YUGEN PODCAST

■ ATLAS — RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS Tad, Erwin and Jet of ATLAS take on 16 rapid-fire questions on YUGEN. Who would Tad swap lives with for a day? Does pineapple belong on pizza? Which movie made Erwin cry? And what song does Jet play to hype himself up? Rapid Fire Questions is a YUGEN Podcast segment: one card, one question, no time to think. ATLAS is a six-member boy group from Thailand (XOXO Enterta...

■ ERIÉ A Japanese-Filipino artist from Nagoya who once quit music — until one question brought her back. ▶ Stream "SLUSHIE": https://independent.ffm.to/slushie ERIÉ is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Nagoya to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother, and she says her mom taught her three things: love, passion and strength. Her father named her Eri after her mother, Elizabeth, and...

■ NEO [ONE OR EIGHT] The only member of ONE OR EIGHT who didn't come through the audition — and the one who nearly chose a desk job instead. NEO is a Tokyo-born rapper and songwriter, and the only member of ONE OR EIGHT, avex's eight-member global boy group, who joined after the WARPs DIG audition had already chosen the other seven. He grew up in two languages, English at an international...

■ Bubby Lewis Too nerdy for the L.A. music business — until Snoop Dogg asked him about Dragon Ball Z. Bubby Lewis is a bassist, composer and producer from Flint, Michigan, based in Tokyo since 2022 and now making music as Peanut Butter Man. A pastor's son, he picked up the bass at 14 and learned everything in his father's church, where gospel came first and made the rest easy. He moved to...

■ Rol3ert Raised in Tokyo, singing in English — he once posed online as an American. Now he wants to reach the US as exactly who he is. Rol3ert is a singer-songwriter from Tokyo, born in Ohio in 2005 and raised in Japan since before he turned two. He taught himself English at a Japanese public school, yet he writes almost everything in it — singing in English, he says, feels like talking to himsel...

■ Rol3ert Raised in Tokyo, singing in English — he once posed online as an American. Now he wants to reach the US as exactly who he is. Rol3ert is a singer-songwriter from Tokyo, born in Ohio in 2005 and raised in Japan since before he turned two. He taught himself English at a Japanese public school, yet he writes almost everything in it — singing in English, he says, feels like talking to himsel...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ ACE HASHIMOTO He took his best friend's name — and the "hashi" in it turned out to be the job. Ace Hashimoto is a singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago, based in Tokyo since 2023. He has written and p...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ ACE HASHIMOTO He took his best friend's name — and the "hashi" in it turned out to be the job. Ace Hashimoto is a singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago, based in Tokyo since 2023. He has written and p...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ MELONii Nine years a K-pop trainee, one girl group, four languages — and her solo debut is in the one she taught herself. MELONii is a Korean singer-songwriter based in Tokyo, known until last year as Minji, main vocalist...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ MELONii Nine years a K-pop trainee, one girl group, four languages — and her solo debut is in the one she taught herself. MELONii is a Korean singer-songwriter based in Tokyo, known until last year as Minji, main vocalist...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ DECEMBER 10　/ ディセンバー・テン Seven strangers, one Netflix series — and a band name that is also their birthday. December 10 is an English–Irish UK boy band born on the Netflix documentary series "Simon Cowell: T...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ DECEMBER 10　/ ディセンバー・テン Seven strangers, one Netflix series — and a band name that is also their birthday. December 10 is an English–Irish UK boy band born on the Netflix documentary series "Simon Cowell: T...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、"アジアミュージック"という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ LEE JISOO The only Korean member of HANA — and, for years, the only person telling her no. JISOO is a Korean singer and songwriter based in Tokyo, one of the seven members of HANA, the girl group born out of "No No G...

■ PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE From EXPG classrooms across Japan to viral charts in nine countries — a seven-member group that treats borders as optional. PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE is a seven-member dance and vocal group under LDH JAPAN, formed through "BATTLE OF TOKYO - ENTER THE Jr. EXILE" in 2019 and debuting in July 2022 as the seventh group from EXILE TRIBE. Most of the members met as...

■ PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE From EXPG classrooms across Japan to viral charts in nine countries — a seven-member group that treats borders as optional. PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE is a seven-member dance and vocal group under LDH JAPAN, formed through "BATTLE OF TOKYO - ENTER THE Jr. EXILE" in 2019 and debuting in July 2022 as the seventh group from EXILE TRIBE. Most of the membe...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ Miisha Shimizu（清水美依紗） From TikTok covers to Disney, Wicked and Miss Saigon — a voice that refuses to fit one category. Miisha Shimizu is a singer, musical theatre actress and voice artist from Mie, Japan, raised by a Filipin...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ Miisha Shimizu（清水美依紗） From TikTok covers to Disney, Wicked and Miss Saigon — a voice that refuses to fit one category. Miisha Shimizu is a singer, musical theatre actress and voice artist from Mie, Japan, raised by a Filipin...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Soundアジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ REIKO BMSG on Being a Third Culture Kid in J-Pop REIKO is a Filipino-Japanese R&B singer signed to BMSG, the Tokyo label founded by SKY-HI, discovered through the 2021 audition series THE FIRST with no formal training in singing...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Soundアジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ REIKO BMSG on Being a Third Culture Kid in J-Pop REIKO is a Filipino-Japanese R&B singer signed to BMSG, the Tokyo label founded by SKY-HI, discovered through the 2021 audition series THE FIRST with no formal training in singing...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Soundアジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。■ Lola AmourThe band that gave Japanese City Pop a new life in the streets of Manila. Lola Amour is a highly acclaimed Filipino rock band renowned for their unique blend of funk, pop, and rock, elevated by their signature brass section...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Soundアジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。■ Lola AmourThe band that gave Japanese City Pop a new life in the streets of Manila. Lola Amour is a highly acclaimed Filipino rock band renowned for their unique blend of funk, pop, and rock, elevated by their signature brass section...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 【訂正】 32:53 優里さんのお名前を「Yuki」と言い間違えております。大変失礼いたしました。 [Correction] 32:53 I mistakenly referred to Yuri as "Yuki". I apologize for the error. ■ BGYO The Storm of the Philippines Taking P-Pop to the Wo...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ Cup of Joe The Band That Rewrote Philippine Music HistoryFive artists from Baguio City who turned OPM into a global phenomenon. Born in a Saint Louis University classroom in November 2018, Cup of Joe crafts a sound unlike anything...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 【訂正】 32:53 優里さんのお名前を「Yuki」と言い間違えております。大変失礼いたしました。 [Correction] 32:53 I mistakenly referred to Yuri as "Yuki". I apologize for the error. ■ BGYO The Storm of the Philippines Taking P-Pop...

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound アジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。 ■ Alan｜BUS — Because of You I Shine The rapper and senior member leading Thailand's next-generation boy group BUS.Debuting on December 6, 2023 under SONRAY MUSIC with BUS's debut single ""Because of You, I Shine,&q...