Recochoku Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Itabashi Toru; hereinafter referred to as Recochoku) has selected two artists each month as “Breakthroughs” as part of its initiative to recommend up-and-coming new artists who are sure to become big names in the future. The company has released its “Breakthrough 2024.09” for September 2024.
■Recochoku “Breakthrough 2024.09”https://recochoku.jp/special/100974
[Breakthrough, a rising new artist]
“Breakthrough”Every month, Recochoku staff will select two artists, one from among new artists and one from among artists registered on the free music app “Eggs,” where you can discover the music of many indie and young artists. By actively promoting the recommended songs on the “Recochoku” download site, special pages, and social media, we aim to deliver the appeal of the artists to many music fans and support the activities of new artists.
[“Breakthrough 2024.09” artists and recommended songs announced!]
■Recochoku Selection: CUTIE STREET “Is it okay to just be cute?”
This is a group that is currently attracting a lot of attention, having debuted in August 2024 from Asobisystem’s idol project “KAWAII LAB.”. The group has already gained a lot of support from fans, centered around Sakuraba Haruka, who was a contestant on “PRODUCE 101 JAPAN,” and saw an increase of about 250,000 followers on social media within a week of the members being announced.
“Isn’t it enough to just be cute?” is a song filled with a girl’s feelings: “I want people to think I’m cute at all times, whether I’m cute or not!” The performance at their first live concert was widely shared on social media, so many people must have heard it. Be sure to find your favorite while you can! (Recochoku staff)
・”CUTIE STREET” Recochoku artist pagehttps://recochoku.jp/artist/2003332354
■Eggs Selection: Portugies “Outro”
A four-piece rock band formed in June 2023. Their refreshing yet sad melodies and poetic, ambiguous yet powerful lyrics attract listeners, and just under a year after their formation, they passed the audition for “ROAD TO JAPAN JAM 2024” and performed as the opening act for JAPAN JAM, steadily increasing their popularity among all demographics.
The 4th digital single “Outro” is a ballad number that combines the two people’s romantic relationship as it becomes more distant. Vo. Nakamura’s lyrics, which have a somewhat down-to-earth feel, bring to mind a realistic and heartrending story of the two people. As the word “outro” suggests, which represents the end of the song, we hope you will listen to it until the end. (“Eggs” staff)
・”Portuguese” Recochoku artist page https://recochoku.jp/artist/2002940065
・”Portuguese” Eggs artist page https://eggs.mu/artist/portguese1002
*You can view each artist’s profile and songs on the following page.
■Recochoku “Breakthrough” sitehttps://recochoku.jp/special/100974
[Playlists of selected artists will be available on dHits]
In addition, a playlist featuring 10 artists selected by Breakthrough in the past five months (KOTORI, Crank Height, Sawada Kukairi, Karincho Doodle, Karanoa, TV Continent Ondo, CUTIE STREET, and Portugies) will be released on “d Hits® powered by Recochoku (hereinafter referred to as d Hits)”. Please enjoy this as well.
■dHits “Breakthrough Hits” Playlist
URLhttps://dhits.docomo.ne.jp/program/10169151
Recochoku has set the mission of “maximizing the revitalization of the music market” and has been providing various music experiences to music fans. Currently, music listening style is centered on subscriptions, but at the same time, there are also many people who want to have the songs of their favorite artists at hand, and many music fans visit the “Recochoku” download site every day. By expanding this project on a site where music fans gather and disseminating information on social media, we will support the breakthrough of new artists and contribute to maximizing the revitalization of the music market.
[About the Recochoku download site]
The download site “Recochoku” is a music distribution service that boasts one of the largest selections of music in Japan, allowing you to purchase one song at a time without monthly subscription. You can download purchased songs as many times as you like for free, so you don’t have to worry about losing your important songs even if you change your device.
We also have a number of special campaigns where you can win special benefits that can only be obtained on Recochoku, free coupons, and more.
Available on smartphones and computers.
“Recochoku” download site:https://recochoku.jp/
[About Eggs Co., Ltd.]
With the mission of “Creating a future filled with diverse music,” and the vision of “creating as many encounters between artists and fans as possible,” Eggs is a free music platform with over 30,000 artists, mainly indie artists, and over 600,000 registered listeners.We operate the website https://eggs.mu/.
In addition, the company will develop “Eggs Pass” ( https://eggspass.jp/ ) and provides total support for artists’ activities, from distribution to major domestic and international music distribution stores (DSPs), YouTube monetization, and copyright management mediation, to CD production and sales.
