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Event Highlights Song: Karaoke to songs! Dance: Let’s dance to anime songs together! Let’s do ‘otagei’! Anime: Experience a scene from famous anime?! DJ: Enjoy anisong and mixes by the DJ! Cosplay: Show your cosplay on stage! Games: Face off with Japan’s Niconico users!

Appearances by: ROOT FIVE Comprising 5 members who rank among some of the top content makers in Niconico’s “Me Singing” category, ROOT FIVE is a group that has bridged the divide between the virtual and real worlds. The group has managed to break the top 10 Weekly rankings, and will sing anime ’s ending theme song, their second after the theme song for Saint Seiya Omega.

DJ CAESAR from AKIHABARA A DJ who cosplays while performing, DJ CAESAR is known for his fresh innovative mixes which incorporate anisong and vocaloid tracks. Popular with his youthful audience, DJ CAESAR also performed at the Japan Expo in France, which gathered over 260 thousand attendees. Being the only anisong DJ to break the 13 thousand mark for followers, DJ CAESAR is an influencer whose name is known throughout the fandom.

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Yuyoyuppe a.k.a. DJTEKINA//SOMETHING Yuyoyuppe made his debut with YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS. Currently the only overall sound producer for break-out idol group BABYMETAL, he has dabbled in many different fields, including being a DJ, collaborations with voice actor, being a vocalist in a hardcore emo band and making songs for idol groups, garnering him respect from all levels in the industry.

ARSMAGNA As part of cosplay group Chronos Senior High School, ARSMAGNA is a 2.5D cosplay dance group. Made up of first to third year students from Chronos Senior High School and a plushie, the group is known as “5 guys and a plushie”.

.PCF Having played on the biggest stage meant for 14,000 in France’s Japan Expo, .PCF is a party rock group that has propelled themselves to world stardom through their uploads on the Internet. With a myriad of talents in the group, .PCF has managed to showcase many different genres of entertainment, including dancing and DJing. . The group has ventured overseas, including countries such as France and Taiwan.

About Niconico The word “Niconico” is a Japanese term meaning “to laugh” or “smile”. Niconico is Japan’s largest video-sharing site with roughly 42 million registered members and 2.3 million paid members What sets Niconico apart from other video hosting sites? It's original commenting system, of course. Comments from its viewers display over the video screen allowing users to interact with one another in real time. Niconico is home to a virtually endless library of user video content covering several genres such as Vocaloid, Me Singing, Me Dancing, Me Playing and Let’s Play.

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ANNOUNCED ARTISTES DAY LINEUP

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Made their major debut in 2003 with Asu e no brilliant road, which was used as the theme song for TV Anime “Uchu no Stellvia”

Since then, they have sung theme songs for anime series such as “Soukyu no Fafner, Shikabanehime, Heroic Age, Asura Cryin’. They have also appeared overseas in several large scale events.

October 2012 - TV anime K’s theme song, KINGS was released.

24 April 2013 - 6th album ZERO was released and captured #10 on the Oricon charts.

April 2014 - Singing the theme song for SF anime “” The maxi-single of this theme song was released on 21 May.

To commemorate 10 years of angela, a best-of album takarabako2 was released, while at the same time kickstarting a “Best Tour”.

atsuko Profile KATSU Profile atsuko KATSU Vocals, Lyrics, Composition Composition, Arrangement, Keyboard, Guitar Birthday: 23 January Birthday: 12 June Blood Type: AB Blood Type: B Birthplace: Okayama Birthplace: Okayama Hobby: Travelling Hobbies: (Super) Black Magic Complexes: Short Complexes: I bad at speaking, even when I

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angela will be performing on the 5th of December along with , DJ Kazu and .

Links:

Official website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/angela/

Official Twitter (atsuko): https://twitter.com/angela_atsuko

Official Twitter (KATSU): https://twitter.com/angela_KATSU

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Birthday: 16 August

Blood Type: A

Height: 156cm

Birthplace: Tokyo

Hobbies / Specialty: Illustration, Darts, Currently-practicing DJ

A versatile voice acting talent, who can portray many roles, from the cool collected woman, to the young lad, that is Kitamura Eri. Having starred in numerous popular anime, Eri with her friendly and cheerful personality does not only anime but also her own radio show and attends events regularly.

