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From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound ■STATEMENT Through conversations with artists leading Asia’s music scene, we seek to give shape and definition to the still-unmapped culture known as “Asian Music.” 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。 ■「YUGEN PODCAST」OFFICIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yugen_jpn/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yugen_jpn

  1. 4d ago

    December 10 on what J-Pop has that the UK doesn'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: The Next Act," which followed Cowell's search for a new group and premiered on 10 December 2025 — the date that became their name. Cowell set out to sign five and kept all seven: Cruz, Danny, Hendrik, John, Josh, Nicolas and Seán. A week before the audition, none of them was anywhere near a stage. Seán was on a remote island off the Irish coast with no phone signal, speaking Irish; John had just turned 16 and started was about to start his first job at McDonald's; Cruz was playing pre-season football and pouring drinks at a Hilton bar; another was working the grill at Nando's. They play 14 instruments between them, and the first year has been fast: the debut single "Run My Way" in January 2026, then "Angel," "Infinity (123)" and "Us Against The World"; a debut EP, "On Your Side," that entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 5; a Wembley Stadium crowd of 90,000. Japan came early: Summer Sonic SUMMER SONIC 2026 in Osaka and Tokyo, then a first solo show in the country at Spotify O-EAST in Shibuya. They sat down with YUGEN the day after Summer Sonic SUMMER SONIC, six of them (Danny is taking a break time out), still a little stunned by Japanese crowds that clap in perfect sync, and by a karaoke machine that played "Run My Way" ten times in a row. それぞれ別の道を歩んできた7人と、1本のNetflixシリーズ。そして「誕生日」が、そのままバンド名になった。 イングランド＝アイルランド出身イギリス発の7人組ボーイバンド。サイモン・コーウェルが新しいグループを探す過程を追ったNetflixのドキュメンタリーシリーズ『サイモン・コーウェル: Who's The Next?』（原題『Simon Cowell: The Next Act』）から誕生し、シリーズの配信日である2025年12月10日がそのままグループ名になった。5人を選ぶつもりだったコーウェルは、最終候補の7人全員——Cruz、Danny、Hendrik、John、Josh、Nicolas、Seán——を残した。オーディションの1週間前、彼らはステージとは無縁の場所にいた。Seánは電波の届かないアイルランドの離島でアイルランド語を学び、Johnは16歳になったばかりでマクドナルドの初バイトを始めたところ。Cruzはサッカーのプレシーズンをこなしながらヒルトンのバーで酒をつくり、もうひとりはNando'sの鉄板の前にいた。7人で14の楽器を弾く。最初の1年は速かった。2026年1月のデビューシングル「Run My Way」から「Angel」「Infinity (123)」「Us Against The World」、全英アルバムチャート初登場5位のデビューEP『On Your Side』、ウェンブリー・スタジアムの9万人。日本との出会いも早かった。8月のサマーソニック2026（大阪・東京）、その直後には渋谷 Spotify O-EAST で日本初の単独公演。YUGENの収録はサマソニの翌日。休止中のDannyを除く6人は、手拍子まで揃う日本の客席と、「Run My Way」を10回リピートし続けたカラオケの機械に、まだ少し呆然としていた。 ■ FOLLOW DECEMBER 10 Official Website: https://www.december10.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/december10/ X: https://x.com/D10Band X (Japan): https://x.com/December10JP TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@december10 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@December10Band Streaming（Debut EP「On Your Side」）: https://december10.lnk.to/OnYourSideEP Universal Music Japan: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/december10/ Netflix「Simon Cowell: The Next Act」: https://www.netflix.com/title/81743409 ■ YUGEN OFFICIAL Web Site: http://ygen.net/ ■ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:43 Welcome to the YUGEN Podcast 02:51 From five members to seven, and working with Simon Cowell 05:10 How the name December 10 stuck 06:20 No phones in Miami 07:23 One week before the audition 13:08 The Asian artists they love, and their favorite anime 15:21 Seven songs mashed into one 18:00 From choirs to tap dance, where each of them started 22:46 Who's who in December 10 25:02 What sets them apart from the boy bands before them 26:17 Japanese crowds and SUMMER SONIC 30:08 Meeting XG, and Asian music going global 33:42 The most Japan thing: karaoke and conveyor belt sushi 36:08 One song for Japan, and who should come next CREDITS YUGEN Production Committee ― MC: Isaac Y. Takeu Guest: DECEMBER 10 Creative Producer: Yamato Miyake Art Department: ONSA Inc. SpecialThanks Sae Hidaka Edit: 4thclue Inc. Production: OASIZ Inc.

