MTV Video Music Awards Japan explained

MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Awarded For:Music videos and pop culture
Presenter:MTV Japan
Country:Japan
Year:2002
Website:http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.

Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers. Initially Japan was part of the MTV Asia Awards, which included all Asian countries, but because of the musical variety existent in Japan, in May 2002 began to hold their own awards independently.

On June 25, 2011, MTV Video Music Japan changed the 2011 ceremony to MTV Video Music Aid Japan 2011 as a charity event for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Since 2017 the winners have been announced by the official Instagram account[1] without previous nominations.

Host cities

EditionDateVenueCityHost
1stMay 24, 2002Tokyo International ForumTokyoLondon Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō
2ndMay 25, 2003Saitama Super ArenaSaitamaZeebra and Nana Katase
3rdMay 23, 2004Tokyo Bay NK HallUrayasuTomomitsu Yamaguchi
4thMay 29, 2005Takashi Fujii and Megumi
5thMay 27, 2006Yoyogi National GymnasiumTokyoMokomichi Hayami and Masami Hisamoto
6thMay 26, 2007Saitama Super ArenaSaitamaMisaki Ito and Hidehiko Ishizuka
7thMay 31, 2008Cyril
8thMay 30, 2009Gekidan Hitori
9thMay 29, 2010Yoyogi National GymnasiumTokyo
10thJune 25, 2011Makuhari MesseChibaAKB48
11thJune 23, 2012Perfume
12thJune 22, 2013Nobuaki Kaneko and Atsuko Maeda
13thJune 14, 2014Maihama AmphitheaterSayumi Michishige
14thNovember 26, 2015act*squareTokyoVerbal
15thOctober 26, 2016Shinkiba STUDIO COASTRip Slyme
16thSeptember 27, 2017 Ken Ayuga and JOANN
17thOctober 10, 2018
18thSeptember 18, 2019Hinatazaka46
19thOctober 29, 2020Bish
20thDecember 18, 2021Akari Kitō and Ken Ayugai
21stNovember 2, 2022Musashino Forest Sport PlazaIwai Yuki, Mukai Satoshi and Yuka Sagai
22ndNovember 22, 2023K ArenaYokohamaRyota Yamasato and Sachi Fujii

Awards categories

Annual awards

Year Artist
2018Daichi Miura
2019One Ok Rock
2020Daiki Tsuneta
2021Yoasobi
2022Vaundy
2023Mrs. Green Apple
Year Artist Song
2019Official Hige Dandism"Pretender"
2020Yoasobi"Yoru ni Kakeru"
2021Yuuri"Dry Flower"
2022Ado"New Genesis"
2023Yoasobi"Idol"
Year Artist
2022Sakurazaka46
2023Be First

Video awards

YearJapanInternational
ArtistSongArtistSong
2021Gen Hoshino"Fushigi"Billie Eilish"Happier Than Ever"
2022Aimer"Zankyōsanka"Harry Styles"As It Was"
2023Aiko"Hateshinai Futari"Olivia Rodrigo"Vampire"
Year Artist Song
2017Rekishi"Katoku"
2018Dean Fujioka"Echo"
2019Bish"Stereo Future"
2020millenium parade"Fly with me"
2021Zutomayo"Kuraku Koruku"
2022Momoiro Clover Z"Mysterion"
2023Mrs. Green Apple"Magic"
Year Artist Song
2022CreepHyp"Night on the Planet"
2023Macaroni Enpitsu"Kanashimi wa Bus ni Notte"
Year Artist Song
2018Gen Hoshino"Idea"
2020Generations from Exile Tribe"One in a Million -Kiseki no Yoru ni-"
2021Hinatazaka46"Tteka"
2022King Gnu"Sakayume"
2023Aina the End"Red:Birthmark"
Year Artist Song
2018Little Glee Monster"Sekai wa Anata ni Waraikakete Iru"
2020Bish"Letters"
2021Aina the End"Kinmokusei"
2022Radwimps"Ningen Gokko"
2023Hinatazaka46"Am I Ready?"
Year Artist Song
2021Vaundy"Shiwaawase"
2022Fujii Kaze"Damn"
2023Mrs. Green Apple"Que Sera Sera"

Special awards

Year Artist
2014Glay
2016The Yellow Monkey
2017Buck-Tick
2020E-girls
2022Bish
Year Artist Award
2019GlayMTV Rock the World Award
2021Nogizaka46MTV Pop the World Award
2022Takanori IwataMTV Dance the World Award
Year Artist
2015Basement Jaxx
2022JO1
Year Artist Song
2019Foorin"Paprika"
2020Eito"Kōsui"
2021Ado"Usseewa"
2022Da-iCE"Star Mine"
Year Artist
2017Keyakizaka46
2019BTS
2020Dish
2021NiziU
2022Ive
2023NewJeans
Year Artist
2019Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
The Boyz
2020JO1
2021Be First
2022XG
2023Wolf Howl Harmony
Year Artist Song
2021Hiiragi Kirai"Love ka?"
2022Balloon"Pamela"
2023Marasy, Jin, Shōta Horie (kemu)"Shinjinrui"
Year Artist
2023DXTEEN
Lil League from Exile Tribe

Discontinued award categories

Year Artist Song
2015Babymetal
2016"Karate"
2017Metallica"Hardwired"

Most wins

Most wins in a single night

Artist Year Number of awards Music video
2023 4 "Que Sera Sera" (2); "Magic" (1); Artist of the Year (for Mrs. Green Apple)
2017 3 "Family Song"(2), Koi
2011 "Born This Way"
2010 "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" (1); Aisubeki Mirai e (1); MTV Icon Award (for Exile)
2009 "Ti Amo (Chapter2)" (2); Best Choreography Award (for Exile)
2008 "I Believe" (1); Exile Love (1); "Toki no Kakera" (1)
2007 "Yume No Uta" (2); Best Stylish Artist in a Video (1)
2006 "Butterfly" (2); "Trust You" (1)
2005 "Hana" (1); MusiQ (1); "Rocoroshon" (1)
2004 "Because of You" (1); "No Way to Say" (1); Best Live Performance (for Ayumi Hamasaki)
2003 "Rakuen Baby" (2); "Funkastic" (1)

Most wins overall

Updated till 2020.

Rank1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
ArtistNamie AmuroExileGen HoshinoHikaru Utada
Kumi Koda
Rip Slyme		Daichi MiuraKen Hirai
Lady Gaga
Orange Range
One Ok Rock
Total awards14118765

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MTV Japan (@mtvjapan) • Instagram photos and videos. www.instagram.com. en. 2018-09-07.

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