"a-nation" – Japan's Largest Summer Music Festival Announces Five Stages to Stream Worldwide August 29. Star-Studded 2020 Lineup Includes ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, And Many More!

a-nation online 2020” will celebrate its 19th year by broadcasting worldwide on August 29, featuring over 50 Japanese and international artists including ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, SUPER JUNIOR, BACK-ON, SuperM, The World Standard (Wasuta), FAKY, and more.

a-nation is the largest summer music festival in Japan and has amassed over 6.1 million festival-goers since beginning in 2002. This year's festival due to the ongoing crisis will shift online, featuring five stages from all over Asia. Performances from the "Blue Stage", "Green Stage", and "Yellow Stage" will be available to digital ticket holders, as well as free broadcasts from the "Purple Stage" and "White Stage" on Avex’s YouTube channel and LINE respectively.

a-nation 2020 full lineup: https://a-nation.net/ Comprising a star-studded lineup for each of the stages, audiences can tune into the spectacular one-day-only event to enjoy an experience that is uniquely and truly "a-nation". Tickets are now on sale.

a-nation "Purple Stage" teaser video

ARTIST LINEUP (in alphabetical order)

Blue Stage (Ticketed)

Amuyi (呂薔) / ayumi hamasaki / EMPiRE / FAKY / Fei (王霏霏) / Gemma (吳映潔) / GENIC / Kalen Anzai / KODA KUMI / Kohmi Hirose / MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN / Naomi (王菊) / Novelbright / SuperM / Sae Otsuka / VOGUE

Green Stage (Ticketed)

BACK-ON / BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE / BuZZ / Da-iCE / DA PUMP / HAO (石承鎬) / I Don't Like Mondays. / JADE / Julius (刘维) / lol /Daichi Miura / SKY-HI / STAMP / SUPER JUNIOR / Wayne Huang (黃偉晉)

Yellow Stage (Ticketed)

Beverly / Chou Tokimeki♡Sendenbu / EXO-SC / GENIN WA JIBUN NI ARU / HARAMIchan / James Lu (盧子 杰) / M!LK / Peter Fish / PIKOTARO / Red Velvet / SEAMO / Timo Feng (冯提莫) / TRF / Yoanna (孫尤 安)

Purple Stage (Free) @ avex YouTube Channel

Aina The End / GOLDEN BOMBER / HAN-KUN from SHONAN NO KAZE / macaroniempitsu / Mosawo / riria / Taisei Miyakawa

White Stage (Free) @ avex LINE Channel

AATA / Baby Kiy / EMIKO SUZUKI / Hiro Ishibashi (MC) / IKINIGE / kolme / Leola / MaRuRi to Ryuga / Project 88 / Rei©hi / RUN Girls, Run! / Sakuramen / The World Standard (Wasuta) / THREE1989 / Tomoko Matsumoto (dj mapi) / Yu. (張瑀)

a-nation online 2020 - August 29, 2020

• Streaming Doors Open 14:00 (JST)

• Streaming Start 16:00 (JST)

Performance Stages

• Blue Stage (Ticketed)

• Green Stage (Ticketed)

• Yellow Stage (Ticketed)

• Purple Stage (Free) *YouTube

• White Stage (Free) *LINE

-- Timetables will be released at a later date.

Each ticket is valid to stream all 3 ticketed stages (Blue, Green, and Yellow)

* On-demand / delayed viewing is not available.

Ticket Agent: Beyond LIVE (details in English)

-- Information also available in Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Spanish)

https://www.vlive.tv/product/ds00u00u00000236?lang=en

Ticket inquiries: event@user-support.jp

Beverly and Hanamura Sota Show Fans Endless Love!

Japanese pop vocalist Beverly teams up with Hanamura Sota, member of the popular male idol group Da-iCE for a special cover of the American song “Endless Love”, originally sung by Lionel Richie featuring Diana Ross in a duet in 1981. The track has been covered by many artists over the years, making it one of the greatest love songs of the past decades. Beverly and Hanamura Sota had both met at live events such as a-nation several times and discussed being able to sing together one day. That day finally came to fruition with their cover of “Endless Love” which was released on June 10 via all digital platforms. Both vocalists shared their comments on their collaboration, stating they were very happy to be able to bring this collaboration to fruition and enjoyed working with each other for the first time. Beverly and Hanamura Sota bring their own flavor and voices to “Endless Love”, creating a beautiful cover masterpiece which flows with love, emotion, and power. Check out their duet below and experience the beauty of “Endless Love”.

REVIVE 'EM ALL 2020 Can't Stop This Momentum With Latest Music Video!

To celebrate the latest release of their album avex revival trax, record label avex dropped the music video for their track “CAN’T STOP THIS” on their official YouTube channel. REVIVE ‘EM ALL 2020 is a supergroup filled with popular avex artists looking to bring a modern feel to classic avex hits. Originally sung by the group MAXIMIZOR, the track will be covered by members Beverly, FAKY, FEMM, lol, Yup’in, and Kalen Anzai, all of whom were excited to bring their twist on this 90s hit. Bringing that classic feel, the music video was shot with a 4:3 aspect ratio and grainy filter to hit home a nostalgic feeling.

