Artist Artist
Daichi Miura	Perfume
Best Metal Artist	Best Creativity
Babymetal	Namie Amuro
Best Live Performance	Next Break Artist
Basement Jaxx with Team Syachihoko	Beat Buddy Boi 04 Limited Sazabys – Terminal Aisha – Candy Love Akasick – CG Gal Aono Saho – Once in a Lifetime Alaha Meiri – 21 ANTHEM Beat Buddy Boi – come again banvox – Summer Berry Goodman – Light Stand Daoko – Kakete Ageru Glim Spanky – Otona ni Nattara Hanae – Kamisama no Kamisama Kira – Nadeshiko Soul Kirishima Nodoka – Kaze lol – fire	Natsume Mito – Maegami Kirisugita (Genchou Version) My First Story – Alone Saku – Start Me Up Saue to Nakae – SO.RE.NA Spicysol – Awake Yup'in – Humanity
Contribution to Entertainment Award
Ken Hirai Kumi Koda Juju

External links

• 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://rockinon.com/news/detail/133698. ja:「MTV VMAJ 2015」受賞作品＆アーティスト発表. ja.
2. Web site: https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/2. ja:「MTV VMAJ 2015」ノミネート作品. "MTV VMAJ 2015" Nominees. December 11, 2015. Natalie. ja. https://archive.today/20211118031514/https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/4. November 18, 2021. live. November 17, 2021.
3. Web site: https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/4. ja:「MTV VMAJ 2015」受賞作品一覧. "MTV VMAJ 2015" Winners List. Natalie. ja. https://archive.today/20211118031514/https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/4. November 18, 2021. live. November 17, 2021.