AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be holding the 50th episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES), a program run by AWA Corporation (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), which will host the 50th episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES),” in its online space “Lounge,” which is free to participate in, and is able to invite popular artists, mainly on the internet scene, as guests each time, and will open up the next stage in the scene with expert MCs.
The 50th guest will be “ill.bell,” who also releases original songs, arranges raps, and provides songs, “VACON,” who shows off his unique expressiveness in a variety of ways, and singer-songwriter “lilbesh ramko,” who works to create pop music!
The program MC is TAKUYA the bringer, an official online curator of AWA and runs the event space “Akihabara Entertainment,” featuring over 100 VTubers a year, writer/editor Moriyama de Ro, and virtual singer Shikibu Meguri.
Stay tuned for the talks and projects unique to the “AWA Lounge” where you can interact with listeners. Anyone can participate in the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy it even more by requesting and interacting with artists.
■ Overview of “Awaste” 50th episode
Date and Time: Friday, May 16th, 2025, 22:00-24:00
Guest: ill.bell/VACON/lilbesh ramko
Main MC: TAKUYA the bringer
Sub-MC: Shikibu Megumi, Moriyama de Ro
* Appearances may be cancelled at the last minute.
▼Job participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_awastage_0516_pr
■ill.bell
Created rap songs.
Resides in Japan. male.
In addition to releasing original songs on video sites, he also arranges raps of VOCALOID songs and existing songs, and provides songs to other artists.
In the event of rain, they also operate as a three-member unit “Rainy BlueBlueBell” by AO (Top Hat Frenzy).
■VACON
Rapper.
He himself worked on everything from the lyrics to the sound, and has produced some strange works such as “HATED JOHN” and “Woodpecker.”
Not only is his solo activities, but he also has a wide range of activities, including collaborations and lyrics, and he shows off his unique expressiveness in a variety of ways.
With the motto of being able to run around freely without being bound by genre, he showed the true essence of this in his latest album, “HOTCH POTCH.”
■lilbesh ramko
(Official name: lilbesh ramko (offline) Newborn nanachi.xp/MiAε Regeneration.+22%yunwii ramko (nw)) is a singer-songwriter who works to create pop music.
He is a hot topic for his energetic activities, including starting to upload sound sources on SoundCloud in early 2020, and then holding his own voluntary project, Baby Fest, in 2022.
Lilbesh Ramko’s songs, which deliberately use the distinctive sound design that distorts the sound, are influenced by the hyperpop and digicore scenes, and boast a huge following for their intense yet introspective lyrics, anime, and melody sense reminiscent of J-Pop.
■TAKUYA the bringer
Navigate the #VMDJ radio show “VTuber music DJ’s” that focuses on original songs by virtual artists
April 2020 – June 2021 InterFM
From July 2021 on YouTube every Monday from midnight
The song selections of TAKUYA the Bringer, who has been a DJ for many years, are so attractive that it makes you forget the passage of time, and many listeners comment that “the timeline is bent.” He also runs the Akihabara Entertainment, an event space featuring over 100 VTubers a year, and Entertainment, known as a sacred place for VTubers, contributes to the development of culture since the early days.
X Account: https://twitter.com/selecta_takuya?s=21&t=ItGm0M7QrBIzzZ30k3K6PA
TAKUYA the bringer account:https://mf.awa.fm/3I8TSk9
■ Shikibu Meguro
A complicated literary girl who admires Murasaki Shikibu, singing virtually electro music. Nicknamed “Shikimegu”. My dream is to become an idol like the moon. In February 2020, he began his personal activities as a VTuber and Vsinger. The first single, “Aqua Loop (feat. TEMPLIME)” won number one on the iTunes electro charts, and has since continued to release original songs, provide singing and lyrics, perform live performances, and more as a Vsinger focusing on electro music. It features an adult, sweet candy voice. On YouTube, he mainly posts music videos and cover videos of original songs. As an official partner, Twitch also holds live streaming, mainly games.
■Moriyama de Ro
Writer/edited. Born in 1988, from Nagasaki. I love Clairo and Lovely Summer.
■App overview
“AWA” is a subscription-based (flat rate) music streaming service provided by AWA Corporation, a joint investment by CyberAgent Inc. and Avex Entertainment Inc. The service began offering its service in May 2015, with 150 million songs being distributed and approximately 16 million playlists created by celebrities and users. In addition to the “FREE Plan,” which offers all functions for free, except for the “STANDARD Plan” which offers 980 yen (tax included) per month (1,080 yen (tax included) for App Store, Google Play, and convenience store payments), and the “FREE Plan,” which allows you to use all functions for free monthly, except for the “Offline Play” which offers all functions for 480 yen (tax included) per month, and the “Artist Plan,” which offers unlimited listening to certain artists for 270 yen (tax included) per month. “AWA” is compatible with a variety of devices, including smartphones, computers, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers. Since its launch, it has expanded its various plans and functions to suit the user’s needs and viewing environment, including the “LYRIC DIVE,” a function that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match the song, and the “AWA Lounge,” an online space where users who have added live audio streaming and gifting functions can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time, and has grown into the largest music streaming service in Japan.
Name: “AWA”https://awa.fm/
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Price: STANDARD plan (980 yen incl. tax) / FREE plan (free monthly) / Student plan (480 yen incl. tax) / Artist plan (270 yen incl. tax) *Unlimited listening to one specific artist)
Available: May 27, 2015
■URL
AWA:https://awa.fm/
App Store:https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id980578855
Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.awa.liverpool
Desktop app:https://awa.fm/download/
AWA Lounge Browser Version:https://app.awa.fm/lounge/
Latest AWA news:https://news.awa.fm/
AWA Official X:https://x.com/awa_official
AWA Official LINE:https://lin.ee/21w3f0k
■Company Profile
Company name: AWA Co., Ltd. (Read: AWA)
Address: Sumitomo Real Estate Azabu Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Togashi Akimi
Business content: Music streaming services, etc.
Established: December 1, 2014
■Contact information
AWA Public Relations Press@awa.fm