  2. 4d ago

    December 10 on what J-Pop has that the UK doesn'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: The Next Act," which followed Cowell's search for a new group and premiered on 10 December 2025 — the date that became their name. Cowell set out to sign five and kept all seven: Cruz, Danny, Hendrik, John, Josh, Nicolas and Seán. A week before the audition, none of them was anywhere near a stage. Seán was on a remote island off the Irish coast with no phone signal, speaking Irish; John had just turned 16 and started was about to start his first job at McDonald's; Cruz was playing pre-season football and pouring drinks at a Hilton bar; another was working the grill at Nando's. They play 14 instruments between them, and the first year has been fast: the debut single "Run My Way" in January 2026, then "Angel," "Infinity (123)" and "Us Against The World"; a debut EP, "On Your Side," that entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 5; a Wembley Stadium crowd of 90,000. Japan came early: Summer Sonic SUMMER SONIC 2026 in Osaka and Tokyo, then a first solo show in the country at Spotify O-EAST in Shibuya. They sat down with YUGEN the day after Summer Sonic SUMMER SONIC, six of them (Danny is taking a break time out), still a little stunned by Japanese crowds that clap in perfect sync, and by a karaoke machine that played "Run My Way" ten times in a row. それぞれ別の道を歩んできた7人と、1本のNetflixシリーズ。そして「誕生日」が、そのままバンド名になった。 イングランド＝アイルランド出身イギリス発の7人組ボーイバンド。サイモン・コーウェルが新しいグループを探す過程を追ったNetflixのドキュメンタリーシリーズ『サイモン・コーウェル: Who's The Next?』（原題『Simon Cowell: The Next Act』）から誕生し、シリーズの配信日である2025年12月10日がそのままグループ名になった。5人を選ぶつもりだったコーウェルは、最終候補の7人全員——Cruz、Danny、Hendrik、John、Josh、Nicolas、Seán——を残した。オーディションの1週間前、彼らはステージとは無縁の場所にいた。Seánは電波の届かないアイルランドの離島でアイルランド語を学び、Johnは16歳になったばかりでマクドナルドの初バイトを始めたところ。Cruzはサッカーのプレシーズンをこなしながらヒルトンのバーで酒をつくり、もうひとりはNando'sの鉄板の前にいた。7人で14の楽器を弾く。最初の1年は速かった。2026年1月のデビューシングル「Run My Way」から「Angel」「Infinity (123)」「Us Against The World」、全英アルバムチャート初登場5位のデビューEP『On Your Side』、ウェンブリー・スタジアムの9万人。日本との出会いも早かった。8月のサマーソニック2026（大阪・東京）、その直後には渋谷 Spotify O-EAST で日本初の単独公演。YUGENの収録はサマソニの翌日。休止中のDannyを除く6人は、手拍子まで揃う日本の客席と、「Run My Way」を10回リピートし続けたカラオケの機械に、まだ少し呆然としていた。 ■ FOLLOW DECEMBER 10 Official Website: https://www.december10.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/december10/ X: https://x.com/D10Band X (Japan): https://x.com/December10JP TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@december10 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@December10Band Streaming（Debut EP「On Your Side」）: https://december10.lnk.to/OnYourSideEP Universal Music Japan: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/december10/ Netflix「Simon Cowell: The Next Act」: https://www.netflix.com/title/81743409 ■ YUGEN OFFICIAL Web Site: http://ygen.net/ ■ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:43 Welcome to the YUGEN Podcast 02:51 From five members to seven, and working with Simon Cowell 05:10 How the name December 10 stuck 06:20 No phones in Miami 07:23 One week before the audition 13:08 The Asian artists they love, and their favorite anime 15:21 Seven songs mashed into one 18:00 From choirs to tap dance, where each of them started 22:46 Who's who in December 10 25:02 What sets them apart from the boy bands before them 26:17 Japanese crowds and SUMMER SONIC 30:08 Meeting XG, and Asian music going global 33:42 The most Japan thing: karaoke and conveyor belt sushi 36:08 One song for Japan, and who should come next CREDITS YUGEN Production Committee ― MC: Isaac Y. Takeu Guest: DECEMBER 10 Creative Producer: Yamato Miyake Art Department: ONSA Inc. SpecialThanks Sae Hidaka Edit: 4thclue Inc. Production: OASIZ Inc.

