Hèiris Group Holdings Inc. ( Headquarters：Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO：Kiyoshi Hashikawa ) will release "songs I liked when the band started and songs I like now" a selection of songs by members of the guitar rock band "Irune", added to the present public playlist on the streaming service "AWA" ( Operated by AWA Co.Ltd. ), from Avex and CyberAgent.

□ Store information
The playlist released this time has been created to commemorate the start of streaming for their first nationwide full album "Cuffs", which was released on December 23rd, 2020 and contains a total of 15 songs from past songs such as "Morse" which has been played 150,000 times on YouTube, to newly written songs.
The songs have been selected with the theme of "songs I liked when the band started and songs I like now".
The member's favorite songs have been selected with a focus on the band's sound, starting with RADWIMP'S "Yumebanchi" where the world view of Yojiro Noda overflows, to BUMP OF CHICKEN's number that is a sad but intense gem "Only Lonely Glory", and "youthful days" where the melody overflows with Mr.Children's uplifting performance.
Please enjoy together the playlist and the new work of Irune, "the next band that will make you cry the most".

□ Press Release ( December 23th, 2020 )
AWA Co.Ltd.：Irune, "the next band that will make you cry the most", has released a playlist selected with the theme of "songs I liked when the band started and songs I like now" on "AWA".
( prtimes.jp/20201223 )

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□ Outline

Title：AWA "Selected by irune, Music History"
Release：0am on Wednesday, December 23th, 2020
( AWA Co.Ltd. "AWA" )

01. Irune "Diving"
02. Irune "Byakuyakou"
03. RADWIMPS "Yumebanchi"
04. BUMP OF CHICKEN "Only Lonely Glory"
05. Mr.Children "youthful days"
06. ASIAN2 "Toku"
07. RIP SLYME "Tasogare Surround"
08. Led Zeppelin "Dazed and confused"
09. Irune "Don't never ever enter"
10. Irune "Saiya"
11. Tatsuya Kitani "Ningen mitaine"
12. Yorushika "Bakudanma"
13. UNISON SQUARE GARDEN "Harugakitebokura"
14. Yorushika "Nautilus"
15. Ryokuoushokushakai "Ai no katachi"
16. Irune "Kimi wo wasurenaiyouni"

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□ Store information
Irune is a three-piece rock band that mainly sings love songs.
In August 2019, they announced the name would be changed to irune from the former band with the reason that "we want it to reach more people and want people to listen regardless of their generation".
Called "the next band that will make you cry the most", they are gaining more support in the band scene.
This irune will release the first nationally distributed full album in the band's history, "Cuffs".
It is a work that is worth listening to, and contains a total of 15 songs, from past songs to newly written songs.
In commemoration of the distribution of this work, a playlist of selected music by the members will be released on AWA, with the theme of "songs I liked when the band started and songs I like now".
It is made up with the first half of the playlist being "songs I liked when the band started", and the second half being "songs I like now".
Along with the songs of irune, we want you to enjoy the songs that the members have been listening to until now, while feeling the history of the band.

Inquiry：press@awa.fm ( AWA Co.Ltd. PR )

App outline：
"AWA" is a subscription-style ( flat-rate system ) music streaming service provided by AWA Co.Ltd., which is jointly funded by CyberAgent Inc. and Avex Digital Inc.
They started to provide the service in May 2015, with 75 million songs distributed and approximately 13 million playlists created by celebrities and users.
In addition to the "STANDARD plan" which allows you to use all functions for ¥980 ( Taxin ) per month, and the "FREE plan" which allows you to use all functions except for "offline playback" with no monthly charge, there is a good range of various charged plans such as the "artist plan" which allows you to listen as much as you want to any specified artist for ¥270 ( Taxin ) per month.
Furthermore, in April 2020, a "Student Plan" was added aimed at students of junior high school and above, where they can use all functions for ¥480 ( Taxin ) per month.
"AWA" supports various devices such as smartphones, PCs, TVs, car navigation systems, wearable devices, and smart speakers, etc., and since the service started, various plans and functions have been expanded according to user needs and viewing environments.
In August 2020, it released "LYRIC DIVE" which is a function that beautifully animates the lyrics in real-time to match the music.
It has grown to become the biggest music streaming service in Japan.