AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be holding a listening party in which “MACO” will be appearing in voice and chat, at the online space “Lounge” that anyone can participate for free from 2025’s first single “Satanire Unending Love.”
This event will be held to commemorate the release of “So It’s Not Ending Love,” a new song that is a heartbreaking song that can be frank about her own experiences and emotions, yet is filled with love for music, and everything from MACO’s latest songs to songs released so far will be aired at once. At this event, MACO appeared in live audio streaming and chatting to talk about the behind-the-scenes stories of the song’s production. We also accept requests for songs from users in real time, so please request a large number of MACO songs you like. Anyone can participate in the lounge for free, and if you download the AWA app in advance, you can enjoy interacting with artists even more. Please enjoy the listening party that MACO himself appears in the AWA lounge.
■[Live appearance]MACO: “So it’s not over” release listening party on AWA Lounge overview
Date and time: Monday, April 28th, 2025, 22:30-23:30
* Appearances may be cancelled at the last minute.
▼Job participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_maco_0428_pr
■MACO
Born May 10, 1991, a singer-songwriter from Hakodate, Hokkaido. In 2014, Taylor Swift’s Japanese cover of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” attracted attention, winning the 29th Japan Gold Disc Grand Prize in the Newcomer category. The name MACO quickly spread, and its first album, FIRST KISS, released in 2015, reached No. 1 in Recochoku and No. 5 in Oricon, making it a hot topic on social media, and has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, the fastest Japanese artists to view over 100 million times. In 2018, to celebrate their 5th anniversary of their debut, they released their first best album, “BEST LOVE MACO,” which reached number one on each streaming chart, and ranked 6th in the Oricon weekly rankings. In addition, in the same year, Asian performances were held in Taiwan and Shanghai, as well as in Japan. In 2019, the acoustic solo tour “My Acoustic Tour 2019-2020” was held. The tour of 11 cities across the country was all SOLD OUT, marking her popularity once again. In 2020, AbemaTV’s drama “Boku wa wa 17 years old” achieved a feat in which the original song “Under the Cherry Blossom Tree” and the cover of Remioromen, “March 9th,” were simultaneously used as insert songs. They also held a monthly live broadcast of “Endless Love Tour,” which built strong bonds with their fans even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2023, after releasing the single “Love Song,” he left the agency and after about six months of rest, he entered a new chapter. In September 2024, he founded the fan club “MACO fam+” and released his first single since he was independent, “MY LIFE, MY LOVE.” At the end of the year, a special one-night live performance, “MY LIFE, MY LOVE LIVE 2024.” In 2025, they released their headline tour “MACO ~CAN’T END THIS LOVE TOUR 2025~” which will take you through nine cities across the country, and on April 16th they released their long-awaited new single “Satan Unending Love.” More hopes are high for MACO’s future activities, as he has captured the hearts of many fans with his passionate singing voice and delicate lyrics.
■What is AWA Lounge?
This is an online space where users can enjoy playing music and interacting with each other in real time.
Using the “Song Request”, “Chat”, and “Stamp” functions, users who enter the same room can experience an online karaoke room-like experience, and all functions can be enjoyed on the Free plan.
Another major feature of this lounge is that all users in the room can watch the same music at the same time, so it can be used as a place to “support” to increase the number of views of your favorite artists. If you join the lounge as a STANDARD member, you will receive more rewards to the artists.
■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, except for the “STANDARD Plan” which offers 980 yen (tax included) per month (1,080 yen (tax included) for App Store, Google Play, and convenience store payments), and the “FREE Plan,” which allows you to use all functions for free monthly, except for the “Offline Play” which offers all functions for 480 yen (tax included) per month, and the “Artist Plan,” which offers 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 the “LYRIC DIVE,” a function that beautifully animates lyrics in real time to match the song, and the “AWA 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/
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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://x.com/awa_official
AWA Official LINE:https://lin.ee/21w3f0k
■Company overview
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
