Year-end special edition looking back on this year! 4 groups of internet culture experts will appear as guests! The 40th live broadcast program “Awaste” will be held!

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 be released on Friday, December 20, 2024. From 22:00, the online space “Lounge” that anyone can join for free will host the program “AWA Stage”, which invites notable artists mainly from the internet scene as guests and opens up the next stage of the scene together with expert MCs. We will be holding the 40th edition of “Awaste” (commonly known as Awaste).

The 40th edition will be held as a year-end special edition where MCs and guests familiar with internet culture will gather to look back on this year’s music scene. Guests include “Ci-chan from Kyungshi”, an artist who sings a variety of songs and continues to attract fans with her bright and lively personality, and “nyankobrq”, who is active in multiple fields such as track makeup, rap vocals, and DJ, and will perform both real and virtual. Four groups will appear: “NICO”, a singer/rapper who comes and goes, and “D.watt”, who is active in various fields as a composer/arranger/producer/DJ.

As it is a year-end special edition, a playlist featuring a number of songs selected by a total of 6 experts including MCs and guests looking back on 2024 will be released in advance of the event. The six people each selected songs in three categories: “Songs that I was addicted to in 2024,” “Songs by artists that I felt were going to have great momentum in 2024,” and “Songs by artists I wanted to pay attention to in 2025.”

In the 40th broadcast, we will have a talk based on the theme of the songs selected from the playlist, so please enjoy it along with the playlist.

The program MC will be TAKUYA the bringer, who is AWA’s official online curator and operates the event space “Akihabara Entas” where over 100 VTubers perform annually.

Please look forward to talks and projects unique to the AWA Lounge, where you can interact with listeners. Anyone can join the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can make requests, interact with artists, and enjoy the experience even more.

■“Songs to watch in 2024 chosen by internet culture experts (from “Awaste” year-end special edition)”

[Songs that I was addicted to in 2024]

Ci-chan from Jiangshi

・Monday War / Kayoko Yoshizawa

・NEMONEMO / Yena

nyankobrq

・Carefree KING / Peanut-kun & Ponpoko

・Luna say maybe / Hatsuhoshi Gakuen, Minami, Temari Tsukimura

NICO

・Yellow Big Bang! / Hatsuhoshi Gakuen, Shotaro Seo, Kotone Fujita

・Before the Afterword / Meigetsu ・ wena ・ orka ・ Zato Kei

D.watt

・Let’s live as we please / Shigureui

・Ultra Rhythm (feat. Hylen) / Denonbu, Hylen, Mimito Sakurano (CV: Yurie Kosakai), Hina Mizukami (CV: Higa Omori), Shian Inubousaki (CV: Rena Hasegawa)

TAKUYA the bringer

・It looks like something is going to happen! / NOMELON NOLEMON

・Hydrate / sajou no hana

Moriyama de Ro

・LAZY/ako

・I Like I Like(English Version) / cignature

[Songs by artists that I feel will have great momentum in 2024]

Ci-chan from Jiangshi

・Twintails can be worn until the age of 20♡ / Try Kyururin

・Oni Banquet / Sora Tomonari

nyankobrq

・Wha u takin bout (feat. lilbesh ramko & hirihiri) / Peanuts-kun

・Together / Puniru (CV: Yu Shinohara)

NICO

・At least it’s blue / MaiR

・Eureka / Kosaka

D.watt

・The cutest me in the world/Hatsuhoshi Gakuen, HoneyWorks, Kotone Fujita

・Igaku / Sasuke Haraguchi

TAKUYA the bringer

・WE ARE YSS / YSS

・Magnetic / ILLIT

Moriyama de Ro

・IYKYK/XG

・Blue Night Darling / Clear

[Songs by artists to watch in 2025]

