J-POP SUMMIT 2016 ANNOUNCES FIRST LINE-UP OF LIVE CONCERT AND MUSICAL ARTISTS SET TO PERFORM AT THIS SUMMER’S FESTIVAL
The
San Francisco Bay Area’s Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event Announces
Exciting Slate Of Top Japanese Pop/Rock/Electronica/Dance Artists To
Play at Fort Mason Center This Summer
San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2016 – J-POP SUMMIT 2016, one of the world’s biggest Japanese pop culture events, has announced an exciting and diverse first line-up of music artists set to perform this year.
This summer’s festival will be highlighted by an exciting 3-day slate
of live music from a wide range of top Japanese pop idol, ani-pop (anime
pop), electronica, and rock artists that will complement an extensive
roster of attractions, participants and exhibits, and other live
programming. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 6th at: www.J-POP.com.
J-POP
SUMMIT 2016 starts with “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu LIVE at J-POP SUMMIT OPENING
NIGHT - KPP 5iVE YEARS MONSTER WORLD TOUR 2016 in San Francisco” on Friday, July 22nd at The Regency Ballroom. Other musical guests to perform at J-POP LIVE concert on Saturday and Sunday July 23rd and 24th at Fort Mason Center include electronic dance group, WORLD ORDER, all-female pop rock band, Silent Siren, pop house unit, Wednesday Campanella, and ani-pop duo, GARNiDELiA. Additional live artists and specific set times will be announced soon.
About WORLD ORDER
WORLD
ORDER is an electronic dance performance group produced by Genki Sudo,
the legendary mixed martial arts fighter. The group is known globally
for its pop and sensitive dance music and the choreographed performances
that feature tightly syncopated movements by suited members. Their
monotonous black suits and eerie, robot-like movements are deliberate
and prompt the audience to reflect on contemporary society, working
styles, global culture, and images of modern Japan. From its inception,
WORLD ORDER aimed to become a globally known group and has gained
widespread support in Asia, North and South America, and EU countries.
About SILENT SIREN
Silent
Siren is a 4 piece all-female band formed by Su (Sumire Yoshida on
vocals and guitar), Hinachu (Hinako Umemura on drums), Ainyan (Aina
Yamauchi on bass), and Yukarun (Yukako Kurosaka on keyboards). Silent
Siren held its first overseas concert in Hong Kong in 2014. Since then,
they have actively performed overseas. An Asian tour in 2015 saw the
group perform 20 shows in over 16 cities, and a solo concert in Jakarta,
Indonesia was celebrated by over 2,000 local fans. Silent Siren made
history as being the first all-female band to perform a solo concert at
Nippon Budokan the legendary hall for singers in Japan. All of their 12
singles and albums after their 3rd album have been ranked in the Top 10 in the national music charts.
About Wednesday Campanella
Wednesday Campanella is a pop house unit that delivers a mixture of house, techno, and trance style music. The unit is formed
by Kom I (front man), Kenmochi Hidefumi (composer), and Dir.F (all the
rest). Of the three, Kom I will be the only one to perform at the J-POP
SUMMIT this year. The group is recognized for its comical and
sensational music videos and for the singer’s very unique personality.
The group’s recent activity includes release of the album, “Zipangu”
based on a concept of traveling around Eurasia and looking back to Japan
from overseas. Wednesday Campanella has performed major music festivals
such as South by Southwest 2016, Summer Sonic 2015, Rising Sun Rock
Festival 2015, and the Rock in Japan Festival 2015.
About GARNiDELiA
GARNiDELiA
is a Japanese ani-pop duo consisting of vocalist, MARiA, and composer,
toku. Their first major single, “ambiguous” was used as the opening
theme of the anime series, Kill la Kill. Many of the duo’s subsequent singles have been used in popular anime series such as The Irregular at Magic High School, Gundam, Reconguista in G, Linkage Ring, and Gunslinger Stratos.
GARNiDELiA actively performs both inside and outside of Japan. Their
recent global activity includes performances in Anime Festival Asia 2014
Indonesia, Anime Festival Asia 2014 Singapore, SakuraCon in the U.S.,
Anison Dream Stage 2015 in Hong Kong, and SMASH in Australia. The duo is
on their way to becoming one of the hottest ani-song units in recent
years.
About J-POP SUMMIT
J-POP SUMMIT is one of the world’s biggest Japanese
pop culture events, held every summer in San Francisco, CA. By
introducing the latest in Japanese music, fashion, film, art, games,
tech-innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures, the
festival has become a landing platform for new trends from Japan.
Official website: www.j-pop.com
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JPOPSUMMIT/featured
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