2003 MTV Video Music Awards Japan explained

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2003 were hosted by hip hop artist Zeebra and pop singer and actress Nana Katase

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

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Video of the Year

Rip Slyme — "Rakuen Baby"

• Eminem — "Without Me"
• Avril Lavigne — "Complicated"
• Mr. Children — "Hero"
• Hikaru Utada — "Sakura Drops"

Album of the Year

Chemistry — Second to None

• Eminem — The Eminem Show
• Avril Lavigne — Let Go
• Rip Slyme — Tokyo Classic
• Hikaru Utada — Deep River

Best Male Video

Craig David — "What's Your Flava?"

• Eminem — "Without Me"
• Ken Hirai — "Ring"
• Tamio Okuda — "Man wo Jishite"
• Justin Timberlake — "Like I Love You"

Best Female Video

Hikaru Utada — "Sakura Drops"

• Avril Lavigne — "Complicated"
• Jennifer Lopez featuring Styles P and Jadakiss — "Jenny from the Block"
• Misia — "Back Blocks"
• Ringo Shiina — "Kuki (Stem)"

Best Group Video

Rip Slyme — "Rakuen Baby"

• Blue — "One Love"
• Bon Jovi — "Everyday"
• Mr. Children — "Hero"
• Oasis — "Little By Little"

Best New Artist

Avril Lavigne — "Complicated"

• Ashanti — "Foolish"
• Minmi — "The Perfect Vision"
• t.A.T.u. — "All The Things She Said"
• The Music — "The People"

Best Rock Video

Red Hot Chili Peppers — "By the Way"

• Coldplay — "In My Place"
• Dragon Ash — "Fantasista"
• Foo Fighters — "All My Life"
• Sum 41 — "Still Waiting"

Best Pop Video

Blue — "One Love"

• BoA — "Valenti"
• Ayumi Hamasaki — "Real Me"
• Mr. Children — "Hero"
• Justin Timberlake — "Like I Love You"

Best R&B Video

Crystal Kay — "Girl U Love"

• Ashanti — "Foolish"
• Chemistry — "My Gift to You"
• Craig David — "What's Your Flava?"
• TLC — "Girl Talk"

Best Hip-Hop Video

Rip Slyme — "Funkastic"

• Eminem — "Without Me"
• Missy Elliott — "Work It"
• King Giddra — "F.F.B."
• Nelly — "Hot in Herre"

Best Dance Video

Supercar — "Yumegiwa Last Boy"

• Kylie Minogue — "Come Into My World"
• Moby — "We Are All Made of Stars"
• Sketch Show — "Turn Turn"
• Underworld — "Two Months Off"

Best Video from a Film

Eminem — "Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile)

• Beyoncé — "Work It Out" (from Austin Powers in Goldmember)
• King Giddra — "Generation Next" (from Madness in Bloom)
• Madonna — "Die Another Day" (from 007 Die Another Day)
• Supercar — "Yumegiwa Last Boy" (from Ping Pong)

Best Collaboration

Suite Chic featuring Firstklas — "Good Life"

• Eve featuring Alicia Keys — "Gangsta Lovin'"
• Crystal Kay featuring Sphere of Influence and Sora — "Hard to Say"
• Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland — "Dilemma"
• Rhymester featuring Crazy Ken Band — "Nikutai Kankei part 2"

Best Live Performance

Kick The Can Crew

• Craig David
• Exile
• Eve
• Suite Chic

Special award

Legend Award

Run DMC

Live performances

• 175R
• Blue
• Chemistry
• Craig David
• Eve
• Crystal Kay
• M-Flo
• Rip Slyme
• Run DMC
• Sketch Show

Notes and References

1. Web site: Videos Awards Japan 07. mtvjapan.com. 24 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823020917/http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2007/videos/2003.html. 2017-08-23. dead.