  3. Sep 10

    How a happy accident shaped MISMATCH. 「MISMATCH」を形にした、うれしい偶然。

    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 JISOOThe 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 Girls," the audition project produced by Chanmina with SKY-HI's label BMSG. Born and raised in Korea, she decided on music in her second year of high school, became a trainee before she graduated — and then walked away from the company she had spent years dreaming of. 2023, the year she spent lost between meetings and doubts, was the hardest of her life; she was close to quitting music altogether when a friend called to tell her about an audition in Japan. She had taught herself the language by watching sports anime. The premise of the show was that every girl in it had been told no by someone; hers, she says, had come from herself. Since debuting with "ROSE" she has played guitar with the band at Summer Sonic and travelled from New York to Australia with the group, and on September 8, 2026 she released her first solo single, "MISMATCH," written in Korean and English with producer Nathan. The title comes from her own slightly mismatched eyes — searching the Korean word for it turns up the sound of clapping, and the song became exactly that: a round of applause for everything about yourself you were told to fix. Its B-side, "Movie Star," is a letter to Chanmina. HANA唯一の韓国人メンバー。そして長いあいだ、彼女に「NO」と言い続けていたのは、彼女自身だった。韓国出身のシンガー／ソングライター。ちゃんみながプロデュースし、SKY-HI率いるBMSGが手がけたオーディションプロジェクト「No No Girls」から誕生した7人組ガールズグループHANAのメンバー。高校2年で音楽の道を決め、高校3年で韓国の事務所の練習生になる。しかし、憧れ続けた場所と、実際にその中にいることのあいだにある差に気づき、自ら退所した。行き先を探しながら迷い続けた2023年は「人生でいちばんつらい年」。音楽をやめることさえ考えていたある日、かつて一緒に練習生をしていた友人からの電話で「No No Girls」というオーディションの存在を知る。日本語は、スポーツアニメを浴びるように観て独学で身につけたものだった。「誰かにNOと言われた女の子たち」のためのオーディション——彼女にとってのNOは、他の誰でもなく自分自身から向けられていた。「ROSE」でのデビュー以降、SUMMER SONICではバンドセットでギターを弾き、ニューヨークからオーストラリアまで、グループでの海外での活動も増えている。2026年9月8日、初のソロシングル「MISMATCH」をリリース。韓国語と英語で書かれ、プロデューサーNathanとつくり上げた一曲だ。タイトルの由来は、左右で形の違う自分の目。韓国語で検索すると出てくるのは拍手の音だった。そこから曲は、直せと言われてきた自分のすべてに拍手を送る歌になった。カップリングの「Movie Star」は、ちゃんみなへの手紙である。 ■ FOLLOW LEE JISOOOfficial Website: https://hana.b-rave.tokyo/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeesimnidaa/X: https://x.com/HANA__BRAVETikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hana_brave_officialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HANA_BRAVE_OfficialStreaming（1st Single「MISMATCH」）: https://leejisoo.lnk.to/MISMATCH/presavepreaddOfficial Fan Club: https://bmsg.shop/pages/hana-fc-members ■ YUGEN OFFICIALWeb Site:http://ygen.net/ ■ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:33 Welcome to the YUGEN Podcast 06:52 An only child in a group of seven 10:45 Where the music started — and the teacher who told her not to 17:03 Becoming a trainee, and walking away from the company she dreamed of 19:15 "The one saying no was me" 24:12 A solo trip to New York, where nobody cared 30:17 Learning Japanese from anime 34:48 The solo single "MISMATCH" 46:58 Hearing "ROSE" for the first time 54:20 Learning to be herself again 59:05 Left on a mountain road 63:30 Five years from now ■CREDITSYUGEN Production Committee―MC: Sara GiustoGuest: LEE JISOO Creative Producer:Yamato Miyake Art Department:ONSA Inc. Art Director:sami Art Department Coordinator:Riku Matsuse Edit:4thclue Inc. Production:OASIZ Inc.

