Mrs. Green Apple Named Artist of the Year at Inaugural Music Awards Japan – Latest Update

The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) revealed the primary award winners at the Grand Ceremony of its inaugural Music Awards Japan on Thursday.

The main award winners are:

• Artist of the Year
  Mrs. Green Apple
• Song of the Year
  “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts
• New Artist of the Year
  tuki.
• Album of the Year
  Love All Serve All by Kaze Fujii
• Top Global Hit from Japan
  “Idol” by YOASOBI
• Best Song Asia
  “Supernova” by aespa
• Best Idol Artist/Group
  Snow Man
• Best Japanese Hip-Hop/Rap Artist
  Creepy Nuts
• Special Award: Song of the Year for Creators powered by JASRAC
  Ayase from YOASOBI for “Idol”
• Special Award: Karaoke of the Year: J-Pop powered by DAM & JOYSOUND
  “Lilac” by Mrs. Green Apple

Music Awards Japan also honored Eikichi Yazawa with a special “MAJ Timeless Echo” award.

The Grand Ceremony showcased performances by YOASOBI, Creepy Nuts, Chanmina, Hikaru Utada, Kaze Fujii, and others. The event was streamed globally on YouTube (with a 30-minute delay) and broadcast live on NHK.

The Music Awards Japan’s Premiere Ceremony on Wednesday announced the winners in various categories, including YOASOBI‘s “Idol” (from Oshi no Ko), which claimed the Best Anime Song and Best Music Video awards. Creepy Nuts‘ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” (from Mashle: Magic and Muscles second season) secured a total of seven awards: Top Japanese Song in Europe, Top Japanese Song in North America, Top Japanese Song in Latin America, Best Viral Song, Best Japanese Hip-Hop/Rap Song, Best Japanese Dance Pop Song, and Best Japanese Song.

The Music Awards Japan aims to celebrate the finest musicians in Japan alongside international artists from Asia, featuring over 60 award categories, including recognitions for “Vocaloid culture,” anime, and “idol culture.”

Entries were selected through an automated system based on an “objective metric tied to data” from Billboard Japan, Oricon, GfK/NIQ Japan, Luminate, and other sources, from which domestic voting members chose five nominees for each category. More than 5,000 music industry professionals from Japan and overseas cast votes for the winners.

CEIPA is a collaboration among five music industry organizations from Japan.

Source: Music Awards Japan event

Disclosure: the organizers of Music Awards Japan provided accommodation for ANN’s correspondent at the event.