The Tokyo Idol Festival 2015 Thread

[tsutomo]

@Jam Expo has now 94 groups confirmed. they added several relevant names recently, such as Alice in Alice, Camouflage, FYT, Chu-Z, Tokyo Cheer2 Party, Band Jyanaimon and Flap Girls` School.

on top of that, the @Jam All-stars team this year will have Rana from GEM, Pinky from Denpa Gumi and.... my fucking MaiMai from fucking Hime Kyun fucking Fruit Can! Oh my gosh! 

this festival will be memorable.

[Rezar]

Timetable for the festival

http://www.idolfes.com/2015/timetable.html

And SKE48 and Deep Girl were added.

Seems like some artists were removed, I could have sworn that Q'ulle were supposed to be there (or maybe not, seems like I remembered wrong)

[tsutomo]

okay, I take back all my complaints. and promise to never ever by any means talk poorly about TIF again. 

and yeah, I`ll buy a ticket for this shit now.

CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI CHURI

nothing more matters in this world. 

[wattstax]

Timetable!
Who cares about SKE?

[Rezar]

So Passpo is playing after Babyraids on the first day, if I go see Babyraids will I have to leave the area and get in line for Passpo, I think qwiksXnd said something about that in his blog

[tsutomo]

wow the time table screwed me big time. so many groups I like playing at the same time while in other time slots I have literally nothing to do. but well, since they added SKE and put Up Up as basically the group with more performances on the day, I guess I have no business complaining. 

my probable time table will be:

10.05-10.25 Cheeky Parade at Smile Garden
10.40-10.55 FYT at Enjoy Stadium

these first two I`ll only watch depending on the SKE girls performing there. if they announce a combo of Churi + Sumero + Koishi/Nakki, then I`ll probably camp at Zepp`s door since friday night rofl

11.10-11.50 SKE48 at Zepp Divercity

12.50-13.20 Idol Summer Jamboree (some Passpo and Up Up girls will be there so...) at Smile Garden

14.30-15.00 Up Up at Main Stage
15.10-15.30 Starmarie at Enjoy Stadium
15.40-15.55 BiSH at Smile Garden
16.10-16.25 SIR at Enjoy Stadium
16.45-17.25 Idol Summer Jamboree Acoustic (Nyansan. enough said) at Smile Garden
17.50-18.05 Yuffie at Sky Stage
18.15-18.30 Idol College at Sky Stage
18.45-19.00 Predia at Smile Garden

19.20-19.40 Ayumikurikamaki at Zepp Divercity (unsure about this one. I`ll probably change and pick something not so cool but closer...)

19.50-20.05 Musubizm at My Navi
20.05-20.20 You Kikkawa at My Navi
20.20-20.35 Up Up at My Navi
20.50-21.10 Lyrical School at Zepp Divercity

21.40-22.00 Afilia Saga at Doll Factory

tried to put it up taking into account the distances and probable delays. the stages are basically separated in two distinct areas: Main Stage-Zepp-Festival-My Navi and Sky-Doll-Enjoy-Smile. so seeing a show at the first area and another right after in the second area is not achievable. sucks I won`t be able to see RioRio, Akishibu, Nananon, Mainya, Shizukaze and some acts I never saw before. 

[wattstax]

Wow, tsutomo, then we NOT even have one time in common!

With the experience of the last TIF I made myself a schedule which should work out. Only discrepancies could arise when Market Square schedule is announced and when the wristband exchange takes longer than expected (which I am sure it will). I will skip Hot Stage completely, and try to get on Sky Stage for the first time.

Otherwise my 1st day:
Sky Stage PiiiiiiiN and Luce Twinkle Wink
Then from 11:15 to 13:05 nothing
Heat Garage Super Girls
Enjoy Stadium Doll Elements
Heat Garage Luce Twinkle Wink
Smile Garden PiiiiiiiN
Festival Stage Party Rockets
My Navi Stage Fruity
Heat Garage Hachake Tai and Ayumikurikamaki
OR INSTEAD Enjoy Stadium from PiiiiiiiN up to Party Rockets
Sky Stage Predia (if queue is manageable)
Doll Factory Afilia Saga

Day 2
Smile Garden Lovely Doll
My Navi Stage PiiiiiiiN
Heat Garage Bellring Girls Heart
My Navi Stage Tsubasa Fly
Smile Garden Hachake Tai
My Navi Stage Predia
Doll Factory PiiiiiiiN
Smile Garden Super Girls
Heat Garage PASSPO / Lovely Doll / Super Girls
Either Enjoy Stadium Bellring Girls Heart and Smile Garden PASSPO
or Heat Garage Doll Elements / Predia / Dempagumi Inc.

I also will be on the lookout for Idols handing out flyers. I expect to meet some acquaintances there.

[wattstax]

So Passpo is playing after Babyraids on the first day, if I go see Babyraids will I have to leave the area and get in line for Passpo, I think qwiksXnd said something about that in his blog

No, that is Hot Stage. Only in closed venues BEFORE special TIF shows, like the Exciting Dance and Live Express in Heat Stage this could be possible. For Hot Stage you "just" have to queue up hours early if you want to get in the wristband area.

[Rezar]

^ excellent that means I can chill at the same place for an hour and not run around

[wattstax]

Don't know if "chill" is the right wording. Masses of people and unbearable heat

[tsutomo]

we will both see Afilia Saga at the end of the day.

surprised by the lack of Passpo and Denpa Gumi in ur schedule.

of course we will be far from each other. while I`m favoring Up Up over others you are following Piiin, Luce Woink and others instead.

we still could see some shows (or go eat something) after SKE since we`re both free for quite some time.