  4. Aug 30

    [video]We moved to the Thai countryside to go global. - PSYCHIC FEVER

    ■ 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 children at EXPG, the performing arts school run by LDH, and trained there for years before anyone called them artists; before their debut came musha shugyo, 100 stages across all 47 prefectures of Japan. The group later spent two years based in Thailand, recording and training in the countryside. In 2024 "Just Like Dat feat. JP THE WAVY" passed 270 million views on TikTok and entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in nine Asian countries; in February 2025 they completed their first US tour, signed with Warner Music Group's 10K Projects and performed at SXSW. Their second album "DIFFERENT," released July 10, 2026, is their first in four years. Their fanbase is ForEVER, and their mission is "IGNITE OUR DREAMS." Appearing on this episode are JIMMY (rap) and WEESA (vocal), both born and raised in Nagoya, who together host the interFM radio show "PSYCHIC FEVER No Border Boundaries." 日本各地のEXPGの教室から、9カ国のバイラルチャートへ——国境を前提にしない7人組。 LDH JAPAN所属の7人組ダンス&ボーカルグループ。2019年の「BATTLE OF TOKYO - ENTER THE Jr.EXILE」で結成され、2022年7月にEXILE TRIBE7組目のグループとしてデビュー。メンバーの多くはLDHのパフォーマー養成所EXPGで子どものころに出会い、アーティストと呼ばれるまでに何年もの稽古を重ねた。デビュー前には武者修行として、全国47都道府県100ステージを回っている。その後、拠点をタイに移して2年間、田舎町でレコーディングと稽古を続けた。2024年には「Just Like Dat feat. JP THE WAVY」がTikTokで2億7000万回再生を超え、アジア9カ国のSpotifyバイラルトップ50にチャートイン。2025年2月には初のUSツアーを完走し、ワーナー・ミュージック・グループの「10K Projects」と契約、SXSWにも出演した。2026年7月10日リリースの2ndアルバム『DIFFERENT』は4年ぶりのアルバムとなる。ファンネームは「ForEVER」、掲げるミッションは「IGNITE OUR DREAMS」。 この回に出演するのは、ともに名古屋出身のJIMMY（ラップ）とWEESA（ボーカル）。2人はinterFMのレギュラー番組『PSYCHIC FEVER No Border Boundaries』（毎週水曜22:00〜）でパーソナリティも務める。 ■ FOLLOW PSYCHIC FEVER オフィシャルサイト: https://www.ldh.co.jp/management/psychic_fever/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psyfe_official/ X（メンバー）: https://x.com/psyfe_member X（スタッフ）: https://x.com/psyfe_official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@psyfe_official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0oOpw3qIA1q5OhsrywSSw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PgE39BqM3dTVk5lyttaBb Threads: https://www.threads.com/@psyfe_official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/psyfe.official Weibo: https://www.weibo.com/PSYCHICFEVER オフィシャルファンクラブ: https://pcf.exfamily.jp/ オフィシャルファンクラブ（海外向け）: https://intl.pcf.exfamily.jp/ 2nd ALBUM『DIFFERENT』: https://m.tribe-m.jp/ldh_page/discography_psychicfever_2026_2nd_album_different_index 00:00 Intro 01:24 Welcome to YUGEN Podcast 02:09 Seven members: dance, rap, beatbox — and a DJ 03:11 The performance that made them want this 05:15 ELLY, and the path from dancer to artist 06:39 EXPG: entering at ten, five years of training 10:15 LDH and black music 12:37 Musha shugyo: 100 stages, 47 prefectures, by bus only 14:53 What 100 stages taught them 16:24 Debut, and the EXILE TRIBE family 17:14 No rivals — they all grew up at EXPG 20:05 Aiming global, and BALLISTIK BOYZ 20:41 Two years in Thailand 22:48 Why Thailand: T-Pop and F.HERO 23:30 Traffic jams, and Suphan Buri 25:59 Seven members, zero fights 27:01 JP THE WAVY and "Just Like Dat" 29:00 The fan-made clip that went viral 30:28 Breaking the walls between genres 32:30 The US tour 34:42 Japanese crowds and American crowds 35:39 Why listeners outside Japan connect 37:13 Early-2000s boy bands, and their sound 38:42 How they make a song 40:42 Where the choreography comes from 42:21 Writing as a duo 44:25 "J-Pop has already changed — no one outside Japan knows" 47:58 What Japanese music needs to travel 51:03 What makes a good song 51:36 Dream collaborations 53:20 A new generation's responsibility 56:50 The second album, DIFFERENT 1:00:23 How they want to be remembered

