VMAJ 2009: EXILE triumphs again

[Tokyograph News]

On Saturday, the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2009 took place at the Saitama Super Arena. The big winner of the night was the group EXILE, picking up a total of three awards for the second straight year.

EXILE again won the title of Best Video of the Year, this time with "Ti Amo." The same video earned them honors for Best Group Video. EXILE completed the trifecta with the Best Choreography Award.

This year's ceremony was hosted by comedian/actor Hitori Gekidan. Several celebrities made guest appearances, including Thelma Aoyama, Nana Eikura, Meisa Kuroki, Nana Tanimura, and Kanako Yanagihara. The event also featured performances by artists such as EXILE, Black Eyed Peas, BoA, Green Day, Katy Perry, and Remioromen.

• Best Male Video: KREVA, "A Ka Sa Ta Na Ha Ma Ya Ra Wa Wo N"
• Best Female Video: Namie Amuro, "NEW LOOK"
• Best Group Video: EXILE, "Ti Amo (Chapter 2)"
• Best New Artist Video: Kimaguren, "LIFE"
• Best Video of the Year: EXILE, "Ti Amo (Chapter 2)"
• Best Rock Video: Maximum the Hormone, "Tsume Tsume Tsume"
• Best Pop Video: Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
• Best R&B Video: Namie Amuro, "Sexy Girl"
• Best Hip Hop Video: TERIYAKI BOYZ, "ZOCK ON! feat. Pharrell & Busta Rhymes
• Best Reggae Video: HAN-KUN, "HOTTER THAN HOT"
• Best Dance Video: Towa Tei, "Mind Wall feat. Miho Hatori
• Best Video from a Film: Remioromen, "Yume no Tsubomi" (from "Kansen Retto")
• Best Collaboration Video: NELLY and FERGIE, "Party People"
• Best Album of the Year: Mr.Children, "SUPERMARKET FANTASY"
• Street Icon Award: Beastie Boys
• Best Choreography Award: EXILE

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[meoinkie2]

congratulations to the winners!! esp. Namie Amuro..
i love her "New Look" video..

im just curious about something, in this sort of awards, are there even nominees from JE??
but i think the reason they're not included is because they're idols?? and not merely musicians??

Originally Posted by meoinkie2

congratulations to the winners!! esp. Namie Amuro..
i love her "New Look" video..

im just curious about something, in this sort of awards, are there even nominees from JE??
but i think the reason they're not included is because they're idols?? and not merely musicians??

i'm not sure myself. but if i'm not mistaken, johnnys are not allowed to be nominated at any award which is not confirmed they will win. please correct me if i'm wrong. i think that's why you can never see them accepting awards in any music award ceremony. they normally will only accept the awards which they already know beforehand like RIAJ related awards.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i'm not sure myself. but if i'm not mistaken, johnnys are not allowed to be nominated at any award which is not confirmed they will win. please correct me if i'm wrong. i think that's why you can never see them accepting awards in any music award ceremony. they normally will only accept the awards which they already know beforehand like RIAJ related awards.

J&A-acts are under a sc. "self-inflicted ban", which means that they have withdrawn from all kinds of music award shows (to mention a few: VMAJ, Record Taishou, Y-Taishou...)

From THE award show, Record Taishou, J&A-acts withdrew in the beginning of the 90s. Before that, it was usual to see them taking home multiple awards almost every year (近藤真彦, 光GENJI, 男闘呼組...)
The only exception after that is when SMAP was given a Gold Award (and therefore the Taishou-nomination) in the 37th Taishou of 1995 (with 「KANSHAして」). That year trf took the trophy home.
Then, in 2003, when SMAP's megahit 「世界に一つだけの花」 was offered a GA, their agency refused to accept it and the nomination.

[tynababy]

thanks aleyna!

your explanation makes total sense. JE artist are to awesome, they are so humble, if they were to accept all those awards all the time it will make all other artist very jealous. Makes me <3 my JE artist even more