Selected by AWA users as usual at the beginning of the year! Announcing the artists coming in 2025! 1st place goes to &TEAM, a 9-member global group, and 2nd place goes to berry meet, a three-piece band that has been active for two years.

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 available from December 16, 2024. By December 31, 2020, we have compiled the songs that have been selected from playlists created by users with the theme of artists who are likely to break out in 2025, and announced the top 10 artists who will break out in 2025. In addition, a playlist containing songs from artists ranked in the top 30 has also been released.

■AWA users choose! Top 10 artists coming in 2025

The 9-member global group &TEAM from HYBE LABELS JAPAN took first place. In 2024, we will release works based on the concept of spring, summer, fall, and winter. At AWA, we held a number of &TEAM special events in the online space “Lounge” that anyone can participate in for free. Individual members have appeared on terrestrial television information programs and variety shows, and the group is expected to continue to be even more active in 2025.

Ranked in second place is berry meet, a three-piece band formed in 2022 that is known for its pop, bright melodies, and mixed male and female chorus work. A total of 4 music videos have been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube, and in March 2025, in the second year of their activities, it has been decided that they will hold their first one-man live at Zepp Diver City (TOKYO). He is a promising artist.

In third place is Murasaki Ima, a new generation creator who writes, composes, arranges, and writes all the songs himself. The group has attracted attention with the viral hit of “Female Woman A” released in 2024, and it has been decided that they will release their first full album and hold a Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka tour in 2025. Other artists who are attracting attention mainly from music media, SNS, and live houses are also listed at the top. This time, AWA will release a playlist containing songs from the top 30 artists. Be sure to choose it from AWA users who have received a lot of attention from various media! Please enjoy the rankings and songs of artists coming in 2025.

■“AWA users choose!” Artists coming in 2025” (partially published)

01. Yukiakari/ &TEAM

02. Dote / berry meet

03. Server Down / Purple Now

04. Super Ball / TOMOO

05. Ball of love / the paddles

06. Spinning / Tota

07. Planet in love “You” / Ai Tomioka

08. Youth Transmission / Bocchi

09. Coming-of-age Story / Brandy Senki

10. Phantom / NIKO NIKO TAN TAN

11. Rut of Love / Chevon

12. Superb Love / ENJIN

13. Dance Hall with Ryoji Saito/ Mao Nakatsu

14. MAZQUERADE / MAZZEL

15. Present / Marci

▼Playlist URL

https://s.awa.fm/playlist/official.korekuru2025

■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: 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)