{"rewrite":{"id":"r_52a1adff2c1c745e34f2f0b8","clusterId":"c_531d1b18d8fb8c5c6be93f4d","slug":"yuni-signs-agent-contract-with-project-asteri-and-will-work-from-japan-and-the-us","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"YuNi Signs Agent Contract with Project Asteri and Will Work from Japan and the US","summary":"Virtual singer YuNi announced during the YuNi ONLINE LIVE \"BEYOND THE FRONTIER\" that she has signed an agent contract with Project Asteri, a management and label that supports Japanese artists expanding into North America. She said she will be based in Los Angeles and will work actively from bases in both Japan and the US. The stream ran on October 31 through SPWN. YuNi also said new artist photos are coming soon.","whyItMatters":"YuNi set up her own company, YuNi on BMC Inc., earlier in 2026 and is now attaching a North America-facing management partner, so the announcement reads as the operational next step of an independent career rather than a label move.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe announcement closes a year in which YuNi restructured her business. On June 14 she said she would leave her previous agency at the end of the fiscal year and set up her own company, YuNi on BMC Inc., whose official name is Union BMC Inc., with herself as representative. A CAMPFIRE crowdfunding run tied to that independence raised more than about 20 million yen. The BEYOND THE FRONTIER stream on October 31 was her first live appearance since those changes, and she used it to name the partner for the US side of the plan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject Asteri works with Japanese artists expanding into North America. YuNi\u0026#39;s stated base is Los Angeles, with Japan kept as a second base. New artist photos were promised in the same announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"YuNi's agent deal with Project Asteri puts her base in Los Angeles, which separates her from the Japan-side streaming schedule her audience is built around. Two bases means two release rhythms to manage.","twitterPost":"YuNi basing herself in Los Angeles changes her streaming hours more than her music. A Japan and US split means her live audience moves with her time zone.","threadsPost":"YuNi signing with Project Asteri puts her base in Los Angeles while she keeps working from Japan too. The harder part is logistical: two bases mean two time zones for streams, and a live audience that has to follow her schedule rather than the other way around.","newsletterBlurb":"YuNi announced at her BEYOND THE FRONTIER online live that she has signed an agent contract with Project Asteri, a management and label that supports Japanese artists expanding into North America. She will work from bases in Japan and Los Angeles. 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