Attracting attention with her clear-cut, powerful voice, Eri is also active as an artiste. Her second album “Sho x Mei –SHOMEI-“, released on 9 April 2014, clinched the 2nd place on the daily charts. Currently, her 7th single “Tenohira –show-“(theme song for TV anime Knights of Sidonia) is on sale, and the release of her 8th single “RinRei” (ED theme for TV anime Crossange Tenshi to Ryu no Rondo) is slated for 29 October. She will also hold a one-man show on 28 September at the Maihama Amphitheatre.

Media Roles

■Anime■

Knights of Sidonia (Honoka Sisters)

Hozuki no Reitetsu (Oko)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Sayaka Miki)

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (Mahiro Yasaka)

Nisemonogatari (Karen Araragi)

Minami-ke: Tadaima (Yuka Uchida)

Pretty Cure All Stars series (Miki Aono/Cure Berry)

■Radio■

Radio KitaeriAh!

Kitamura Eri’s ROYAL×RADIO

Eri Kitamura will be performing on the 5th of December along with angela, DJ Kazu and Yui Horie.

Official Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/kitaeri/

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AFA 2014 – ANNEX FACT SHEET – FULL DETAILS VISIT: http://www.animefestival.asia/afa2014 THE IDOLM@STER started as an idol production game in 2005, meant for arcade game machines in amusement centres. Users were placed in the role of the producer and given the opportunity to produce their chosen idol to stardom. With a large, varied cast and a plethora of accompanying music, the game garnered great support, and in 2015, THE IDOLM@STER will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Since then, the franchise has expanded from a console game into various other media such as comics, radio, a televised anime series and live events.

◆THE IDOLM@STER Game

The starting point of THE IDOLM@STER is the “idol producing game”. At its core, THE IDOLM@STER is an idol producing game. The player, in the role of the producer, experiences both the highs and lows of the job together with the idol under his charge. One of the defining points of the game is the sense of accomplishment the producer feels when his idol, after much effort, finally achieves her dream of becoming a top idol. Although simply known as “production”, this encompasses a wide umbrella of different gameplay activities that attract different types of players, such as rhythm games and live contest battles. Besides this, there are also many different idols, each with a different personality. While the 13 idols from 765 Production continue to be the main axis, the universe has also been expanded with the addition of “THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS” and “THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!” and the respective idols from these series based on these mobile social games. In May this year, the new console game “THE IDOLM@STER ONE FOR ALL” was released. 765 Production, together with the new series that shares the same universe, “THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!”, welcomes its 10th anniversary, and continues to expand the world of THE IDOLM@STER even further.

◆THE IDOLM@STER Anime

In 2011, a 25-episode TV anime reproduced the game’s universe, which was further complemented with a continuation in the form of the movie “THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE: To the other side of the sparkle!” in January 2014. Coming in January 2015, a new anime based on “THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS” will begin airing. The anime focuses on the characters of the idols, fleshing out their personalities and bringing them closer to the viewer, making the anime a must-watch.

◆THE IDOLM@STER Live

The idols and their songs are brought to life by their respective voice actresses, who become the idols themselves when they perform at live events, allowing them to meet not just producers across Japan, but all over the world at the same time. The live events have been held annually since its first live in 2006. In recent years, together with the separate CINDERELLA GIRLS and MILLION LIVE! universes, multiple events have been held annually. In 2013, the 8th anniversary live at Saitama Super Arena attracted it’s largest ever crowd of 35000, bringing excitement to its highest.

AFA 2014 – ANNEX FACT SHEET – FULL DETAILS VISIT: http://www.animefestival.asia/afa2014 For the first time ever in Singapore, relive the work of a producer in this live event. With a constantly evolving game, several pioneers as well as newer faces have been included. From THE IDOLM@STER, 765 Productions’ Chihaya Kisaragi (voiced by Asami Imai), Takane Shijou (voiced by Yumi Hara) and Hibiki Ganaha (voiced by Manami Numakura). From CINDERELLA GIRLS, Uzuki Shimamura (voiced by Ayaka Ohashi) and from MILLION LIVE!, Shizuka Mogami (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro). Please look forward to the idols’ glorious stage!

