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PILE ASIA TOUR SINGAPORE [LOVE LIVE!][J-EXPERIENCE]

Pile’s first Asia Tour – with earlier stops at Taipei, Beijing and Guangzhou – has finally arrived in Singapore! The pretty singer and voice actress made her fourth stop on our sunny island and wow the crowds with her own original songs, as well as a few numbers from her biggest project to date –…
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[Interview] Konomi Suzuki 鈴木このみ [Anime Festival Asia Singapore][AFASG2016]

Just 20 this year, Konomi Suzuki burst into the music industry after winning the Animax Anisong Grand Prix competition at just 14 years of age! She then made her debut with her first single – “CHOIR JAIL”, a song which lyrics were produced by Aki Hata. She already has 11 singles and counting, with the…
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ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA SINGAPORE 2016 I LOVE ANISONG CONCERT

AN INTRODUCTION It’s that time of the year again, where we head to AFASG2016 for its annual highlight event – the I Love Anisong Concert! The line-up for the first day of the AFASG 2016 I Love Anisong Concert is sure to incite plenty of excitement and nostalgia! With established names such as Home Made…
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[C3 CHARAEXPO’16] INTERVIEW WITH SORA TOKUI [J-EXPERIENCE]

Sora Tokui, a Japanese voice actress and singer, was recently in Singapore for the C3 Chara Expo 2016! Soramaru – as she is more commonly known – debuted in 2009 as Himemiya in Weiß Survive R. She is also a member of the singing group, Milky Holmes and a part of µ’s, a group of nine school idols…
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[C3 CHARAEXPO’16] INTERVIEW WITH AQOURS [LOVELIVE! SUNSHINE!!] [J-EXPERIENCE]

Aqours (pronounce as ‘aqua’ or ‘a-ku- a’) is a school idol group that was formed in last year. It consists of 9 members: Chika Takami (CV.: Anju Inami) Riko Sakurauchi (CV.: Rikako Aida) Kanan Matsuura (CV.: Nanaka Suwa) Dia Kurosawa (CV.: Arisa Komiya) You Watanabe (CV.: Shuka Saito) Yoshiko Tsushima (CV.: Aika Kobayashi) Hanamaru Kunikida…
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[C3 CHARA EXPO’16][INTERVIEW] わーすた WASUTA: “STRIVING TO BE A WORLD STANDARD!”

Ushering in the new age of technology comes a very unique idol group from Japan that embraces technological trends. They pride themselves as idols of a digital native generation and takes on a global approach to their activities! Who knows? They may even take over the entertainment world by storm someday! Introducing, わーすた [WA-SUTA]! Wa-suta,…
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[AFASG’15][INTERVIEW] MIKA KOBAYASHI: “I TRY TO IMAGINE MYSELF AS A TITAN”

The last of our AFA2015 interviews, we bring to you Mika Kobayashi, featuring Tetsuro Shimaguchi! Mika Kobayashi is a talented singer and songwriter, as well as a pianist. She started singing for the anime industry in 2010, providing her strong vocals for many theme and insert songs – such as “βios” for Guilty Crown and…
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C3 CHARAEXPO 2016 UPDATES

J-Experience is back! After a long hiatus starting from AFA, we will be covering various Japanese and anime related events across Singapore. First up, would be “C3 CharaExpo 2016”! Sora Tokui Signing Event To kick off the event, Bushiroad has brought over Sora Tokui-san to Singapore for the 17th and 18th of May! Just for…
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[AFASG’15][INTERVIEW] LIA: “I AM THE VOICE BEHIND IA!”

Lia, a veteran singer, whose career spans over 15 years, have participated in a variety of genres – European songs, techno, trance and of course, anime songs! The singer, who graduated from the prestigious school of Berklee College of Music, is also fluent in English! Lia is known for her strong vocals in songs such…
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[AFASG’15][INTERVIEW] MAY’N: “THE SONG I ALWAYS HELD DEAR!”

Now, this is one artiste that needs no introduction! Anisong star May’n is definitely having a stellar year, having celebrated her 10th anniversary in 2015! Still, on her celebratory decade, she has released 2 singles for the anime series, Aquarion Logos, as well as her compilation album – POWERS OF VOICE. Her journey as an…
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