2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 were hosted by Takashi Fujii and Megumi at Tokyo Bay NK Hall, the awards included performances by Namie Amuro, Rain, Mariah Carey, Hoobastank, Jamiroquai and Ashanti.Awards
Winners are in bold text.Video of the Year
Orange Range — "Hana"
Orange Range — MusiQ
- Eminem — Encore
- Green Day — American Idiot
- Ken Hirai — Sentimentalovers
- Usher — Confessions
Best Male Video
Ken Hirai — "Hitomi wo Tojite"
Mika Nakashima — "Sakurairo Mau Koro"
Linkin Park — "Breaking The Habit"
Sambomaster — "Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi"
Hoobastank — "The Reason"
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation — "Kimi no Machi Made"
- Good Charlotte — "Predictable"
- Linkin Park — "Breaking The Habit"
- Sambomaster — "Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi"
Ketsumeishi — "Kimi ni Bump"
- Blue — "Curtain Falls"
- Exile — "Carry On"
- Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
- Yuki — "Joy"
Best R&B Video
Namie Amuro — "Girl Talk"
Beastie Boys — "Ch-Check It Out"
- The Black Eyed Peas — "Let's Get It Started"
- Kreva featuring Mummy-D — "Funky Glamorous"
- Nitro Microphone Underground — "Still Shinin"
- Kanye West — "Jesus Walks"
Best Video from a Film
Ken Hirai — "Hitomi wo Tojite"
Jay-Z/Linkin Park — "Numb/Encore"
Japan
Orange Range — "Rocoroshon"
Rain — "It's Raining"
Stefanie Sun — "Running"
- Stanley Huang — "Who am I to You"
- Fish Liang — "Can't Hear It"
- S.H.E. — "Persian Cat"
- Jolin Tsai — "Pirates"
Special awards
Best Director
Yasuo InoueGagle — "Rap Wonder DX"Best Style
AshantiMost Entertaining Video
Gorie with Jasmine Ann Allen and Yamasaki Joann Shikou — "Micky"International Video Icon Award
Mariah CareyMost Impressive Performing Asian Artist
Namie AmuroLive performances
- Ashanti
- Crystal Kay
- Gorie
- Hoobastank
- Jamiroquai
- Ken Hirai
- Mariah Carey
- Namie Amuro
- Orange Range
- Rain