Artist of the Year (Japan)
Apple’s award for the best artist of the year in Japan went to OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM, a group that has rocketed to the top of the charts in that country in recent years, following the release of its second single in 2018. Since then, they’ve released another number one album and several chart-topping singles, and entered Shazam’s emerging artists lists in both Japan and Australia.
We didn’t know Japanese artists could win this award and were shocked when we were told. We’re super happy to be the winners of the first Apple Music Award for Artist of the Year (Japan).
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM, which is also known as HIGEDAN, is made up of lead vocalist and keyboardist Satoshi Fujihara, guitarist Daisuke Ozasa, bassist and saxophonist Makoto Narazaki, and drummer Masaki Matsuura.