Band-Maid are an impossibly hard rocking, 5 piece, all-female Japanese rock band formed in 2013. Don’t let their aesthetics fool you, these five “maids” are highly skilled musicians and songwriters, and their hard hitting sound, shredding guitars, pounding drums and catchy hooks have been praised by fans and media around the world. Scores of YouTube reaction videos from fans around the world have followed, with rock and metal fans from around the world blown away by the group’s level of virtuosity and musical chops.

The band have rocked the stages of large festivals in their home country of Japan, and have toured the US, UK and Europe, recording out sell-outs at each stop. In 2019 the group announced a touring partnership with Live Nation, and followed with the release of “Conqueror”, including production from the legendary Tony Visconti. 2020 saw the release of a new full length “Unseen World”, and 2021 will see the group make their Hollywood debut in Netflix film “Kate”.
A long-awaited EP release is scheduled for the summer of 2022.
The band will be touring the U.S. starting in October with over 20,000 people in attendance, and will perform at the popular world-class music festival “AFTERSHOCK”.
The band continues to make great strides on a global scale.

日本の伝統邦楽器「箏」の若手No.1アーティスト。邦楽の世界を礎に、様々なジャンルと混交しながら新しい領域を切り拓いている新進気鋭の奏者として、今熱い注目を集めている。
1998年横浜生まれ。日米のルーツを持ち、インターナショナルスクールの授業で箏に出会う。2017年19歳でメジャーデビュー。これまでに5枚のアルバムをリリース。
藤倉大や坂東祐大ら気鋭の作曲家とのコラボレーションや、読売日本交響楽団、東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団との共演などクラシック界との共演、さらに「紅白歌合戦」「MUSIC STATION」でのパフォーマンスなど、ジャンルを超えた活動を繰り広げており、その活動は「情熱大陸」「徹子の部屋」「題名のない音楽会」などでも度々取り上げられている。
2022年には、箏奏者としては史上初となるブルーノート東京でのライブを行い、自作曲からティグラン・ハマシアンまで異例のプログラムに挑み、箏の固定概念を覆す演奏が大きな反響を呼んだ。

2006年東京池袋にて結成。不動の4人編成。2011年メンバー自身でNaturalAfroRecordを立ち上げ、以降現在まで完全DIY、完全セルフプロデュースで突き進む。
世界中の民族音楽を大胆に取り込む、人間の本能を呼び覚ますかのようなその音楽性を「ウンザウンザ」と名付け「踊るヤツがエラいのだ」と年間100本近く日本全国でウンザウンザを踊っている。
突出したオリジナリティ、祝祭感あふれるライブ、知れば知るほど奥が深いその音楽性に、ノンプロモーション、口コミだけで中毒者はじわじわと増え続ける。いつの間にか「ROCK IN JAPAN」「COUNTDOWN JAPAN」等、全国大型フェスティバルの常連バンド。2018年2月、2019年2月Zepp Tokyoワンマンを２年連続で大成功に収める　。2020年はコロナ渦によりライブを自粛。2021年2月新木場STUDIO COASTワンマンでライブ活動復活。即完売となう。2021発売の2枚のE.Pは「ファーストe..p」「セカンドe.p」はオリコンインディーズチャート1位。オリコン週間チャート20位。全国ツアーは全公演ソールドアウト。

2019年、突如として出現。
狂気の発明家アイキッドが最終兵器サイボーグジョーと共に贈る、80’s～90’sファンの為の音楽エンターテインメント！

YouTubeに80年代文化リスペクトのMVをアップし話題になり、インディーズアルバム「Back to the80’s」がiTunes ロックチャート1位を獲得！

2020年、ストリートファイターIIオマージュの「昇龍拳が出ない」がApple THE 100 BEST SONGS OF 2020に選出される。

2021年にはプロレスリスペクトソング「94年のジュニアヘビー」をリリース。その後、新日本プロレスや獣神・サンダーライガーに認められ、テレビ朝日『ワールドプロレスリング』エンディングテーマとなる。

2022年、映画『トップガン マーヴェリック』応援ソング「デンジャーゾーン」が、非公式ながらYoutubeやSNSで話題となり、トム・クルーズ来日レッドカーペットへ招待される。

