Okay, i apologize for taking such a long time to post the general updates on the EOY homepage, which i am pretty sure most of you would’ve known already, but whatever. I’ll be covering a few things in case you missed any.
First of all, Contest updates. Some will be directly ripped.
1. EOY 2009 Photo Taking Contest
Take lots of pictures during EOY 2009, and email your best picture in the following format to:
tim.eoy.photocontest@picasaweb.com
Subject: [Name], [Mobile Number], [Email]
The best event picture for EOY 2009 will win an Apple Ipod Nano 8 GB!
Notes, Terms & Conditions
Your image should be in .jpg format, maximum size of 500 KB. Please use your mobile number as the file name (i.e. 97123456.jpg).
In the subject field, be sure to specify your name, mobile number and email address.
Picture MUST be taken within EOY venue of Drama Centre.
Maximum of 1 picture submission per person; multiple submissions will all be disqualified.
By participating in our contest, you agree to allow EOY reuse of the image.
Winner(s) will be contacted in Jan 2010.
EOY reserves to the right to amend its terms and conditions at any time.
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2. Solo Cosplay Competition
Grand Prize : A return trip to Tokyo via ANA.
Registration is free. To register, please do it at our sister group Daiyaku’s booth.
10:00 am : Solo Cosplay registration opens at Daiyaku Booth
11:00 am : Closure of registrations
12:45 pm : Finalists to report at Daiyaku Booth
2:00 pm : Solo Cosplayers to pose on stage
SMS Voting for Solo & Group Cosplay Competitions
For EOY 2009, they are doing something different. There’ll be no judges. The audience will be the only voters. You will decide who will be the winner for our solo and group cosplay competitions through SMS voting. Cosplay groups will win $1,500+ worth of cash vouchers from Kinokuniya, Black Alice, Pan in the Box and Lens Hub, as well as fragrance hampers from Luxasia. Trophies will also be awarded to winners.
Second, i’ll be delving into the EOY’2009 event schedule. Important ones will be bolded. Music performances(exception of Makino Yui) will bein italics.
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10:00 AM Doors Open (General Admission)
11:00 AM Opening Address
11:10 AM KISEKI Band Performance: Naruto: Haruka Kanata, Code Geass R2: O2
11:25 AM Dance (Monochrome)
11:35 AM Song (Serene) – D-Gray Man: Wish
11:45 AM Song (Rika) – K-On: Don’t Say Lazy
12:00 PM QUIS Band Performance – Digimon: Butterfly
12:15 PM Dual Vocalist: Karina, Wen Ping – Hitman Reborn: Suberidai
12:25 PM Dance (Beat of Soul)
12:50 PM CENDRILLON Band Performance – Ai Otsuka: Cherish
01:00 PM Song (Hikari) – Tsubasa Chronicle: Amrita
01:10 PM Song (Joie) – Mononoke Hime
01:20 PM Piano Solo (Lisa) – Ayumi: Voyage, Yuki Kajiura: Song of Storm & Fire
01:40 PM RAYVE Band Performance – NANA: Kuroi Namida
01:50 PM Song (Usagi Ninja) – Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Hologram
02:00 PM Solo Cosplay Competition
02:30 PM Group Cosplay Competition (GCC) Performance and Poses
02:35 PM GCC: THE IDOL MASTER
02:55 PM GCC: THE GENESIS OF THE WAR OF GENESIS
03:15 PM GCC: YURIPA~FUME
03:35 PM GCC: TEAM BAKA NINJA
04:00 PM Dance & Song (Mizuki) – Gundam SEED: Reason
04:10 PM ONE MORE STOP Band – Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Let It Out
04:25 PM Black Alice Loli Fashion Runway(Just in case anyone really cares, cause i don’t.)
04:40 PM Yui Makino Mini Performance
05:10 PM Presentation of Prizes
05:25 PM Closing Address (Organizer: Tim)
05:45 PM Day Event End
05:45 PM Yui Makino Autograph Session #1
06:25 PM Autograph Session End
06:45 PM Doors Open for Yui Makino’s Concert*
07:10 PM Start of Yui Makino’s Musical Concert
08:40 PM Concert End
9:00 PM Yui Makino Autograph Session #2
* Purchasing of Makino Yui’s tickets on the day itself is possible as long as all the seats aren’t filled up yet.
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Comments :
Seems like they don’t know how to find anything else other than just pure music performances before 2pm in the afternoon. Of course we need to manage the booth, we’ll have to be there early in the morning, and hear an entire entourage of music songs that may be potentially sung by bad singers. Well, great to some people, very bad to others.
Next, the group cosplay lineup. Not a lot, only 4 groups, last year there’s around 6 or 7. I myself am intrigued as to who will be doing the IDOLM@STER cosplay, most likely its the same bunch that were there last year’s EOY as well as this year’s Cosfest. Of course, BakaNinja will probably take up this year’s EOY group performances by storm as well. “I mean, its NARUTO~, and they have loads of members and they cook up very good performances!” Okay, fine, the good performances part is quite true.
I am not sure how many people care about the event below, so i am just going to assume very few people, if i do make a mistake, do correct me.
I know that the main guy behind all this is the boss of Black Alice. But seriously, even if you are the main guy behind all this, its more important to think about how many people are actually interested in that fashion runway. Last i caught a glimpse of the fashion runways in AFA, i don’t think even half the seats got filled up. Well, i am not condemning you for advertising about your own event, that’s actually quite right, but branding it a major event is really quite uncalled for.
Well, if i turn out to be wrong and its a huge success, good for you, it lives up to its label as a major event. If not however, i would like to suggest of you to label it as a unique event, after all, that’s the only fashion runway show during EOY.
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My Event advice for most:
If you come in the morning, and you won’t be staying in the main hall hearing music for almost 3 whole hours, it’ll be the best time to walk around and take a look at the booths. If you indeed are staying, then the next best time to walk around would be at around 5pm, where they are going to give out prizes and the closing address(which while is important, but the time can be spent on better stuff, especially if you are staying for the 3 hours of songs.)
The highlights of a cosplay event are always the cosplay competitions. You’ll be staying at the event area between 2 to 3.30. After that you have 1 hour and 10 mins until Makino Yui’s mini performance at 4.40, which many would be grateful for especially if they don’t have her concert tickets.
At 5.45, the day event will end, most will start packing up so be quick about exploring the booths before then. Yui’s autograph session would start as well so if you would like one, do rush to her area 10 to 15 minutes before it starts. The autograph session will end at 6.25. Which at this point, for those who won’t be going to Yui’s concert, can go home at this point.
If you finish your autograph session early you’ll have a load of time until the event venue opens, which is at 6.45. Go take a bite, you’ll need it, and definitely remember to empty your insides, you don’t want to be screaming for the restroom in the middle of her concert. Her concert will start at 7.10 and end at 8.40.
Her second autograph session will start at 9, with no stipulated ending time, so feel free to zerg rush for more autographs if you have to, but don’t take up her time for too long, she’ll most likely be flying back to Japan by Monday and needs a very good rest so that she can tour around Singapore for a bit on Sunday.
