World-class dancer Miyu releases her first self-produced song and collaborative dance video!
World-class dancer Miyu, who recently signed with major US agency CAA, has released her first self-produced song "MAU feat.ASUKA,MPC GIRL USAGI" and an innovative collaborative dance video. This project was filmed using xR technology and features diverse Japanese artists, blending traditional music with cutting-edge visual effects.
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World-class dancer Miyu, who recently signed the first agent contract as a Japanese dancer with CAA, a major US agency representing prominent figures like Shohei Ohtani and Lady Gaga, has officially launched her activities based in both LA and Tokyo. She announced her first self-produced song, "MAU feat.ASUKA,MPC GIRL USAGI," and released a collaborative dance video created using xR technology, with acclaimed video creator te2ta, indispensable in the dance scene, as director.
Click here for the collaborative dance video
This song was produced featuring Japanese female artists of the same generation as Miyu, who are also active globally. ASUKA, a koto player with over 1300 years of history, covers classical pieces while also creating original music in her unique kimono style, making her a revolutionary figure in traditional music. MPC GIRL USAGI, on the other hand, is an artist who combines beat-making and live performance centered on Machine Live using MPC, gaining attention for her club sound based on four-on-the-floor beats and unique finger-drumming style. Miyu approached these two artists, who operate in different worlds but are both backed by specialized musical knowledge, to make this collaboration a reality.
The songwriting process began with the three artists gathering for a session-style communication. Miyu conveyed the overall direction of the song, USAGI actualized the beats with her MPC, and ASUKA wove sounds over them with her koto. This was also a first-time endeavor for ASUKA and USAGI, as the music production was driven by Miyu's visual approach of her dance performance. Miyu, who already envisioned how her dance would be showcased, directed aspects like timbre and song structure, resulting in a song where the personalities of all three artists fused together.
The collaborative dance video, true to Miyu's style of combining various technologies with dance to challenge new forms of expression, was realized through the full cooperation of Innovator One Inc., utilizing their xR studio for video production. Miyu conceived the direction of the xR shoot, vividly depicting the three artists sessioning on the back of a truck, traveling around the world. The director, te2ta, known for his immersive filming techniques in numerous artist dance videos and corporate advertising, took charge.
An xR studio is a next-generation video production studio where live-action footage and digital spaces are merged in real-time using real-time CG within a space surrounded by three large LED visions (walls and floor). When an artist performs, the real-time CG linked to camera movements and the camera tracking system allow the background CG to move naturally as the camera moves, making it possible to film as if truly present in that location. Since the background CG is constructed as a 360-degree three-dimensional space, a virtual space exists on the server even beyond the visible LED visions. Live-action footage and the un-displayed virtual space footage can be rendered and composited in real-time and exported directly. This technology allows for infinite possibilities within a limited space. In this dance video, four background scenes were created: a "Japanese" cityscape with Mount Fuji, a lone road in a wilderness reminiscent of America's Route 66, a New York urban cityscape, and a Paris cityscape with the Eiffel Tower in the background. It is evident that these are not flat background images but extend horizontally and vertically, adapting to various camera angles. Furthermore, in the cityscapes where the truck races through, subtle effects such as tree branches swaying in the wind were incorporated, making this collaborative dance video possible only at Innovator One Inc.'s xR studio, which can withstand high computational loads. The making-of video, released simultaneously with the main video, is also worth watching.
Click here for the making-of video
While actively expanding her international activities, we look forward to Miyu's unique creative output from Japan.
### World-renowned Dancer, Miyu
Miyu
A world champion dancer active across the dance, fashion, and music scenes, based in Tokyo & LA. (Belongs to ODORIBA)
She was personally nominated by Bruno Mars to choreograph and co-star in a commercial. In 2025, she announced the signing of the first-ever agent contract for a Japanese dancer with CAA, a major US agency. With the motto "Making the impossible possible," she is expanding her activities in various fields, aiming to elevate the social status of dancers.
Instagram: @miyudance_
### Revolutionary of Traditional Japanese Music, ASUKA
ASUKA
Composition, arrangement, production, Koto, Jūshichigen (17-string koto), Sanxian
Click here for the collaborative dance video
This song was produced featuring Japanese female artists of the same generation as Miyu, who are also active globally. ASUKA, a koto player with over 1300 years of history, covers classical pieces while also creating original music in her unique kimono style, making her a revolutionary figure in traditional music. MPC GIRL USAGI, on the other hand, is an artist who combines beat-making and live performance centered on Machine Live using MPC, gaining attention for her club sound based on four-on-the-floor beats and unique finger-drumming style. Miyu approached these two artists, who operate in different worlds but are both backed by specialized musical knowledge, to make this collaboration a reality.
The songwriting process began with the three artists gathering for a session-style communication. Miyu conveyed the overall direction of the song, USAGI actualized the beats with her MPC, and ASUKA wove sounds over them with her koto. This was also a first-time endeavor for ASUKA and USAGI, as the music production was driven by Miyu's visual approach of her dance performance. Miyu, who already envisioned how her dance would be showcased, directed aspects like timbre and song structure, resulting in a song where the personalities of all three artists fused together.
The collaborative dance video, true to Miyu's style of combining various technologies with dance to challenge new forms of expression, was realized through the full cooperation of Innovator One Inc., utilizing their xR studio for video production. Miyu conceived the direction of the xR shoot, vividly depicting the three artists sessioning on the back of a truck, traveling around the world. The director, te2ta, known for his immersive filming techniques in numerous artist dance videos and corporate advertising, took charge.
An xR studio is a next-generation video production studio where live-action footage and digital spaces are merged in real-time using real-time CG within a space surrounded by three large LED visions (walls and floor). When an artist performs, the real-time CG linked to camera movements and the camera tracking system allow the background CG to move naturally as the camera moves, making it possible to film as if truly present in that location. Since the background CG is constructed as a 360-degree three-dimensional space, a virtual space exists on the server even beyond the visible LED visions. Live-action footage and the un-displayed virtual space footage can be rendered and composited in real-time and exported directly. This technology allows for infinite possibilities within a limited space. In this dance video, four background scenes were created: a "Japanese" cityscape with Mount Fuji, a lone road in a wilderness reminiscent of America's Route 66, a New York urban cityscape, and a Paris cityscape with the Eiffel Tower in the background. It is evident that these are not flat background images but extend horizontally and vertically, adapting to various camera angles. Furthermore, in the cityscapes where the truck races through, subtle effects such as tree branches swaying in the wind were incorporated, making this collaborative dance video possible only at Innovator One Inc.'s xR studio, which can withstand high computational loads. The making-of video, released simultaneously with the main video, is also worth watching.
Click here for the making-of video
While actively expanding her international activities, we look forward to Miyu's unique creative output from Japan.
### World-renowned Dancer, Miyu
Miyu
A world champion dancer active across the dance, fashion, and music scenes, based in Tokyo & LA. (Belongs to ODORIBA)
She was personally nominated by Bruno Mars to choreograph and co-star in a commercial. In 2025, she announced the signing of the first-ever agent contract for a Japanese dancer with CAA, a major US agency. With the motto "Making the impossible possible," she is expanding her activities in various fields, aiming to elevate the social status of dancers.
Instagram: @miyudance_
### Revolutionary of Traditional Japanese Music, ASUKA
ASUKA
Composition, arrangement, production, Koto, Jūshichigen (17-string koto), Sanxian