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 Katayose Ryota appears in voice and chat in the online space “Lounge” that anyone can participate for free from 7:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025.
This event will be held to commemorate the release of her first solo album, “Bouquet,” and Katayose Ryota himself will be participating in real time via voice and chat. Not only new songs but all previous songs will be aired on the day. 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 featuring Katayose Ryota in the AWA lounge.
[His appearance]Katayose Ryota Special Listening Party on AWA Lounge
Date and Time: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, 7:00pm-20:00pm
* Appearances may be cancelled at the last minute.
▼Job participation URL
https://mf.awa.fm/open_ryotakatayose_0806_pr
■Katayose Ryota
In November 2012, he made his major debut as a vocalist for GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
In 2014, he began acting in the drama “GTO” and has appeared in numerous dramas and movies.
In 2019, he was also selected as the “Eight Next Generation Stars in Asia” by Variety and the Macau International Film Festival, and since 2021 he became the first Japanese person to serve as GIVENCHY ambassador. In addition, in October 2023, he became the Cerezo Osaka 30th Anniversary Ambassador/Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, and is active in his hometown of Osaka, including participating in events. He also starred in his first performance in the film “HiGH&LOW THE Sengoku” from January 29th, 2024.
As a solo artist, he released his first song, “Possible,” in January 2020, and has released four songs to date, including collaborative songs. This year, on August 21, 2024, the long-awaited solo single “tenkiame / Tonight is Boogie Bag feat. eill / prod. Shin Sakiura” will be released.
On August 6th, 2025, they released their first solo album, “Bouquet.”
His hobby of art has also led to his activities, and he has expanded his range of activities both domestically and internationally, becoming the grand opening ambassador of the Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art, which will open on March 30, 2025.
■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
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