Three groups, Suzushiro / 96 Cats / NEKOZUME, will be appearing! The 47th live streaming program “Awaste” is being held!


AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be holding the 47th episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES), a program run by AWA Inc. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi) at 22:00 on Friday, April 4th, 2025, in its “Lounge,” an online space that anyone can participate for free, will be hosting guests every time, inviting popular artists, mainly on the internet scene, and will be holding the 47th episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES),” which will open up the next stage in the scene with expert MCs.

The 47th guest will be three groups: Suzushiro, an apprentice creator who wants to deliver cuteness in the digital sea, 96 Cats, who own a wide variety of seven-color voices, and NEKOZUME, a music unit that leaves a mark on the world, featuring composer KURO and lyricist MAO!

The program MC is TAKUYA the bringer, an official online curator of AWA and runs the event space “Akihabara Entertainment,” featuring over 100 VTubers a year, writer/editor Moriyama de Ro, and virtual singer Shikibu Meguri.

Please look forward to 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” 47th episode

Date and Time: Friday, April 4th, 2025, 22:00-24:00

Guest: Suzushiro / 96 Cat / NEKOZUME

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_0404_pr

■Suzushiro

An apprentice creator who wants to deliver cuteness in the digital ocean.

He sings as Suzushiro and draws as Suzushiro.

Recently, he has acquired a virtual one and is also working hard as an angel who calls himself an internet user.

■96 Cats

Born on March 30th. Born in Osaka.

Singer is an online singer.

X (formerly Twitter) has 1.49 million followers, 1.18 million subscribers on YouTube, and a total of 570 million views, making her a female singer who is gaining popularity in the online scene, especially among teens and 20s.

She has a wide variety of voices, including a feminine, sexy, and a shiny voice that looks like a boy, and her neutral singing voice attracts listeners and is supported by young women.

In recent years, he has expanded his range of activities as a voice actor, including playing Anne Faulkner in Paradox Live.

■NEKOZUME

A music unit that leaves marks in the world.

They began their activities in 2020 as a duo unit between composer KURO and lyricist MAO.

He has sung Vocaloid, Vtubers, idols, and other songs, and has posted original songs as an artist with the concept of Dark✖️Kawaii.

As a songwriter, he also provides a wide range of music to Vtubers, idol groups, and singer groups.

■TAKUYA the bringer

Navigate the radio program “VTuber music DJ’s” #VMDJ focusing on original songs by virtual artists

April 2020 – June 2021 InterFM

From July 2021 on YouTube every Monday from midnight

https://youtube.com/@VMDJ

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.

https://entas.jp

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 Entertainment Inc. The service began offering its service in May 2015, with 150 million songs being distributed and approximately 16 million playlists created by celebrities and users. In addition to the “FREE Plan,” which offers all functions for free, with 980 yen (tax included) per month (App Store, Google Play, and convenience store payments of 1,080 yen (tax included)), the “FREE Plan,” which allows you to use all functions for free monthly, except for the “STANDARD Plan,” which allows you to use all functions for 980 yen (tax included) per month (tax included) for App Store, Google Play, and convenience store payments, we have a wide range of pricing plans, including the “Student Plan,” which allows you to use all functions for 480 yen (tax included) per month, and the “Artist Plan,” which allows you to listen to unlimited listening to certain artists for 270 yen (tax included) per month. “AWA” is compatible with a variety of devices, including smartphones, computers, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers. Since its launch, it has expanded its various plans and functions to suit the user’s needs and viewing environment, including “LYRIC DIVE,” a function that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match the song, and “Lounge,” an online space where users who have added live audio streaming and gifting functions can enjoy the same music in the same space in real time, and has grown into the largest music streaming service in Japan.

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 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



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