This year’s edition of The MTV Video Music Awards take place on August 30. The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater. Seen as a largely American event, there was once a time when this show acknowledged international acts on a greater scale. This was done via The International Viewer’s Choice Award. From 1989 to 2003, this award was given to various international acts annually. The winners were selected by the viewers of various MTV channels around the world. One of these channels was MTV Japan. The International Viewer’s Choice Award for MTV Japan was given out from 1989 – 1991, 1994 – 1998, and 2001. We will now take a look at the winners and nominees for this award.

1989

Winner: Kome Kome CLUB – KOME KOME WAR

Nominees:

Himuro Kyosuke – ANGEL

Toshinobu Kubota – Indigo Waltz

UNICORN – Daimeiwaku

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1990

Winner: Kome Kome CLUB – FUNK FUJIYAMA

Nominees:

Okamura Yasuyuki – Vegetable

Jun Togawa – Virgin Blues

Yamase Mami – Go!

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1991

Winner: Flipper’s Guitar – Groove Tube

No other nominees listed.

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1994

Winner: hide – Eyes Love You

Nominees:

Chara – Tsumibukaku Aishite yo

ORIGINAL LOVE – The Rover

Seikima-II – Tatakau Nihonjin

Tachibana Izumi – Vanilla

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1995

Winner:  CHAGE and ASKA – Something There

Nominees:

HAL FROM APOLLO ’69 – SWEET THING

The Mad Capsule Markets – Hi-Side

TOWA TEI – Technova

TRF – Overnight Sensation ~Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru~

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