The IDOLM@STER will be performing on the 6th of December along with fripSide, LiSA and yanaginagi.

Links: Official website: http://idolmaster.jp/

©窪岡俊之 ©BANDAI Games Inc. ©BNGI/PROJECT iM@S

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Boasting over 38,000,000 community members in the ‘Utattemita’ (‘An attempt at a song’) section of video site Nico Nico Douga, ROOT FIVE is a vocal group composed of Dasoku, Pokota, Mi-chan, Kettaro and koma’n! With over 35,000,000 views on all their videos summed up and appearances in drama series and musicals, ROOT FIVE are the one and only “Hybrid Artistes”, utilizing their individual singing prowess and characters.

With their twitter followers numbering nearly 1,000,000, ROOT FIVE are part of the new generation of artists who are gathering steam now! Their newest song “Kimi no Mirai” has been decided as the ending theme song of TV Tokyo anime ‘Fairy Tail’! This follows their previous anisong release, the theme song for Saint Seiya Omega titled ‘Next Generation’.

ROOT FIVE will be performing on the 7th of December with Eir Aoi, Flow, GARNiDELiA and May’n.

Links: Official Website: http://avexnet.or.jp/rootfive/ Official nico nico douga community: http://com.nicovideo.jp/community/co1964761 Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/root5_official Official Twitter (Dasoku): https://twitter.com/dasoku_niconico Official Twitter (Pokota): https://twitter.com/pokotaegamyer Official Twitter (Mi-chan): https://twitter.com/michan39 Official Twitter (Kettaro): https://twitter.com/kettar0 Official Twitter (koma’n): https://twitter.com/komankoman

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As a voice actress artiste, she has released 17 singles and a total of 9 albums to date. A regular on the top end of music charts, her most recent album “Himitsu” (“Secret”) released in February 2012 ranked 3rd place on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Also, her “BEST ALBUM” released September of that same year attained a rank of 3rd on the Oricon Daily Charts. Her latest single, “The♡World’s♡End”, was released in March 2014. This song was also used as the theme song for the second half of TV anime “Golden Time”.

As for concerts, she held 2 days of concerts in 2009 at the . From March 2012, “Horie Yui wo Meguru Boken III ~Secret Mission Tour~” saw Horie doing 6 concerts in 4 cities. In March of 2013, 2 days of concerts were held at the Makuhari Messe, titled “Horie Yui Best Live ~Yui to Jikan Dorobo~” and “Horie Yui wo Meguru Boken IV ~Pirates of Yui 3013~”. As a voice actress she starred in a number of roles, with her most representative roles being in Dog Days (as Millhiore F Biscotti), Toradora (as Kushieda Minori) and Bakemonogatari (as Tsubasa Hanekawa).

Birthplace: Tokyo Birthday: 20 September Blood Type: B Star sign: Virgo Hobbies: Shoulder massages, Reading Agency: VIMS

Yui Horie will be performing on the 5th of December with angela, Eri Kitamura, and DJ Kazu. Links: Official Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/horie/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/kuronekounion

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Born on Nov. 30. Native of Sapporo, Hokkaido. AB blood type.

Made her major label debut in October 2011 with her first single “MEMORIA,” which was selected as the ending theme to anime TV series “Fate/Zero”.

Her first full album “BLAU” came out on Jan. 30, 2013 and gained the No. 4 spot when it appeared on the Oricon Album rankings. She has gained much international support, receiving over 330,000 likes from around the world on her official Facebook page and performing in USA, Hong Kong and Indonesia in 2014. The TV anime series “ II” opening theme “IGNITE” is smashing the records!

An extremely talented female vocalist on the momentum, with solo concerts newly announced in Tokyo and Osaka this autumn.

Eir Aoi will be performing on the 7th of December with, Flow, GARNiDELiA, May’n and ROOT FIVE.

