“Bishoujo Illustrated Book,” which produced Fumira Nikaido, will hold an audition to discover the next generation of songstresses, “Bishoujo Uta Festival 2024”!!
*DONUTS*
Press release: August 14, 2024
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“Bishoujo Illustrated Book,” which produced Fumira Nikaido, will hold an audition to discover the next generation of songstresses, “Bishoujo Uta Festival 2024”!!
*The largest female singer audition in the industry with over 1 million views of TikTok related videos! ~A Cinderella story for all girls who are interested in singing~*
Bishoujo Zukan, a community-based media operated by Bishoujo Zukan Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Kosuke Nakamura), is hosting the Bishoujo Zukan 2024 audition to discover the next generation of female singers, with no musical experience required. We have decided to hold the event. We are currently accepting entries for this audition. [Application period: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 to Monday, September 30, 2024]
Since its launch in 2002, “Bishoujo Zukan,” a local free paper that features beautiful girls from all over the country, has featured Fumi Nikaido before her debut, Maika Yamamoto,
It has produced many actresses and talents, including Hinako Sakurai, Fumika Baba, and Yuna Kuroshima.
Currently, it is not only a free paper, but also a community-based media that uses media such as SNS and live streaming to feature local beautiful girls, and the “Bishojo Illustrated Encyclopedia” has the “gemstone of the next generation of beautiful girls”. The company’s ability to discover and expand and communicate throughout the country has been highly praised both inside and outside the industry.
In addition, we take advantage of our network in 47 prefectures and conduct many nationwide auditions to find beautiful girls. We have unearthed many gemstones of beautiful girls with new potential and brilliance all over the country, and after receiving awards, they have been attracting attention every time, such as becoming affiliated with major entertainment production companies and appearing in famous media. .
List of local beautiful girl encyclopedias: https://bishoujo-zukan.jp/local/
* ■The last Grand Prix was also very popular on TV! Singer audition with no musical experience required*
The “Bishoujo Uta Festival” is co-sponsored by “Bishoujo Zukan” and Avex Creative Factory Co., Ltd., and is aimed at women from all over the country who aspire to become artists, regardless of their musical experience, to find the next generation of national singers. We started in 2021 as an audition.
The total number of applications for the last “Beautiful Girl Song Festival 2023” was over 2,000! On TikTok, related videos with the tag “#Beautiful Girl Song Festival 2023″ have been viewed over 1 million times, creating great excitement.
Komomo (Komomo/Ikuta Ikuta) from Aichi Prefecture was selected as the grand prize winner and was featured in numerous media such as newspapers and web news. In addition, her beautiful singing voice and overwhelming singing ability have been praised, and she has appeared on the information variety program “Ravit!”, which is aired on weekdays from 8 a.m. ” (TBS network), and was selected as a member of the unit “Chou Gyaluru” produced by Tsunku♂, and is expanding her activities.
Scenes from the last event: (from left in the photo) Airi Furuta, Special Jury Prize winner Juri, Grand Prix winner Komomo, and Haruka Kodama.
This audition will be held for the fourth time, and after passing the document screening, a singing/interview screening will be held in Tokyo or Osaka (if it is difficult to participate, the screening will be conducted online). After that, we will select 7 finalists (tentative) through live streaming and video posting on the live streaming & video app “Mikucha” and SNS screening on TikTok. In the final judging, the prestigious Grand Prix winner will be determined through a rigorous screening process including singing reviews, self-promotion, and questions and answers by the judges at a venue in Tokyo. In addition, special guests are also scheduled to participate, and the final judging day will be streamed live on “Mikucha”. We will discover singers from all over the country using a screening method that is in line with modern trends, believing that “modern internet culture” such as TikTok, YouTube, and live streaming creates “emotional pop singers.”
* ■The Grand Prix winner will receive an original song by a famous music producer! *
The grand prize winners of “Bishoujo Uta Festival 2024” will be provided with an original song by Avex Creative Factory Co., Ltd., and the official “avex” YouTube channel (with over 6 million subscribers) It is also guaranteed that the song will be released on
https://www.youtube.com/user/avexnetwork).
The original music was produced by Takeru Yoda, Yoshihiro Suda, and Masami Kakinuma.
Famous music producers such as Masami Masami, who has produced songs for many artists, will be participating, and three of them will also serve as judges for the final judging.
In addition, we plan to provide jacket illustrations for original songs, create music videos for original songs, distribute songs on various music distribution services, promote songs by popular influencers, and promote our songs at 50 schools nationwide and over 6,500 members. We have prepared many luxurious award-winning benefits such as voice training at NAYUTAS, a voice training and one-on-one dance school with over 300 voice training and dance instructors, and provision of audio equipment and instruments necessary for music activities, and won the Grand Prix. We will do our best to support you in making your dreams come true.
We will provide all the women across the country who “love singing” and “want to become singers” the chance to pave their way as singers. Please take this opportunity to apply.
*Bonus contents are subject to change.
