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Tokyo Idol Festival 2013

Tokyo Idol Festival 2013Tokyo Idol Festival 2013 will be held on July 27-28 at Odaiba.

It will be the 4th edition of Tokyo Idol Festival since its creation in 2010. Last year, 111 idol groups and 21500 fans participated in the event.

Idoling!!!, AeLL, Sakura Gakuin, The Possible, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Negicco, and Vanilla Beans have already announced that they will perfom in the festival.

On May 14, the participation of 46 new groups and soloists was announced.

On May 29, 23 other idol groups and soloists have been added to the line-up.

On June 5, 15 new artists announced their participation.

On June 12, 8 other idol groups have been added.

HKT48 and RYUTist were the last guests announced on July 5.

Moreover, the timetable of TIF2013 has been revealed.

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Mitsui Aika in Okujou Wonderland

Mitsui AikaFormer Morning Musume member Mitsui Aika will be starring in the stage play Okujou Wonderland (屋上ワンダーランド).

Okujou Wonderland will run 8 times between May 8 and 12 at Owl Spot theater, Tokyo.

Mitsui Aika will make her first appearance in a stage play since her graduation from Morning Musume in May 2012.

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Momoiro Clover Z Kodomo Matsuri

Momoiro Clover ZMomoiro Clover Z will hold Kodomo Matsuri (子供祭り) on May 5.

The concert will take place at Tobu Zoo Park Happy On Stage, Saitama, during the Golden Week.

As its name suggests, Kodomo Matsuri (“Children Festival” in English) is an event reserved for children only.

The news was announced on March 31 during their live Momoiro Clover Z Japan Tour 2013 ~5th Dimension~ (ももいろクローバーZ Japan Tour 2013 「5th Dimension」) held in Hokkaido.

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Dream5 – Hop! Step! Dance

Dream5 - Hop! Step! DanceDream5’s 10th single Hop! Step! Dance (Hop! Step! ダンス↑↑) will be released on May 15.

The CD contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.

The limited edition comes with a bonus DVD featuring music video, choreography videos, and making-of footage.

Both tracks are the tie-up songs for Itoyokado “Dancin’ Good Day” and “Dirty Wolf” TV commercial messages.

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Sasaki Rikako (SCK Girls) joins Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Sasaki Rikako (SCK Girls)Former SCK Girls member Sasaki Rikako joined Hello Pro Kenshuusei (ex Egg) and Hello! Project.

The news was officially announced on March 31 at Hello! Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3-gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~ (ハロプロ研修生 発表会 2013～3月の生タマゴShow！～).

SCK Girls is a local idol group from Miyagi Prefecture.

Sasaki Risako (佐々木莉佳子), born on May 28, 2001, may participate in the Morning Musume 12th generation audition titled Mirai Shoujo Audition (未来少女オーディション).

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Miss iD (Idol) 2014 Zenyasai

Miss iD (Idol) 2014 ZenyasaiDempagumi.inc, Vanilla Beans, Weather Girls, Sunmyu, Houkago Princess, Up Up Girls, Oomori Seiko, Nanba Shiho, and more will perform at Miss iD (Idol) 2014 Zenyasai ~Ashita no Idol no Hanashi wo Shiyou Kaigi~ (ミスiD（アイドル）2014前夜祭 ～明日のアイドルの話をしよう会議～).

The live will be held on April 18 at Shibuya O-East, Tokyo.

Idols and models will participate in the event.

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Nukumori Live ~Fukuoka Special Hen Iza! Idol Revolution~

Afilia Saga, Why@Doll, 10 color’s, and Seishun Gakuen will perform at Nukumori Live ~Fukuoka Special Hen Iza! Idol Revolution~ (ぬくもりLive～福岡スペシャル編　いざ！アイドル革命～).

The concert will be held on April 14 at Beat Station, Fukuoka.

2 live performances are scheduled, one at noon and another one in the middle of the afternoon.

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Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2013 Spring in Bangkok

Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2013 Spring in BangkokBerryz Kobo Concert Tour 2013 Spring in Bangkok (Berryz工房コンサートツアー2013春 in Bangkok) will be released on DVD on July 10.

The DVD can be pre-ordered on e-LineUP! website from March 29 to April 17.

It is also on sale on CDJapan.

It features the full live performance and making-of footage.

The concert was held on March 9, 2013 at Siam Pavalairoyal Grand Theater (Siam Paragon) in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Passpo – Step & Go / Candy Room

Passpo☆ - Step & Go / Candy RoomPasspo☆’s new single Step & Go / Candy Room (Step & Go / キャンディー・ルーム) will be released on May 22.

It is a double A side single. The CD contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.

The First Class (ファーストクラス盤) and Business Class (ビジネスクラス盤) editions come with a bonus DVD featuring a music video and a ticket for a handshake event.

Step & Go is the ending theme song for the anime series Tanken Driland ~1000-nen no ma Takara~ (探検ドリランド-1000年の真宝-) broadcast on TV Tokyo.

Candy Room will be used as the ending theme for their new variety show Passpo☆ no Shaku-uma TV (Passpo☆の尺うまTV) which will start on April 6.

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