Hosted by Misaki Ito and Hidehiko Ishizuka, the awards show took place at the Saitama Super Arena before a live audience of 12,000 screaming music fans. The 6th annual show premiered live on MTV, Saturday May 26 to over 6.6 million homes in Japan.
Awards
Winners are in bold text.
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 Night"
Best Female Video
Kumi Koda — "Yume No Uta"
Best Group Video
Exile — "Lovers Again"
Best New Artist
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
Shōnan no Kaze — "Junrenka"
Best Dance Video
DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Night"
Best Video from a Film
Ai Otsuka — "Ren'ai Shashin" (from Heavenly Forest)
Best Collaboration
U2 and Green Day — "The Saints Are Coming"
Best buzz ASIA
Japan
Yuna Ito — "Precious"
South Korea
TVXQ — "O-Jung Ban Hop"
Taiwan
Mayday — "Born to Love"
Special awards
Best Director
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (directed by Tony Kaye)
Best Special Effects in a Video
Apogee — "Ghost Song" (Yusuke Tanaka)
Best Stylish Artist in a Video
Kumi Koda
Red carpet live
Guest celebrities