Kikkawa You - duo song w/Yoshikawa Mayu "Unfamiliar"

[erilaz]

The full schedule for Japan Expo is now online!

http://japan-expo.org/art-1410-en-schedule.html

There are no changes or additions to Kikka's schedule as already posted here, but now those of you who plan to go can figure out your schedules and strategies.

[erilaz]

Information about procedures for getting autographs at Japan Expo USA is now online:

http://japan-expo.org/art-1363-en-autographs.html

One important thing to note is that people won't be allowed to get multiple autographs from the same guest:

We will be using your tickets and/or unique QR codes to determine how attendees will get to visit autograph sessions. When you arrive at the Autograph Desk, your ticket will be scanned and you will tell the staff member at the Autograph Desk which guest you would like to have an autograph from. If you have arrived early enough, you will be eligible for the first come, first serve program. If you have come a bit later, you’ll still be eligible to get a ticket via the lottery system. Each person can only attempt to use the lottery once a day per guest. Should you receive a coupon via the first come, first serve method OR the lottery method, you will be ineligible to receive another coupon for that guest. Should you lose, you will be able to try again for the same guest the next day if they are still present at the festival.

[kikkawame]

Wow that's really really harsh! In Atlanta we could get as many as we wanted!

[kikkawame]

Written interview with Kikka and Kimaguren on barks.jp

http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000093534

[Denki]

Kikka arrived in San Jose today!

[kikkawame]

I may not be there but courtesy of a source I have heard a concert recording from the first showcase, setlist: -

1) Kikkake wa you/hapi rapi sunrise/konna watashi de yokattara/darling to madonna Medley
2) san San Gogo (Milkyway!)
3) I wish (Morning Musume)
4) Tsuugaku Vector (C-ute)
5) Sweetie
6) Candy Pop
7) ずっとずっとずっと君がスキだ

She spoke english in her MC's saying it was her second time in america and asking if anyone had seen her before, she also stated how hard English was to speak (though she did a good job!) and unfortuately messed up during Candy pop where she sung the wrong verse! But still, very jealous that I am not there right now!

[erilaz]

Well, I had a great day today! I took Amtrak down to Santa Clara — a straight shot from Richmond BART to Great America Station, 80 minutes for $19 — and got to the convention center just after they'd opened the doors for presale ticket holders. After picking up my autograph ticket, I hung out with the JPHiP gang in the lobby, and I was the first to spot Kikka when she arrived.

Once everyone in the group had autograph tickets, we went out for lunch. When we got back, Kikka's merch booth had been set up, and she was there! Since Idiot Boy forgot to pack his Best of YOU! CD, even after agonizing about it arriving on time, I had to buy something to get signed. So I bought the regular edition of One for YOU! (first press, only $10!) and got a set of two free photos with it. I shot one of my own while I was at the table:



Then I noticed that they had some of those panda t-shirts like the one kikkawame got (in my size, even!) for only $15 , so I went back, bought that, got another free set of photos, and this time I had Slack from JPHiP take my picture with her:



Waiting outside the auditorium where the main stage was, we got to hear essentially her whole set during rehearsal/sound check. When she hit Kago's high note in "I WISH", a lot of us outside cheered.

Kikkawame has already posted the essentials about the concert itself. When Kikka asked how many people had seen her perform live before, so few hands went up that she had to refer to her notes to see whether she had asked the question correctly. But only about a dozen people raised their hands, so Kikka commented, "Sukunai." (Not many.) I'm not sure whether all the Japanese wota who were there raised their hands, though. There wasn't a huge crowd at the concert in the first place, maybe about a hundred, certainly less than 150.

After the concert was Kikka's autograph session. The turnout for that was so weak that the staff members conferred and decided to let people without tickets get autographs, and they even let the dozen or so who had already got autographs but were still hanging around go through a second time. So I got to talk to her a couple of times and get two things signed, even though they said that wouldn't be possible.



Maybe attendance was poor because it's Friday. Hopefully things will pick up tomorrow. I URGE ALL OF YOU WHO ARE IN THE AREA TO COME DOWN AND SHOW KIKKA YOUR LOVE! WE NEED TO SHOW UP-FRONT THAT THE BAY AREA IS A WORTHWHILE PLACE TO SEND THEIR ARTISTS!

[kikkawame]

Great to hear you're enjoying yourself, Atlanta had the same problem on the first day with regards to autograph, myself, tomascz and others had queued since like 9am for the opening and then got to the stand and... Maybe twelve of us there It did pick up after the main live on saturday though so I expect the same thing to happen in Santa clara. Cool that they had the fanda shirts on sale, wasn't sure if they were gonna do exclusive ones for the states, what they did in Atlanta anyway!

[JonCC]

"Blessed is the mind too small for doubt."

H!P and Warhammer 40000: never thought i'd see that ever happen.

[erilaz]

OH! I forgot to mention Kikka's revised schedule for Saturday 8/24, as posted at the autograph session:

11:45-12:30 Panel @ Hall Stage
12:30-13:30 Meet & Greet @ Booth C05
13:45-14:45 Autographs @ Autograph Room #3