The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Tokyo on October 26, 2016 and was hosted by Rip Slyme.
2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | |
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Date | October 26, 2016 |
Location | Tokyo |
Hosted by | Rip Slyme |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | MTV Japan |
Nominees
editNominations were announced on September 1, 2016.[1]
Best Video of the Year
editHikaru Utada — "Manatsu no Tōriame"[1] Archived 2016-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
Best Male Video
editJapan
editYu Takahashi — "Hikari no Hahen"
- AK-69 — "Flying B"
- Daichi Miura — "Cry & Fight"
- Motohiro Hata — "Sumire"
- Rekishi (feat. Morino Ishimatsu) — "Saigo no Shogun"
- Yu Takahashi — "Hikari no Hahen"
International
editJustin Bieber — "Sorry"
- Drake — "Hotline Bling"
- James Bay — "Let It Go"
- Justin Timberlake — "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
- The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Female Video
editJapan
editHikaru Utada — "Manatsu no Tōriame"
- Namie Amuro — "Mint"
- Juju — "What You Want"
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu — "Sai & Go"
- Kana Nishino — "Anata no Suki na Tokoro"
International
edit- Adele — "Hello"
- Beyoncé — "Formation"
- Rihanna (feat. Drake) — "Work"
- Sia — "Cheap Thrills (Performance Edit)"
Best Group Video
editJapan
editExile The Second — "Shut Up!! Shut Up!! Shut Up!!"
- Babymetal — "Karate"
- Perfume — "Flash"
- Vamps (feat. Chris Motionless of Motionless in White) — "Inside of Me"
- The Yellow Monkey — "Alright"
International
editFifth Harmony (feat. Ty Dolla Sign) — "Work from Home"
- Coldplay — "Up&Up"
- Pentatonix — "Can't Sleep Love"
- The 1975 — "Ugh!"
- The Vamps — "Wake Up"
Best New Artist Video
editJapan
editSuchmos — "Mint"
- Ame no Parade — "You"
- Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi — "Newspeak"
- Faky — "Candy"
- Wednesday Campanella — "Tsuchinoko"
International
edit- Charlie Puth — "One Call Away"
- Halsey — "New Americana"
- Jack Garratt — "Breathe Life"
- Lukas Graham — "7 Years"
Best Album of the Year
editJapan
edit- Back Number — Chandelier
- Bump of Chicken — Butterflies
- Kana Nishino — Just Love
- Perfume — Cosmic Explorer
International
editBest Rock Video
editAlexandros — "Swan"
- Coldplay — "Up&Up"
- Radiohead — "Daydreaming"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dark Necessities"
- The Yellow Monkey — "Alright"
Best Metal Video
edit- Crossfaith — "Rx Overdrive"
- Deftones — "Prayers / Triangles"
- Iron Maiden — "Speed of Light"
- Trivium — "Silence in the Snow"
Best Pop Video
editNissy — "Playing With Fire"
- Ariana Grande — "Into You"
- Fifth Harmony (feat. Ty Dolla Sign) — "Work from Home"
- Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?"
- Kana Nishino — "Anata no Suki na Tokoro"
Best R&B Video
editDaichi Miura — "Cry & Fight"
- Alessia Cara — "Here"
- Bryson Tiller — "Don't"
- Usher (feat. Young Thug) — "No Limit"
- The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Hip Hop Video
editAK-69 — "Flying B"
- Chance the Rapper (feat. Saba) — "Angels"
- Drake — "Hotline Bling"
- Desiigner — "Panda"
- Kanye West — "Famous"
Best Dance Video
editBoom Boom Satellites — "Lay Your Hands on Me"
- Calvin Harris (feat. Rihanna) — "This Is What You Came For"
- Disclosure (feat. Lorde) — "Magnets"
- Kygo (feat. Maty Noyes) — "Stay"
- Mike Posner — "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix)"
Best Choreography
editGenerations from Exile Tribe — "Ageha"
- Beat Buddy Boi — "B-Boi Scramble"
- Fifth Harmony (feat. Ty Dolla Sign) — "Work from Home"
- Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
- Sia — "Alive"
Special awards
editBest Teen Choice Award
editSakura Fujiwara — "Soup"
- Doberman Infinity — "Ga Ga Summer"
- Scandal — "Take Me Out"
- Sky-Hi — "Nanairo Holiday"
- Rei Yasuda — "Message"
Inspirational Award Japan
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nominees Announced for the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2016". ARAMA Japan. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.