Cloud Nine’s Takuya Chigira Talks Ado’s WME Deal, J-Pop Event Zipangu & Paving the Way to the World for Japan’s Artists
Billboard | 24.08.2026 23:54
In 2025, more than 500,000 fans flocked to see Ado’s second-ever world tour, Ado WORLD TOUR 2025 “Hibana” Powered by Crunchyroll. In May this year, Cloud Nine staged Zipangu in Los Angeles — the largest festival exclusively featuring Japanese artists to be held outside Japan. Why did company president Takuya Chigira commit to a festival that disregarded profit? He spoke candidly about the structural challenges facing Japan’s music industry and about his sense of crisis over the outflow of talent overseas in this interview with Billboard Japan.
