Month / September 2019
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Idols, Oshimen and the West: Interview with Ito Raira (former HKT48)
English-speaking idols are rare enough for us to notice them, but it is not only for her skills in Shakespeare’s language that we were able to chat with Ito Raira. Formerly a…
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TIF2019: AKB48 Assemble at Tokyo Idol Festival
Table of contents: 01. AKB48 TIF2019 Senbatsu 02. AKB48 Team 8 03. AKB48 2029 Radio Fresh Senbatsu AKB48 TIF2019 Senbatsu It was on the final day of Tokyo Idol Festival that AKB48’s…
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TIF2019: Hello!Project Recaptures The Hearts of Odaiba
The acts of Hello!Project need no longer introduction, true beehive of idol talents for a couple of dozen years now. We followed three of their groups during their appearances at Tokyo Idol…
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866 days of Happiness: =LOVE Second Anniversary
On this evening of September 12th, =LOVE celebrated their second anniversary at the iconic Nakano Sunplaza Hall in Tokyo. The 12 young girls expressed their gratefulness for these first two years of…
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TIF2019: Welcome on board with STU48
STU48, the latest Japan-based AKB48 sister group to date, sailed between all the venues of Tokyo Idol Festival during its two final days, with 4 different crews full of sea idols ready…
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TIF2019: Three Beautiful Days with Task have Fun
After stealing the hearts of the French audience at Japan Expo Paris, we met again with Task have Fun on the stages of Tokyo Idol Festival, in which they slowly confirmed their…
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TIF2019: A bright future for =LOVE
=LOVE, the first group produced by former HKT48 member Sashihara Rino, came back for this year’s Tokyo Idol Festival edition! On stage during three days, the 12 members performed on three different…
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TIF2019: Uppercut Performances for Up Up Girls (Kari)
Regular guests of Tokyo Idol Festival since 2012, Up Up Girls (Kari) (pronounced Up Up Girls Kakko Kari) were very busy this year again, as three full days of activities and performances…
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TIF2019: Family Reunion for the Last Idol franchise
The Last Idol Family is still rather unknown outside of the Japanese archipelago, despite an overwhelming presence and its rising popularity since its creation in 2017. First created through a performance and…
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TIF2019: akishibu project on the way to the New World
Despite a good number of graduations, the latest ones being of two iconic members Miyatani Yue and Kera Hinako on May 24th, akishibu project came back just like a refreshing new breeze…
