Yuki Kimura is the 2nd Japanese person to win the Cup, after Naofumi Ogasawara won it in 2012.
Yuki Kimura ( Japan ) won the title in the overall competition ( combination of all 10 categories ).
On September 25th, 2016, 27-year old Yuki Kimura of Japan, succeeded 13-year-old Granth Thakkar of India, as the current world champion . ( 2016-2018 ).
Examples of Asakura's past projects includes vocalists such as Yosuke Sakanoue, Kinya Kotani, Daichi Kuroda, Akiko Hinagata, Yuki Kimura, FayRay, Takashi Fujii and groups such as, Onapetz, Pool Bit Boys, Lazy Knack, Run & Gun and The Seeker.