MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Music videos and pop culture |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | MTV Japan |
| First awarded | 2002 |
| Website | http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/ |
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
| Edition | Date | Venue | City | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | May 24, 2002 | Tokyo International Forum | Tokyo | London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō |
| 2nd | May 25, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama | Zeebra and Nana Katase |
| 3rd | May 23, 2004 | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | Urayasu | Tomomitsu Yamaguchi |
| 4th | May 29, 2005 | Takashi Fujii and Megumi | ||
| 5th | May 27, 2006 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo | Mokomichi Hayami and Masami Hisamoto |
| 6th | May 26, 2007 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama | Misaki Ito and Hidehiko Ishizuka |
| 7th | May 31, 2008 | Cyril | ||
| 8th | May 30, 2009 | Gekidan Hitori | ||
| 9th | May 29, 2010 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo | N/A |
| 10th | June 25, 2011 | Makuhari Messe | Chiba | AKB48 |
| 11th | June 23, 2012 | Perfume | ||
| 12th | June 22, 2013 | Nobuaki Kaneko and Atsuko Maeda | ||
| 13th | June 14, 2014 | Maihama Amphitheater | Sayumi Michishige | |
| 14th | November 26, 2015 | act*square | Tokyo | Verbal |
| 15th | October 26, 2016 | Shinkiba STUDIO COAST | Rip Slyme | |
| 16th | September 27, 2017 | Ken Ayuga & JOANN | ||
| 17th | October 10, 2018 | |||
| 18th | September 18, 2019 | Hinatazaka46 |
Awards categories
- Video of the Year
- Album of the Year
- Best Male Video
- Best Female Video
- Best Group Video
- Best New Artist
- Best Rock Video
- Best Pop Video
- Best R&B Video
- Best Hip-Hop Video
- Best Reggae Video
- Best Dance Video
- Best Alternative Video
- Best Video from a Film
- Best Collaboration
- Best Karaokee! Song
- Best Choreography
Most wins
Most wins in a single night
| Artist | Year | Number of awards | Music video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Hoshino | 2017 | 3 | "Family Song"(2), Koi |
| Lady Gaga | 2011 | "Born This Way" | |
| Exile | 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) | ||
| Kumi Koda | 2007 | "Yume No Uta" (2); Best Stylish Artist in a Video (1) | |
| 2006 | "Butterfly" (2); "Trust You" (1) | ||
| Orange Range | 2005 | "Hana" (1); MusiQ (1); "Rocoroshon" (1) | |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | 2004 | "Because of You" (1); "No Way to Say" (1); Best Live Performance (for Ayumi Hamasaki) | |
| Rip Slyme | 2003 | "Rakuen Baby" (2); "Funkastic" (1) |
Most wins overall
Updated till 2019.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Namie Amuro | Exile | Gen Hoshino | Utada Hikaru Kumi Koda Rip Slyme |
Daichi Miura | Ken Hirai Lady Gaga Orange Range One Ok Rock |
Ayumi Hamasaki Ariana Grande Mika Nakashima Shōnan no Kaze Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Perfume Kana Nishino Sandaime J Soul Brothers |
| Total awards | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
References
- "MTV Japan (@mtvjapan) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.