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Enjoy the best Japanese music from the ’90s with Asachill’s Midnight ’90s on AWA’s Radio Lounge
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Kyoto pop icon Asachill
Some of our long-term grape Japan readers may recall model, singer, DJ, artist, Harajuku fashion leader and Kyoto pop icon Asachill. We first met her in 2017 when she led us on a tour of her native Pontocho, the charming traditional Kyoto neighborhood and its main cobblestone street studded with restaurants, taverns, and pubs which sparkle like gems in the night.
We interviewed her shortly afterward to learn about her upbringing in Kyoto, her development as a singer and the range of activities she was already involved in. Since then, she has continued to develop her musical career, releasing tracks like "fear" (2019), "chilltopia" (2019) and "Papapapa Pearl Jam" (2021), among others.
After she moved to Tokyo, she blossomed as a Harajuku fashion leader, a position symbolized by her influence as one of icon girls of the now-defunct KAWAII MONSTER CAFE. She has also branched out, creating ChillArt, her own brand of illustration and mixed-media works. She also released her photo album POPN MONSTER SINGER "ASACHILL" in 2020, and in 2021, she brought together artists from the Kyoto and Shibuya art scene together in a special exhibition called SHIBUYAGION.
"Asachill's Midnight '90s" on AWA's "Radio Lounge"
Since February 2022, Asachill has been sharing the music from the 1990s that she loves as an official personality on the AWA music streaming platform's ラジオ配信ラウンジ rajio haishin raunji (literally "radio broadcast lounge" but we'll call it Radio Lounge for short).
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On her show, entitled 「あさちるのミッドナイト90s」 ("Asachill's Midnight '90s"), Asachill plays her favorites from the 1990s by artists like TRF, globe, hitomi, Namie Amuro, Kumi Koda, Ayumi Hamazaki, Mr. Children, GLAY, Every Little Thing, and many many more from Japan as well as international artists.
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Taking advantage of the interactive possibilities of AWA's Radio Lounge, Asachill can also take your requests (up to 3 per listener)!
Earned #1 spot in AWA's Radio Lounge
Since starting in February, Asachill's show quickly rose to the top of the platform's popularity ranking, earning the #1 spot for the week of February 7th to 13th, 2022:
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How to enjoy "Asachill's Midnight '90s"
If you'd like to enjoy her show, here are all the details you need to know:
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You can find out about Asachill's latest music releases and her other activities by following at these links: