Idols on the move for Comic Con

Also coming to town is the J-pop idol festival, which marks its first overseas experience by flying in Akishibu Project, Lovely Doll, Manekikecak, Milcs Honmono, Necopla, Papirosier, Take Have Fun and NGT48 as well as JKT48, an overseas sister group of AKB48 from Jakarta in Indonesia, and Thailand’s BNK48.
Akishibu Project was formed by ex-BiS member Ichigo Rinahamu with the aim of connecting the male-focused Akihabara culture with the female-focused Shibuya culture. The fusion idol group will shortly make its debut on King Records with the recruitment of four new members.
Lovely Doll is very popular not least for their cute faces and powerful performances. Known affectionately as “Love-Doru”, the idol group released their debut single in 2014 on Nippon Crown Music and have since hit the charts with “Yoakemae, Nijigasasu” and “Hikari no Symphony”.
Manekikecak, which was formed with the goal of appearing on the famous Japanese TV programme “NHK Red and White Year-end Song Festival”, has built its reputation on singing ability and songs. This idol group will hold a solo show at the Nippon Budokan in September and organisers say tickets have already sold out. 
Milcs Honmono from Hokkaido, who were in Bangkok earlier this year for the Japan Expo Thailand 2018, and also formed part of the 2017 Hokkaido’s Sensation at Siam Discovery, broke onto the idol scene when they won first prize at a anime-song cover contest in 2015.
Necopla, formerly known as “Neco Plastic”, is best known for their energetic music and intense performance while Papirosier is a cool, hard, and beautiful idol unit formed on the concept “A butterfly (Papillion) dancing upon a rose (Rosier)”. Task Have Fun debuted in 2016 and released their first single “3WD” in May the following year.
NGT48, sister group of AKB48 from Niigata Prefecture in Japan, has three singles to their credit and is part of the cast of television series adaptation of “Higurashi When They Cry”.
JKT48, another overseas sister group from Jakarta, Indonesia, will also be answering present. The 60-member oufit have opened their own theatre at Jakarta’s fX Sudirman Mall.
Bangkok Comic Con also features a talk by Hollywood actress Kelly Hu of “The Scorpion King” and “X-Men 2: The Tournament” plus a show by Japan’s comic artist and international cosplayer Hidetaka Tenjin. There’ll be pre-release activities related to movies “Deadpool 2” and “The Nun”, as well as from our very own m Sahamongkolfilm’s “Khun Phan 2” and Cartoon Network’s “We Bare Bears”.
Booths will be brimming with Gunpla and Tamashii Nation and collectible toys while the interactive game segment brings “Legend Sports Heroes”, card games “Magic: The Gathering” and a cosplay contest.
Tickets for Bangkok Comic Con cost Bt200 and are on sale at www.ThaiTicketMajor.com. For Tokyo Idol Festival’s concerts, visit www.eventpop.me/e/3165-bccxtcc2018.