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TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL ONLINE 2020: A Very Special Year
On October 2nd, 3rd and 4th was held TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL Online 2020, with a brand-new format answering the needs for the world’s current exceptional circumstances. Despite the online format and the…
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Discovery: First contact with SOMOSOMO
On September 7th, 2020 was held the first edition of the collaborative concert MAD SHAKE exclusively broadcast online, in Shibuya Quattro in Tokyo. This hour and a half brought together 4 artists…
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To Be Free in Our Hearts: Junjou no Afilia “Kimi to 9nin no Étranger ~Prologue~”
Even the magician idols of Junjou no Afilia could not escape the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the entire world this year, as the Stand Up! Records groups management teams took the safety measures…
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TIF2019 Highlights: The Revival of Idoling!!! for the Festival’s 10th Anniversary
On November 27th 2015, on the stage of Nippon Budoukan, Idoling!!! had held their last live, ending 10 years of cheerful and goofy idol activities. Or so everyone thought… Some members had…
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The Path to Sweet Greatness: Sweet Alley 1st One-Man Live Report
Sweet Alley is one of the youngest children of the Twin Planet family, following the footsteps of their experienced seniors such as HIGH SPIRITS, DREAMING MONSTER, and obviously the very popular akishibu…
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Japan Expo Thailand 2020: BANZAI JAPAN and akishibu project
This series of reports about Japan Expo Thailand 2020 ends with more idols! Idols mean music, but also culture and travel, as groups like akishibu project, which combines the styles of Akihabara…
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Japan Expo Thailand 2020: Spotlight on Thailand’s Idol Groups
Japan Expo Thailand is the perfect playground for local idols, especially since Thailand has their own rather successful idol groups! Whether they cover songs from Japanese idol groups and perform their own…
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Idols For One Day: Deep-dive into UNIDOL Winter 2019-2020
For the past two decades idol culture has slowly but surely seeped into Japanese society. Among the baseball, manga and literature clubs, now idol clubs have started to pop out. The members…
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akishibu project discovers a New World in this First One-man Live of 2020
As you may have noticed, idol group akishibu project is one of our favorites at Bonjour Idol, as our live reports can trace back most of their significant steps. We were also…
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Japan Expo Thailand 2020: AKB48’s Headliner Performance
World-famous AKB48 hit the stage as this year’s Japan Expo Thailand 2020‘s idol headliner. Six members were been invited for this edition: Yokoyama Yui (team A), Mukaichi Mion (general manager and member…
