Falta um pouco mais de 1 mês (72 dias) para o "MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2009".
Esse ano o Ken Hirai não está concorrendo a nenhuma das categorias, mas muitos outros artistas do J-pop estão, inclusive Namie Amuro (em 3 categorias) e Utada Hikaru (em 2 categorias). Confira abaixo as categorias e os indicados.

* Best Male Video
- Hata Motohiro - "Forever Song"
- Kanye West - "Heartless"
- KREVA - "A Ka Sa Ta Na Ha Ma Ya Ra Wa Wo N"
- Ne-Yo - "Closer"
- Usher - "Love in This Club feat. YOUNG JEEZY"

* Best Female Video
- Amuro Namie - "NEW LOOK"
- Aoyama Thelma - "Nandomo"
- Beyoncè - "If I Were a Boy"
- Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
- Utada Hikaru - "Prisoner of Love"

* Best Group Video
- EXILE - "Ti Amo"
- Franz Ferdinand - "Ulysses"
- The Killers - "Human"
- Shonan Nokaze - "Koi Shigure"
- Tohonshiki - "Jumon - MIROTIC"

* Best New Artist Video
- Duffy - "Mercy"
- Fukuhara Miho - "CHANGE"
- GIRL NEXT DOOR - "Guuzen no Kakuritsu"
- Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
- Kimaguren - "LIFE"

* Best Video of The Year
- Amuro Namie - "NEW LOOK"
- Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
- Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
- EXILE - "Ti Amo"
- Southern All Stars - "I AM YOUR SINGER"

* Best Rock Video
- 9mm Parabellum Bullet - "Living Dying Message"
- ACIDMAN - "I stand free"
- FALL OUT BOY - "I Don't Care"
- Franz Ferdinand - "Ulysses"
- Maximum the Hormone - "Tsume Tsume Tsume"

* Best Pop Video
- Ikimono Gakari - "Kimagure Romantic"
- Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
- Lily Allen - "The Fear"
- Perfume - "Dream Fighter"
- RIP SLYME - "Tayou to Bikini"

* Best R&B Video
- Akon - "Right Now (NaNaNa)"
- Amuro Namie - "Sexy Girl"
- JUJU feat. Spontania - "Sunao ni Naretara"
- Kato Miliyah - "19 Memories"
- Ne-Yo - "Miss Independent"

* Best Hip Hop Video
- Kanye West - "Heartless"
- KREVA - "A Ka Sa Ta Na Ha Ma Ya Ra Wa Wo N"
- Lil Wayne - "Lollipop feat.STATIC"
- Teriyaki Boyz® - "ZOCK ON! feat.Pharrell & Busta Rhymes"
- T.I - "Live Your Life feat. RIHANNA"

* Best Reggae Video
- Han Kun - "HOTTER THAN HOT"
- Kardinal Offishal - "Dangerous feat. AKON"
- Mighty Jam Rock - "U.P. STAR"
- Natty - "Cold Town"
- Ryo the Skywalker - "EVER GREEN"

* Best Dance Video
- The BPA - "Toe Jam feat. DAVID BYRNE & DIZZEE RASCAL"
- DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP - "Nare, Tsune ni Kime Rubeshi～Thou Shalt Always Kill～"
- KRAAK & SMAAK - "Squeeze Me feat. BEN WESTBEECH"
- Towa Tei - "Mind Wall feat. Miho Hatori"
- UKAWANIMATION! feat. Ishino Takkyuu x Hagiwara Kenichi - "Wakusei no Portrayt Go Okuman Kazo"

* Best Video From A Film
- AI - "Okuribito"
- Jack Withe & Alicia Keys - "Another Way to Die"
- Madonna - "4 Minutes feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland"
- monobright - "Ano Toumeikan to Shounen"
- Remioromen - "Yume no Tsubomi"

* Best Collaboration Video
- Madonna - "4 Minutes feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland"
- Nelly and Fergie - "Party People"
- Scha Dara Parr + Kimura Kaela - "Hey! Hey! Alright"
- T.I - "Live Your Life feat. Rihanna"
- Tsuchiya Anna fest. AI - "Crazy World"

* Best Album Of The Year
- Ayaka - "Okaeri (Sing To The Ski)"
- Coldplay - "Viva La Vida (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends)"
- Mr.Children - "Esora (SUPERMARKETY FANTASY)"
- Ne-Yo - "Closer (Year Of The Gentleman")
- Utada Hikaru - "HEART STATION (HEART STATION)"

* Best Karaokee! Song
- Aqua Timez - "Niji"
- Codplay - "Viva La Vida"
- Funky Monkey Babys - "Kibou no Uta"
- Kimaguren - "LIFE"
- Mariah Carey - "Touch My Body"

No evento ainda terá performances live de: Black Eyed Peas, EXILE, Green Day, Katy Perry e 9mm Parabellum Bullet.

Confira o site oficial do evento: MTV AWARDS JAPAN 2009