MTVJapan

The ceremony for the 5th MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2006 took place in Tokyo on June 17th. The place was The First Yoyogi, National Sports Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo (国立代々木競技場第一体育館（東京都渋谷区神南）).


The winners are:

Best Male Video
平井堅 - POP STAR

Best Female Video
倖田來未 - Butterfly

Best Group Video
Def Tech - KONOMAMA

Best New Artist Video
Rihanna - Pon De Replay

Best Video of the Year
倖田來未 - Sitting, Butterfly

Best Rock Video
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Best Pop Video
レミオロメン - 粉雪

Best R&B Video
AI - Story

Best Hip Hop Video
50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Best Reggae Video
湘南乃風 - カラス

Best Dance Video
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Best Video from a Film
NANA starring Mika Nakashima "Glamorous sky" from 「NANA」

Best Collaboration Video
HOTEI vs RIP SLYME - Battle Funkastic

Best Album of the Year
ORANGE RANGE - 「NATURAL」

Best buzzAsia from Japan
倖田來未 - Trust you

Best buzzAsia from Korea
SE7EN - スタートライン

Best buzzAsia from Taiwan
JAY CHOU - Snow-like Hair

Legend Award
Michael Jackson

Inspiration Award
Destiny's Child

The Most Influential Songwriter Award
John Legend

Best Director
山口保幸

Best Special Effects in a Video
SOUL'd OUT 「イルカ」
（デイレクター：田中祐介）

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useful links:
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2006 [日本語]
平井堅
倖田來未
Def Tech
Rihanna
Green Day
レミオロメン
AI
50 Cent
湘南乃風
Gorillaz
「NANA」 the movie - Mika Nakashima
ORANGE RANGE [読み方：「オレンジ レンジ」]
SE7EN
JAY CHOU
Michael Jackson's webpage
Destiny's Child
John Legend