AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service operated by AWA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akio Togashi), will host the AWA Lounge, an online space that anyone can join for free from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Members of the idol group “Boku wa Mitai Sutai Aozora,” which was created as the official rival of Nogizaka46, will participate via voice and chat.
This event is being held to celebrate the release of their 3rd single “Love Without Spares” and will air not only their latest songs, but also past songs and songs selected by the members. Anyone can join the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy interacting with artists and users even more. Please enjoy the lounge where the members of Aozora, who I wanted to see, will appear.
■【Members appear】The Blue Sky I Wanted to See Special on LOUNGE Overview
Date and time: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 20:30-21:30
Cast members: Ami Kanazawa / Ayame Nishimori / Suzuki Hayasaki / Nina Yagi / Karen Yanagibori / Konana Yoshimoto
*There is a possibility that the performance may be canceled at short notice.
▼Participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_bokuao_0807_pr
The blue sky I wanted to see
“The Blue Sky I Wanted to See” was born as the official rival of Nogizaka46, and 23 people selected from a total of 35,678 applicants for the audition will debut with their debut single “Thinking About the Blue Sky” on August 30, 2023. In the same year, they won the “Newcomer Award” at the 65th Shining! Japan Record Awards. On January 31, 2024, they released their second single “Until Graduation”, which ranked second in the Oricon weekly single ranking and first in Billboard JAPAN’s “Top Singles Sales”. They plan to release their third single “Love Without a Spare” on August 7. On August 30, they will hold a solo live show “Aozora Summer Festival 2024” to commemorate their first anniversary of debut.
■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: “AWA”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: press@awa.fm
