Epi Group Judges Live Streaming Category at MISS UNIVERSITY 2026 Japan Finals
A live-streamer agency judging a university pageant's streaming category shows that live broadcasting is now treated as a scored skill inside a talent contest, with the category winner also taking the overall title.
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Epi Group, a live-streamer agency based in Osaka, judged the live streaming category at the MISS UNIVERSITY 2026 Japan Finals and awarded a special prize to Tokyo representative Uta ko Kumamaru, who placed first in that category. The ranking event ran on TikTok LIVE from September 7 to September 13, 2026. Kumamaru also took the competition's Grand Prix.
The live streaming category was scored through a ranking event on TikTok LIVE held from September 7 to September 13, 2026, with finalists from across the country broadcasting and interacting with viewers in real time. Epi Group ran and supported the category, then judged it on the day of the finals. The company gave its special prize to Uta ko Kumamaru, the Tokyo representative who ranked first in the category. She also won the Grand Prix of the competition.
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