Starlight Idol Festival

Let’s enjoy idols and continue to help inspire and grow as dancers, singers, and Japanese culture enthusiast in this galaxy and the next!

## About

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AWA Idol Fest

Idols have become a widespread hobby among anime, K-pop, and Japanese culture fans increasingly in the past few years all across the world. Anime Weekend Atlanta brings you an out of this world event to showcase many talented idols and dancers from Atlanta and beyond!

Anime Weekend Atlanta's Starlight Idol Festival (SIF) is one of the larger idol festivals in the southeast. SIF was formed by Switt (formerly Nao) and Hayley (formerly Yumemi) of Danzoo→Dash! in 2016. Currently, SIF is run by Neon, Zeon, and Plum of Fake Idol Project, under the guidance of Switt. SIF posts official updates concerning applications and setlists on the AWA website.

The Starlight Idol Festival is open to all types of idol performances, including dance coverists and live singers. Though it isn't explicitly stated, SIF tends to accept more J-pop, anime, and original acts than K-pop acts.

SIF is typically held midday on Friday of Anime Weekend Atlanta, with a meet-and-greet with the performers in a separate room after the show. Performers have 10 minute time slots, including individual MC time, and usually perform two or three songs.

Applications for each year's show typically open in June of that year, with applicants receiving an acceptance or a rejection by early July. There is a formal rule that no performer will be accepted two years in a row, in an effort to continue bringing new acts to the stage. The exceptions to this rule are Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe, who perform every year to advertise the maid cafe, and the group of the person running the festival. This was formerly Danzoo→Dash! under Switt, and is currently Fake Idol Project under Neon.

The official rules of the festival also state that you must be 16 years of age or older by the time that you're performing in the festival, and you must hold a valid Anime Weekend Atlanta badge for the day of the festival. SIF does not currently provide badges for performers.

## Events

**2016** was the Starlight Idol Festival's first year. 2016's show was two hours long and featured 8 performers, including Danzoo→Dash!, AKB Cuties, and Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe.

**2017**'s show was two and a half hours long. This is also the debut year of the current logo. The setlist for this year was:

1. Yumemi (Danzoo→Dash!)
2. Milky Kitty
3. Britt Onee-San
4. Danzoo→Dash!
5. BLAXXOUT
6. Midori Shuffle
7. Sunset→Dash
8. Glass Heart
9. AKB Cuties
10. Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe

**2018**'s show was two hours long. The setlist for this year was:

1. Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe
2. Cherry Wallflower
3. Alex Pinku
4. Tambourine Idols
5. Galaxy Girl Paida
6. Milky Kitty
7. Danzoo→Dash!
8. STARMARIE

**2019**'s show returned to the two and a half hour format. In addition to the performers, cyalume dance/wotagei group AniWaza attended. The setlist for this year's show was:

1. Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe
2. Eira
3. Cherry Bomb
4. Julily
5. Morning Sunrise
6. Danzoo→Dash!
7. Jenni Bon
8. Triad Regality
9. Peachy Parade
10. Melancholiaah!

**2020**'s Starlight Idol Festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no online festival held, despite Anime Weekend Atlanta moving online.

**2021**'s Starlight Idol Festival returned in-person as a two and a half hour show. Due to the pandemic, new restrictions were placed on performers and audience members. All Anime Weekend Atlanta attendees were required to wear masks, with the only exception being while performers were on stage. Audience members were also no longer allowed to stand in front of the stage and cheer. Due to the festival not being held in 2020, SIF's rule that no performer (with exceptions) can perform two years in a row reset. This saw the return of Melancholiaah! one year earlier than expected.

Due to hotel complications, all programming in the Grand Panel Room was delayed by two hours. Due to this, Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe was unable to perform, as their cafe duties began before the show. Two other performers, Tambourine Project and Calina, were also unable to perform. Tambourine Project disbanded shortly before the festival, and Calina (SB) was unable to attend Anime Weekend Atlanta due to her filming of Big Brother.

2021 was the first year with a meet-and-greet with the performers after the show. It was moved out of the Grand Panel Room, and fest participants were allowed to sell merchandise and take pictures with fans in a designated space.

The setlist for 2021 was:

1. Melancholiaah!
2. Sunset→Dash
3. Cherry Bomb
4. Chemical X
5. Jenni Bon
6. Galaxy Girl Paida
7. Mystic→Dream
8. Re:Star Idol Project
9. Alex Pinku
10. Fake Idol Project

**2022**'s Starlight Idol Festival was a two and a half hour show. This show featured the same COVID-19 restrictions on attendees that 2021 saw, as well as a meet-and-greet after the show. Unlike all previous years, Switt did not run this show due to health complications. Neon (of Fake Idol Project) lead the show, alongside Zeon and Plum (of Fake Idol Project), under the guidance of Switt. Terumi (formerly of Danzoo→Dash!) was the guest MC for this year. 2022's SIF saw 415 unique attendees through the doors.

