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Cosplay Mania Reveals JUNNA, Daoko, Nano, BPM15Q as Musical Guests
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
JUNNA is part of the Macross Delta anime's in-story "Tactical Sound Unit" Walküre, the first major songstress group in the Macross anime franchise. The group only recently held its final concerts in late May earlier this year. She performed the singing voice for the character Mikumo Guynemer in the Macross Delta anime. She also performed the opening theme song for The Ancient Magus' Bride, Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King, Kakegurui××, BEM, Fena: Pirate Princess, and Sabikui Bisco
Within anime, Daoko is perhaps best known for her hit song "Uchiage Hanabi," a collaboration with Kenshi Yonezu, and theme song for the Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom? anime film. She also performed theme songs for Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul, Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond, The Dragon Dentist, and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie.
Nano was born in New York, and is a bilingual singer and musician. Nano debuted in 2012, and Nano's debut album, nanoir, ranked #10 on the Oricon weekly album chart. The singer's third album, Rock On, ranked #6 on the Oricon weekly album charts in its first week in January 2015. Nano has performed theme songs for such anime as Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God: The Orpheus Order, Btooom!, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Magical Warfare, M3 the dark metal, Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A, Magical Girl Raising Project, Conception, Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-, and Kemurikusa.
BPM15Q was founded by IchigoRinahamu and Nicamoq in 2015. When IchigoRinahamu founded the unit, she stated that it would be a "dreamy-cute" idol group, and that the pair would produce everything, from their music to their costumes. The duo made their debut live performance at the Livehouse Soundnote Nagoya in June 2015. The group added two new members in 2016, with Nicamoq leaving, and the group being renamed to CY8ER. Two new members joined in 2017, with one member leaving in 2018. The group disbanded in 2021, but IchigoRinahamu and Nicamoq, the original two members, announced that they would reunite under the original BPM15Q name in April 2022.
Cosplay Mania will take place at the SMX Convention Center adjacent to SM Mall of Asia in Metro Manila on September 30 to October 1.
