EOY
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EOY, also known as the "End of Year" Japanese cultural arts event, is a non-profit, fan-run multigenre convention featuring anime
, cosplay
, Lolita fashion
and Japanese pop music held in Singapore
. It attracts more than 4,000+ visitors each year.
Its highlights include guest performances by Japanese celebrities, Cosplay competitions, music and dance performances by home-grown talents, Lolita fashion runway, artwork exhibitions and booths selling anime merchandise and personal artworks.
Yui Makino, Japanese voice actor, actress, singer and pianist, best known for her voice-acting and music works in the anime Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria
, gave two concerts; a 15-minute long mini concert and a full-length 45-minute long concert. Songs performed included "Fuwa Fuwa", "Amrita" and theme songs from Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria . She also held two autograph sessions and a Q-and-A session with the audience. Prior to her appearance, she made a special comment video .
Aikawa Kozue and Ikura (also known as Itokutora), Japanese dancing net idol
s best known for their self-choreographed dances to Vocaloid
tunes on YouTube and Nico Nico Douga
, gave two dancicals. They performed duets to "Luka Luka ★ Night Fever", "FirstKiss!","Gravity=Reality", "Megu Megu ☆ Fire Endless Night", "Lily Lily ★ Burning Night" and "LOL -lots of laugh-". Ikura and Aikawa Kozue each performed a solo dance to "Strobe Night" and "Teach me!! The Lyrics of Magic" respectively. They also did a mass dance with the audience to "Luka Luka ★ Night Fever", where some members of the audience were allowed to join them on stage. An autograph session and a Q-and-A session with the audience were held .
Hitomi hails from @home Cafe, a famous maid cafe
in Akihabara
, Tokyo. Apart from serving food in a very 'moe' way, drawing cute pictures on dishes and casting magical spells on food, Hitomi also delivers singing and dancing performances regularly at @home Cafe. In addition, she is part of a J-pop duo, Team JJ , which has performed live concerts and released CDs and DVDs in Japan. Hitomi will give a 45-minute long song and dance performance at EOY 2011.
Catch her during EOY 2011 this year!
fashion runway. The runway is made up of and designed by girls the Lolita community in Singapore. In 2009, Japanese Lolita fashion brand Baby the Stars Shine Bright
sponsored the outfits for the runway. In 2010, the outfits were prepared by the participants of the runway, and make-up was sponsored by Shiseido
.
Yume is specially created by Daiyaku, a Singapore-based art group, for EOY. She is a representation of how the artists believe that people can discover their identity, talents and purpose in life through meeting people and courage to experience new things.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
, Lolita fashion
Lolita fashion
is a fashion subculture originating in Japan that is based on Victorian-era clothing as well as costumes from the Rococo period, but the style has expanded greatly beyond these two. The Lolita look began primarily as one of modesty with a focus on quality in both material and manufacture of garments...
and Japanese pop music held in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It attracts more than 4,000+ visitors each year.
Its highlights include guest performances by Japanese celebrities, Cosplay competitions, music and dance performances by home-grown talents, Lolita fashion runway, artwork exhibitions and booths selling anime merchandise and personal artworks.
Celebrity Appearances
- Yui MakinoYui Makinois a Japanese voice actor, actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria. She can speak basic English. She is well known as a nice, caring, polite and a down-to-earth person, according to her fans. Her fans sometimes call her "Yucchi",...
(2009)
Yui Makino, Japanese voice actor, actress, singer and pianist, best known for her voice-acting and music works in the anime Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria
Aria
An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
, gave two concerts; a 15-minute long mini concert and a full-length 45-minute long concert. Songs performed included "Fuwa Fuwa", "Amrita" and theme songs from Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria . She also held two autograph sessions and a Q-and-A session with the audience. Prior to her appearance, she made a special comment video .
- DANCEROID (2010), comprising
- Aikawa Kozue
- Ikura
Aikawa Kozue and Ikura (also known as Itokutora), Japanese dancing net idol
Net idol
A Net Idol is a Japanese term that is someone who achieves celebrity status through the internet. Unlike an Internet celebrity, a net idol is more focused on Japanese pop culture.-History:...
s best known for their self-choreographed dances to Vocaloid
Vocaloid
is a singing synthesizer application, with its signal processing part developed through a joint research project between the Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and Japan's Yamaha Corporation, who backed the development financially—and later developed the software into the commercial product...
tunes on YouTube and Nico Nico Douga
Nico Nico Douga
is a popular video sharing website in Japan managed by Niwango, a subsidiary of Dwango. Its nickname is "Niconico" or "Nico-dō", where "nikoniko" is the Japanese ideophone for smiling. Nico Nico Douga is the thirteenth most visited website in Japan...
