NFT Project “City Pop TOKYO” and “GEMIE” Announce NFT Audition “METAVERSE’S GOT TALENT”

SINGAPORE, 1 December 2022 /PRNewswire/ — “City Pop TOKYO” an NFT project inspired by “City Pop”, a popular music genre from Japanwill hold a talent audition event called “ METAVERSE HAS TALENT” along with the Entertainment metaverse platform GEMIE (CEO: John Fung). “METAVERSE’S GOT TALENT” is a brand new talent audition project which enables artists to showcase their talents in the metaverse and then win a chance to become a metaverse superstar.

As an NFT project, “City Pop TOKYO” is jointly financed by three companies: ASOBISYSTEM (CEO: Yusuke Nakagawa), which features a large number of different artists; Kingdom Labs (CEO: Maurice Ng), a venture studio i Hong Kong; and UPBOND (CEO: Gin Takahashi Mizuoka), which is developing a blockchain wallet for Web3 social adoption.

“City Pop TOKYO” plans to release 1984 NFT based on “City Pop”, a genre of music from Japan which is immensely popular worldwide, especially among Gen Z. The project’s characters are featured in trendy outfits and makeup represents symbolic fashion styles in Japanfor example “GAL”, “SHOWA” and “REIWA”.

To enter “METAVERSE’S GOT TALENT”, participants will first purchase a “City Pop TOKYO“NFT. NFT holders can then participate in auditions held in GEMIE metaverse. The winner, represented by their City Pop TOKYO NFT, will be onboard as a virtual idol under ASOBISYSTEM, and will start appear in advertisements, release songsetc. Other NFT holders from around the world can enjoy engaging with the project from various perspectives, including perform and vote in audition events in METAVERSE.

METAVERSE is run by project partner GEMIE, Asia’s leading entertainment metaverse built around fan culture that serves as the virtual hub for bridging celebrities and fans through virtual experiences and utility-focused NFTs. Users worldwide can participate in the decision-making process for the show via GEMIE metavese.

Through this project, we will work to rconfirms the usefulness of Web 3.0 technology and NFT; and promote Japanese culture to people all over the world.

More details coming soon, stay tuned for updates.

〈Social Links of City Pop TOKYO〉

*These are part of the NFTs for some characters.

*Design is subject to change without further notice.

About GEMIE

www.gemie.io

https://twitter.com/Gemie_Official
Gemie is an Asian entertainment-focused metaverse platform that builds on fan culture.

We aim to help artists reach their full potential by giving them the tools, resources and opportunities they need to achieve their goals and interact with fans from around the world without limitations.

Comment: “Instead of having a talent show by regions/countries, why don’t we do it in the metaverse so there won’t be any geographical locations – you’d be surprised how many talented artists worth trying are spread across everyday our life!”

Representative: John. F – Co-founder

About ASOBISYSTEM

https://asobisystem.com
ASOBISYSTEM is a Japanese event planning company, media management company and entertainment/modeling agency. The company is known for managing the globally popular singer Kyaru Pamyu Pamyu. ASOBISYSTEM continuously conducts a wide range of activities to share Harajuku culture with the world, mainly focusing on fashion, music and lifestyle in the neighborhood of Harajuku, Tokyo.

Representative: Yusuke Nakagawa – CEO

About UPBOND

https://www.upbond.io

UPBOND is a Web 3.0 wallet company building an ecosystem to bring the next million users. The company’s self-managing wallet enables general consumers to onboard Dapps and allows businesses to better serve customers with their decentralized identity solutions. UPBOND works with Japanese companies to upgrade their business models to Web 3.0. The company’s name is also its mission statement – ​​to update (UP) customer relationships (BOND) by empowering individuals.

Representative: Gin Takashi Mizuoka – CEO

About Kingdom Labs

https://www.kingdomlabs.com
Kingdom Labs is a venture studio that incubates and invests in early-stage projects across the Web 3.0 space, with a focus on games and consumers. Kingdom Labs invests in entrepreneurs who build disruptive business models from idea to execution.

Representative: Maurice Ng – CSO