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Idol Programming

Idols have increasingly become a widespread hobby among anime, K-pop, and Japanese culture fans all across the world in the past few years. Anime Weekend Atlanta has fully embraced this hobby and included several opportunities for both veteran and novice idols alike. Whether you are interested in the original AWA Starlight Idol Festival, the brand new Solo Stage, or are looking to hone your skills on the Comet stage, AWA’s Idol Programming track has a path for you to showcase your skills. Let’s enjoy idols and continue to help inspire and grow as dancers, singers, and Japanese culture enthusiasts in this galaxy and the next!

Friday, December 19

Anime Weekend Atlanta’s premiere idol festival! Each year we aim for the moon and land among the stars, and this year is no exception. Join us in main events as we put on our biggest and brightest stage yet! All idols, odorites, dancers, singers, and groups are welcome to apply to SIF. While we focus on Japanese idols and media, we will consider every application equally and carefully.

Applications are CLOSED.

Starlight Idol Festival Performers

TNT-K is a K-pop cover group based in Nashville Tennessee! As the cities’ representative cover group, we strive to bring engaging and explosive performances through our dancing and stage presence! We hope to continue to grow not only as dancers, but also as a loving and supportive community for K-pop fans as well!

Moe↗Age! is a maid-idol group from Los Angeles, California, with the mission to spread moe ♡ maid magic & high tension ↗↗ idol culture in the US. Our six-member group has many unique personalities, and you can meet us at our permanent home cafe, Asayoru Maid Cafe! Our setlist will get you jumping from the start to the end! Let’s burn up the stage~

Are you ready for a conjuring? JellyJelly is your favorite demonically sweet idol, cast to earth to bring you a devilishly good time. JellyJelly is a kaigai idol haunting the Atlanta area. They will spook you with j-pop and k-pop vocal and dance covers. Set your penlights to red or purple to join the summoning of JellyJelly!

Get ready to feel the excitement and get your heart rate going with this high energy set! Grab your pen lights and set them to yellow as we welcome this Louisiana Idol – Bunni!

A kaigai idol group from Kentucky, we are Hell’s Idols! Coming from the Underworld under our boss’s watchful eye, we’re here to bring our hellish joy to the stage for a brand new kind of fun!

We’re the cheerleader themed kaigai idol group here to put a pep in your step!
Located in Michigan, our goal is to spread our cheer through the midwest and beyond!

The cat girl idol of Sweet Supernova is here to make you smile! With many years of performing in the southeastern US, this is Kuro’s first time performing at AWA, and she’s super excited to meet you! Make sure to have your penlights set to purple and get ready to sing along, nya~! >:3

Join X-Pressions under the Blood Moon as we bring the thrills of the night to you! Straight from central Florida, we’ll make your blood pump, but keep our fangs hidden. Let us raise our voices as an offering in this Visual Prison and we’ll show you an endless blue sky!

Mage Mimi of Asteroid Music Team takes the stage! Mimi is a VTuber, idol, illustrator, animator, designer, mangaka, and singer! She’s bringing you a magical performance with her original songs, so please give her power with your purple penlights and happiest energy!! OTSUBOZU!!

Hamu Cotton is a Japanese cosplay performer and YouTuber based in California. She combines her favorite hobbies and passions – dancing, singing, acting, film, and event coordinating – to bring her favorite anime characters to life. She has been an active performer for 4 years, completing over 80+ performances in multiple countries. Along with her performance activities, she hosts her own specialized event called “HamuFest”, which kicked off a tour at the start of this year. Follow her social media @hamu_cotton to keep updated on her next activities and projects!

Sing, dance, & smile with 2.5D idol, singer-songwriter, and VA, Phoebe! Come along with Phoebe as she crafts a dazzling fairytale with her music, encouraging others to take charge of their lives and write their own happy endings.

