r/Hanabie

Important (1 e-mail address = 1 vote) - the more meils someone has, the more votes he gets Hanabie

How Votting - The voting seems to be only on the Polish version of the website so what you need to do is go here: https://polandrockfestival.pl/o-festiwalu/zloty-baczek Then choose “zespoły zagraniczne” to see bands from outside of Poland and then choose “Głosuj” under Hanabie. It will redirect you to next page where you have to enter your email and confirm by clicking “Głosuję”, after that you will receive an email with a link to confirm your vote. If Hanabie wins, they will receive the award and will be invited again to play at the festival.

Legal YouTube concert streams will be published by the Organizers, I will give you here on Reddit, you will all watch them, I promise <3

Japan’s major business news program WBS recently aired a feature about Japanese entertainment content becoming a huge global industry, and Hanabie. was introduced as an example of Japanese artists finding success overseas.

The program explained that Japan’s overseas revenue from anime, games, music, and other entertainment content reached a record-breaking 6 trillion yen in 2024. The Japanese government is aiming to expand that to 20 trillion yen by 2033, which would be comparable to Japan’s automobile exports.

As part of the segment, WBS focused on Hanabie.’s rapid rise outside Japan. The report showed footage from their concert in Los Angeles, where the crowd was going wild for them. The narrator pointed out that although Hanabie. is still relatively unknown in Japan, they've already completed around 20 US tour dates this year alone and are quickly gaining popularity overseas.

The band talked about how everything started after uploading a music video to YouTube about five years ago. Yukina said they suddenly began receiving a huge number of comments from people all around the world, and that she had never even imagined overseas listeners would support them.

The program also interviewed a Sony Music producer who discovered Hanabie. after noticing that almost all the comments on their videos were from foreigners. After seeing them perform live, he approached the band about working together.

According to the program, Sony Music is currently placing major focus on expanding internationally. They showed a department dedicated to analyzing streaming data from music platforms, tracking exactly when, where, and how often songs are played around the world.

For Hanabie., the data showed that the United States accounted for 37% of their streams from August 6, 2022 to March 31, 2023, which was more than five times higher than Japan. Based on this information, the band has been strategically focusing on the American market through touring.

The report also explained how overseas merchandise sales have become increasingly important as CD sales continue to decline. The Sony producer mentioned that while towels and T-shirts are standard concert merchandise in Japan, towels barely sell in the US, so Hanabie.’s American tours focus mainly on T-shirts instead.

Finally, a Sony executive said the company wants to create more Japanese artists who can become stars globally or within specific international regions, and that they aim to build sustainable long-term success in the global market.

You can watch the news segment here. Their part starts at around 26:10. The video is generally not available outside Japan, but you may be able to watch it using a VPN.

I apologize allot for not publishing the current results on Monday, but the organization apparently (either they haven't made them available online until now or they only said it on the radio...) from May 11th to June 1st Hanabie is in the top three best bands at this festival, you can vote again. Those who want to help the Girls, please support me. I will be grateful. Let's make a beautiful gift for the Hanabie. last week on Monday Hanabie have 2537 vote and the band below is in second place have 2268 vote

The live stream i will be posted legally for free (on YouTube) here on Reddit, so literally every single one of you will be able to watch the concert girls for live

How Votting

The voting seems to be only on the Polish version of the website so what you need to do is go here: https://polandrockfestival.pl/o-festiwalu/zloty-baczek Then choose “zespoły zagraniczne” to see bands from outside of Poland and then choose “Głosuj” under Hanabie. It will redirect you to next page where you have to enter your email and confirm by clicking “Głosuję”, after that you will receive an email with a link to confirm your vote. If Hanabie wins, they will receive the award and will be invited again to play at the festival.

Anyone else have kids who love the band?

🎂 Happy Birthday Chika!
(May 8th, 2000)

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