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

Live performances

Red carpet live

Guest celebrities