今夏、80’sリスペクトのシンセウェイヴ3部作を引っ提げ、2022年9月30日、中野サンプラザホールにてワンマンライブを開催予定！

硬派で正統派の５人組ガールズ・メタル・バンド「BRIDEAR」
2012年福岡にて結成。地元でのLIVE活動を中心に人気を博し全国展開してゆく。
2016年には初のヨーロッパツアー、その後2017年に2回、2018年1回と計4回のツアーを敢行。
2019年エイベックスより初のメジャー作品『Expose Your Emotions』をリリース
2021年2枚目となるアルバム『Bloody Bride』をリリース
2021年秋、全世界がパンデミックに襲われる中、日本のアーティストで唯一EU４カ国とUK４都市でのツアーを成功させた。
2022年4月20日には3枚目となるNew Album『AEGIS OF ATHENA』をリリース。
現在も続く世界的な危機に対して、音楽が生む希望の力を信じ、世界が一つになって戦う決意をこめたアルバムである。そして今年2022年9月より6度目となるヨーロッパツアーが決定している。

FROM世田谷 TO THE WORLD

全員が世田谷区在住の17歳から19歳の4ピースバンド。
コロナ渦のなか世田谷区の青少年センターで出会った仲間で2020年10月結成。
ライブの機会もないままひたすら楽曲づくりと週5回以上のバンドリハーサルを重ねて、日々実力を磨いてきました。
全員10代とは思えない新旧を問わない洋楽ロックミュージックのヘヴィーリスナー。
そんなこともあり最初から自然と全歌詞、英語。
2021年1月末に初のレコーディングを予定。3月には初ライブを実施。
2022年4月までの約1年間でコロナ渦にも関わらず、新宿ロフト、渋谷エッグマンなど都内ライブハウスで15本以上のライブを重ねてきました。
2022年4月10日に初ライブをおこなった下北沢BASEMENTBARで初ワンマン。
ここではソールドアウトを記録しました。
2022年5月13日「Rock n Roll is Back」を全世界同時配信。
Spotifyでは初リリースながら国内外５つのプレイリストに入り全米、ヨーロッパ、南米、アジアと各国から様々なリアクションが届いています。
2022年8月27日には代官山SPACE ODDにて2度目のワンマンライブを予定しています。
8月には新曲の配信。秋には初めてのツアーも予定しています。

2017年9月30日結成。わずか、3年半でという異例のスピードで日本武道館単独公演を決定させたグループ。
Clean×3・Rap・Scream・Shoutの6人ボーカル+マニピュレーター7人編成で、アイドルにもバンドにもDJにも無い新しいスタイルでパフォーマンスを展開するバンドユニット。
2023年5月には幕張メッセ国際展示場での単独公演を控えている。
音楽性はメタルコアと転調やテンポチェンジを軸に、ラップ・ジャズ・EDMなど先の読めない構成とサウンドを展開しており、サビではどんな超展開の後でもキャッチーでエモいメロディを歌い上げる。
更にライブでは、マニピュレーターが32パラアウトデータのサウンドシステムにリズムマシーンやギター等の演奏をリアルタイムで演出している。
その音楽性やパフォーマンスは、昨今のバンドシーンで非常に高い評価を得ており、KEYTALK、SILENT SIREN、夕闇に誘いし漆黒の天使達、a crowd of rebellion、ミオヤマザキなど錚々たるアーティストと対談や対バンを行う他、「Love music」などの音楽番組出演や「お願い！ランキング」など数々のテーマソングを担当する。
また、音楽活動以外にも、「週刊ヤングジャンプ」表紙や「有吉反省会」「ダウンタウンDX」など民法キー局番組に多数出演し、活動の幅を広げている。

2021 年 9 月 ASH(Vo) , Narukaze(Gt) , Sato(Ba) , WANI(Dr) , Dhalsim(DJ) の 5 人で結成。
ROCK , PUNK , HIP HOP をルーツとした楽曲や変幻自在なスタイルで表現する、
ASHのボーカル力とバンド全体から放たれる圧倒的 LIVE パフォーマンスは必見。
5つの才能が運命的に交わった新時代のミクスチャーロックバンド。

60年代~現代の音楽・ファッション・アートを自由に飛び回る圧倒的な個性で人気を集めるアーティスト。
2020年に配信シングル「16YRS」でデビューし、全編英語の歌詞とハイブリッドなサウンドで、またたく間に国内外のフォロワーを獲得。作詞作曲からファッションコーディネート、MV製作までクリエイティブ全般のプロデュースを徹底するなど、日本の音楽シーンに新たな風を吹かせている。2022年3月には初の フルアルバム「W.O.L.F」のリリース、そして全国4都市を巡るファーストツアー「A LONE WOLF -IF YOU CAN DREAM IT THEN YOU CAN BE IT.-」を開催。 今後は更に海外を中心とした活動を視野に入れている。