Links:

Official Website: http://www.aoieir.com/ Official Blog: http://ameblo.jp/eir-ruru/ Official Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eir_ruru Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aoieir

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FLOW is the 5 piece mixture rock band with twin vocals, guitar, bass and drums. Originally formed in 1993 by TAKE and his older brother/vocalist KOHSHI, the band was named FLOW in ’98 and evolved into its current line-up in 2000, after bassist GOT’S, another vocalist KEIGO and drummer IWASAKI joined the siblings.

They released an indie debut album a decade ago in 2001, and since then the 5-piece band’s fast ascent to the top of the mainstream J-Pop scene has been virtually unstoppable. In 2003, they dropped their last indie single ‘Okuru Kotoba’, a New Found Glory-style, punk rock cover of a well-known Japanese tune from the 70s, and sold 270,000 units.

That same year, the single’s success with their first major release ‘Blaster’, By the spring of the next year, FLOW has become a household name with at least 7 of their records picked up to be theme songs for commercials and TVshows. Then, in April 2004, ‘Go!!!’ became the opening song for Naruto –an anime series that was already massively popular in Japan. to say the song became an instant hit and the first of many anime theme songs that FLOW would come to create. ‘DAYS’, the opening song for Eureka Seven followed by ‘FLOW ANIME BEST’ includes 10 of these anime theme songs have been released in April 2011 in Japan and in May 2011 in the U.S. The single CD “BRAVELUE” was released in September 2012.This song is being used as the opening theme to the animation “Eureka Seven AO”.

2013 marks the 10 anniversary year of their Major debut. In the memorable year,they performed the opening theme song and insert song for the animated feature film「Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods」and established a well-known presence in singing anime songs. In 2014, their song was selected as the theme song for Japanese anime 「Samurai Flamenco」. They also actively performed in overseas such as Brazil, America, South East Asia and no one is able to stop them from now.

Recently they have received offers from a number of Anime Festivals in the world and extend their activities as well as Japan and to other countries.

Flow will be performing on the 7th of December with Eir Aoi, GARNiDELiA, May’n and ROOT FIVE.

Links:

Official Site: http://www.flow.mu Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FLOWofficial.music Official Twitter Account: @FLOW_official

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A unit formed by Satoshi Yaginuma（sat）in 2002. In 2009, Yoshino Nanjo joined the unit. Their first single “only my railgun” made its debut on the Oricon weekly chart at 3rd position. Following that, the continued to release a string of hits, one after the other.

In 2012, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of fripSide, the album “Decade” was released. This was followed by “sister’s noise”, the opening theme song for “A Certain Scientific Railgun S” in May 2013, and attained the top spot on its debut on the Oricon weekly chart.

In 2014, their 8th single, “”, 3rd album “infinite synthesis 2″ has been released. Starting October, they will be embarking on their first ever nationwide tour of 6 cities in Japan. They will also be performing at the Yokohama Arena in March 2015. will be performing on the 6th of December along with LiSA, THE IDOLM@STER and yanaginagi.

Links:

Official Website: http://fripside.net/ Official Blog (Yoshino Nanjo): http://nanjolno.jugem.jp/ Official Twitter (Yoshino Nanjo): https://twitter.com/nanjolno Official Twitter (sat): https://twitter.com/sat_fripSide

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A music unit composed of MARiA, a female vocalist and toku, a music composer. toku, a music composer/sound producer, wrote and arranged hit songs of Angela Aki, LiSA, An Café and others. MARiA, an internet-born singer who performs with several musicians such as Jin (Vocaloid producer), as guest vocalist.

The two met each other in 2010 and formed GARNiDELiA.

The videos MARiA has uploaded on the internet have exceeded 2 million views. Her professional skill as a singer cultivates her reputation. Besides, she can also dance and her activities are diverse. Her first video as a dancer, “Girls” reached 1 million views.

Meanwhile toku’s signature song “SPiCa” has reached 1 million views on the internet, and the total views of all his songs exceeds 10 million views. Their collaborative song “COLOR”, made before forming GARNiDELiA was chosen to be the theme song for the famous anime “Freezing”.

