# 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

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"
* Fergie — "London Bridge"
* Mr. Children — "Shirushi"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
* Shōnan no Kaze — "Junrenka"

### Album of the Year

Daniel Powter — Daniel Powter
* Ayaka — First Message
* Def Tech — Catch The Wave
* Kumi Koda — Black Cherry
* Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium

### Best Male Video

DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Night"
* Ken Hirai — "Bye My Melody"
* Kreva — "The Show"
* Daniel Powter — "Bad Day"
* Justin Timberlake — "SexyBack"

### Best Female Video

Kumi Koda — "Yume No Uta"
* Ayaka — "Mikazuki"
* Fergie — "London Bridge"
* Reira starring Yuna Ito — "Truth"
* Gwen Stefani — "Wind It Up"

### Best Group Video

Exile — "Lovers Again"
* Glay — "100 Man Kai No Kiss"
* My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
* Remioromen — "Stand By Me"

### Best New Artist

Ne-Yo — "So Sick"
* Angela Aki — "This Love"
* Lily Allen — "Smile"
* Jinn — "Raion"
* The View — "Wasted Little DJs"

### Best Rock Video

My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade"
* Asian Kung-Fu Generation — "Aru Machi no Gunjō"
* Ellegarden — "Salamander"
* Fall Out Boy — "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
* Radwimps — "Setsunarensa"

### Best Pop Video

Ai Otsuka — "Ren'ai Shashin"
* Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man"
* Chemistry — "Yakusoku no Basho"
* Rihanna — "SOS"
* Seamo — "Mata Aimashou"

### Best R&B Video

Ai — "Believe"
* Ciara — "Promise"
* Miliyah Kato — "Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made"
* John Legend — "Save Room"
* Ne-Yo — "So Sick"

### Best Hip-Hop Video

Kreva — "The Show"
* Jay-Z — "Show Me What You Got"
* Nas — "Hip Hop is Dead"
* T.I. — "What You Know"
* Teriyaki Boyz featuring Kanye West — "I Still Love H.E.R."

### Best Reggae Video

Shōnan no Kaze — "Junrenka"
* Lily Allen — "Smile"
* Matisyahu — "King without a Crown"
* Ryo The Skywalker — "Harewataru Oka"
* Sean Paul — "Temperature"

### Best Dance Video

DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Night"
* Fergie — "London Bridge"
* Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
* M-Flo Loves Minmi — "Lotta Love"
* Justin Timberlake — "SexyBack"

### Best Video from a Film

Ai Otsuka — "Ren'ai Shashin" (from Heavenly Forest)
* 50 Cent — "Window Shopper" (from Get Rich or Die Tryin')
* Beyoncé — "Listen" (from Dreamgirls)
* Bonnie Pink — "Love is Bubble" (from Memories of Matsuko)
* Yui — "Good-bye Days" (from Midnight Sun)

### Best Collaboration

U2 and Green Day — "The Saints Are Coming"
* Akon featuring Eminem — "Smack That"
* Sérgio Mendes featuring The Black Eyed Peas — "Mas Que Nada"
* Quruli featuring Rip Slyme — "Juice"
* Ringo Shiina + Saito Neko + Shiina Junpei — "Kono Yo no Kagiri"

### Best buzz ASIA
#### Japan

Yuna Ito — "Precious"
* Bonnie Pink — "A Perfect Sky"
* Dragon Ash — "Ivory"
* DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Night"
* Rize — "Pink Spider"

#### South Korea

TVXQ — "O-Jung Ban Hop"
* Brian — "Living a Year in Winter"
* Loveholic — "Chara's Foreset"
* SS501 — "Unlock"
* Super Junior — "U"

#### Taiwan

Mayday — "Born to Love"
* A-Mei — "I want Happiness?"
* Show Lo — "Jin Wu Men"
* David Tao — "Too Beautiful"
* Faith Yang — "Dutchess"

## 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

* Ai Otsuka — "Ren'ai Shashin"
* Daniel Powter — "Bad Day"
* Kreva — "The Show"
* Mika — "Grace Kelly"
* My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade"
* Ne-Yo — "Because of You"
* DJ Ozma — "Age Age Every Night"
* Seamo — "Cry Baby"
* Shōnan no Kaze — "Junrenka"
* TVXQ — "O - Jung.Ban.Hap."
* Yuna Ito — "Precious"

### Red carpet live

* AI
* Mika