I now see you really h-a-t-e RioRio and by doing this, you turned into a persona non grata in my books. 

[qwiksXnd]

@Rezar It looks like the only "special" stage that may have a separate queue is the DMM.yell live at Heat Garage on day 2. Previously these types of shows were only at Doll Factory and Enjoy Stadium, which are smaller and easier for staff to manage. It would take longer to clear out Zepp DiverCity, so I don't think you will have to worry about being forced to leave a stage this year (although they did allot time before and after that show, so it's possible). The "Exciting Dance and Live Express" is a themed show and wouldn't be one of the special stages (special stages are highlighted in a slightly different color).

[wattstax]

Dempa and Passpo on Hot Stage - No!
And I don't care for colabs.
As I assume the wristband to foreigners will only handed out around 10, Hot Stage is out of question either way. Seeing PiiiiiiiN at the start is my hope as it would allow me to go for Sky Stage at least once. Probably skip Dempa completely (Day 2 clash with Passpo).

I didn't look for Rio's name. It is fate for missing her in Paris and London. Why try now? lol

Bellring has a Two Man on the evening of Day 1. I am contemplating of going there instead...

We should keep the plan of meeting around noon on Day 1. BUT I have to wait for the Market schedule to be sure.

Thanks QwiksXnd. I absolutely want to go for the DMM.Yell show.

[Rezar]

Don't know if "chill" is the right wording. Masses of people and unbearable heat

Thanks for reminding me 

@Rezar It looks like the only "special" stage that may have a separate queue is the DMM.yell live at Heat Garage on day 2. Previously these types of shows were only at Doll Factory and Enjoy Stadium, which are smaller and easier for staff to manage. It would take longer to clear out Zepp DiverCity, so I don't think you will have to worry about being forced to leave a stage this year (although they did allot time before and after that show, so it's possible). The "Exciting Dance and Live Express" is a themed show and wouldn't be one of the special stages (special stages are highlighted in a slightly different color).

Great

[qwiksXnd]

Is Chubbiness only performing once? The biggest group at TIF on one of the smallest stages for only 15 minutes. The ironing. It's a horrible president for all future “large bodied” idol groups. Clearly they are not wanted at the perverbial “largest” idol festival in the world. Of course it's a moo point since there aren't any bikini stages, which is where Chubbiness does their best work.

[qwiksXnd]

"Coming Soon" at Heat Garage could be the Chubbiness Bikini Extravaganza that was rumored a few weeks ago.

edit: I'll be at Doll Factory for Afilia Saga also. Too bad most restaurants will be closed by then. *Flashback to last year*

[Rezar]

I'm lost.... is there some kind of decent text version of the whole schedule?

The best I have found was something I was meant for mobile phones http://www.idolfes.com/2015/sp/timetable2.html

Also since I don't know the area I can't figure out how long it takes to get from one stage to another (I have the map).

Any info would be appreciated.

[wattstax]

As Tsutomo wrote, Stages Zones are basically: Main Stage-Zepp-Festival-My Navi and Sky-Doll-Enjoy-Smile. Between the two areas you must reckon with a walking time of 15 minutes, at least. But consider lots of people and heat on the way in your planning.
Sky Stage is special because of the elevator and therefore often long waiting line. Hot Stage has long lines when you want to go for the paid area.

For a better timetable: Nothing so far. Maybe they add some new version later. I just copied the schedule on my PC (mobile site only has each Stage seperate, which makes it hard t compare the times) and then, after reworking in an image program, printed it.

[tsutomo]

from one extreme to another (My Navi till Smile Garden) you`d probably take a 25 minutes walk. the only stages where you can go from one to another without losing some precious minutes is between Enjoy Stadium and Doll Factory, since they`re basically two studios with entrances right in front of each other. though if I remember correctly, you have to get out during a performance to be allowed to enter the other studio without waiting in the line outside, otherwise you and all the people leaving will be obligated to take the exit corridor. Sky Stage is at the same time the best and worst of all stages in the festival. best because of the sightseeing. the idols performing with a panoramic Tokyo Bay view behind. the worst because of the use of only one elevator to go up. and you have to finish the path taking some stairs. depending on who`s performing there, the elevator lanes can take more than an hour easily.

the fact is: TIF don`t delivers its premise to present the most idol groups than any other festival. if you really want to see a lot of groups (and discover some diamonds in the rough), you better take your time and see some Idol Koushien, Idol Yokocho, @Jam, Love Mark, etc. at TIF you have to only focus in the few groups you really like and... everything besides that are profits. TIF is not a place to see several groups. despite having more than 150 groups, if you actually manage to see 30 of them you can be considered a lucky person already.



but hey, I`m not complaining. I love TIF!  its one the seven wonders of the world. after they added SKE and scheduled a dozen of shows with Up Up =P

[wattstax]

Does TIF really want to be the festival with the most groups? I thought they wanted to be the biggest and most important idol event, with being outdoors at Odaiba and all. This doesn't necessarily mean a growth in numbers. But whatever, I agree with you that they are far from it.
Though I don't see your point in not getting to know other new groups there. Outdoor and Indoor festivals can not be compared.  The walking distance is something you can not really change, when managing several stages. That is nothing I blame them for.

Anyway, the more often I revise my schedule, the more it changes. Now with Akari having left Party Rockets, I want to support the other members more.