AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be held on Friday, February 21st, 2025. From :00, the “Lounge” online space where anyone can participate for free, invites guests to attract notable artists, mainly online scenes, and together with the expert MC, “AWA Stage (commonly known as “AWA Stage”) The 44th “Awaste” will be held.
The 44th guest will be “Yoshino”, an artist who has been active in the 44th, who has made his major debut, having successfully performed his first live and first tour in 2024, and in October he has performed two theme songs for the TV anime at the same time. Two singers, Tsugu, who have a strong and sensational voice and have expanded their range of activities, including opening a TV anime and singing music games, have been confirmed to appear!
In addition, AWA streamers “Imomushi” and “RiM” who won the “Vocal Level Up Event” held at AWA in October last year and took an online lesson at Avex Artist Academy, appeared, and the lessons were also featured. We also plan to have a corner where we will talk and actually perform.
The program MC is TAKUYA the bringer, the official AWA online curator and run the event space “Akihabara Entertainment,” featuring over 100 VTubers a year, writer/editor Moriyama de Ro, and virtual singer Shikibu Meguri. is in charge.
Stay tuned for the talks and projects unique to the “AWA Lounge” where you can interact with listeners. Anyone can participate in the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy it even more by requesting and interacting with artists.
■ Overview of “Awaste” 44th episode
Date and Time: Friday, February 21, 2025, 22:00-24:00
Guest: Yoshino / Tsugu
Main MC: TAKUYA the bringer
Sub-MC: Shikibu Megumi, Moriyama de Ro
* Appearances may be cancelled at the last minute.
▼Job participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_awastage_0221_pr
■Yoshino
Singer. He began his activities in 2019 by posting videos of singing and singing.
In January 2024, their first live performance, “Yoshino 1st COVER LIVE “Casablanca”” was held at Ebisu Garden Hall.
The second live concert and first tour, Yoshino COVER LIVE TOUR 2024 “Claw Scars” will be held at Zepp in various cities in Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo.
It has been decided that he will be the opening theme song for the TV anime “A Lonely Walking Around Another World” which will start in October 2024 and the ending theme song for the TV anime “A Afterlife I Want to Be Others” and will make his major debut with Pony Canyon in October.
■Tsugu
A singer who mainly works on singing and posting original songs.
It goes well with an aggressive sound and has a powerful, sensational voice.
In October 2024, he released his first mini album, “Mischiefous,” and expanded his range of activities, including opening TV anime and singing music games.
■TAKUYA the bringer
Navigate the #VMDJ radio show “VTuber music DJ’s” that focuses on original songs by virtual artists
April 2020 – June 2021 InterFM
From July 2021 on YouTube every Monday from midnight
The song selections of TAKUYA the Bringer, who has been a DJ for many years, are so attractive that it makes you forget the passage of time, and many listeners comment that “the timeline is bent.” He also runs the Akihabara Entertainment, an event space featuring over 100 VTubers a year, and Entertainment, known as a sacred place for VTubers, contributes to the development of culture since the early days.
X Account: https://twitter.com/selecta_takuya?s=21&t=ItGm0M7QrBIzzZ30k3K6PA
TAKUYA the bringer account:https://mf.awa.fm/3I8TSk9
■ Shikibu Meguro
A complicated literary girl who admires Murasaki Shikibu, singing virtually electro music. Nicknamed “Shikimegu”. My dream is to become an idol like the moon. In February 2020, he began his personal activities as a VTuber and Vsinger. The first single, “Aqua Loop (feat. TEMPLIME)” won number one on the iTunes electro charts, and has since continued to release original songs, provide singing and lyrics, perform live performances, and more as a Vsinger focusing on electro music. It features an adult, sweet candy voice. On YouTube, he mainly posts music videos and cover videos of original songs. As an official partner, Twitch also holds live streaming, mainly games.
■Moriyama de Ro
Writer/edited. Born in 1988, from Nagasaki. I love Clairo and Lovely Summer.
■App overview
“AWA” is a subscription-based (flat-rate) music streaming service provided by AWA Corporation, a joint investment by CyberAgent Inc. and Avex Fan Marketing Inc. The service began offering its service in May 2015, with 150 million songs being distributed and approximately 13 million playlists created by celebrities and users. All functions are available for free monthly free of charge, except for the STANDARD plan and offline playback, which are available for all functions, with a monthly fee of 980 yen (tax included) (*App Store, Google Play, and convenience store payments of 1,080 yen (tax included)). In addition to the FREE Plan, the Student Plan is available for junior high school students and above, with all functions available for 480 yen (tax included) per month, and the Artist Plan is available for unlimited listening to certain artists for 270 yen (tax included) per month. We have a wide range of pricing plans, including “. “AWA” is compatible with a variety of devices, including smartphones, computers, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers. “LYRIC DIVE” is a function that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match the song, as well as “Lounge,” an online space where users who have added live audio streaming and gifting can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time. Since its launch, it has expanded its various plans and functions to suit the needs of users and viewing environments, and has grown into the largest music streaming service in Japan.
Name: “AWA”https://awa.fm/
Recommended environment:
Price: STANDARD plan (980 yen incl. tax) / FREE plan (free monthly) / Student plan (480 yen incl. tax) / Artist plan (270 yen incl. 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/
Latest AWA news:https://news.awa.fm/
AWA Official X:https://twitter.com/awa_official?lang=ja
AWA Official LINE:https://lin.ee/21w3f0k
■Company Profile
Company name: AWA Co., Ltd. (Read: AWA)
Address: Sumitomo Real Estate Azabu Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Togashi Akimi
Business content: Music streaming services, etc.
Established: December 1, 2014
■Contact information
AWA Public Relations Press@awa.fm