While their diverse activities are attracting a lot of attention, their major debut in spring 2014 was decided with their new single “ambiguous”, which was be the opening song of the popular anime “”.

The origin of GARNiDELiA

The name GARNiDELiA is an anagram of Le Palais Garnier de Maria, which means “Maria’s Opera House, her place to sing” and Cordelia, which is the name of the asteroid discovered in toku’s birth year.

Composer/Keyboard: toku

Born March 5 / Blood type O / Height 179cm

From his junior high school days, toku became interested in Italian classical music, and focused his attention on studying vocal music. He then changed his focus to music arrangement in 2001. He has worked on songs such as LiSA’s “oath sign”, “crossing field”, “LOVER”S”MiLE”, and the song from the anime, “Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. (Anohana)” called “secret base – Kimi Ga Kureta Mono – (10 years after Ver.)”. He has also arranged music for a wide variety of genres including J-POP, Visual-Kei and Anime, and has worked with famous artists such as Angela Aki, LiSA, An Café, Kana Uemura and Dir en Grey. toku currently has around 27,000 followers on Twitter.

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Born January 31 / Blood type B / Height 152cm

She began singing and dancing from a young age, and started performing from age 13. Contrary to her cool voice, she has a very energetic and cheerful character. Her appearance makes her look as a mix, but she is purely Japanese, coming from Ibaraki prefecture. MARiA was performing with a 6-member teens Jazz vocal group called Chix Chicks, but they disbanded in 2010. By the age of 21, she has already 11 years of experience as a performer. As a solo artist, she has performed in the concerts of the famous vocaloid producer, Jin at Yokohama Blitz and Zepp DiverCity Tokyo two consecutive times.

MARiA currently has around 50,000 followers on Twitter.

GARNiDELiA will be performing on the 7th of December with Eir Aoi, Flow, May’n and ROOT FIVE.

Links: Official Site – http://www.garnidelia.com/ Official Twitter – https://twitter.com/GARNiDELiA Official Twitter (MARiA): https://twitter.com/MARiA_GRND Official Twitter (toku): https://twitter.com/toku_grnd Official Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/GARNiDELiA

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“DJ Kazu” is a J-POP & Anisong DJ.

DJ Kazu has been attracting attention in the world of anime music. On October 2, 2014, his third Anisong Non-Stop Mix CD “J-Anisong Kamikyoku Matsuri~Paradise~” will be released. His previous CD “J-Anison Kamikyoku Matsuri “was also a huge hit surpassing 80,000 CDs sold. The series collectively has surpassed an impressive 200,000 CDs sold.

NHK Anisong Special, ANIMAX MUSIX, @JAM and many other animation festival and events including animation festivals in Europe and Asia.

His outstanding mixing technique and cutting-edge track selections makes everyone excited and feel like dancing.

His previously released MIX CDS has sold over more than 750,000 copies.

DJ Kazu’s 13th MIX CD 「noitaminA 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST MIXED BY DJ Kazu」 started selling overseas!!

DJ Kazu will be performing on the 5th of December with angela, Eri Kitamura, and Yui Horie.

Links: J-Anisong Kamikyoku Matsuri Official Site – http://www.kamikyokumatsuri.jp Official Site – http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/dj_kazu/ Official Twitter – https://twitter.com/djkazu1025 Official Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kazupopper

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LiSA first came to prominence through the hit anime TV series, “Angel Beats!” in 2010 where her vocal abilities shone through her role as the 2nd generation vocalist for the band within the series, “Girls Dead Monster.” Subsequent releases under the band’s name ranked high on the Oricon charts, steadily growing in popularity and fame.

The following year, LiSA made her debut as a solo artist with a mini-album in 2011 and enjoyed further success in chart performance. She’s had a string of major tie-ups with anime series, including the iconic “oath sign” for the series “Fate/Zero,” “crossing field” for the hugely popular “Sword Art Online” series, and “Rising Hope” for “The irregular at magic high school,” strengthening her popularity in both the anime and pop rock world.

LiSA’s fanbase continues to grow exponentially in and outside of Japan, and she made her mark with a solo concert at the legendary Budokan merely three years after her solo debut. Thanks to her infectious, energetic live performances, friendly, down-to-earth disposition, and cute sense of fashion, all eyes are glued to this charismatic artiste!

