Tokyo Idol Festival 2013
Tokyo 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.
Up Up Girls, Dorothy Little Happy, Dempagumi.inc, 9nine, and Super☆Girls will perform at Kawaii Pop Fest 2013 Hong Kong.
Kawashima Umika (9nine) will appear in the drama Tank Top Fighter (タンクトップファイター).
9nine’s 4th album Cue will be released on March 13.
9nine, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Cheeky Parade, S/mileage, Dempagumi.inc, Babyraids, and other idol groups will participate in Nippon Juudan Idol Ranbu 2013 (日本縦断アイドル乱舞).
9nine’s new single Colorful will be released on February 6.
9nine will hold Ao no 9nine (青の9nine) on February 16 and Aka no 9nine (赤の9nine) on February 17.
Hao Hao! Kyonshi Girl ~Tokyo Denshidai Senki~ (好好!キョンシーガール〜東京電視台戦記〜) starring Kawashima Umika and other 9nine members will be released on Blu-ray on March 6.