The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held on December 18, 2021.
Main awards
Best video of the year
Official Hige Dandism - "Cry Baby"
Best solo artist video
;Japan
Gen Hoshino - "Fushigi"
;International
Billie Eilish - "
Happier Than Ever"
Best group video
;Japan
Official Hige Dandism - "Cry Baby"
;International
BTS - "
Butter"
Best new artist video
;Japan
Sakurazaka46 - "
Nagaredama
"Nagaredama" (; "Stray bullet") is the third single by Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 after their 2020 renaming. It was released on October 13, 2021. The title track features Hono Tamura as center. The music video was premiered on YouTube a mont ...
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;International
Olivia Rodrigo - "
Drivers License"
Best collaboration video
;Japan
Millennium Parade
A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (ini ...
- "U"
;International
Coldplay,
BTS - "
My Universe"
Best rock video
Ryokuoushoku Shakai - "Litmus"
Best alternative video
Zutomayo
, stylized as ZUTOMAYO, is a Japanese rock group that debuted in 2018. Secretive by nature, the group has never released a full member list, crediting different people for music, arrangements, and music video production each time. The only member ...
- "Kuraku Kuroku"
Best pop video
Milet
Miletus (; gr, Μῑ́λητος, Mī́lētos; Hittite transcription ''Millawanda'' or ''Milawata'' (exonyms); la, Mīlētus; tr, Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in a ...
- "Ordinary Days"
Best hip hop video
Sky-Hi
is a Japanese rapper, singer, actor, dancer, and a member of the J-pop group AAA
AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to:
Airports
* Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
* ...
- "To The First"
Best Latin video
The Rampage - Heatwave
Best dance video
JO1 - "
Real"
Best art direction video
Hinatazaka46 - "
Tteka"
Best visual effects
Vaundy
Vaundy is a Japanese musician. He started his career in 2019 by independently uploading online, before breaking out late in the year with the song "Tokyo Flash". He has released songs for multiple TV shows, including "Chainsaw Blood" for ''Chains ...
- "Shiwaawase"
Best shooting
Aina the End - "Kinmokusei"
Best choreography
Daichi Miura - "Backwards"
Special awards
Best artist
Yoasobi
Best song
Yuuri – "Dry Flower"
Best album
Official Hige Dandism - ''Editorial''
MTV Pop The World award
Nogizaka46
Best buzz award
NiziU
Rising Star award
Be First
Be:First (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese boy band formed and managed by BMSG and signed to B-ME. The group debuted on November 3, 2021, through the reality competition show ''The First'', which is hosted by Sky-Hi.
Name
The group's name, ...
MTV breakthrough Song
Ado – "
Usseewa
is a song by Japanese singer Ado, released as her debut single on October 23, 2020. It was released as a digital single through Virgin Music.
The song's lyrics criticize society's so called "common sense", with Ado speaking on behalf of members ...
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References
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