Music Corner Week 70: Beverly
Beverly, is a really special artist in the Japanese music industry. She was born in the Philippines in 1994 and lived there until 2015 when she moved to Japan. Beverly is the third child of four and has always had a knack for singing. She sang throughout her childhood and once out of school, Beverly began to pursue her singing career by joining various amateur singing competitions. She would go on to compete in the World Championships of Performing Arts where she won first place and putting her to work with composer Vehnee Saturno. As a child, Beverly also developed a love for Japanese music from having watched a lot of anime and J-dramas while growing up in the Philippines.
Beverly had always wanted to travel to Japan and Saturno had a business partner that worked out of Japan. Saturno had his business partner give a listen to her and that led to her getting an audition. Finally, in 2015 Beverly made it to Japan and started attending singing and dancing workshops, which led to her signing with Avex Trax in 2016. Since signing on to Avex, she currently has released three albums, one live album, a mini-album, and a total of seventeen singles that are a combination of physical and digital releases. Beverly has also gone on to provide several openings for many anime and dramas such as Fruits Basket, Pokemon, and Kamen Rider Build just to name a few.
Upon hearing her awesome vocals, the listener can tell how long she has spent honing her craft.I first noticed her last year when she released her version of “Endless Love” which I found to be a stunning performance. I was familiar with “Be The One” but until recently I wasn’t the biggest fan of that song and I feel like that song doesn’t really show off her talent. Her song “Everlasting Sky” is used for Kamen Rider Build: Be The One (The Movie) which had me captivated. I loved this song the very first time I heard it. Beverly has a great range with an amazing voice.
Beverly provided the opening theme to the latest Pokemon movie, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle “Coco” which came out on December 25 of last year. Be sure to check out her website to stay up to date with all her latest news and her Twitter. Be sure to check out her short video for her song “Everlasting Sky” posted below.