AWA, a subscription-based music streaming service run by AWA Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be holding the 51st episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES),” a program run by AWA Inc. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), which will host the 51st episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES),” in its online space “Lounge,” which is free to participate in, and is able to invite popular artists, mainly on the internet scene, as guests each time, and will open up the next stage in the scene with expert MCs.
The 51st guest will be three singers: Eye, a singer whose strength is her diverse voice and rich expression, Seto No Toto, who has a delicate yet powerful and straightforward voice, and Es, an artist who mainly works on the Internet!
The program MC is TAKUYA the bringer, an official online curator of AWA and runs the event space “Akihabara Entertainment,” where more than 100 VTubers appear in a year, writer/editor Moriyama de Ro, and virtual singer Shikibu Meguri.
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” 51st edition
Date and Time: Friday, May 30th, 2025, 22:00-24:00
Guest: Eye / Seto No Toto / Es
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_0530_pr
■Eye
He began working as a singer in 2020 and also serves as the vocalist for the music unit “Suisou Gurashi.”
With its diverse tones and rich expressiveness that can be freely controlled according to the song, he teams up with many music producers to provide singing and release original songs.
In the original song series he produces, each of which has surpassed the 1 million views and 500,000 views on YouTube in a few months, each of which has surpassed the mark, with a multifaceted talent and detailed worldview being highly praised both domestically and internationally.
He also began his activities as a DJ in October 2024. He makes a unique expression that draws the audience in his strengths as an artist.
■Seto no To
“A song that gently sinks into your sea. ‘
Seto No Toto is an artist who moves listeners with her delicate yet powerful and straightforward singing voice.
On YouTube, she actively communicates with listeners through a wide variety of streams, including singing streams that make use of her singing ability, chat streams and game streams.
He has also appeared at many live events, and has steadily expanded his activities, serving as the opening act for Animelo Summer Live last year in 2024.
■Es
Es is an artist who mainly works on the Internet.
“Hakumei,” the first original song released in 2023, was produced with the theme of “conflicts with life” and has surpassed 1.8 million views on YouTube.
He produces songs that reflect his own worldview, based on white.
■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 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 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