Ci-chan from Jiangshi

・I thought it was a cafe, but it was a beauty salon / Psychic Warrior Dorian

・Gaaini / Penthouse

nyankobrq

・Cloud Overdose / u_ni & Pvin Connect Reason

・POOL / utumiyqcom & e5

NICO

・Ultra Trailer/Masalada

・ICEY / Jinmenusagi

D.watt

・If you encounter a barrier / abaraya

・Born to be “BAU”DOL☆★ / Fuwawa Abyssgard, Mococo Abyssgard

TAKUYA the bringer

・Seishun GAMEOVER / oops cool

・If you encounter a barrier / abaraya

Moriyama de Ro

・lost wrist / utumiyqcom

・Comet / Mei Watanabe

▼Playlist URL

https://mf.awa.fm/41vUKut

■Summary of “Awaste” 40th episode

Date and time: December 20, 2024 (Friday) 22:00-24:00

Guest: Ci-chan / nyankobrq / NICO / D.watt

Main MC: TAKUYA the bringer

Sub MC: Moriyama de Ro

*There is a possibility that the performance may be canceled at short notice.

▼Participation URL

https://mf.awa.fm/open_awastage_1220_pr

■Ci-chan from Kyonshi

In March 2020, he started his activities as the vocalist of the virtual music unit “BOOGEY VOXX”.

He sings a wide variety of songs, from powerful and passionate to gentle and delicate.

He has also tried his hand at writing lyrics and rapping, and has continued to share his wide range of talents in music.

Even after the unit disbanded, they continue to be active and distribute games, songs, TRPGs, etc.

His bright and cheerful personality continues to attract fans.

■nyankobrq

I compose songs, rap, and sometimes sing.

He is also part of the unit “nyankobrq & yaca” with YACA IN DA HOUSE, and is part of “Generation Z (#GeneZ)”.

DJ is also working hard.

■NICO

A singer and rapper who goes back and forth between the real and the virtual.

He has a reputation for his unique singing and rapping with a strong presence.

X: https://x.com/Ryuen_nico

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NICO_Vsinger

Twich: https://www.twitch.tv/nico_ganbaru

■D.watt

Born in Sapporo.

Composer/producer/DJ/otaku belonging to IOSYS and USAGI Production.

Rooted in Akihabara-style pop culture centered around anime, games, and internet culture,

Their performance is characterized by sublimating club sounds and dance music techniques into a cutting-edge pop style.

As a composer/arranger/remixer/DJ, I provide music to music games, music IP, and artists,

Their activities revolve around appearing at events both domestically and internationally.

He started his activities in the doujin music scene as an early member of the Sapporo circle “IOSYS”.

Although he is well known for his Touhou arrangement works that became popular on the Internet from the mid-2000s, his activities in recent years have expanded beyond just Touhou, including writing lyrics and scenarios under the name “Nichijo Lettuce”. Expand to.

He is active in various parts of Japan, mainly in his hometown of Sapporo.

■TAKUYA the bringer

Navigating the radio program “VTuber music DJ’s” that focuses on original songs by virtual artists #VMDJ

April 2020~June 2021 InterFM

From July 2021 onwards, it will be aired on YouTube every Monday from 25:00.

https://youtube.com/@VMDJ

TAKUYA the bringer, who has been active as a DJ for many years, has a selection of songs that are so appealing that they make you forget the passage of time, and many listeners have commented that they “bend the axis of time.” In addition, they operate the event space “Akihabara Entas,” where more than 100 VTubers perform annually, and Entas, known as the sacred place for VTubers, has contributed to the development of culture since its inception.

https://entas.jp

X account: https://twitter.com/selecta_takuya?s=21&t=ItGm0M7QrBIzzZ30k3K6PA

TAKUYA the bringer account:https://mf.awa.fm/3I8TSk9

■Moriyama de Ro

Writer/editor. Born in 1988 in Nagasaki. I like Clairo and Lovely Summer-chan.

■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 lyrics in real time to match songs, live audio distribution, and gifting functions. Since its launch, the service has grown into one of the largest music streaming services in Japan by 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)