Monday, July 30, 2012 at 10:04AM The month ahead: J-POP returns!
attendees at the 2011 J-POP Summit festival/Image:S.Whittle for Style Wylde
Late Summer in San Francisco means more than just infamously cold weather, it means the return of one of the Bay Area's biggest cultural events, the J-POP Summit Festival. Two days of fashion, food, entertainment and the most eye- popping street style you are likely to see all year will be featured in the line-up of events which traditionally attracts thousands of attendees from the US and around the world.
attendee at the 2011 J Pop Summit Festival/Image: S.Whittle for Style Wylde 
attendees at the 2011 J-POP Summit Festival/Image:S. Whittle for Style Wylde
According to the official press release, this year the theme for Summer's event will be 'Cyberpop Overload!'
The preliminary schedule for J-POP Summit Festival 2012 is as follows.
Saturday, August 25th 11AM- 6PM line up will include :
attendees at the 2011 J-POP Festival Summit/Image:S.Whittle for Style Wylde
Real Escape Game X Evangelion, From the official press release: "The real escape game vol.3 is coming with EVANGELION theme at the J-Pop Festival in Japantown. This vol.3 is a Treasure Hunt Style. You will walk around Japantown to find the clues and work together as a staff of 'NERV'.The game will begin inside the NEW PEOPLE venue’s cinema and then move outdoors with players seeking out clues, puzzles and hints that will be hidden throughout Japantown. It takes a variety of cues and imagery from the smash hit sci-fi anime series. This is an original scenario especially for the J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL with a variety of special additions to make this event memorable for game aficionados and anime fans. More than 10,000 people played “Real Escape Game x Evangelion : Escape from an Angel,” when it debuted in Japan last year. The mystery is tough as well as the other Real Escape Game."
the winning contestant in last year's h. Naoto styling competition/Image:S.Whittle for Style Wylde
Evangelion World Stamp Rally-Inspired by Japan's popular pastime where players travel to different locations to collect stamps that can be redeemed for prizes, the Evangelon World Stamp Rally is a global event that is slated to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2012. In addition to the stop over at the J-POP Summit Festival, the rally will require players to get stamps at a variety of global locations including venues in Paris, Tokyo and Beijing. On going both days.
Evangelion Pop-Up Museum- The on-site location for acquiring the official Evangelion World Stamp Rally stamp sets and sheets. Open both days!
Vocaloid Dance Contest- From the official rules: This contest is based on the internet phenomenon of dancers (and amateurs) dancing to a Vocaloid composition (digitally processed vocal technology), usually uploaded onto Youtube. Based on this method, contestants may film themselves dancing to a Vocaloid song, and all submissions are taken in as an uploaded online video format. The videos will be showcased on the J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL
Plus Live Performances by: The Akabane Vulgars, Random Encounters, The Glowing Stars, and Space Craft
Sunday, August 26th the line-up will include:
Evangelion Game X, Stamp Rally, and Pop-Up Museum
Plus Live performances by: Kylee, All Ages, Bay Area Girls, Capitol, DJ AMaya and Vex Mode
All events will take place at the Peace Pagoda Plaza in San Francisco's Japantown. For more information check out the official event listings at J-POP On-line, and New People World.
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