  5. Aug 30

    We moved to the Thai countryside to go global. - PSYCHIC FEVER

    ■ 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 children at EXPG, the performing arts school run by LDH, and trained there for years before anyone called them artists; before their debut came musha shugyo, 100 stages across all 47 prefectures of Japan. The group later spent two years based in Thailand, recording and training in the countryside. In 2024 "Just Like Dat feat. JP THE WAVY" passed 270 million views on TikTok and entered the Spotify Viral Top 50 in nine Asian countries; in February 2025 they completed their first US tour, signed with Warner Music Group's 10K Projects and performed at SXSW. Their second album "DIFFERENT," released July 10, 2026, is their first in four years. Their fanbase is ForEVER, and their mission is "IGNITE OUR DREAMS." Appearing on this episode are JIMMY (rap) and WEESA (vocal), both born and raised in Nagoya, who together host the interFM radio show "PSYCHIC FEVER No Border Boundaries." 日本各地のEXPGの教室から、9カ国のバイラルチャートへ——国境を前提にしない7人組。 LDH JAPAN所属の7人組ダンス&ボーカルグループ。2019年の「BATTLE OF TOKYO - ENTER THE Jr.EXILE」で結成され、2022年7月にEXILE TRIBE7組目のグループとしてデビュー。メンバーの多くはLDHのパフォーマー養成所EXPGで子どものころに出会い、アーティストと呼ばれるまでに何年もの稽古を重ねた。デビュー前には武者修行として、全国47都道府県100ステージを回っている。その後、拠点をタイに移して2年間、田舎町でレコーディングと稽古を続けた。2024年には「Just Like Dat feat. JP THE WAVY」がTikTokで2億7000万回再生を超え、アジア9カ国のSpotifyバイラルトップ50にチャートイン。2025年2月には初のUSツアーを完走し、ワーナー・ミュージック・グループの「10K Projects」と契約、SXSWにも出演した。2026年7月10日リリースの2ndアルバム『DIFFERENT』は4年ぶりのアルバムとなる。ファンネームは「ForEVER」、掲げるミッションは「IGNITE OUR DREAMS」。 この回に出演するのは、ともに名古屋出身のJIMMY（ラップ）とWEESA（ボーカル）。2人はinterFMのレギュラー番組『PSYCHIC FEVER No Border Boundaries』（毎週水曜22:00〜）でパーソナリティも務める。 ■ FOLLOW PSYCHIC FEVER オフィシャルサイト: https://www.ldh.co.jp/management/psychic_fever/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psyfe_official/ X（メンバー）: https://x.com/psyfe_member X（スタッフ）: https://x.com/psyfe_official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@psyfe_official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0oOpw3qIA1q5OhsrywSSw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PgE39BqM3dTVk5lyttaBb Threads: https://www.threads.com/@psyfe_official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/psyfe.official Weibo: https://www.weibo.com/PSYCHICFEVER オフィシャルファンクラブ: https://pcf.exfamily.jp/ オフィシャルファンクラブ（海外向け）: https://intl.pcf.exfamily.jp/ 2nd ALBUM『DIFFERENT』: https://m.tribe-m.jp/ldh_page/discography_psychicfever_2026_2nd_album_different_index ■ CHAPTERS 00:00 Highlights 01:10 Intro 02:18 Seven members: dance, rap, beatbox — and a DJ 06:46 EXPG: entering at ten, five years of training 09:15 What the school actually taught them 10:24 LDH and black music 12:44 Musha shugyo: 100 stages, 47 prefectures, by bus only 15:02 What 100 stages taught them 16:32 Debut, and the EXILE TRIBE family 20:49 Two years in Thailand 22:57 Why Thailand: T-Pop and F.HERO 23:38 Traffic jams, and Suphan Buri 26:09 Seven members, zero fights 27:05 JP THE WAVY and "Just Like Dat" 29:09 The fan-made clip that went viral 32:41 The US tour 37:22 Early-2000s boy bands, and their sound 40:53 Where the choreography comes from 42:25 Writing as a duo 44:36 "J-Pop has already changed — no one outside Japan knows" 48:00 The language barrier, and how to break it 51:45 Dream collaborations 53:16 A new generation's responsibility 54:33 Chasing classics, not virality 57:01 The second album, DIFFERENT 1:00:27 How they want to be remembered CREDITS YUGEN Production Committee ― MC: Isaac Y. Takeu Guest: PSYCHIC FEVER Creative Producer: Yamato Miyake Art Department: ONSA Inc. Art Director: sami Art Department Coordinator: Riku Matsuse Edit: 4thclue Inc. Production: OASIZ Inc.

