This event is being held to celebrate the advance release of ≠ME’s 9th single title song “Natsu ga Kita Kara” to be released on Wednesday, August 28th. You can enjoy the music with Moeko Kanisawa and Shiori Nagata while listening to this single and other songs released by ≠ME. Anyone can participate in the lounge, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy interacting with the artists even more. Come and chat with the members while listening to the new song.
■【Members Appear】≠ME Special on LOUNGE Overview
Date and time: Thursday, July 18, 2024 19:00-20:00
*There is a possibility that a member’s appearance may be canceled at short notice.
▼Participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_notequalme_0718_pr
■≠ME
An idol group produced by Rino Sashihara. Born in 2019 as a sister group of =LOVE, the name ≠ME (Not Equal Me) expresses the desire for everyone to experience a different version of themselves. They made their major debut on April 7, 2021 under King Records.
Their debut mini album “Bullet Train ≠ ME-yuki” debuted at number one on the Oricon charts and ranked number one on the weekly charts. Since then, all of their singles have been in the top three, including their 8th single “Anti-Confiture” released last December, which ranked number one, attracting a lot of attention. Their first album “Springtime In You”, released on March 20th (Wednesday), ranked number one on the Oricon weekly album rankings.
The nationwide tour “≠ME Nationwide Tour 2024 “Finally, in the Same Class”” will kick off on Monday, April 29th (national holiday), making a triumphant return to the members’ hometowns, and the tour finale will be held at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa Prefecture on Monday, July 15th (national holiday).
It has been decided that the ninth single, “Because Summer Has Come,” will be released on Wednesday, August 28th.
■App Overview
AWA is a subscription-based music streaming service provided by AWA Inc., a joint venture between CyberAgent Inc. and Avex Fan Marketing Inc. The service was launched in May 2015 and offers 150 million songs and approximately 13 million playlists created by celebrities and users. In addition to the Standard Plan, which offers full access to all features for a monthly fee of 980 yen (tax included), the Free Plan, which offers all features free of charge except for offline playback, the Student Plan, which is for junior high school students and above and offers full access to all features for a monthly fee of 480 yen (tax included), and the Artist Plan, which offers unlimited listening to selected artists for a monthly fee of 270 yen (tax included). AWA is compatible with a variety of devices, including smartphones, PCs, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers. Since its launch, the service has expanded to include a variety of plans and features to suit users’ needs and viewing environments, such as “LYRIC DIVE,” a feature that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match music, and “LOUNGE,” an online space where users can chat with each other in real time while enjoying the same music in the same space. The service has grown into one of Japan’s largest music streaming services.
Name: “AWA”https://awa.fm/
Recommended environment:
Price: STANDARD plan (980 yen/month including tax) / FREE plan (free/month) / Student plan (480 yen/month including tax) / Artist plan (270 yen/month including tax *unlimited listening to one specific artist)
Available from: 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 Profile
Company name: AWA Co., Ltd. (pronounced: awa)
Address: Sumitomo Real Estate Azabu-Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Akimi Togashi, CEO
Business description: Music streaming services, etc.
Established: December 1, 2014
■ Contact Information
AWA Public Relations: press@awa.fm