Take it easy, we’re Ri.vals! We are a cosidol group dedicated to the stage. We love to specialize in male idol franchises such as The Idolm@ster SideM, Hypnosis Microphone, Ensemble Stars!!, and more. We aim to bring passion and fun to the stage through our performances. We also want to breathe life into the characters we portray on stage and immerse the audience into the franchise that we are performing as. We want our love for male idol franchises to shine through our performances so it touches the audience’s heart and gets them intrigued about male idols. We hope that everyone supports us and continues to follow us on our idol journey.

Sunday, December 21

Ideal candidates for this stage are less experienced idols who want to learn the ropes at a full-sized event while receiving more help and mentorship from the stage crew in order to put on a professional-level performance. While we focus on Japanese idols and media, we will consider every application equally and carefully.

Applications are CLOSED.

Comet Stage Performers

An oni, an idol, or both?! Have a bite of this performance and set those penlights to white for Tenten. Let’s devour the stage~!

Yuel is a mischievous princess who adores bunnies and idols! She performs for the audience and loves having fun.

Guppy is a 2.5D time traveling mermaid Vtuber enchanting the seven seas. They help lost sailors find their way home and are in search of their voice in the deep waters.

DOKI DOKI! PIRI PIRI! Piri Piriri is a cupid idol here to steal your heart! An angelic popstar from the heavens (Atlanta, Georgia), she makes it her goal to make you fall in love with her with her irresistible charm and charisma!

Starlit Atelier is a duo idol group that experiments with different dance styles and tries to tell a story with the setlists they perform. The two enjoy performing from different idol franchises (e.g. Alien Stage, Ensemble Stars) and want to reflect the history and personalities of the characters they cosplay in their dancing.

Hey everyone! My name is OzuRisa. I’m a hyper-energetic singer and a hardcore rhythm gamer from a virtual rhythm world. I love singing anime and rock songs—it’s how I express myself and bring joy and excitement to audiences in real life. I will reach everyone’s heart through my voice and energy on stage today! LET’S ROCK!

We are Tri-Galactic Stars, a Georgia based idol group that aims to reach for the stars above! We have performed in a couple of shows before, and it is always fun to make others smile with each performance! We cover a variety of different idol franchises, and we have done solos, duets, and group numbers! Taking the shining stage this time will be Amie Sunshine and Soren Dark, our group’s sun and moon! Please look forward to our magical performance!

We are IvySkies- a twin idol duo bringing virtual idols to life on stage and screen! We are dancers and seasoned cosplayers with a deep love for Vocaloid and a specialty in character performing. Our creative mission is to use our combined artistic powers to bring our favorite 2D jpop idols into 3D reality- telling their stories and sharing love for their songs! We fabricate all of our costumes by hand with love and care, each with our own areas of expertise (by trade, Elle is a wig stylist and Macy Jane is a seamstress).

Sweet Nightmares is a five-member idol group group based in North Georgia that debuted in November 2023. Each member is inspired by a different mythical creature or monster, determined to bring horror and sweetness to the stage. Now, two members are stepping forward with that goal once again as a new subunit, consisting of the witch and ghost who are ready to enchant and haunt the stage as the Japanese V-Singer Duo HimeHina!

We are AMI, and our members are Ayano and Mina. Ayano’s A and Mina’s Mi make up AMI. Ayano’s color is purple, and she likes dancing. Mina’s color is pink, and she likes singing, dancing, and idol animes. We are both Chinese, and we became best friends after meeting in Atlanta. We both like ACG culture and go to conventions together. We only started to form an idol group in the past two years, but we have never found a chance to perform on stage. We cherish this opportunity very much. We have always hoped that our efforts can be seen by more people. We will definitely do our best to show everyone our best state. I hope AWA Comet Stage can give us a chance to be seen by more people.

Saturday, December 20

AWA’s Event Horizon V-Idol Festival is returning this year! This festival is comprised of pre-recorded but new videos from virtual talents that will be shown to a live audience. Both 2d and 3d V-idols are welcome to apply to the show

Applications are CLOSED.

