157 ASKA songs, including the hit song “Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame” and the million-selling album “SCENEII”, are now available on “AWA”

AWA, a subscription-type (flat-rate) music streaming service operated by AWA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and CEO: Koki Togashi), will release ASKA’s songs on December 24, 2024. We have started distributing 157 songs all at once.

The songs that will be distributed this time include his solo debut single “MY Mr. LONELY HEART” released in 1987, his 3rd single “Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame” from 1991, which was used as a commercial song and became a big hit, and the same song. There are a total of 157 songs including the 2nd album “SCENE II” which recorded million sales. In addition, to commemorate the music distribution, AWA has released a playlist “ASKA’s CLASSICS” that collects popular songs. Please enjoy the playlist of ASKA, who has established himself as a solo artist and continues to be active even today.

■“ASKA CLASSICS” (partially published)

01. It always starts with rain

02. It will be a little better if the moon gets closer

03. Can you convey it?

04. If you want to praise the clear sky, wait until dusk

05. But the sky is blue ~close friend~

06. MY Mr. LONELY HEART

07. The way I came

08. Same era

09. You talk about love

10. Suzhou Nocturne

11. Love is alive

12. As many people have sung

13. For those whose hearts bloom

14.UNI-VERSE

15. MIDNIGHT 2 CALL

16. ID

17.LOVE SONG

18.Girl

19. Let’s smile and walk

20. Landing point

▼Playlist URL

https://s.awa.fm/playlist/specific.thumb.aska.20241224

■ASKA

Debuted in 1979 with “Hitoribaki”. He has released many million hit songs such as “SAY YES”, “YAH YAH YAH”, and “Meguri Ai”. In addition to providing music as a musician, he also pursued a solo career, and his 1991 release “Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame” recorded million sales. The same year’s album “SCENE II” became a bestseller, and in 1999, the best album “ASKA the BEST” was released. He is also the first Asian musician to appear on “MTV Unplugged.” In 2017, he launched his own label “DADA label”. In 2018, we held the “billboard classics ASKA PREMIUM SYMPHONIC CONCERT 2018 -THE PRIDE-” featuring orchestras from all over the country, and in 2019 we held a band tour including Asia “ASKA CONCERT TOUR 2019 Made in ASKA -40 years Aritake-” was held and all venues sold out immediately. In 2020, we will hold a trinity concert “ASKA premium ensemble concert -higher ground-” with the ASKA band and 15 strings, and after releasing the album in March, we will hold a concert for three consecutive weeks in October and September. The music videos for the three new songs will be distributed in VR. Furthermore, on June 23, 2021, ASKA will hold its first live streaming “Everything Has a Reason.” From January 2022, the “ASKA premium concert tour-higher ground-encore performance” will be held. In December 2022, ASKA held its first dinner show. In addition, in March 2023, “ASKA featuring DAVID FOSTER PREMIUM CONCERT 2023” will be held, where he will co-star with DAVID FOSTER for the first time. “ASKA Premium Concert Tour -Wonderful World- 2023” (17 performances in total) was held from April 1, 2023. “ASKA Dinner Show 2023” will be held from December 19th to 23rd.

■App overview

“AWA” is a subscription-type (flat-rate) music streaming service provided by AWA Co., Ltd., a joint venture between CyberAgent Co., Ltd. and Avex Fan Marketing Co., Ltd. The service was launched in May 2015, and has distributed 150 million songs and approximately 13 million playlists created by celebrities and users. All functions available for 980 yen per month (tax included) (*App Store, Google In addition to the “STANDARD Plan” which costs 1,080 yen (tax included) for convenience store payments and the “FREE Plan” which allows you to use all functions for free per month except for “offline playback”, there is also a 480 yen monthly plan for middle school students and above. There are a variety of pricing plans available, including the “Student Plan” which allows you to use all features for just ¥270 (tax included) per month, and the “Artist Plan” which allows you to listen to specific artists as much as you want for ¥270 (tax included) per month. “AWA” is compatible with a variety of devices including smartphones, computers, televisions, car navigation systems, wearable terminals, and smart speakers. LOUNGE is an online space where users can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time, with the addition of LYRIC DIVE, a function that beautifully animates the lyrics in real time according to the song, live audio distribution, and gifting functions. Since its launch, the service has grown into one of the largest music streaming services in Japan, expanding various plans and functions to suit user needs and listening environments.

Name: “AWA”https://awa.fm/

Recommended environment: iOS 14.0 or later, Android 10.0 or later

Windows 10 (32/64bit), Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or higher

Google Chrome (latest version), Microsoft Edge (latest version), Safari (latest version)

Price: STANDARD plan (980 yen per month including tax) / FREE plan (free per month) / Student plan (480 yen per month including tax) / Artist plan (270 yen per month including 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/

AWA latest information:https://news.awa.fm/

AWA official Twitter:https://twitter.com/awa_official?lang=ja

AWA official LINE:https://lin.ee/21w3f0k

■Company overview

Company name: AWA Co., Ltd. (pronounced: millet)