Beautifully Tomorrow was unable to perform during this show as advertised due to health complications.

The setlist for 2022 was:

1. Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe
2. Alexis
3. Charmoni
4. ChiRi Girls
5. San
6. Guilty Pulse
7. Clover
8. Parallax
9. Michi!Project
10. Celestiaidol

**2023**'s Starlight Idol Festival application is estimated to release on the AWA website in mid-2023.

## Promotional Image Gallery

* SIF Logo 2016
* SIF 2017 Promo
* SIF 2017 Promo 2
* SIF 2022 Promo
* BLAXXOUT 2017 Website graphic
* Sunset→Dash Website Graphic 2017
* Midori Shuffle Website Graphic 2017
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe Website Graphic 2017
* Danzoo→Dash! Website Graphic 2017
* Britt Onee-san Website Graphic 2017
* Glass Heart Website Graphic 2017
* Milky Kitty Website Graphic 2017
* Yumemi Hayley Website Graphic 2017
* Danzoo→Dash! Website Graphic 2018
* STARMARIE Website Graphic 2018
* Tambourine Idols Website Graphic 2018
* Alex Pinku Website Graphic 2018
* Milky Kitty Website Graphic 2018
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe Website Graphic 2018
* Galaxy Girl Paida Website Graphic 2018
* Cherry Bomb Website Graphic 2019
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe Website Graphic 2019
* Melancholiaah! Website Graphic 2019
* Julily Website Graphic 2019
* Jenni Bon Website Graphic 2019
* Morning Sunrise Website Graphic 2019
* Eira Website Graphic 2019
* Danzoo→Dash! Website Graphic 2019
* Peachy Parade Website Graphic 2019
* Triad Regality Website Graphic 2019
* Alex Pinku Website Graphic 2021
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe Website Graphic 2021
* Galaxy Girl Paida Website Graphic 2021
* Mystic→Dream Website Graphic 2021
* Fake Idol Project Website Graphic 2021
* Jenni Bon Website Graphic 2021
* Re:Star Website Graphic 2021
* Chemical X Website Graphic 2021
* Cherry Bomb Website Graphic 2021
* Guilty Pulse Website Graphic 2022
* Beautifully Tomorrow Website Graphic 2022
* Celestiaidol Website Graphic 2022
* Charmoni Website Graphic 2022
* ChiRi Girls Website Graphic 2022
* Michi!Project Website Graphic 2022
* San Website Graphic 2022
* Clover Website Graphic 2022
* Alexis Website Graphic 2022
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe Website Graphic 2022
* Parallax Website Graphic 2022
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## Performance Image Gallery

* SIF 2022 Meet and Greet
* SIF 2022 MC Terumi
* SIF 2022 Performance Bow
* SIF 2022 MC Terumi
* Alexis SIF 2022 Performance
* Alexis SIF 2022 Performance
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe SIF 2022 Performance
* Alexis SIF 2022 Performance
* Alexis SIF 2022 Performance
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe SIF 2022 Performance
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe SIF 2022 Performance
* Kuma Kuma Maid Cafe SIF 2022 Performance
* Charmoni SIF 2022 Performance
* Charmoni SIF 2022 Performance
* Charmoni SIF 2022 Performance
* Charmoni SIF 2022 Performance
* ChiRi Girls SIF 2022 Performance
* ChiRi Girls SIF 2022 Performance
* ChiRi Girls SIF 2022 Performance
* ChiRi Girls SIF 2022 Performance
* Clover SIF 2022 Performance
* Clover SIF 2022 Performance
* Clover SIF 2022 Performance
* Clover SIF 2022 Performance
* San SIF 2022 Performance
* San SIF 2022 Performance
* San SIF 2022 Performance
* San SIF 2022 Performance
* Guilty Pulse SIF 2022 Performance
* Guilty Pulse SIF 2022 Performance
* Guilty Pulse SIF 2022 Performance
* Guilty Pulse SIF 2022 Performance
* Parallax SIF 2022 Performance
* Parallax SIF 2022 Performance
* Parallax SIF 2022 Performance
* Parallax SIF 2022 Performance
* Michi!Project SIF 2022 Performance
* Michi!Project SIF 2022 Performance
* Michi!Project SIF 2022 Performance
* Michi!Project SIF 2022 Performance
* Celestiaidol SIF 2022 Performance
* Celestiaidol SIF 2022 Performance
* Celestiaidol SIF 2022 Performance
* Celestiaidol SIF 2022 Performance
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