Category: Interview

[AFASG’15][INTERVIEW] AIMER: HER VOCAL CHORD INJURY – A TRAUMA OR BLESSING?

Musically talented and incredibly intellectual, we present to you, the rising star that is Aimer! Aimer (エメ), pronounced eh-meh, first debuted with Sony Music Japan in 2011 with the song “Rokutousei no Yoru”, the ending theme for the anime, No.6. She continued to gain traction as she released more singles for various anime, notably “Re:…
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[AFASG’15] [INTERVIEW] BLESS4: “TOWARDS THE 2ND DECADE, BACK TO ZERO!”

Moving on from Nano, this week, we present to you the performers that are bless4! Bless4 is a Japanese vocal and dance group consisting for siblings from the Kawamitsu family. Akashi, the oldest brother, is the only one to hail from Okinawa, while Kanasa, Akino and Aiki were born in the United States. They officially…
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[INTERVIEW] CELEBRITY COSPLAYERS: PASSION FOR THE CHARACTERS DRIVES US TO COSPLAY THEM!

Cosplaying is an integral part of any anime conventions, where droves of people turn out in the costumes of their favourite characters. It’s just under 2 months to AFA2016, and we thought we might introduce a few cosplayers who might be attending the event again this year! Last year’s lineup included plenty of amazing celebrity…
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[AFASG’15] [INTERVIEW] NANO: “I HOPE TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH EVERY SOUL IN THE WORLD!”

Talented. Passionate. Enigmatic. Of course, we are talking about Nano! Nano is a bilingual singer who started out an illustrious career by posting English covers of Japanese music on video sites such as Youtube and Nico Nico Douga. Having been born in the USA, Nano often westernized the covers without losing the original style. Nano…
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[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] ANIMENZ @ STGCC’15

You’ve seen his covers. Got inspired by his beautiful renditions of your favorite classics. And most importantly, fell in love with his music.  Introducing, Maik Guo the prodigal, classically trained pianist, known better as Animenz! Animenz started piano at the tender age of 6, and has been playing it ever since! With close to two decades of commitment…
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[EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] THE NEW GENERATION IDOL

What better way to kick start our brand new blog than releasing an exclusive coverage of a very special guest?! Introducing, Rie Yunohara! Based in Japan, she recently starred as a member of the All Japan Idol National Team from the Welcome to Japan Project at Japan EXPO 2015! That’s not all! Last spring, this beautiful…
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