LiSA will be performing on the 6th of December along with fripside, THE IDOLM@STER and yanaginagi.

Links:

Official Website: http://www.lxixsxa.com/ Official Blog: http://ameblo.jp/lxixsxa/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiSA_OLiVE Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lxixsxa.jp

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The artist “May’n” is derived from her real name, and it demonstrates her hope to always “sing songs that will be everyone’s main theme.” In 2008, She performed as a singing voice of Diva of the Galaxy, Sheryl Norm, in the TV anime “Macross Frontier.” She released 2 singles in the same year which instantly became big hit, each placing in the Top 3 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

The mini-album “May’n Street” released in January 2009, was achieved the 2 nd place on the Oricon Weekly Chart, since that, all of May’n’s releases have consistently entered the top music sales charts.

In January 2010, May’n performed her first solo Budokan concert, which sold all tickets out in only 1day. In March 2010, she held her first tour of Asia, followed in July by 17 cities summer tour of Japan. Her irresistible singing skills and unique voice makes everybody impressed. She works passionately on her live shows in Japan and overseas to deliver her songs directly.

May’n was chosen to record the theme song for the film “InciteMill-7Days Death Game-”in fall 2010. The 3D Live Documentary movie “May’n THE MOVIE –Phonic Nation -” was released nationwide in February 2011. Her second album “If you…” released in the end of February which made the 7 th place on the Oricon Weekly Chart. She made a great success holding the second solo Budokan concert in March 2011. She had a second Asian concert touring 6 cities in 2011. She also participated in the Japanese Culture and Entertainment Festival “Japan Expo 2011” the largest event in Europe, and received the large applause. On March 20, 2012, the special concert “May’n GO! AROUND!!” was held at Yokohama Arena, and the next day on the 21 st , her 3 rd album “HEAT” was released. In May 2012, “Chase the world”, the opening tune of TV anime “” was released which recorded the highest sale of her works. From the end of May 2012, the first world-wide concert tour “ROCK YOUR BEATS”, was started touring China, Germany, France, Hong Kong and had 34 performanced including in Japan. On March 2, 2013, her third solo performance in Budokan was the recent notable success. Her acoustic tour is scheduled from May 2013, followed by her hall tour starting from October 2013. In 2014, “Kyo ni koiiro”, the opening tune of TV anime “Inari KonKon Koi iroha” and her 4 th album “NEW WORLD” was released at the same time. From February 23 started “May’n Road to 10th Anniversary Japan & World Tour “dots and lines”” which is the longest tour by herself touring Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Korea, China and had 47 prefectures that means all of city in Japan including for 1 year. On June 18, her 10 th single “Re:REMEMBER” was released. She fascinates many audiences with her irresistible singing skills and unique voice, continues to be the must-see “New Generaion Female Rock Vocalist.”

May’n will be performing on the 7th of December with Eir Aoi, Flow, GARNiDELiA and ROOT FIVE.

Official Website – http://mayn.jp Official Blog – http://ameblo.jp/mayn-blog/ Official Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/mayn.official Official Weibo: http://www.weibo.com/u/2804668611 AFA 2014 – ANNEX FACT SHEET – FULL DETAILS VISIT: http://www.animefestival.asia/afa2014

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Born on 31 May in the Kansai region. In 2006, she began musical activities as an artiste/vocalist. Her aim is to create music that is similar to a fairy tale, with scenes of nostalgia and a casual lifestyle.

In 2009, she accepted an offer from supercell, and was the guest vocalist under the name “nagi”. In February 2012, she achieved her major solo debut, and to date has released 8 singles and 1 album.She is also highly active in live performances through nationwide tours.

With a delicate voice that you cannot forget once you have heard it, and supported by songs that leave an impression with its world view, her reach continues to expand. In December 2014, her anticipated second album will be released! yanaginagi will be performing on the 6th of December along with fripside, LiSA and THE IDOLM@STER.

Links:

Official Site: http://yanaginagi.net/

Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/yanaginagi

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