AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service operated by AWA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akio Togashi), will be holding a one-hour event featuring BUMP OF CHICKEN in its online lounge, a free space that anyone can participate in, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Monday, September 9, 2024.
This event is being held to celebrate the release of BUMP OF CHICKEN’s 10th album “Iris,” their first in 5 years, and will air not only the songs from their latest album, but also all of their previously released songs. During the event, users will also be able to make requests. Please request as many BUMP OF CHICKEN songs that you remember fondly. Anyone can join the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy making requests and interacting with other users even more. We hope you enjoy the special BUMP OF CHICKEN lounge.
■BUMP OF CHICKEN Special on LOUNGE Overview
Date and time: Monday, September 9, 2024, 20:00-21:00
▼Participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_bumpofchicken_0909_pr
■BUMP OF CHICKEN
BUMP OF CHICKEN is a four-piece rock band from Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. (Vo./Gt.: Motoo Fujiwara, Gt.: Hiroaki Masukawa, Bass: Yoshifumi Naoi, Drums: Hideo Masu)
Formed on February 11, 1996, the band released two albums during their indie days and made their major debut in September 2000 with the single “Diamond.”
He made his name known to the world with “Tenmon Kansoku” and has continued to produce numerous hit songs since then.
He has performed theme songs for a variety of works, including anime, dramas, and movies, and in recent years has attracted attention with songs such as “Ray,” a collaboration with Hatsune Miku, and “Acacia,” the theme song for the Pokemon special music video.
They are very active, mainly performing live, and in 2016 they held their first STADIUM TOUR, and in 2019 they held their DOME TOUR, which attracted 350,000 people.
In 2021, her song “Nanairo” was chosen as the theme song for the NHK morning drama “Okaeri Mone,” and she appeared in the 72nd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
In 2022, “Chronostasis” was chosen as the theme song for the movie “Detective Conan: Halloween’s Bride,” and “SOUVENIR” was chosen as the opening theme song for the second season of the TV anime “SPY×FAMILY.”
In 2023, he wrote a new song, “From the Window,” as the theme song for the NHK special “BUMP OF CHICKEN 18 Festival,” in which he performed with 1,000 “18-year-olds,” bringing emotion to people all over Japan.
Additionally, “Sleep Walking Orchestra” was chosen as the opening theme song for the TV anime “Dungeon Meshi.”
In 2024, after releasing “Encounter”, the theme song for the movie “Onmyoji 0”, and “strawberry”, the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Saionji-san Doesn’t Do Housework”, she will release her first new album in five years, “Iris”, on September 4th.
In addition, a nationwide tour called “BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR 2024 Sphery Rendezvous” has been scheduled to promote the new album.
Even now, 28 years after its formation, the group continues to enjoy widespread support from people of all ages and genders.
■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 120 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 available for junior high school students and above for a monthly fee of 480 yen (tax included), and the Artist Plan, which allows 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
