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May 31, 2025 66 mins
THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Kimi visited four major cities on his trip back to Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kyoto. He visited three shrines, attended the Music Awards Japan 2025, bought new fashion from his friend, attended three concerts, and also visited his parents in Nagano. How's that for a two-week trip? Kimi's primary reason for traveling to Japan was to attend Music Awards Japan 2025. Think of it as Japan's answer to the Grammys—a brand-new international music award designed to celebrate and elevate Japanese and Asian music on the global stage. Organized by the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), a coalition of five major Japanese music organizations, this new award show aims to: Promote Japanese and Asian music worldwide Foster a globally recognized music culture from Japan Encourage international artists to engage with the Japanese market The key awards of the night were: - Best Song Asia: aespa – Supernova - Top Global Hit from Japan: YOASOBI – Idol - New Artist of the Year: tuki. – Bansanka - Best Singer-Songwriter Song: Vaundy – Kaiju no Hanauta - Artist of the Year: Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Kusushiki - Album of the Year: Fujii Kaze – Kirari (from LOVE ALL SERVE ALL) - Song of the Year: Creepy Nuts – “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” Kimi also visited these three shrines: - Tenkawa shrine [天河神社] in Nara  - Kashihara Jingu [橿原神宮] also in Nara - Yasui Konpiragu [安井金比羅宮] in Kyoto Kimi saw these three concerts:  - Official Hige Dandism’s first stadium show in Osaka - The ALFEE’s show at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo  - MACO’s show in Nagoya - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries:  Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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