Month / August 2019
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TIF2019: The Alternative Idols of WACK shake up the Festival
Despite their complicated relationship with Tokyo Idol Festival every year, 2019 once again welcomed Watanabe Junnosuke‘s productions bringing in an excited crowd. The festival also gave them another one-hour long slot on…
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TIF2019: The 48Group confirm their festival headliner status
The 48Group franchise has been attending Tokyo Idol Festival on a regular basis for quite some years now. It was not only Zepp DiverCity that welcomed the members of SKE48, NMB48 or…
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TIF2019: Emotional First Appearance for Seiyuu Idol Group 22/7
Fans of the lovely voice actress idols of 22/7 (pronounced nanabun no nijuuni) had only one single opportunity to see them at Tokyo Idol Festival 2019, as the group only had one…
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BILLIE IDLE® “Bokura mada Chippoke na Koro no Hanashi” Tour First Day Report
BILLIE IDLE® kicked off their most ambitious tour to date at Akasaka MyNavi Blitz on July 28, 2019. Soaring summer temperatures and stifling humidity outside accompanied by classic 1960’s tunes inside the…
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TIF2019: Setting sail towards new adventures with FES☆TIVE
The Bonjour Idol adventures at Tokyo Idol Festival 2019 could not not involve one of the most anticipated acts every year: the colorful and energetic FES☆TIVE! The official ambassadors of the Japanese…
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24 angels on stage: =LOVE and ≠ME take Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall to higher grounds
We set sail to Hibiya park on Saturday, August 17 for the very first joint concert between =LOVE and their younger sister group ≠ME! This exceptional event, titled “24girls”, took place at…
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TIF2019: The crowd lights up for Nogizaka46
Announced back in December 2018, the eleven 4th generation members of Nogizaka46 had the privilege to perform on the famous Smile Garden stage at Tokyo Idol Festival 2019! A little reminder that…
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TIF2019: Following the Stand-Up! Records family groups
Bonjour Idol has a little obivous bias towards the Stand-Up! Records groups, and we were able to follow four of them throughout all of Tokyo Idol Festival 2019! No need further introduction…
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Restart: akishibu project’s Kera Hinako & Miyatani Yue Graduation Live Report
akishibu project bid a fond farewell to founding members Miyatani Yue and Kera Hinako on May 24, 2019 at Akasaka MyNavi Blitz, the stage where the group made their stage debut 6…
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TIF2019: Sawatdi kha! Spotlight on Thai idols with BNK48 and Siam☆Dream
This August 3rd, Tokyo Idol Festival 2019 felt a little fresh wind of new faces coming from overseas: two groups travelled the 4000 kilometers between Thailand and Japan, much to the pleasure…
