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Kanon Wakeshima Attending Hyper Japan

Kanon Wakeshima, who sung the end-titles songs for Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty, will be a guest at the Hyper Japan festival at Kensington in July. From the website:

Kanon Wakeshima took up cello at the age of 3, began performing when she was at high school, and eventually won a contract with Sony label DefSTAR RECORDS; all by the time she was 18. Kanon's unique combination of cello, classical music, contemporary J-pop and goth-loli fashion makes her a very exciting presence in Japanese music today.

Kanon Wakeshima will be visiting HYPER JAPAN 2011 to perform two charity concerts for the people and region affected by the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and to show her appreciation of all the support that people in the UK have given to Japan so far. You can catch her on the following days:

Friday July 22nd

Talk Show with Kanon Wakeshima. Your chance to interact with this exciting musical talent and ask all your questions about J-Pop, Gothic Lolita, kawaii, Mana and anything else that's on your mind!

Saturday July 23rd amd Sunday July 24th

Charity Performances by Kanon Wakeshima. See Kanon Wakeshima perform live on the HYPER JAPAN stage!

Sunday July 24th

UK Kawaii Star of the Year. Kanon will join the judging panel for our competition to find the UK's most kawaii personality!

Hyper Japan is at Olympia Two, one of the three 'Olympia' exhibition halls next to Kensington (Olympia) station. Wakeshima's web page (with an English section) is here.