AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service operated by AWA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akio Togashi), will be holding a special NiziU event in the online lounge, which anyone can join for free, for one hour from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
This event is being held to commemorate NiziU’s 1st EP “RISE UP”, and will air not only their latest songs but also all of their previous songs. In addition, a limited voice track that can only be heard on AWA will also be aired. Anyone can participate in the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy making requests and interacting with users even more. Please enjoy NiziU’s special lounge.
■NiziU Special on LOUNGE Overview
Date and time: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 21:00-22:00
▼Participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_niziu_0724_pr
■NiziU
A girl group selected from 10,000 people through the joint audition project “Nizi Project” by Sony Music and JYP.
Her pre-debut digital mini album “Make you happy” achieved the feat of being the first female artist to simultaneously take the top spot in three digital ranking categories, and achieved over 100,000 downloads of her digital album, winning 110 titles on music charts around the world. The lead track “Make you happy” has exceeded 300 million views on streaming and YouTube for its music video. In December 2020, she made her long-awaited debut with the single “Step and a step”. She topped the Oricon weekly single ranking and Billboard JAPAN’s overall chart, and to date, her total streaming and YouTube views for her music video have exceeded 100 million. At the end of 2020, she received a special award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards, and made her first appearance on the 71st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen just 29 days after her debut, imprinting her overwhelming presence on viewers.
In April 2021, they released their second single “Take a picture/Poppin’ Shakin'”, which won first place across the board on the Oricon weekly single ranking and Billboard JAPAN’s overall chart, and their cumulative streaming plays exceeded 100 million, achieving 123 crowns on music distribution charts around the world. On November 24th, they released their long-awaited first album “U”. The release of this album, which can be said to be the culmination of their activities to date, was met with high expectations, and their first album “U” won first place on the Oricon weekly album ranking and Billboard JAPAN’s overall chart, and on Billboard JAPAN, they monopolized the top spot in each category of “CD sales”, “downloads”, and “lookups”, achieving a triple crown. In addition, the distribution-only edition of the same work, “U -Special Edition-“, debuted at No. 1 on various music distribution charts, including the Oricon weekly digital album ranking. Then, at the end of 2021, “Take a picture,” which was also included in their first album “U,” was selected as the Excellence Album at the 63rd Japan Record Awards, and they also appeared at the 72nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the second consecutive year.
The momentum continues in 2022, with the release of the digital single “ASOBO” in April. On July 20th, the long-awaited third single “CLAP CLAP” was released. In the same year, the first solo tour “NiziU Live with U 2022 “Light it Up”” started, with 16 performances in 7 cities. After tickets went on general sale, they sold out in just 10 minutes, proving their immense popularity. In November and December, they held their first dome performance “NiziU Live with U 2022 “Burn it Up”” at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka. Combined with the previous arena tour, it will attract more than 330,000 people. On December 14th, they released their first winter ballad, the new single “Blue Moon”. In addition, “CLAP CLAP” was selected as the Excellence Award at the 64th Japan Record Awards, and they also participated in the 73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the third consecutive year.
The momentum continues in 2023, and on March 8th, they released “Paradise”, the theme song for the movie “Doraemon: Nobita and the Sky Utopia”. They dominated all music charts, including the Billboard JAPAN general song chart “JAPAN HOT 100” and the third Oricon weekly digital single (single song) ranking, which was the first in the history of female groups. In July, they released their second album “COCONUT”, their first in about 1 year and 8 months, and won first place in the “Oricon Weekly Album Ranking” and the Billboard JAPAN Weekly Album Sales Chart “Top Albums Sales”, dominating various weekly album charts. Furthermore, on July 1st of the same year, they started their second nationwide tour “NiziU Live with U 2023 “Coco! Summer Fes.” with their second album “COCONUT”. They toured 15 shows in 7 cities and all shows were sold out as soon as general tickets began selling. As an additional performance, they held their first stadium live, “NiziU Live with U 2023 “Coco! Summer Fes.” -Stadium Special-” at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba Prefecture on September 17th (Sun) and 18th (Mon, holiday).
On October 30th, they released their first Korean single album, “Press Play.” They made their long-awaited Korean debut, and their lead song, “HEARTRIS,” took the world by storm.
Since the start of 2024, they have released new songs in two consecutive months, “Memories” in February and “SWEET NONFICTION” in March, and they have been long-running hits.
On July 24th, they will release their first EP “RISE UP”, which includes the opening and ending themes for the TV anime “Tower of God: Return of the Prince”.
■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 meet the needs of users and their viewing environments, such as “LYRIC DIVE,” a feature that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match the music, and “LOUNGE,” an online space where users can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time with live audio streaming and gifting features, and has grown into one of Japan’s largest music streaming services.
name:https://awa.fm/
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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: 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 Officer