As previously reported, the album will be released with ten tracks and only a CD-only standard edition physically on May 13; however, currently the album is available across all digital music streaming platforms. Check out the music video in question along with the pre-order link for avex revival trax below!

Standard edition

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V.A.「avex revival trax」

01. REVIVE 'EM ALL 2020（Beverly / FAKY / FEMM / lol / Yup'in / 安斉かれん） revived MAXIMIZOR「CAN'T STOP THIS!!」

02. Beverly revived globe「FACES PLACES」feat. SCHNELL from SOLIDEMO

03. FAKY revived DA PUMP「Feelin' Good -It's PARADISE- (Retake Version) 」

04. FEMM revived hitomi「CANDY GIRL」

05. Hina from FAKY revived Every Little Thing「出逢った頃のように」

06. lol -エルオーエル- revived TRF「EZ DO DANCE」

07. lol -エルオーエル- revived TRF「BOY MEETS GIRL」

08. Yup'in revived 相川七瀬「夢見る少女じゃいられない」

09. Yup'in revived 相川七瀬「恋心」

10. 安斉かれん revived m-flo「come again」feat. CAELAN from INTERSECTION

Popular Avex Artists Come Together For New Album

lol, FAKY, Beverly, and more dazzling faces unite for a brand new album titled avex revival trax which will be distributed April 25 and come out on CD May 13. Avex dropped a video promoting the new album on Facebook. The idea behind the album was “to take older tracks and have new artists put their own unique spins on the songs.” The full track listing will be posted below, where you can view the new artists and which songs they are performing. Also be sure to check out the promotional video. 

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V.A.「avex revival trax」

01. REVIVE 'EM ALL 2020（Beverly / FAKY / FEMM / lol / Yup'in / 安斉かれん） revived MAXIMIZOR「CAN'T STOP THIS!!」

02. Beverly revived globe「FACES PLACES」feat. SCHNELL from SOLIDEMO

03. FAKY revived DA PUMP「Feelin' Good -It's PARADISE- (Retake Version) 」

04. FEMM revived hitomi「CANDY GIRL」

05. Hina from FAKY revived Every Little Thing「出逢った頃のように」

06. lol -エルオーエル- revived TRF「EZ DO DANCE」

07. lol -エルオーエル- revived TRF「BOY MEETS GIRL」

08. Yup'in revived 相川七瀬「夢見る少女じゃいられない」

09. Yup'in revived 相川七瀬「恋心」

10. 安斉かれん revived m-flo「come again」feat. CAELAN from INTERSECTION

Beverly goes to Infinity and beyond with new album!

Filipina Japanese pop singer Beverly is bringing her third album INFINITY on December 4! INFINITY comes to us a year and a half after her second album 24 came out. It will feature hit songs “Everlasting Sky”, “Adventure”, “Endless Harmony”, and “Again”. Indeed, these are some star-studded tracks. “Everlasting Sky” was used for the film Kamen Rider: Build Be The One, “Adventure” for the theme of smartphone game Tales of Asteria, “Endless Harmony feat. LOREN” for the ending theme to popular adventure fantasy anime Fairy Tail, and “Again” for the opening theme to the 2019 adaption of popular shoujo anime Fruits Basket.

INFINITY will come in three gorgeous editions: a CD + Blu-ray, a CD + DVD, and a CD-only regular edition. While all editions will include twelve tracks, the CD + DVD and CD + Blu-ray editions will feature Beverly’s 2nd JOURNEY ‘24’ Tour 2018 held at Yoyogi Yamano Hall and the music video for her song “Toutoi”. The first press edition comes with a sleeve case but only on a first come, first served basis, so pre-order your copies below!

CD + DVD edition

CD + Blu-ray edition

CD-only regular edition

CD only regular edition

Beverly/INFINITY track listing:

CD Tracklist

1. Poison Ivy

2. Serenade

3. Toutoi (尊い; Precious)

4. Everlasting Sky

5. Higher Ground

6. Nobody

7. Home

8. Life at the Party

9. Adventure

10. Again

11. Sagashi ni Ikou yo (探しに行こうよ; Let's Go Searching)

12. Endless Harmony feat.LOREN

CD + DVD edition

DVD/Blu-ray Tracklist

CD + Blu-ray edition

1. "Toutoi" MUSIC VIDEO

2. One-Man Live Tour Beverly 2nd JOURNEY 24 Tour 2018.7.8 @ Yamano Hall Live Movie (ワンマンライブツアーBeverly 2nd JOURNEY「24」Tour 2018年7月8日@山野ホール Live Movie)

   1. Power of love

   2. All I Want

   3. LOVE THERAPY

   4. Baby don't cry ~Kamisama ni Fureru Kuchibiru~ (Baby don't cry 神様に触れる唇)

   5. Fly in the sky

   6. Hurting Me

   7. Future

   8. I need your love

   9. Just once again

   10. My Boy

   11. JUMP!

   12. I'm Ready

   13. Tomorrow

   14. A New Day
       <Encore>

   15. PANDORA feat. Beverly "Be The One"

   16. TETSUYA KOMURO feat. Beverly "Guardian"

   17. Sing my soul

   18. Amazing Grace

Check out the Music Video for “Toutoi” below!