[αU PR Office] Produced by Kizuna AI Co., Ltd. “V’s Awakening” audition winners decided & “It’s show”
time!” song release announcement
*αU PR Secretariat*
Press release: September 13, 2024
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Produced by Kizuna AI Co., Ltd. “V’s Awakening” audition winners decided & “It’s show time!” song release announcement
Kizuna
AI Corporation, ANNIN(R)︎, and KDDI Corporation announce that they have decided to release songs by the winners of the “Awakening of V” audition, which was held from June to August 2024 to discover Vtubers. .
In this audition, 221 applicants participated in a preliminary round by singing the assigned songs and broadcasting their singing slots, and the 10 groups that passed the preliminary round went on to the final screening. In the final judging, we welcomed Nozomu Kasuga as MC, Zuma (Rainbow Samurai), Nor, Ken Okamoto (Zombie Sensei), and Takeshi Osaka (Kizuna).
(CEO of AI Co., Ltd.) served as the judge, and the participants competed in their singing skills, expressiveness, originality, and entertainment. The Grand Prize goes to Tenkasu, and the Special Jury Prize goes to Kotori Sakurane, Monoko, and Peaky.
Hikers (Meiro, Alpina) and Reptile Rosa were selected.
This time, “It’s show” composed by Mr. Nor with 6 prize winners as the main vocalist.
time!” will be digitally released. The song will be released on αU official YouTube, and will also be released on music streaming services in late September. Thank you for your support.
■About the song “It’s show time!”
・Song concept
The song “It’s show” was created by Nor as a bonus for “V’s Awakening”. “time!” is a pop tune in which the voices of six vocalists who met through “V’s Awakening” are mixed together in a colorful way. The result is a vivid sound typical of Nor, which captures the personality of the talent through color. In addition, audition participants other than the winners are participating in the song as the chorus, and the voices of talents who are serious about music gather and overlap, allowing you to enjoy the emotional melody typical of “V’s Awakening”. .
・Publication schedule
Pre-released on the αU official YouTube channel on September 11th ( https://youtu.be/xLHo7kFnOvQ?si=WG3LUsgTwkMvJhfP
Late September Distribution starts on various music streaming services *The distribution start date will be announced sequentially on αU official X account: @alphau_official.
▼Limited goods are on sale to commemorate the release of the song! Sale period: Until September 30th 23:59
Product page: https://yosemite-make.com/store/VAwakening
* ▼Grand Prize Comment by Tenkasu*
Thank you very much to everyone involved in the audition and everyone who supported us. It was a wonderful three months filled with new encounters and growth…! ! I want to continue to live close to you! ! ! Thank you for your support! (Tenten-san X account: @tenten_kasukasu) ■About the “Awakening of V” audition
ANNIN(R)︎ and αU, which are fully produced by Kizuna AI and launched by Activ8×ASOBISYSTEM to train the next generation of VTubers. This is a project in which KDDI, which operates metaverse, cooperates to support the activities of the next generation of VTubers. ▼The final audition screening is being archived on the αU official YouTube channel!
(First part) https://youtu.be/7y42L7PTO8k
(Part 2) https://youtu.be/QOCTB1fbNPY
・Singer: A course where you can compete with your singing voice ・Streamer: A course where you can not only sing but also talk ・New-Comer: Course for future singers
For prize winners
1. “3D model” gift that can be used for VTuber activities *Grand prize winner only
2. Original song main vocal rights
For all those who passed the sound source examination
3. Original song chorus participation right
4. Chance to belong to next generation VTuber agency ANNIN
・Sound source review: June 17th to June 30th, 2024
・Preliminaries: July 8th to July 21st, 2024
・Final screening program distribution: August 4th and 6th, 2024