The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.
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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.
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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 |
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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 and JOANN |
17th |
October 10, 2018 |
18th |
September 18, 2019 |
Hinatazaka46 |
19th |
October 29, 2020 |
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Bish |
20th |
December 18, 2021 |
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Akari Kitō and Ken Ayugai |
21st |
November 2, 2022 |
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza |
Iwai Yuki, Mukai Satoshi and Yuka Sagai |
22nd |
November 22, 2023 |
K Arena |
Yokohama |
Ryota Yamasato and Sachi Fujii |
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Annual awards
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- Song of the Year (2019–present)
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Video awards
- Best Solo Artist Video (2021–present)
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2022 |
CreepHyp |
"Night on the Planet" |
2023 |
Macaroni Enpitsu |
"Kanashimi wa Bus ni Notte" |
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- Best Animation Video (2023–present)
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- Best Art Direction Video (2018, 2020–present)
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- Best Cinematography (2018, 2020–present)
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- Best Visual Effects (2021–present)
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Special awards
- Inspiration Award Japan (2014, 2016–2017, 2020, 2022)
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- MTV the World Award (2019, 2021–2022)
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- Best Live Performance (2015, 2022)
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- MTV Breakthrough Song (2019–2022)
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- Best Buzz Award (2017, 2019–present)
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- Rising Star Award (2019–present)
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- Daisy Bell Award (2021–present)
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2021 |
Hiiragi Kirai |
"Love ka?" |
2022 |
Balloon |
"Pamela" |
2023 |
Marasy, Jin, Shōta Horie (kemu) |
"Shinjinrui" |
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- Global Icon Award (2023–present)
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- Best Asia Celebrity (2023–present)
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- Best Asia Group (2023–present)
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- Upcoming Dance & Vocal Group (2023–present)
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Discontinued award categories
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- Best Metal Video (2015–2017)
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- Best Teen Choice Artist (2016)
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- SAS Lifetime Achievement Award Japan (2018)
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- Special Achievement Award (2014)
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Most wins in a single night
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Most wins overall
Updated till 2020.
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