Emergenza 2025 Japan Final Results
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE,
we are pleased to announce the results of the Emergenza 2025 Japan Final!
Winner / Japan Representative: LiberaMe
Congratulations!
As Japan’s representative, they will perform at the World Final
held August 8–10 at the Taubertal Festival in Germany!
Special Awards
Many prizes were awarded courtesy of our sponsors and partners.
- Best Player Award (all instruments)
Sho Kurokawa (DON VOLG / Guitar) — Amazon Gift Card ¥30,000 - Best Singer Award
Sakurako Haruse — SHURE NEXADYNE 8/C Vocal Microphone - Steinberg Award (highest songwriting points)
Akari Touda — Cubase Pro 14 & Backbone - E-Earphones Award (highest staging points)
Reptile — “Hi-Unit001-pnk” supervised by Pierre Nakano - Magono Daimade Production Award
Sakurako Haruse — Vocal recording with engineer at a Tokyo studio - German Embassy Special Award
AREINT — Performance at the 2025 Autumn German Festival - Judges’ Special Award
SITUASION — Amazon Gift Card ¥30,000
Winner’s Prizes
- ArkVisions Award
Monthly opening theme for a nationwide TV music program - ChapterHausStudio Award
2-day recording session at one of Ibaraki’s top studios - SMART USEN Award
Radio appearance on Emergenza Japan Channel
※ Reference: Best Players by Category (Judges’ Selection)
- Best Bass: Nana (Reptile)
- Best Drums: Shoma (Reptile)
It was an amazing final with incredible artists all around!
Huge thanks to all the performers and to the fans who supported them!
MC: YUYA / Hazuki Hayase (Tsuki no Shizuku)
Results Details
| Rank | Artist | Judges’ Points | Audience Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇1st | LiberaMe | 208 pts (+10 bonus) | 253 pts |
| 🥈2nd | SITUASION | 192 pts (+15 bonus) | 312 pts |
| 🥉3rd | Akari Touda | 190 pts | 175 pts |
| 4th | QynemaLens | 182 pts (+8 bonus) | 201 pts |
| 4th | Sakurako Haruse | 182 pts | 145 pts |
| 6th | Eightyeight | 159 pts (+6 bonus) | 198 pts |
| 7th | Super Thunder NEO | 147 pts (+4 bonus) | 176 pts |
| 8th | Ravitz Matsuo & His Hair with Exte. Horns | ||
| 8th | Reptile | ||
| 8th | The TENGUZ | ||
| 8th | DON VOLG | ||
| 8th | AREINT | ||
| 8th | sirokunote |
※ Voting rules (announced beforehand): Rankings were determined by combining total audience votes (QR code + hand-raise in the venue + MUDIA online votes) for the top 7 acts, plus judges’ points (5 guest judges + bonus points for audience ranking).
LiberaMe will challenge the World Final at the Taubertal Festival, Germany, August 7–10!
Let’s cheer them on as they spread their wings on the world stage!
We look forward to Emergenza 2026!
A heartfelt thank you to all artists who performed at Emergenza 2025 and delivered amazing shows, and to all the fans for your incredible support. Thank you so much!
[Supporters & Sponsors]
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany / Diamond Electric Holdings / Studio Chapter Haus / Marusan Construction / Kunitachi Music Academy / Ark Visions / E-Earphones / Steinberg / Magono Daimade Production / MUSISION / 246 / JUNGLE★LIFE / Livelife33
photo by OKA☆DAI
