AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Corporation (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be holding a listening party featuring Shimizu Shota for an hour from 9:00pm to 22:00pm on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the online space “AWA Lounge” that anyone can participate for free.
This event will be held to commemorate the release of the 11th album “Pulsatilla cernua,” and not only the latest songs will be aired, but also past songs. Anyone can participate in the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy requests and interactions between users even more. Please enjoy Shimizu Shota’s special lounge.
■Shimizu Shota Special Feature Listening Party on AWA Lounge Overview
Date and Time: Friday, June 20th, 2025, 21:00-22:00
▼Job participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_shimizushota_0620_pr
■Shimizu Shota
Over 3 billion views in total, he has written lyrics, composed music, and even arranged lyrics.
He is a 36-year-old singer-songwriter from Yao City, Osaka Prefecture and is currently a genius-skinned singer-songwriter.
He made his major debut in 2008 with “HOME.”
After studying at a local Osaka school and becoming fascinated by soul music, he was sometimes powerful and powerful.
He is a rare figure with multi-talented talent that can sometimes sing fleetingly and can do everything from emotional singing to rapping.
Since 2015’s “PROUD”, he has also started to arrange most of the songs himself.
Not only is his overwhelming singing ability, but his songwriting ability and sense of arrangement make him even more brilliant.
“Melody in place of a bouquet” has become a classic song for wedding songs and amateur musicians’ covers.
5th Single’s “You ga I love” was inspired by a cover singing on a survival audition program.
Viral on TikTok has occurred, and the number of videos has been created exceeded 100,000.
In 2016, “My Boo” became a huge hit, especially among young people, as a famous love song of the era.
It has gained stable support in the subscription market.
In 2021, they released their 9th album, “HOPE.”
The lead single “Curtain Call feat.Taka” featuring ally Taka (ONE OK ROCK) has been viewed in total 210 million times.
The second lead song, “Koi Uta,” has also been viewed over 120 million times, and continues to show off its presence as a trendsetter in the Japanese music scene.
In 2022, they celebrated their 15th anniversary and in 2023 they released their first 10th album, “Insomnia,” in two years.
The lead track “Fallin,” which sampled the BAD HOP “Asian Doll,” sparked a stir.
Furthermore, the two songs, “Melody in place of a bouquet” and “My Boo,” have surpassed 200 million views on streaming.
Since his debut in 2024, he has been working in Tokyo,
For the first time in 16 years, he returned to his hometown of Osaka and worked on creating music.
In addition to serving as a special lecturer at his alma mater, Vocal & Dance School, the song “PUZZLE” in which the lesson students participated, became a viral hit, and it became a hot topic, with the rise to third place overall on Apple Music.
In June 2025, he finally released his 11th full album in two years, “Pulsatilla cernua” (read: Pulsatilla Cernua).
This is the darkest, most pop and unique masterpiece in Shimizu Shota’s history.
■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 overview
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
