title: 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
text: # 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
  
  The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held on Saturday, May 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
  
  ## Awards
  
  Winners are in bold text.
  
  ### Video of the Year
  
  Exile — "I Believe"
  
  * Mr. Children — "Irodori"
  * Rihanna featuring Jay-Z — "Umbrella"
  * Tokyo Incidents — "OSCA"
  * Kanye West — "Stronger"
  
  ### Album of the Year
  
  Exile — Exile Love
  
  * Ketsumeishi — Ketsunopolice 5
  * Kumi Koda — Kingdom
  * Avril Lavigne — The Best Damn Thing
  * Ne-Yo — Because of You
  
  ### Best Male Video
  
  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
  
  Fergie — "Big Girls Don't Cry"
  
  * Alicia Keys — "No One"
  * Kumi Koda — "Ai no Uta"
  * Mika Nakashima — "Life"
  * Ai Otsuka — "Peach"
  
  ### Best Group Video
  
  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
  
  Motohiro Hata — "Uroko"
  
  * Erika — "Free"
  * Mika — "Grace Kelly"
  * Satomi Takasugi — "Tabibito"
  * Amy Winehouse — "Rehab"
  
  ### Best Rock Video
  
  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
  
  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"
  
  ### Best R&B Video
  
  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
  
  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'
  
  ### Best Reggae Video
  
  Shōnan no Kaze — "Suirenka"
  
  * Fire Ball — "Place in your Heart"
  * Sean Kingston — "Beautiful Girls"
  * Mavado — "Dreaming"
  * Pushim — "Hey Boy"
  
  ### Best Dance Video
  
  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"
  
  ### Best Video From a Film
  
  Hikaru Utada — "Beautiful World" (from Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone)
  
  * Ketsumeishi — "Deai no Kakera" (from Kage Hinata ni Saku)
  * Linkin Park — "What I've Done" (from Transformers)
  * Snow Patrol — "Signal Fire" (from Spider-Man 3)
  * Yui — "Love & Truth" (from Closed Note)
  
  ### Best Collaboration
  
  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
  
  Exile — "Toki no Kakera"
  
  * Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend"
  * Mika Nakashima — "Life"
  * Ne-Yo — "Because of You"
  * Shōnan no Kaze — "Suireka"
  
  ### Red Hot Award
  
  Infinity 16
  
  * Funky Monkey Babys
  * Megumi
  * Satomi Takasugi
  * Foxxi MisQ
  
  ### Best buzz ASIA
  
  **Japan**
  
  AI — "I'll Remember You"
  
  * AAA — "Mirage"
  * Double — "Spring Love"
  * Micro — "Hana Uta"
  * DJ Ozma — "Tokyo Boogie Back"
  
  **South Korea**
  
  Cherry Filter — "Feel It"
  
  * Clazziquai — "Robotica"
  * JYP — "Kiss"
  * Leessang — "Ballerino"
  * T — "Did You Forget"
  
  **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
  
  ## Live performances
  
  * 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"
  
  ### Red carpet live
  
  * Colbie Caillat
  * Flo Rida
  * Miliyah Kato
  * W-inds
  