Yukie Dong
Singer
San Francisco, CA, USA
Biography:
Yukie is an active live anime & vocaloid singer, performer, and lyricist based in Bay Area, California, also known as the "Bay Area Idol". Her unique performance style is combined with cosplay, dance, and live singing. She is one of the most innovative anime performers in US who brings trendiest otaku music to foreign audiences.
Yukie's been a hardcore fan of anime, manga, and video games for over 15 years. She also actively collaborates with composers and DJ's to create original songs and PVs. Her first original song "Hanamai Tsukuyomi Tan" (Fantasia of Flower and Singing Moon) with HoskeyP was selected by SEGA as official song on Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Arcade 2nd; it is also the first song by non-Japanese creator on Project Diva. Soon Yukie will release her first single "Alice & Rabbit" along with official CD for "Hanamai Tsukuyomi Tan".
Yukie has performed at many conventions and events over the past few years mostly in North America, and recently invited to hold her own concert in Europe. She had performed many conventions including Anime Expo, Fanime, Ani-maid Cafe, Fanimaid Cafe, HyperCon, SF Japan Town Cherry Blossom Festival, Anime On Display, Anime Destiny, San Jose's Spirit of Japantown Festival, Genki Con, and has won numerous karaoke contests.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2013
Kintoki-Con 2013 - July 26-28, 2013 in Sacramento, CA, USACancelled Appearance 2012- AnimeiCon 2012 - November 30 - December 2, 2012 in Monterey, CA, USA
- Anime Conji 2012 - March 16-18, 2012 in San Diego, CA, USA
- Animation On Display 2012 - February 18-19, 2012 in San Francisco, CA, USA 2011
- Genki 2011 - August 5-7, 2011 in Roskilde, Denmark
- AnimeiCon 2011 - July 22-24, 2011 in Monterey, CA, USA
- Kintoki-Con 2011 - June 18-19, 2011 in Sacramento, CA, USA
- Animation On Display 2011 - February 19-20, 2011 in San Francisco, CA, USA 2010
- Anime Destiny 2010 - October 16, 2010 in Berkeley, CA, USA
- Hyper-Con 2010 - September 18-19, 2010 in San Francisco, CA, USA
- Animation On Display 2010 - January 30-31, 2010 in San Francisco, CA, USA 2009
- Anime Destiny 2009 - October 10, 2009 in Berkeley, CA, USA
11 confirmed guest appearances