Jakarta, MCI News – Nama penyanyi Bernadya masuk nominasi Music Awards Japan (MAJ) 2025, sebuah penghargaan bergengsi yang diinisiasi oleh industri musik Jepang. Bernadya masuk kategori Best Song of Asia berkat lagu andalannya berjudul Satu Bulan.
Mewakili Indonesia, Bernadya bersaing dengan sejumlah nama musisi besar di kancah musik Asia. Namun sayangnya, penyanyi bernama lengkap Bernadya Ribka Jayakusuma itu kalah dari idol K-Pop, aespa.
Rosé dari BLACKPINK memenangkan kategori Best International Pop Song in Japan berkat lagunya berjudul APT, hasil kolaborasi dengan Bruno Mars. Lagu tersebut juga mengantarkan Rosé masuk dalam nominasi Song of the Year.
Sementara itu, NewJeans berhasil membawa pulang penghargaan Best K-Pop Song in Japan melalui lagu populer mereka, Ditto. Di sisi lain, ada penghargaan spesial yang mengantarkan nama Salma Salsabil sebagai salah satu pemenangnya.
Music Awards Japan 2025 digelar pada 21–22 Mei di ROHM Theatre Kyoto dengan tema “Connecting the World, Lighting the Future of Music”. Hari pertama mengumumkan pemenang dari 50 kategori, sedangkan malam puncak menampilkan enam penghargaan utama dan penampilan musisi ternama seperti AI, Hikaru Utada, Awich, Creepy Nuts, CHANMINA, Fujii Kaze, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, dan YOASOBI.
Music Awards Japan 2025 dipandu oleh Masaki Suda dan disiarkan langsung melalui NHK dan YouTube. Acara ini diselenggarakan oleh Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), asosiasi gabungan lima organisasi besar industri musik Jepang.
Antara lain Recording Industry Association of Japan, Japan Association of Music Enterprises, Federation of Music Producers Japan, Music Publishers Association of Japan, dan All Japan Concert & Live Entertainment Promoters Conference.
Daftar Pemenang Music Awards Japan 2025
- Album of the Year: Fujii Kaze - Love All Serve All
- Artist of the Year: Mrs. Green Apple
- Song of the Year: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- New Artist of the Year: tuki.
- Top Global Hit from Japan: Yoasobi - Idol
- Best Song Asia: aespa - Supernova
- Best Japanese Song: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Top Japanese Song in Asia: Kenshi Yonezu – Lemon
- Top Japanese Song in Europe: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Top Japanese Song in Latin America: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Top Japanese Song in North America: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Best J-Rock Song: King Gnu – Specialz
- Best Japanese Hip Hop/Rap Song: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Best Japanese R&B/Contemporary Song: Hikaru Utada – Automatic
- Best Japanese Dance Pop Song: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Best Japanese Alternative Song: Hitsujibungaku – More Than Words
- Best Japanese Singer-Songwriter Song: Vaundy – Kaiju no Hanauta
- Best Enka/Kayokyoku: Keisuke Yamauchi – Kurenai no Cho
- Best Anime Song: Yoasobi – Idol
- Best Idol Culture Song: Fruits Zipper – Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro
- Best Revival Hit Song: Eiichi Ohtaki – Peppermint Blue
- Best Cross-Border Collaboration Song: Fujii Kaze - Feelin' Good
- Best Instrumental Song: Nujabes – Aruarian Dance
- Best Vocaloid Culture Song: Kurousa-P – Senbonzakura
- Best Music Video: Yoasobi – Idol
- Best Dance Performance: Atarashii Gakko! – Otonablue
- Best Viral Song: Creepy Nuts – Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
- Best Dance/Electronic Song: Wednesday Campanella – Edison
- Best Jazz Album: Akiko Yano and Hiromi Uehara – Step Into Paradise — Live in Tokyo
- Best Classical Album: Ryuichi Sakamoto – Opus
- Best DJ: DJ Nobu
- 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 Idol Artist/Group: Snow Man
- Best Japanese Singer-Songwriter: Fujii Kaze
- Best International Rock Song in Japan: Coldplay – Feelslikeimfallinginlove
- Best International Alternative Song in Japan: Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
- Best International Hip Hop/Rap Song in Japan: Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
- Best International R&B/Contemporary Song in Japan: Ariana Grande – We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)
- Best International Pop Song in Japan: Rosé featuring Bruno Mars – Apt.
- Best K-Pop Song in Japan: NewJeans – Ditto
- Karaoke of the Year: J-Pop: Mrs. Green Apple - Lilac
- Karaoke of the Year: Enka/Kaykyoku: Yoshimi Tendo - Showa Katagi
- Largest Live Audience: West MAJ
- Timeless Echo: Eikichi Yazawa
- Grand Prix Engineer: Katsutoshi Kitamura and Eiji Uchinuma – Mixer's Lab Sound Series Vol.4's "Chiisana Hana" by Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band
- Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song: Number_i - GOAT
- Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song: Megan Thee Stallion - Neva Play (feat. RM BTS)
Salma Salsabil bangga dengan penghargaan spesial yang diraihnya di Music Awards Japan 2025. (Foto: Tangkapan layar Insta story)
Daftar Pemenang Special Award Music Awards Japan 2025
- Oshi-Katsu Request Artist of the Year: Number_i
- Radio Best Radio-Break Song: Rikon Densetsu – Love Is More Mellow
- Song of the Year for Creators: Ayase (Yoasobi)
- Chinese Popular Music: Zhou Shen – Mind Ur Manners
- Indonesian Popular Music: Salma Salsabil – Bunga Hati
- Korean Popular Music SEVENTEEN – God of Music
- Philippine Popular Music: Lola Amour – Raining in Manila
- Thai Popular Music: Jeff Satur – Ghost
- Vietnamese Popular Music: Tung Duong – Tai Sinh
Editor : Yama Yasmina
