What does a toast mean to you? Kirin x note is holding a "#Let'sToastAgain" submission contest!
【Updated October 7】
The judging results have been announced! Please take a look via the article link below.
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Kirin and note are collaborating to hold a contest inviting submissions on the theme of "toasting" using the hashtag "#Let'sToastAgain"!
Over the past six months, the world has changed completely. Now that it has become difficult to gather somewhere and toast casually as we used to, I thought it would be a good opportunity to rethink our connections with others.
Therefore, we are inviting various submissions that use "toasting" as a starting point, such as particularly memorable episodes from past toasts, messages to people you want to toast with again someday, or thoughts on connections with people you want to reconsider!We are looking forward to your posts!
■ Contest Overview
・Contest Period: August 5, 2020 (Wed) – September 9, 2020 (Wed) 23:59
・Judging: Mid-September 2020 (Scheduled)
・Results Announcement: Late September 2020 (Scheduled)
For this contest, we have asked three people who are currently making waves to serve as judges and create sample works: The Crab That Dies in 7 Days (Conclusion) and Buying a White T-shirt at Uniqlo and Crying This Sunday by Aya Shimada, Shiitake., a popular fortune teller and author known for "Shiitake Fortune-telling", and Masaki Onishi, owner of "Kissa Laundry" in Chitose, Sumida Ward.
Furthermore, we have also asked three winners from a previous contest held with Kirin—Sato-san, Kaede Sato, and Yukiki Yadorigi—to create sample works.
・Sato-san : A 25-year-old working professional and first-year university student. To the me in my first year of work, desperately trying to reclaim my life #ToTheMeInMyFirstYearOfWork
・Kaede Sato : The 8-minute summer train #AToastToThatSummer
・Yukiki Yadorigi : Bubbles that don't disappear #AToastToThatSummer
The sample works are scheduled to be released according to the following schedule. Please take a look and use them as a reference for your own submissions.
■ Contest Overview
・Contest Period: August 5, 2020 (Wed) – September 9, 2020 (Wed) 23:59
・Judging: Mid-September 2020 (scheduled)
・Results Announcement: Late September 2020 (scheduled)
※ After the judging is complete, the note management office will contact the winners
■ Two requests for your submission
1. Follow the official Kirin Beer note accountfollow
2. Post with the hashtag "#LetsToastAgain"
※ If the banner image is displayed at the bottom of the article, your participation is complete
※ You can also participate by adding this hashtag to articles published in the past with a similar theme
※ Please publish your entry as "public"
■ We are looking for works like these
・Please feel free to write manga, essays, illustrations, novels, etc.
・Any format is welcome (fiction and non-fiction are both fine)
□ Stories looking back at your past
・Unforgettable toast episodes
・Memories of teachers or mentors that were particularly impressive
□ Thoughts on the current situation
・Messages you want to send to your loved ones
・Gratitude for being able to meet and toast
・Changes in connections with friends and family over the past six months
□ Ideas for future "toasts"
・What will the form of "toasts" be like in the future?
・How do you think people will connect with each other?
■ Prizes
・Judge's Prize (3 winners): 100,000 yen each
・Kirin Special Prize (2 winners): SVB SPECIAL BOX
※ Winners of the Kirin Special Prize must be 20 years of age or older and reside in Japan
■ Judges
・Aya Shimada
Born in Osaka in 1987. Primarily works in planning and writing, but also uses her voice for MCing and narration. After working on planning, design, and facilitation in the education and job-hunting fields at "HELLOlife" from 2010 to 2020, she became independent. Lives in Nara, and because the house she whimsically rented is too big, she is opening up rooms other than the bedroom.
・Shiitake.
Fortune teller and writer. Completed the Master's program at Waseda University's Graduate School of Political Science. Has been serializing the weekly, first-half, and second-half "Shiitake Fortune-telling" in "VOGUE GIRL" since 2014. Recent books include "Shiitake.'s 12 Zodiac Sign Fortune-telling: Reading Your Fortune from the Past" and "anan Special Edition: Shiitake. Color Psychology 2020".
・Masaki Onishi
Director, architect, and editor at Grandlevel Inc., a company that super-actively revitalizes various "architecture," "facilities," and "towns" with a focus on "first-floor creation" that integrates hard, soft, and communication design. He conducts daily research on ground levels, benches, and happiness. Owner of Kissa Laundry.
■ Background of the contest
We started the Kirin Beer Official note under the banner of "Thinking about the future of toasts," but due to the major changes in the world over the last six months, it has ironically been thrust upon us as an urgent "real-world issue." As we face this issue every day, we have been reminded of the subtle connections between people—the warmth and importance of which we feel precisely because we can no longer meet easily. We chose the theme "#LetsToastAgain" because we wanted to create a place to bring together those "important things." And we think (perhaps a bit grandiosely) that this might also become an opportunity to think about "future living." We look forward to your submissions. What does a toast mean to you?
□ Kirin Beer SNS accounts
・Kirin Beer Official note account
・Kirin Beer Official Twitter account
・Kirin Website
□ Contests held with Kirin so far
・"#ToastToThatSummer" submission contest
・"#ToMyFirstYearAsAWorkingProfessional" submission contest
This contest is a themed project held with the sponsorship of Kirin to support the creative work of note creators. Please be sure to add the hashtag when you post!
※ Please note that the management may remove the hashtag from entries where the content of the article is unrelated to the hashtag or involves issues related to alcohol (such as underage drinking).