Event Horizon Performers

MikaMagica is a vocalist and streamer who specializes in showing off her wide vocal range. She started recording covers in 2010 before working her way up to creating original music and collaborating with other artists such as Circus-P and Vane Lily. Providing a unique listening experience is her top priority when creating a song or cover.

Despite her small size, this arson-loving chuuni fairy aims to warm up your heart! Dianko Lastrea is a super seiso energetic fairy idol from Poland, who asked “would you like to perform cute or cool songs?” will anwser with “yes”! Dianko is a VTuber who usually sings or does retro gaming streams on YouTube. Sprinkle some arson on top, and there you have it! A perfect, gap moe mix of cuteness and coolness! With “Burning Love!” Dianko will aim right to your heart!

Manifesting the next experience is RoboBink, former prototype now guardian robot of the Robosaurs. When not performing super secret robo-duties, she gets to have fun with the dino nuggies making art, singing, and gaming with them. Insert third sentence with a YIPPIEE and short circuiting about ikemen and pokemon.

hello, hello! I am a sleepy cupid vtuber who has also been singing on the internet for the past 11+ years as a youtaite! I love singing the most, but I also love trying a variety of games and doing cozy streams whenever I can. I have dreamed about getting to make people smile with music ever since I was little, and I hope that you will be the next person!

The angel owl is here to sing you a sweet story! Silvi is a VTuber, VSinger and variety streamer who’s charming cute and bratty personality will send you to heaven! Her cute and soft vocals will evoke a feeling of floating through the clouds!

Hi! I’m Japanese and a certified Japanese teacher VTuber from virtual Tokyo. Call me Mochina sensei! To be honest, singing isn’t my specialty, but just like Japanese learners study hard, I’ll sing with all my heart! I applied for this stage because I really want to share the charm of Japanese songs and show my love for everyone who loves Japanese culture! Let’s have fun together with J-POP!

Admiral Trina is the fearless leader of 46Notes, commanding the stage and the seas with her voice acting skills and love for performing. She brings powerful vocals, charming dance moves and a heart full of dreams for a future filled with unforgettable live shows.
DJ Fira is your cheerful bunny guide who loves sharing culinary tales from her travels and spreading the kira-kira magic of music to make you smile. Just remember, some bunny always loves you!
Regina Red, our gremlin idol, is as fierce as she is talented with martial arts skills and a classically trained voice ready to take the world by storm. Stay on your best behavior, you never know what mischief she has planned!
Etro is our cosmic idol, a game designer turned otaku dreamer who came from the moon to light up your world with her passion. She knows every Pokemon by heart and wants to be your guiding moonlight through every adventure.
Together, they’ll fill your days with whimsy, positive energy and unforgettable performances. Please keep cheering them on!

The demon cat from above the clouds, Catto, also known as CatNaps is a independent VTuber dedicated to making their own models and bringing you sunshine on the gloomiest days. An eccentric and unconventional demon cat trying their hardest to shine.

Manayu is a sea turtle vtuber hussling so she can become a housewife! She likes to yap for hours and sing. She will make you feel happy and cared for as you become part of Turtle Society ♥

Zephyrianna is an upbeat & bubbly space pigeon VTuber and known as one of the top metal vocalists in the VTuber sphere and her passion for metal goes beyond singing, Zephy frequently streams metal listening where she discovers new up and coming metal bands. She is known for her metal versions of songs in popular culture like Poison from Hazbin Hotel, Phony by Tsumiki & Ch4nge by Giga. She has collaborated with names in metal sphere such as BOH & Hibiki, the bassist & drummer of BABYMETAL and sang in the Amazon Prime series Murder Drones in the song ‘Bite Me’. She is capable of more than just metal, she also sings in the VTuber Symphony Orchestra as an alto with a more classical & operatic sound. A vocalist for every occasion sure to bring the energy with her electric performances.

Open All Weekend!

This stage is for performers who would like their own stage show slot during AWA, and will be located in the video game hall. Performers can apply for a 30 minute long or 45 minute long slot on the stage, which includes setup and teardown time.

Applications are CLOSED.