Yuji Sugimoto (ex-WEAVER) returns to Billboard Live on stage as ONCE, his solo project. While continuing to shine as the piano-vocalist of WEAVER, which disbanded after a February 2023 concert, he has also written songs for, arranged, and produced for various artists, and in recent years has appeared as a performer in the stage production “Chotto Ima kara Shigoto Yamete-kuru” and handled the music for the musical “Unaccompanied Sonata.” The project name ONCE is derived from “ONLY LIVE ONCE” (人生一度きり) and embodies the feeling: “In a life that’s lived only once, there is a single moment when new music is born. I want to share that emotion and excitement with everyone from now on.” Don’t miss Billboard Live’s stage as you savor his latest performance, built around piano-centered, wide-ranging approaches while he continues to create in collaboration with various artists.