J.LIVE Talk 2025 Semifinalists
The video submissions have been judged by the first panel of judges. The following 28 semifinalists have been selected. Congratulations to all! (Listed in alphabetical order by last name)
High School Category I
Xinyu Fan, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (CA)
Koehn Humphries, Tallwood High School (VA)
Benjamin Kaganovich, Bella Vista High School (CA)
Layla Michael, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)
Elaina Rivers, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)
Carla Verdi Pita, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)
High School Category II
William Davis, Dublin Scioto High School (OH)
Jasmine Harris, Ocean Lakes High School (VA)
Maya Newman, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)
Dylan Spitalnick, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School (NY)
College Category I
Destiny Coleman, University of Toledo
Marcus Grant, University of Maryland Baltimore County
WIlliam Jones, Baylor University
Kelsey O'Donnel, George Washington University
Joshua Selvester, Baylor University
Walker Snider, Baylor University
College Category II
Nicole Adams, Baylor University
Aria Barstow, Appalachian State University
Elliott Fujinami, Baylor University
Santiago Minjares, Baylor University
Dung Nguyen, University of Cincinnati
Dusty Rogers, George Washington University
College Category III
Noe Baker, Baylor University
Erika Braun, George Washington University
Niko Brown, George Washington University
Allie Colburn, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Katherine Lin, George Washington University
Olivia Penick, Georgetown University
The semifinalists' videos are now being judged by the second panel of judges. In addition, the semifinalists have been asked to provide a one-minute video message (in Japanese) to the second panel of judges as to what message they would like to convey at the J.LIVE Talk 2025 Final Round. Three finalists will be selected from each category and invited to participate in the Final Round.