長野県上諏訪出身こばやしかな(Vo.Gt)、和歌山県田辺市出身みも琴未(Ba.Cho)、愛知県名古屋市出身くっく(Dr.Cho)、による3ピースバンド。
2022年結成。現在名古屋を拠点に活動中。

「素直」を音にのせて、音楽を楽しみます。

2022年結成ガールズバンド“サバシスター”
心の中にあるトキメキやモヤモヤ、大切な人の大事なもの、そしてたくさんの感謝などを音楽に詰め込んだ歌詞と、 どこか懐かしさを思わせるメロディーでライブハウスを中心に活動中。
Dr.ごうけがネット掲示板（ジモティー）でバンドメンバーを募集。 当時上京したてのVo.なちと出会い、その場でバンド結成。 その後、ごうけと同郷のGt.るみなすに声をかけ、 ３人組ガールズバンドとして2022年3月よりバンド活動開始。

Vo./Gt. なち
Dr./Cho. ごうけ
Gt./Cho. るみなす
Sup Ba. サトウコウヘイ

プー·ルイ、CHIYO-P、BAN-BAN、SHELLME、KINCHANの5人からなる “全身全霊アイドル” PIGGS。5人で共同生活中。
2020年4月19日始動。元BiSのプー・ルイが会社を立ち上げ社長兼プロデューサー兼メンバーとして自らオーディションで選んだメンバーと共にトップアイドルを目指す。1,000km以上歩きライブハウスを回った「WALK or PORK TOUR」やノンストップで109回歌って踊るMV撮影、100kmマラソンなどを乗り越え逞しく成長中。
2023年1月にアリオラジャパンよりメジャーデビュー予定。
同月29日に日比谷野外音楽堂にてワンマンライブの開催予定。

ANI、Bose、SHINCOの3人からなるラップグループ。
1990年にデビューし、1994年『今夜はブギー・バック』が話題となる。
以来ヒップホップ最前線で、フレッシュな名曲を日夜作りつづけている。
2016年に『スチャダラ2016 ~LB春まつり~』を開催し、ミニアルバム『あにしんぼう』を発売。
デビュー30周年を迎える2020年にアルバム『シン・スチャダラ大作戦』を発売。
2021年5月にnever young beachとのコラボレーションユニット『スチャとネバヤン』名義で『ネバやんとスチャやん』を含む2曲をリリース。
2021年11月に、これまで約10年にわたり刊行してきた冊子『余談』を、編集、加筆した書籍『大余談』を発売。
2022年春に東京、大阪で主催公演『スチャダラパーク2022』を開催した。

The 1975 are an alternative rock band originating from Manchester, England. The band consists of four members who attended the same high school, led by Matthew Healy (Vo.). In 2013, they found mainstream chart success with Chocolate in the U.K. Singles Chart. Their band name comes from a scribblings found on the backpage of a poetry book that stated “1 June, The 1975.” In the early days of the band, they supported Muse and The Rolling Stones, and their debut album topped the U.K. album charts for four consecutive albums. The second album, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It (2016) debuted at number one in the U.S. chart and took them to the world stage. The third album (2018) and fourth album (2020) both debuted at number 4 on the U.S. album charts and they are boasting a stable popularity. They are the one and only band that embraces all genres of music, is highly fashionable, and leads the times as activists.

昨年ヨーロッパ最大の音楽の祭典“ユーロヴィジョン・ソング・コンテスト2021”で優勝し、瞬く間に全世界でブレイクしたマネスキン（デンマーク語で「月光」の意）。ダミアーノ・デイヴィッド(vo)、ヴィクトリア・デ・アンジェリス(b)、トーマス・ラッジ(g)、イーサン・トルキオ(ds) から成るイタリア・ローマ出身のZ世代４人組バンド。
R&R、ラップ、レゲエ、ファンクなどの多彩な要素を、フロントマン・ダミアーノのソウルフルな声に織り交ぜたサウンドと、抜群のルックスを兼ね揃えた華やかなロック・スター然とした佇まいが特徴。ユーロヴィジョン優勝楽曲「ジッティ・エ・ブオーニ」、英語詞で独特のリズムがクセになる「アイ・ワナ・ビー・ユア・スレイヴ」といったオリジナル楽曲に加え、TikTokで再生回数が急上昇した、フォー・シーズンズのカヴァー曲「ベギン」の計3曲が世界各国でチャートイン。
特に「ベギン」は10億回超える再生回数を記録。世界中を熱狂させる圧倒的なライヴ・パフォーマンス、人々を魅了するセンセーショナルなメッセージ…新たなロック・アイコンが不在の今、ロック復活の狼煙を上げて全世界的に勢力を増していく彼らに今後も注目だ。

