AWA, a subscription-based (flat-rate) music streaming service run by AWA Corporation (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Togashi Akimi), will be holding the 54th episode of “AWA Stage (commonly known as AWASTES),” a program that will open up the next stage in the scene, starting at 22:00 on Friday, July 11, 2025, in its “Lounge,” an online space that anyone can participate for free, and invites guests to attract notable artists, mainly on the internet scene, and together with the expert MC, the MC will be holding the next stage in the scene.
The 53rd guest will be three groups: Risa Yuzuki, a vocalist and lyricist who also works as a hybrid next-generation Vtuber with a face exposed, Yuzuka, who has made her debut as a Vtuber and also plans and holds online live shows herself, and Hinamori Ancia, a virtual YouTuber who is active on YouTube!
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.
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” 54th episode
Date and Time: Friday, July 11th, 2025, 22:00-24:00
Guest: Risa Yuzuki/Yuzuka/Hinamori Ancia
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_0711_pr
■Risa Yuzuki
Vocalist, lyricist, voice actor.
In addition to releasing independent albums regularly since 2019, he has also been in charge of singing and writing lyrics for music games.
In 2024, he successfully performed a solo concert in Shanghai, expanding his activities both domestically and internationally.
■Yuzu flower
In May 2019, she made a brilliant debut as a woman who was supposed to pass an audition and debuted as a 3D model virtual idol, but her project went bankrupt halfway through and she was thrown out in 2D.
She began her activities with the goal of becoming an idol, and in September 2021 she made her dream come true.
He is in charge of Yellow for épeler, a virtual idol group formed across individual and company boundaries.
They have released a number of original songs, including “Storyteller at midnight,” which ranked number one in the iTunes Store electronics rankings.
Sweet and refreshing, yuzu lemon cider-like singing voice.
The live event “Citrus Wonderland” was held,
The voice synthesis library “AIVOICE: Raika,” based on his own voice, has been released, including
There are many examples of Yuzuka’s achievements, with her motto of “Let’s do something fun!”
■Hinamori Ancia
Nice to meet you, Master.
Hinamori Anthea, a kind and slightly scary snow leopard maid from the demon world who will cuddle you ❄️🫖 ❅ *
Still an apprentice maid. I want to make my dreams come true and grow together with my master 🤍
Music is about to put a lot of effort into it now…! ✨️While working in a variety of ways, I will deliver my own worldview.
■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, 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 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
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