MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 , one of the largest international music awards in Japan, announced the best works and artists in all 62 categories at the Premiere Ceremony held on May 21 and the Grand Ceremony on May 22. The award was established this year by five major Japanese music industry organizations to promote Japanese and other Asian music to the world, to make Japanese music a culture to be proud of globally, and to encourage overseas artists to enter the Japanese market. The two-member unit YOASOBI 's third single song, "Idol," which was featured as the opening theme song for the Oshi no Ko TV anime, won the Best Anime Song award. The song also won the Top Global Hit from Japan award and the Best Music Video award. Additionally, the unit's composer Ayase received the Song of the Year for Creators powered by JASRAC award for creating "Idol." YOASOBI's official X (formerly Twitter) wrote, "Along with the work 'Oshi no Ko,' 'Idol' has shown YOASOBI many different views. And we are happy that the song is still receiving new wonderful awards like this. Thank you very much for your constant support." YOASOBI "Idol" Music Video YOASOBI latest artist photo MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 winners List: Song of the Year – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Artist of the Year – Mrs. GREEN APPLE 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 Japanese Song – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Best J-rock Song – "SPECIALZ" by King Gnu Best Japanese Hip Hop/Rap Song – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Best Japanese R&B/Contemporary song – "Automatic" by Hikaru Utada Best Japanese Dance Pop Song – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Best Japanese Alternative Song – "more than words" – Hitsujibubgaku Best Japanese Singer-songwriter Song "Kaiju no Hanauta" by Vaundy Best Idol Culture Song "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro" by FRUITS ZIPPER Best Anime Song – "Idol" by YOASOBI Best Enka/Kayokyoku – "Kurenai no Chou" by Keisuke Yamauchi Best Revival Hit Song – "Peppermint Blue" by Eiichi Ohtaki Best Cross-Border Collaboration Song – "Feelin’ Go(o)d" by Kaze Fujii / A. G. Cook Best Instrumental Song – "aruarian dance" by Nujabes Best Vocaloid Culture Song – "Senbonzakura" by Kurousa-P Best Music Video – "Idol" by YOASOBI Best Dance Performance- "Otona Blue" by ATARASHII GAKKO! Best Viral Song "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Top Japanese Song in Asia – "Lemon" by Kenshi Yonezu Top Japanese Song in Europe – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Top Japanese Song in North America – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Top Japanese Song in Latin America – "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song powered by Spotify – "GOAT" by Number_i Special Award: Korean Popular Music – "God of Music" by SEVENTEEN Special Award: Chinese Popular Music – "少管我" by 周深 (Zhou Shen) Special Award: Thai Popular Music – "ซ่อน(ไม่)หา (Ghost)" by Jeff Satur Special Award Indonesian Popular Music- "Bunga Hati" by Salma Salsabil Special Award: Vietnamese Popular Music – "Tái Sinh" by Tùng Dương Special Award: Philippine Popular Music – "Raining in Manila" by Lola Amour Best International Pop Song in Japan – "APT." by ROSÉ & Bruno Mars Best International Rock Song – "feelslikeimfallinginlove" by Coldplay Best international Hip Hop/Rap Song in Japan – "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar Best International R&B/Contemporary Song in Japan – "we can't be friends (wait for your love) by Ariana Grande Best International Alternative Song in Japan – "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish Best K-pop Song in Japan – "Ditto" by NewJeans Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song powered by Spotify – "Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS) " by Megan Thee Stallion Best Jazz Album – "Step Into Paradise -LIVE IN TOKYO-" by Akiko Yano, Hiromi Best Classical Album – "Opus" by Ryuichi Sakamoto Best Japanese Song Artist – Mrs. GREEN APPLE Best J-Rock Artist – King Gnu Best Japanese hip Hop/Rap Artist: Creepy Nuts Best Japanese R&B/Contemporary Artist – Hikaru Utada Best Japanese Dance Pop Artist – ATARASHII GAKKO! Best Japanese Alternative Artist – Hitsujibungaku Best Japanese Singer-Songwriter – Kaze Fujii Best Idol Artist/Group – Snow Man MAJ Timeless Echo – Eikichi Yazawa Karaoke of the Year: J-Pop powered by DAM & JOYSOUND – "Lilac" by Mrs. GREEN APPLE Karaoke of the Year: Enka/Kayokyoku powered by DAM & JOYSOUND – "Showa Katagi" by Yoshimi Tendo Oshi-katsu Request: Artist of the year – Number_i Song of the Year for Creators presented by JASRAC – Ayase "Idol" by YOASOBI Largest Live Audience – WEST. Honorary Award in Music Technology – Association of Musical Electronics Industry Best Radio-Break Song – "Love is more Mellow" by RIKON Best Dance/Electronic Song in association with JDDA – "Edison" by WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA Best DJ in association with JDDA – DJ Nobu Grand Prix Engineer in association with PMRAJ – Eiji Uchimura, Katsutoshi Kitamura, RELATED: YOASOBI's Oshi no Ko Opening Song Wins JASRAC Gold Award for 2 Consecutive Years Sources: MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 official website , Press Release