A rock band consisting of five ultimate life forms, whose heads are wolves and bodies are humans. Since their sudden appearance on the music scene in 2010, they have continued to make rapid progress with their extraordinary live performances, and have produced theme songs for many TV commercials, anime films, TV dramas, and movies. The band has gained a wide fan range and is attracting attention not only in Japan but also from around the world, including their debut in the U.S. The band’s breakthroughs are constantly evolving and are leading the music scene. In November 2021, they released their first original album in three years, Break and Cross the Walls Ⅰ. It is the first album in the band’s history to be released in series, and the next album, Break and Cross the Walls II is scheduled for release in May 2022.

The Offspring is a legend and innovator in the Southern California punk rock scene. After a frenzied Social Distortion show in 1984, Dexter and Greg, who were high school friends at the time, started the band in Garden Grove, Orange County, California. From a press run of 1,000 analog copies of their debut single, I’ll Be Waiting b/w Blackball, on their own label, Black Label, to a million-selling hit, The Offspring have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. The band now has four members: singer Dexter Holland, guitarist Noodles, drummer Pete Parada, and new bassist Todd Morse.

Formed in Hachioji in 1998. Their sound style is characterized by their unique use of Japanese words, strong lyrics that seem to have no meaning but actually carry a profound message, and a fusion of intense loud rock and pop melodies. They are a rock band consisting of four members: MAXIMUM THE RYOKUN (singing, 6 strings and little brother), DAISUKE-HAN (yelling freak), UE-CHANG (4 strings) and Nao (drums, female voice, and big sister).

Their 2013 album, Yoshu Fukushu, was #1 on the Oricon Album Chart for three consecutive weeks and sold over 400,000 copies. DHURHA vs DHURHA -IMMORTAL FACE-, the latest in the Hormone video series “D vs. D,” which has sold over 400,000 copies in total, was released in January 2022.

American female singer, songwriter and guitarist. After joining Polyphonic Spree as a touring member and Sufian Stevens, she started her solo career. As a musician, she also produces her own visual images, including artwork and stage costumes. The album Saint Vincent released in 2014 was critically acclaimed and won the 57th Grammy Award for “Best Alternative Music Album”, reached number 12 on the U.S. Charts, and ranked high on the best charts of the year in many media, attracting international attention. In October 2017, she released her fifth album Mass Seduction (containing the original version of New York), which reached the Top 10 on the U.S. and U.K. charts. At the 61st Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for “Best Alternative Music Album” and won “Best Recording Package” and “Best Rock Song” for the song “Masseduction”. Her first visit to Japan was in 2012, and she performed as a headliner at the 2017 Hostess Club All-Nighter, and returned to Japan for Summer Sonic in August 2018, captivating the Japanese audience. In May 2021, she released her new album, Daddy’s Home, which was nominated for a Grammy Award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

A four-piece pop-punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Formed in 2003, the band consists of Alex Gaskarth (lead vocal, guitar), Jack Barakat (g), Zack Merrick (bass, backing vocal), and Rian Dawson (drums). They have two gold discs for their albums, three gold discs for their singles, a platinum disk for Dear Maria, Count Me In, and 500 million streaming views worldwide. The band have been and still is very successful in both the pop and punk scenes. After spending almost 20 years together, the members of the band have reignited the exciting feelings they had when they first formed, and released the album Wake up, Sunshine in 2020 with the experience and know-how they have accumulated over the years. Another version of Monsters was released in the same year, featuring popular American rapper Blackbear and actress/artist Demi Lovato. It was a big hit, dominating the U.S. billboard Alternative Airplay for 11 weeks at number one. In 2021, the band released a catchy new song PMA with the British indie rock band Pale Waves. Don’t miss them on stage at SUMMER SONIC 2022, their first visit to Japan in five years.

Formed in Tokyo in 2013.

