{"id":10817,"date":"2017-07-08T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/?p=10817"},"modified":"2017-08-10T22:54:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T06:54:31","slug":"jpopidol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/jpopidol\/","title":{"rendered":"J-POP IDOL Team Karaoke Face-Off! with BAND-MAID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11348\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2.png\" alt=\"Events_800x533-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-552x368.png 552w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-360x240.png 360w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-690x460.png 690w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-750x500.png 750w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Events_800x533-2-263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>J-POP IDOL! Team Karaoke Face-Off\u00a02017 &#8220;Aqua vs. Pink&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Fort Mason Center Stage<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> September 10th 1pm-2pm<br \/>\nCo-Presented with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/itprtop_en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Sing your heart out in Japanese!<\/em> Here we go again! J-POP SUMMIT is very excited to announce the 5th annual J-POP IDOL! Contest at the main stage inside Fort Mason Center!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>NEW!<\/em> <\/strong><\/span>This year we are going to change things up and compete in a team duel format lead by captains, our J-POP IDOL! regulars and former champions, <strong>Gino Lucas<\/strong> and <strong>Lucy Shen<\/strong>! The teams represent our festival logo colors aqua and pink, and contestants selected\u00a0from video submission qualifiers will be picked\u00a0by each captain to be on their teams &#8211; to help bring home the gleaming glory! Which will win? Aqua? or Pink? Whose team are you on?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rMUIRQH_ekY?rel=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u2606 SUBMISSION HAS CLOSED<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u2606 MORE EVENT INFO:<\/h2>\n<p>\u25c9Celebrity Judges: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/guests\/band-maid\/\" target=\"_blank\">BAND-MAID!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bandmaid-800.jpg\" alt=\"bm\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 Event Co-Presenter &amp; Prize Sponsor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/itprtop_en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco | <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yamasho-sf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yamasho<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/itprtop_en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/itprtop_en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Japanese-Consulate-Logo-sml.jpg\" alt=\"consulate general\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yamasho-sf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/yamasho.jpg\" alt=\"yamasho\" width=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 PRIZES<br \/>\n\u30fbParticipation Prizes for Finalists:<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Free Admission to J-POP SUMMIT 2017 on Sunday, September 10th (event day!)<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; $25 gift certificate from San Francisco&#8217;s popular karaoke and restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yamasho-sf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">YAMASHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u30fbWinning Team will receive:<br \/>\nJ-POP IDOL Winners will receive a special prize from your guest judges (to be announced soon)!! Event Co-Presenter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/itprtop_en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco<\/a> will reward the winners in a traditional Japanese ceremonial presentation! Also, San Francisco&#8217;s popular karaoke and restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yamasho-sf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yamasho<\/a> has prepared $25 gift certificate for participation prize, and Grand Prize for the 2017 team champions! (For 3 hours of karaoke fun with up to 15 friends + 5 pitchers of beer, edamame, chicken karaage, and yakisoba on the house!)<\/p>\n<p>\u25c92017 Team Captains<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #23e8e8;\"><strong>\u2605 Captain, Team Aqua<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10848\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lucy2017.jpg\" alt=\"lucy2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lucy2017.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lucy2017-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lucy2017-303x303.jpg 303w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lucy2017-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><strong>Lucy Shen <\/strong><br \/>\nLucy has been part of the J-POP IDOL competition since 2014 and won the 2015 champion title with her duet partner \u273fham! Lucy is a musician and cosplayer on YouTube since 2011, and has been an avid nerd on the internet since the Dark Ages of her middle school years. She would likely be happy to serenade you with the simple bribe of some tea and a bite of cheesecake.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><br \/>\n\u2605 Captain, Team Pink:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"ezcol ezcol-one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10847\" src=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gino2017.jpg\" alt=\"gino2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gino2017.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gino2017-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gino2017-303x303.jpg 303w, https:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gino2017-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol ezcol-two-third ezcol-last\"><strong>Gino Lucas<\/strong><br \/>\nGino won the very first J-POP IDOL! Contest in 2013 and is so grateful to be a part of the J-POP SUMMIT\u00a0family every year. Apart from singing, Gino enjoys dabbling in eating, dyeing his friends&#8217; hair, and vlogging (follow him on social media: @oksoitsgino). As the self-proclaimed Kelly Clarkson of J-POP SUMMIT and one of this year&#8217;s Captains, he&#8217;s ready to lead his team and ensure they carry their amazing vocals to all that attend this year. Peace signs and jang, y&#8217;all.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"ezcol-divider\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">NOTE: Contest participants will be subject to festival photography and videos (official and unofficial), and the result may appear in j-pop.com, J-POP SUMMIT\u2019s future promotional materials, social medias, affiliated sites, and broadcasts of media partners and sponsors, as well as in NEW PEOPLE\u2019s Flickr albums. J-POP SUMMIT does not take responsibility nor action for unofficial photos and images taken in our festival ground. When you join us at the wardrobe screening or through submission, we assume that you understand these facts.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.j-pop.com\/2017\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>J-POP SUMMIT Tickets Now Available!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sing your heart out in Japanese!<\/em> Here we go again! 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