# MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008

Die MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008 wurden am 31. Mai 2008 in der Saitama Super Arena, Saitama verliehen. Die Moderation übernahm Cyril Takayama. Es handelte sich um die siebte Verleihung der MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

## Auftritte

* Ayaka – Okaeri
* Exile – 24 karats-type EX
* Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry
* Mariah Carey – I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time
* Nelly and Fergie – Party People
* Orange Range – O2
* Simple Plan – When I’m Gone

### Roter Teppich

* Colbie Caillat
* Flo Rida
* Miliyah Kato
* W-inds

## Gewinner und Nominierte

| Video of the Year | Best Male Video |
| Exile – I Believe Mr. Children – Irodori Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – Umbrella Tokyo Incidents – OSCA Kanye West – Stronger | Ne-Yo – Because of You Chris Brown featuring T-Pain – Kiss Kiss Ken Hirai – Fake Star Tamio Okuda – Mugen no Kaze Seamo – Cry Baby |
| Best Female Video | Best Group Video |
| Fergie – Big Girls Don't Cry Alicia Keys – No One Kumi Koda – Ai no Uta Mika Nakashima – Life Ai Otsuka – Peach | M-Flo Loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei, Emyli, Yoshika and Lisa – Love Comes and Goes Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder Mr. Children – Irodori Rip Slyme – I.N.G Sum 41 – Underclass Hero |
| Best New Artist | Best Rock |
| Motohiro Hata – Uroko Erika – Free Mika – Grace Kelly Satomi Takasugi – Tabibito Amy Winehouse – Rehab | Radwimps – Order Made 9mm Parabellum Bullet – Discommunication Foo Fighters – The Pretender L'Arc-en-Ciel – Seventh Heaven Linkin Park – What I've Done |
| Best Pop Video | Best R&B Video |
| Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend Fergie – Clumsy M-Flo Loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei, Emyli, Yoshika and Lisa – Love Comes and Goes Ai Otsuka – Peach Yui – Love & Truth | Namie Amuro – Hide & Seek AI – I'll Remember You Mary J. Blige featuring Lil Mama – Just Fine Chris Brown featuring T-Pain – Kiss Kiss Miliyah Kato featuring Wakadanna – Lalala |
| Best Hip-Hop Video | Best Dance Video |
| Soulja Boy – Crank That 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland – Ayo Technology (She Wants It) Kreva – Strong Style Kanye West – Stronger T.I. – Big Things Poppin’ | The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again Denki Groove – Shounen Young Justice – D.A.N.C.E. Shinichi Osawa – Our Song (A Lonely Girl Ver.) Ryukyudisko featuring Beat Crusaders – Nice Day |
| Album of the Year | Best Video from a Film |
| Exile – Exile Love Ketsumeishi – Ketsunopolice 5 Kumi Koda – Kingdom Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing Ne-Yo – Because of You | Hikaru Utada – Beautiful World (aus Evangelion: 1.11 – You Are (Not) Alone.) Ketsumeishi – Deai no Kakera (aus Kage Hinata ni Saku) Linkin Park – What I’ve Done (aus Transformers) Snow Patrol – Signal Fire (aus Spider-Man 3) Yui – Love & Truth (aus Closed Note) |
| Best Reggae Video | Best Collaboration |
| Shōnan no Kaze – Suirenka Fire Ball – Place in your Heart Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls Mavado – Dreaming Pushim – Hey Boy | Kumi Koda featuring TVXQ – Last Angel Beyoncé and Shakira – Beautiful Liar Yuna Ito x Celine Dion – A World to Believe In Toshinobu Kubota meets Kreva – M☆A☆G☆I☆C Timbaland featuring The Hives – Throw It On Me |
| Best Karaokee! Song | Red Hot Award |
| Exile – Toki no Kakera Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend Mika Nakashima – Life Ne-Yo – Because of You Shōnan no Kaze – Suireka | Infinity 16 Funky Monkey Babys Megumi Satomi Takasugi Foxxi MisQ |
| Best Buzz Asia: Japan | Best Buzz Asia: Südkorea |
| Ai – I'll Remember You AAA – Mirage Double – Spring Love Micro – Hana Uta DJ Ozma – Tokyo Boogie Back | Cherry Filter – Feel It Clazziquai – Robotica JYP – Kiss Leessang – Ballerino T – Did You Forget |
| Best Buzz Asia: Taiwan | |
| Andy Lau – One Eason Chan – Long time no see Jay Chou – Cowboy On The Run Wang Leehom – Falling Leaf Returns to Root Sodagreen – Incomparable Beauty | |

### Special Awards

MTV Video Vanguard Award
Mariah Carey

### MTV Rock The World Award

Takeshi Kobayashi and Kazutoshi Sakurai