The group consists of three members, male and female twin vocalists, with a musical style that mixes a wide range of musical roots such as POPS / Rock / Soul / R&B / Dance music of the members themselves.

In 2021, PORIN and the other members appeared in the movie “I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet” as themselves, and their song, Wasurena, which was the inspiration song for the movie, became a huge hit with more than 1 billion views including related videos. At the end of the year, the group won the Best Work Award at the Japan Record Award and made its first appearance on the NHK Red and White Singing Contest.

On March 9, they released their fourth full album, Get Set, which includes seven consecutive streaming singles, and in April they are scheduled to start a nationwide tour, “Awesome Talks One Man Show 2022,” their first tour in about two years. The band will continue to evolve with the times and will further expand their activities both as a band and as individuals.

A solo project by Bea Kristi, who was born in Philippines’ Iloilo City and raised in London. BEABADOOBEE began her music career passionately in 2017, and her songs, which successfully capture the instability of teenagers, have gained popularity, especially among Generation Z youth. Her debut single Coffee was streamed over 300,000 times in a few days. In 2019, she released two EPs, Loveworm and Space Cadet, and won the Radar Award at the 2020 NME Awards. She was nominated for the BBC’s prestigious “Sound of 2020” and was also the support act for The 1975’s U.K. arena tour. She was featured on Powfu’s hit single Death Bed, which reached number one on Billboard’s “Hot Rock & Alternative Songs” chart, and dominated the global distribution charts with 4.1 billion views on TikTok and 500 million views on Spotify. Her debut album Fake It Flowers was released in 2020, and her EP, Our Extended Play was released in 2021.

A group of four from Kumamoto, Japan, living in Tokyo. They are an emotional rock band that has become popular for their performances in which they unite with the audience passionately and intensely, and directly express their emotions. They are also known as “Bruen”. In September 2014, they made their major debut with the EP “Timeless Rookie”, and in October 2016, they performed a one-man show at the Nippon Budokan, “LIVER’S Budokan”, which was a great success. They actively released songs during the 2020 Corona Disaster, releasing Hummingbird in April, To You in May, Yumemigusa in September, and droped their 4th album, Q.E.D. in November. In April 2021, they successfully held their first solo concert at Yokohama Arena for two days, and in September, they released their latest song, Bakemono, which is the theme song for a TV drama.

NEO meaning Neo Excite Onna-band, CHAI is a four-piece group composed of the Miracle twins Mana and Kana, and the strongest, manly rhythm section of Yuki and Yuna. In 2017, their first album PINK topped the charts and received acclaim from various celebrities as well as the music industry, establishing their presence. In 2018, they made their international debut on popular indie labels in the U.S. and the U.K., and have been energetically going on their own world tour and performing at festivals around the world. Their second album PUNK, released in 2019, received high ratings across the board on music websites around the world. In October 2020, they announced a contract with U.S. indie label Subpop and released their third album WINK in May 2021. The band has been acclaimed by media around the world as a world-class band representing Japan.

Born in Golden, Texas, U.S. in 1988. A Nashville-based singer and songwriter, Kacey Musgraves signed with Mercury Records and made her album debut in 2013 with Same Trailer Different Park. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Country Albums chart. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014), she was nominated in four categories, including “Best New Artist”, and won two awards for “Best Country Album” (Same Trailer Different Park) and “Best Country Song” (Merry Go ‘Round). At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019), the “”queen of grammys”” won the most awards with four, including “Album of the Year” (Golden Hour). Not only that, at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022), Camera Roll from Star-Crossed is nominated for two awards: “Best Country Performance (Solo)” and “Best Country Song”. She is a global diva with over 3 billion total worldwide streaming views of all her songs. She has performed at many international music festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Fuji Rock.

Formed in 2013, the group made its major debut in 2015 with the mini-album “Variety” from EMI Records. Since then, they have released one original album every year and continued steady live performances, and their first nationwide arena tour “The Garden of Eden” held from December 2019 sold out in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka (80,000 people) on the same day.

On July 8, 2020, the 5th anniversary of their major label debut, they released their first best album “5”, which reached No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Combined Album Ranking and the Billboard Overall Album Chart. At the same time, they declared “Phase 1 Complete” and suddenly announced a hiatus.

Despite the hiatus, in February 2021, they teamed up with Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, to launch “Project-MGA,” a project to expand the opportunities for Mrs. GREEN APPLE.