  6. Aug 20

    [VIDEO]【YUGEN PODCAST】Disney found her on TikTok. - Miisha Shimizu

    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 Filipino mother she calls her guiding light. After two years of musical theatre school in New York, the pandemic sent her home with her dream close to slipping away — until her mother suggested posting her singing on TikTok. One year later, Disney Japan called: she became the voice of "Starting Now," the Japanese theme song for Disney's Ultimate Princess Celebration. Since her 2022 major debut "High Five," she has voiced Glinda in the Japanese dub of the film Wicked — the very role of her lifelong idol Ariana Grande — and played Éponine in Les Misérables. In 2026 she takes on her dream role: Kim in Miss Saigon, the part made legendary by Lea Salonga. Her songs include "TipTap," "Home," "Wave" and the new single "Reunion." Her five-year goal: a Grammy nomination — with a song written in Japanese.TikTokのカバー動画からディズニー、『ウィキッド』、そして『ミス・サイゴン』へ——ひとつのカテゴリーに収まらない歌声。三重県出身のシンガー・ミュージカル俳優・声優。フィリピン人の母のもとで育ち、その存在を「人生の道しるべ」と語る。高校卒業後にニューヨークでミュージカルを2年間学ぶも、パンデミックで帰国。夢を諦めかけたとき、母の「TikTokに歌を投稿してみたら」という一言が転機になった。投稿から約1年でディズニーから直接オファーが届き、「Starting Now 〜新しい私へ」（アルティメット・プリンセス・セレブレーション日本版テーマソング）の歌唱アーティストに抜擢される。2022年に「High Five」でメジャーデビュー。映画『ウィキッド ふたりの魔女』日本語吹替版では、憧れ続けたアリアナ・グランデが演じるグリンダ役の吹替を担当し、ミュージカル『レ・ミゼラブル』ではエポニーヌ役を務めた。2026年は夢の役だった『ミス・サイゴン』キム役に挑む。代表曲に「TipTap」「Home」「Wave」、最新シングルはアニメ『天は赤い河のほとり』エンディングテーマ「Reunion」。5年後の目標は、日本語の楽曲でグラミー賞にノミネートされること。■ FOLLOW MIISHA SHIMIZUOfficial Website: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/shimizu-miisha/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miisha3148/X: https://x.com/mEry97239295X (Staff): https://x.com/miishastaffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mii3148YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2LUSHUA3gusbD-KPBzkfgSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/2ITl7YzD1Hm6NVojBhKkOpOfficial Fan Club "NAMASTE": https://miisha0310.fanpla.jp/■ YUGEN OFFICIALWeb Site:http://ygen.net/ ■ CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:27 Welcome to YUGEN Podcast02:15 Musical theatre, voice acting, pop — why she refuses one category05:55 Posting covers since high school08:57 The Disney call, in the middle of Don Quijote10:24 One year from her first post to a Disney theme song12:17 Two years in New York14:16 What acting school actually teaches16:23 In musical theatre, dancing is acting with the body18:25 Kim in Miss Saigon — a real person, not a stereotype20:32 Lea Salonga, and her own roots22:00 The song that made her fall for the show23:22 Growing up on Ariana Grande24:26 Glinda — dubbing Wicked in Japanese27:37 Meeting Ariana28:34 Almost giving up, and her mother's suggestion31:41 New York, depression, and the way back35:07 What New York taught her about her own voice36:47 "Wave" — letting the vulnerability show39:10 "Home" — for her family, and for her father41:29 Two ways into a song: the role and the self43:25 Roles she still wants — and why they cast her as Kim47:17 What "Asian music" actually means50:30 Writing in Japanese to reach the world51:41 Japanese and Filipina, raised by her grandmother53:27 New single "Reunion"55:31 Her favourite line in the song57:56 Five years from now: a Grammy, in JapaneseCREDITSYUGEN Production Committee―MC: Isaac Y. TakeuREIKOGuest: Miisha ShimizuCreative Producer:Yamato MiyakeArt Department:ONSA Inc.Art Director:samiArt Department Coordinator:Riku MatsuseEdit:4thclue Inc.Production:OASIZ Inc.

