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5 unusual facts about MTV Japan


Haruo Inoue

He released films such as "Cherry Pie", "Tokyo no uso", "White Mexico", and "Onpu to Konbu (The musical note and the seaweed)" as a part of Cinemusica series, by featuring EPIC Records Japan's artists with MTV Japan in partnership.

Ken Lloyd

Ken also worked as a VJ on the MTV Japan TV show British Code, where he played music videos by British bands.

Li Lingyu

In 1993, she moved to Japan, partly because of marital difficulties, and worked there for two years as an anchorwoman for MTV Japan.

Perfectly Dirty

The song "Violent Lips" was used in a commercial for the EP which appeared on MTV Japan starting September 17, 2013.

Permission to Land

The band recorded an interview for MTV Japan, which discusses the inspiration behind these songs, as well as featuring self-filmed footage of their home town.


Shibuhara Girls

Shibuhara Girls is a MTV Japan/MTV Asia reality mini-series that centers around the lives of a group of young aspiring Japanese women as they seek stardom in the popular pop culture and fashion districts of Tokyo, Japan; Shibuya and Harajuku.


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