In addition, six of their songs, Blue and Summer, Inferno, Tenbyou no Uta feat. Sonoko Inoue, Boku no Koto, Romanticism, and WanteD! WanteD! have reached over 100 million views on major streaming services (over 300 million views for Blue and Summer and Inferno). The total number of views of the songs that had been released before their hiatus has exceeded 2 billion (as of March 1, 2022).

After a hiatus of about 1 year and 8 months, the current members were formed, and in March 2022, the group resumed its activities as “Phase 2 Opening.” A new chapter for Mrs. GREEN APPLE has finally begun.

A 5-piece rock band from Osaka with a reputation for the stunning vocals of Yudai Takenaka, the unforgettable melody work, and the detailed arrangement of their songs.
Formed in 2013 with the original members, the current members joined the band in January 2019, and their “Dochikusho Street Live Tour” held in July of the same year spread through SNS and word of mouth, quickly spreading their name nationwide. After quitting the street live, they continued to have long hits on various streaming charts, and became the first indie artist in history to be certified (gold) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for streaming. On August 17, 2020, they made their major label debut with the digital song Sunny drop (“Coca-Cola Zero Sugar” commercial song)! They were picked up by all kinds of media as “inevitable breakthroughs in 2020” and won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.

The Linda Lindas was formed in 2018 when former Dum Dum Girls frontwoman Kristin Kontrol invited them on stage to play covers for Girlschool LA. After playing DIY gigs around Los Angeles, they performed as opening guest for Alice Bag and Bikini Kill at their reunion shows. Their debut EP was released in December 2020, and they were featured in Amy Poehler’s film “Moxie!” A performance at the LA Public Library on May 4, 2021 was streamed as an AAPI Heritage Month event, and the highlight, an intense performance of Racist, Sexist Boy, was viewed for over 4 million times on Instagram. The song was also praised by Hayley Williams, Questlove, Flea, Rage Against the Machine and members of Sonic Youth. After writing new songs, the band went into the studio with recording and production partner Carlos de la Garza (Paramore, Bad Religion, Best Coast, Bleached, etc.) to complete their debut album, Growing Up. Incorporating elements of classic punk, post punk, power pop, and new wave, the four members perform timeless songs with their own style and energy. Their ever-growing songwriting skills and life experiences are what grows The Linda Lindas.

Formed in Brighton, Squid is a five piece band consisting of Ollie Judge (drums & lead vocals), Louis Borlase (guitar & vocals), Arthur Leadbetter (keyboards, strings, percussion), Laurie Nankivell (bass & brass) and Anton Pearson (guitar & vocals). The band has been selected for the BBC’s Sound of 2020, which has produced top stars such as Adele, Sam Smith, and Haim, and is attracting the most attention in the next generation U.K. indie/alternative scene, which is gaining momentum with upcoming artists such as Black Midi and Sorry. Squid will make their long-awaited first visit to Japan at Summer Sonic!

Vaundy, a 21 year old university student, is a multi-artist who writes lyrics, composes, and arranges all by himself, and also directs and self-produces designs and videos. He began posting his music on YouTube in the spring of 2019 and currently has over 1.5 billion views on YouTube and subscriptions in total. His released songs have been charting for a long time and have been used for tie-ups in various fields such as commercials and dramas. He has been gaining attention as a symbolic presence in the era of subscriptions. All of his solo live performances have sold out on the same day, and he is scheduled to perform for the first time at the Nippon Budokan for two days in September. With a gifted singing voice and a wide range of song taste that is not bound by any genre, his fandom, especially among teenagers, is rapidly expanding.

Born in Japan and raised in London, Rina Sawayama graduated from Cambridge University and used the money she earned from modeling to pursue her music career. Signing with UK label Dirty Hit, she released her debut album Sawayama in 2020. It was a brave decision for Rina to release her debut album in the middle of a global pandemic, but this move dramatically jumpstarts her career. The critically acclaimed alternative pop album has been streamed over 100 million times worldwide since its release. The album Sawayama was ranked in the “Album of the Year” list by more than 50 media outlets including The New York Times (#2), The Guardian (#3), Dazed (#2), Rough Trade (#3), Rolling Stone (#6), Vogue (#14), and NME (#7). It was also featured in the BBC’s “Album of the Year”. Rina has been featured on the cover of many magazines including Billboard, T Magazine, Time Out London, Attitude Magazine, King Kong, Clash, DIY and many more.