[Music Producer Profile]
*Ken Kanameda*
Composer・Arranger・Lyric writer・Guitar
* Representative songs *
・Ensemble Stars! ! “Resurrection of Soul” (composition/arrangement) ・Shonan no Kaze “Kaze no Jidai” (arrangement)
・Megumi Hayashibara “#Bokunoubisaki” (composition/arrangement) ・BABYMETAL “Ijime, Dame, Zettai” (composition)
・Wataru Yokoo (Kis-My-Ft2) “Things that illuminate me” (arrangement) ・Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Club “LIKE IT! LOVE IT! ” (composition/arrangement)
Official website: https://www.relic-lyric.com/takeru-yoda
*Yoshihiro Suda*
Composer・Arranger
* Representative songs *
・Karen Anzai “18 no Tokyo” (participated in song production under the name MARIA)
・Johnny’s WEST (currently WEST.) “Ego to Issoku” (arrangement) ・SKE48 “My voice is hoarse” (composition and arrangement)
・Touken Ranbu ~ Emizu Sankayuki ~ “Hold Me, Rain” (composition) ・BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE “Milk & Coffee” (participated in song production under the name MARIA)
・Mayu Watanabe “Synchro Tokimeki” (composition/arrangement)
Official website: https://www.relic-lyric.com/suda-yoshihiro
* Masami Kakinuma *
Lyric writer
* Representative songs *
・IS:SUE “CONNECT” (lyrics)
・JO1 “Love seeker” (lyrics), “Test Drive” (lyrics)
・JUJU “Iiwake” (lyrics)
・Snow Man “Feel the light, Lovely” (lyrics)
・TWICE “LOVE WARNING” (lyrics), “Here I am” (lyrics)
・ME:I “Click” (lyrics)
Official website: https://www.relic-lyric.com/masamikakinuma
■“Beautiful Girl Song Festival 2024” event overview
Official name Bishoujo Uta Festival 2024
Sponsored by Bishoujo Zukan Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Avex Creative Factory Co., Ltd.
Application conditions – Female who is between 10 and 29 years old at the time of entry
・Those who can participate in the final screening in Tokyo scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2024
・Those who do not have a contract with a specific label
・Those who are not affiliated with an agency/production, or those who have received permission to enter this audition in advance from their agency/production.
*No past music experience required
(We are recruiting a wide range of people, from those with no experience in music to those who are actually active in music.) How to apply Please register your official LINE account from the URL below and apply according to the instructions.
https://lin.ee/YgSZURX
Schedule * ◆Recruitment period and 1st STAGE (document screening)* Wednesday, August 14, 2024 – Monday, September 30, 2024
*After applying, you will be informed of the document screening process.
* ◆2nd STAGE (Singing/Interview Screening)*
・Tokyo venue: Saturday, September 14, 2024
・Osaka venue: Saturday, September 21, 2024
・Online: August 14, 2024 (Wednesday) – September 30, 2024 (Monday)
*After passing the document screening, we will guide you to the singing/interview screening.
*Based on the results of the 2nd STAGE (singing/face-to-face examination), you may be exempt from the 3rd STAGE (SNS examination).
* ◆3rd STAGE (SNS examination) *
・Preliminaries: October 1, 2024 (Tuesday) to October 27, 2024 (Sunday) ・Finals: November 9, 2024 (Sat) – November 30, 2024 (Sat)
* ◆FINAL STAGE*
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Notes – Minors must have their guardian’s consent.
・Please apply only if you are able to participate in the final screening in Tokyo scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2024. ・Transportation expenses will be partially borne by the organizer (there is an upper limit)
Official website https://utamatsuri.bishoujo-zukan.jp/
Official X @bishoujozukan ( https://twitter.com/bishoujozukan ) We will send information from time to time on Bishoujo Encyclopedia’s official X account.
■What is “Beautiful Girl Encyclopedia”?
“Bishoujo Illustrated Book” is a free paper that was launched in 2002 with the concept of “increasing the number of beautiful girls in the city” and features beautiful girls from all over the country as subjects. In the past, it has produced many actresses and talents such as Fumi Nikaido, Yuina Kuroshima, Fumika Baba, and Hinako Sakurai. Also, in the “100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World” that has been running since 1990, actress Maika Yamamoto, who used to be from “Bishoujo Zukan”
It has been attracting a lot of attention, ranking first in Japanese in 2019 and being nominated for three consecutive years in 2020 and 2021. In the fall of 2021, the “Beautiful Men Encyclopedia” was launched as a sister-brother project to produce the next generation of “beautiful men.”
In March 2020, Texfarm Foundation Co., Ltd., which has been developing the licensing business for “Bishoujo Illustrated Book”, entered into a capital and business alliance with DONUTS Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Keisei Nishimura).
https://www.donuts.ne.jp/news/2020/0323_zukan/
◆ Official website: https://bishoujo-zukan.jp/
◆ Official X: https://twitter.com/bishoujozukan
◆ Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bishoujozukan_official/
■Bishoujo Zukan Co., Ltd. Overview
Company name: Bishoujo Zukan Co., Ltd.
Location: 8th floor, Odakyu Southern Tower, 2-2-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Representative: Representative Director Kosuke Nakamura
Established: 2007
Business content: “Beautiful Girl Encyclopedia” licensing business Corporate website: https://corp.bishoujo-zukan.jp/
* Bishoujo Zukan Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of DONUTS Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Keisei Nishimura).