Aina the End will be appearing as a guest on WEST.'s program "WESSION," broadcast and streamed on WOWOW on August 24th. Comments released.

The third episode of "WESSION," a regular program in collaboration with the popular group WEST., will be broadcast and streamed on WOWOW Live and WOWOW On Demand from 9:30 pm on August 24th, with Aina the End appearing as a guest. Prior to the broadcast and stream, WOWOW released comments from the WEST. members and Aina.

On the show, WEST members will have an in-depth discussion about the things they want to ask Aina. They will also have a session where they will perform WEST's song "Hoshi no Ame" and one of Aina's songs.

◇Comment from Daiki Shigeoka

It was so much fun having Aina as our guest this time. Since the only people in the studio today were from Osaka and Hyogo, we had a lively conversation and even talked about our hometowns. I really got to know Aina, both musically and personally, and I felt like we had a real session, or rather, a WESSION.

◇Comment from Terufumi Kiriyama

I was happy to have the opportunity to perform with Aina, who exudes such a unique atmosphere, and to sing her song as well. It's rare to have the opportunity to sing a female song, so I was delighted. On the other hand, it's rare for a female artist to sing a WEST. song, and it brought a new dimension to our song "Hoshi no Ame," so it was a really great experience.

◇Comment from Junta Nakama

This was the third time and the first time we had a female guest, but I don't usually sing songs by women, so it felt fresh to sing, and Aina taught me the choreography. I really love this choreography. It's so much fun and feels great to dance to. I was happy to be able to perform together with an artist I admire like this.

◇Comment from Tomohiro Kamiyama

With each WESSION, starting with Monpachi and wacci, followed by Aina the End, I'm amazed at the breadth of this program, and I really feel like it's broadening the scope of WEST.'s performances and the group. Aina has a strong worldview, and I was inspired by her, and she was simply cool. I'm even more excited about the WESSION festival now.

◇ Comment from Ryusei Fujii

I was moved to hear Aina sing "Hoshi no Ame." Aina started the song, and I felt that the song's sadness was enhanced by the fact that it was sung by a woman. We're both from the Kansai region and we're close in age, so the conversation felt lively. Aina was bright and cute during the talk part, and the contrast with her performance was amazing, and I thought she was a real artist.

◇Comment from Takahiro Hamada

It was all fun. I've been watching Aina since her BiSH days, and I never thought that WEST. would be able to collaborate with her after she started her solo career, so I was happy to be able to sing with her. It was a new experience to have a woman sing a WEST. song, and conversely, to have the voices of seven men sing a song with a female key; it was a fresh and strange experience.

◇Comment from Nozomu Kotaki

It was very refreshing for us as a group that doesn't usually sing with women. I think it brought out a charm in "Hoshi no Ame" that we hadn't seen before, and Aina's one-of-a-kind singing voice is memorable and makes you want to hear it again. It's no exaggeration to say that the talk was the least nerve-wracking I've ever had, it felt like we were chatting harmoniously as Team Kansai, and I felt like I got to see a side of Aina that we don't get to see during performances. The time flew by.

◇Comment from Aina the End

This time, I participated in WESSION, which was my first collaboration with WEST., and I was very nervous about having WEST. perform my song, but it was a fresh and fun experience. Also, WEST.'s song "Hoshi no Ame" is a really good song, and I was nervous that I might get in the way if I sang it, but Hamada taught me the movements during rehearsal, and Shigeoka made eye contact with me during the final take, so I was happy to get the feeling that we were creating the performance together.