sakanaction bags BEST ARTIST award at the MVA

The winners of the Space Shower Music Video Awards (MVA) were announced earlier today and once again, sakanaction took home an award for the third year running.

Unlike in 2011 and 2012 where they snagged the MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR award for Aruku Around and "Bach no Senritsu wo Yoru ni Kiita Sei desu." respectively, this year they were awarded BEST ARTIST.

The representative works for sakanaction were the music videos of Boku to Hana and Yoru no Odoriko.

The below is MVA's comment:

"Of the two works in 2012, Boku to Hana was by veteran Yamaguchi Yasuyuki, and Yoru no Odoriko was by Tanaka Yusuke who was involved in last year's winner of MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR, "Bach no Senritsu wo Yoru ni Kiita Sei desu." In addition to both of these works being highly accomplished, because they provided discussion by attempting to live telecast the state of shooting Boku to Hana's MV through Ustream, and are constantly working seriously in regards to visual expression, it was decided that we would present the prize of the most outstanding artist of the year to sakanaction."

And the following is vocalist Yamaguchi Ichiro's comment on winning:

"To give such an award to countryside people like us, really thank you so much. On top of that, we're honoured that it is the third consecutive year we are receiving an award. We would like to continue to work hard so as to not shame the name of 'BEST ARTIST'."

Source: Space Shower MVA Website