, gave two dancicals. They performed duets to "Luka Luka ★ Night Fever", "FirstKiss!","Gravity=Reality", "Megu Megu ☆ Fire Endless Night", "Lily Lily ★ Burning Night" and "LOL -lots of laugh-". Ikura and Aikawa Kozue each performed a solo dance to "Strobe Night" and "Teach me!! The Lyrics of Magic" respectively. They also did a mass dance with the audience to "Luka Luka ★ Night Fever", where some members of the audience were allowed to join them on stage. An autograph session and a Q-and-A session with the audience were held .
- Hitomi from @home Cafe (2011)
Hitomi hails from @home Cafe, a famous maid cafe
Maid cafe
Maid cafés are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants found predominantly in Japan. In these cafés, waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters in a private home, rather than as café patrons...
in Akihabara
Akihabara
, also known as , is an area of Tokyo, Japan. It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo Station. Its name is frequently shortened to in Japan...
, Tokyo. Apart from serving food in a very 'moe' way, drawing cute pictures on dishes and casting magical spells on food, Hitomi also delivers singing and dancing performances regularly at @home Cafe. In addition, she is part of a J-pop duo, Team JJ , which has performed live concerts and released CDs and DVDs in Japan. Hitomi will give a 45-minute long song and dance performance at EOY 2011.
Catch her during EOY 2011 this year!
Cosplay Competition
There are two categories for competitive cosplayers; Solo Cosplay and Group Cosplay. Participating cosplayers do poses and skits on stage as required by the judging criteria. Prizes have included air tickets, and products and cash vouchers for make-up, wigs and other products relevant to cosplay, anime and Japanese fashion. Judges are members of the audience, who vote by the traditional methods of raising coloured signboards and clapping hands. All competitive cosplayers are required to pass an audition to qualify for the competition on the day of the event.Local Talents
EOY invites local singers, bands and dancers to perform as part of the event performance schedule. Popular types of music used in these performances include Anime theme songs, Jpop and Jrock, thus adhering to the nature of EOY. These performances are not judged, but are opportunities for budding artistes to gain exposure and performance experience. All performers must pass an audition to perform on the day of the event.Lolita Fashion Runway
Each year, EOY features a LolitaLolita
Lolita is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first written in English and published in 1955 in Paris and 1958 in New York, and later translated by the author into Russian...
fashion runway. The runway is made up of and designed by girls the Lolita community in Singapore. In 2009, Japanese Lolita fashion brand Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Baby the Stars Shine Bright
Baby, the Stars Shine Bright is the third album by Everything but the Girl, released in 1986.- Track listing :All tracks composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt; except where indicated# "Come on Home"# "Don't Leave Me Behind"# "A Country Mile"...
sponsored the outfits for the runway. In 2010, the outfits were prepared by the participants of the runway, and make-up was sponsored by Shiseido
Shiseido
is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
.
Event History
EOY was first organized by MAC in the early years. The Shiro Tsubasa Anime Club (STAC) took over the management of the event until 2008. From 2009, EOY has been run by EOY LLP.| Year | Date | Event Theme | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-2009 | NA | NA | Singapore Expo Singapore Expo The Singapore EXPO is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls... |
| 2009 | 26 December | An Extraordinary Journey | Drama Centre, The National Library, Singapore National Library, Singapore The National Library in Singapore is located on an 11,304-square metre site between Bugis Junction and the Bras Basah Complex at 100, Victoria Street... |
| 2010 | 12 December | Fun, Creativity and Friendship | Republic Cultural Centre, Republic Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic , commonly abbreviated to RP, is a tertiary institution located in Singapore. It was the first school system in Singapore to use Problem-based learning pedagogy for all its diplomas.... |
| 2011 | 17 December | A Day of Celebration | Republic Cultural Centre, Republic Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic , commonly abbreviated to RP, is a tertiary institution located in Singapore. It was the first school system in Singapore to use Problem-based learning pedagogy for all its diplomas.... |
Mascot
Kyouyaku Yume is a blue-haired girl with no recollection of her identity and past. With a vaguely written clue and a turquoise pebble which she found on herself when she awoke, she goes on a journey of self-discovery.Yume is specially created by Daiyaku, a Singapore-based art group, for EOY. She is a representation of how the artists believe that people can discover their identity, talents and purpose in life through meeting people and courage to experience new things.