  7. Aug 20

    【YUGEN PODCAST】Disney found her on TikTok. - Miisha Shimizu

    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 Filipino mother she calls her guiding light. After two years of musical theatre school in New York, the pandemic sent her home with her dream close to slipping away — until her mother suggested posting her singing on TikTok. One year later, Disney Japan called: she became the voice of "Starting Now," the Japanese theme song for Disney's Ultimate Princess Celebration. Since her 2022 major debut "High Five," she has voiced Glinda in the Japanese dub of the film Wicked — the very role of her lifelong idol Ariana Grande — and played Éponine in Les Misérables. In 2026 she takes on her dream role: Kim in Miss Saigon, the part made legendary by Lea Salonga. Her songs include "TipTap," "Home," "Wave" and the new single "Reunion." Her five-year goal: a Grammy nomination — with a song written in Japanese.TikTokのカバー動画からディズニー、『ウィキッド』、そして『ミス・サイゴン』へ——ひとつのカテゴリーに収まらない歌声。三重県出身のシンガー・ミュージカル俳優・声優。フィリピン人の母のもとで育ち、その存在を「人生の道しるべ」と語る。高校卒業後にニューヨークでミュージカルを2年間学ぶも、パンデミックで帰国。夢を諦めかけたとき、母の「TikTokに歌を投稿してみたら」という一言が転機になった。投稿から約1年でディズニーから直接オファーが届き、「Starting Now 〜新しい私へ」（アルティメット・プリンセス・セレブレーション日本版テーマソング）の歌唱アーティストに抜擢される。2022年に「High Five」でメジャーデビュー。映画『ウィキッド ふたりの魔女』日本語吹替版では、憧れ続けたアリアナ・グランデが演じるグリンダ役の吹替を担当し、ミュージカル『レ・ミゼラブル』ではエポニーヌ役を務めた。2026年は夢の役だった『ミス・サイゴン』キム役に挑む。代表曲に「TipTap」「Home」「Wave」、最新シングルはアニメ『天は赤い河のほとり』エンディングテーマ「Reunion」。5年後の目標は、日本語の楽曲でグラミー賞にノミネートされること。■ FOLLOW MIISHA SHIMIZUOfficial Website: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/shimizu-miisha/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miisha3148/X: https://x.com/mEry97239295X (Staff): https://x.com/miishastaffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mii3148YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2LUSHUA3gusbD-KPBzkfgSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/2ITl7YzD1Hm6NVojBhKkOpOfficial Fan Club "NAMASTE": https://miisha0310.fanpla.jp/■ YUGEN OFFICIALWeb Site:http://ygen.net/ ■ CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:27 Welcome to YUGEN Podcast02:15 Musical theatre, voice acting, pop — why she refuses one category05:55 Posting covers since high school08:57 The Disney call, in the middle of Don Quijote10:24 One year from her first post to a Disney theme song12:17 Two years in New York14:16 What acting school actually teaches16:23 In musical theatre, dancing is acting with the body18:25 Kim in Miss Saigon — a real person, not a stereotype20:32 Lea Salonga, and her own roots22:00 The song that made her fall for the show23:22 Growing up on Ariana Grande24:26 Glinda — dubbing Wicked in Japanese27:37 Meeting Ariana28:34 Almost giving up, and her mother's suggestion31:41 New York, depression, and the way back35:07 What New York taught her about her own voice36:47 "Wave" — letting the vulnerability show39:10 "Home" — for her family, and for her father41:29 Two ways into a song: the role and the self43:25 Roles she still wants — and why they cast her as Kim47:17 What "Asian music" actually means50:30 Writing in Japanese to reach the world51:41 Japanese and Filipina, raised by her grandmother53:27 New single "Reunion"55:31 Her favourite line in the song57:56 Five years from now: a Grammy, in Japanese CREDITSYUGEN Production Committee―MC: Isaac Y. TakeuREIKOGuest: Miisha ShimizuCreative Producer:Yamato MiyakeArt Department:ONSA Inc.Art Director:samiArt Department Coordinator:Riku MatsuseEdit:4thclue Inc.Production:OASIZ Inc.

  8. Aug 10

    【YUGEN PODCAST】REIKO[BMSG] on Being a Third Culture Kid in J-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。 ■ 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 or dance. A self-described "third culture kid" who writes across Japanese, English, and Tagalog, he has become one of the most distinctive new voices in Japanese pop — and one of the very few carrying Tagalog into it.His catalogue moves freely between the two countries that made him: "LOVE DEEPER," built on a sample of Toshinobu Kubota, a founding figure of Japanese R&B, and "Folklore Vol.1 – Tadhana / Multo," his Tagalog covers of Up Dharma Down and Cup of Joe — two of the most beloved names in modern Filipino ⁠music.In⁠ 2024 he played his first show outside Japan in Manila, his first time back in the country since he was seven. Bridging Tokyo and Manila, REIKO carries both sounds to the world. **マニラ生まれ、日本育ち。タガログ語をJ-POPのど真ん中へと運び込むシンガー。**SKY-HIが設立した東京のレーベルBMSG所属。2021年、歌もダンスも未経験のままオーディション「THE FIRST」に参加し、その成長速度と音楽的ポテンシャルからトレーニー契約を勝ち取った。日本語・英語・タガログ語を行き来しながら曲を書く彼は、自らを「第三文化の子（Third Culture Kid）」と呼ぶ。その作品は、彼をつくった二つの国のあいだを自在に往復する。日本のR&Bの礎を築いた久保田利伸をサンプリングした「LOVE DEEPER」。そして、フィリピンの現代音楽を代表するUp Dharma DownとCup of Joeの2曲をタガログ語でカバーした「Folklore Vol.1 – Tadhana / Multo」。2024年、初めての日本国外公演をマニラで行った。7歳のとき以来の、故郷への帰還だった。東京とマニラを双方向に結びながら、その両方の響きを世界へ届けている。 ■ FOLLOW REIKOOfficial Website: ⁠https://reiko-bmsg.tokyo/⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/reiko__official/⁠X: ⁠https://x.com/reiko__official⁠TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@reiko_bmsg.official⁠Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/REIKOBMSG⁠REIKO Official YouTube: @reiko_bmsgStreaming: ⁠https://reiko.lnk.to/artist⁠Official Fan Club "R&ME": ⁠https://bmsg.shop/pages/reiko-fc-members⁠■ YUGEN OFFICIALWeb Site:⁠http://ygen.net/⁠【Time Stamps】00:00 - Intro & Welcome REIKO to the YUGEN Podcast00:30 - Born in Manila, Singing in Japan01:14 - The School Lunch He Couldn't Eat02:31 - The Eldest of Eight: Learning Japanese On His Own04:48 - "What Are You?" — Half, Quarter, and Identity05:42 - Finding the Words: Third Culture Kid07:37 - The Message Behind the Music: Be Yourself09:54 - The Moment He Realized He Was Different12:52 - Japanese Schools, Order, and Holding On to Your Identity15:03 - The Day He Started Singing: A Second Grade Music Class17:08 - Ariana Grande's "Break Free" Changed Everything17:54 - Self-Taught: Karaoke, YouTube, and a Perfect Score21:31 - Auditioning for THE FIRST During Covid22:41 - His First Dance Lesson Ever — Next to BE:FIRST's SOTA23:53 - What Dancing Saved Him From, and What SKY-HI Saw25:11 - The Three Rounds: Creativity, Quality, Artistry28:56 - Two Years as a BMSG Trainee30:19 - MAZZEL, the Spotlight, and the Decision to Go Solo33:33 - Rebuilding Himself as a Solo Artist35:11 - Facing His Own Insecurities37:13 - Perfectionism and the Lyric That Freed Him38:18 - What "Be Myself" Means to Him41:09 - The Story Behind His Debut Single "Butterfly"43:02 - Why He Writes in English, Japanese, and Tagalog46:02 - How Each Language Changes What He Writes48:35 - Singing Tagalog Covers for His Parents49:11 - Performing in Manila in 202451:01 - Two Live Cultures: Listening vs. Joining In54:41 - Releasing a Fully Tagalog Song in Japan56:59 - "Let the Song Do the Work"57:32 - What Asian Music Could Be59:45 - His Role: Connecting Cultures1:01:49 - Folklore Vol.1 and What's NextCREDITSYUGEN Production Committee―MC: Isaac Y. TakeuGuest: REIKOCreative Producer:Yamato MiyakeCreative Direction:GOLDNRUSH Co., Ltd.Art Department:ONSA Inc.Art Director:samiArt Department Coordinator:Riku MatsuseProduction:OASIZ Inc.

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From Asia to the World — A New Era of Sound ■STATEMENT Through conversations with artists leading Asia’s music scene, we seek to give shape and definition to the still-unmapped culture known as “Asian Music.” 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。 ■「YUGEN PODCAST」OFFICIAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yugen_jpn/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yugen_jpn

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    2026
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