A-Nation

A-Nation
エイ・ネーション

A-Nation 2012 official logo
Genre J-pop
Frequency Annually
Location(s) Various cities, Japan
Years active 2002–present
Inaugurated August 2002
Previous event August 2014
Next event August 2015
Organised by Avex Group (through Avex Live Creative)
Website
a-nation.net/index.html

A-Nation (stylized as a-nation) is the name of an annual series of summer concerts that are held in various cities in Japan.[1] Organized by Avex Group, Japan's biggest independent record label, this series features the most successful artists signed onto Avex Trax or other labels of the group (although some artists from other Japanese labels also participate here). A-Nation began in 2002 and is held each weekend during August of each year. Top Avex artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, AAA, Ai Otsuka, BoA, Do As Infinity, TVXQ, Super Junior, Hitomi and SHINee perform at A-Nation every year.

Dates and Venues

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Participant artists

Artists not signed with Avex Group are expressed in italics.

20022003200420052006
  • BoA
  • Day After Tomorrow
  • Do As Infinity
  • Dream
  • Every Little Thing
  • Exile
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Aiko Ikuta
  • Road of Major
  • SweetS
  • TRF
  • Wu3 and 仲田まさえ
20072008200920102011
  • 50TA
  • AAA
  • Bright
  • Dance Flow
  • Alan Dawa Dolma
  • Deep
  • Do As Infinity
  • Dream5
  • Every Little Thing
  • Girl Next Door
  • Gokigen Sound
  • Maki Goto
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Risa Hirako
  • Hitomi
  • Honey L Days
  • Iconiq
  • JYJ2
  • Jurian Beat Crisis
  • Ken the 390
  • Kie Kitano
  • Koda Kumi
  • Lambsey
  • Lay
  • Hiroki Maekawa
  • Mash
  • May J.
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Miray
  • Megumi Mori
  • Moumoon
  • Ayumi Nakagawa
  • Omasuka
  • Mai Oshima
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Purple Days
  • Remioromen
  • Misako Sakazume
  • Sata Andagi
  • Shanadoo
  • Speed
  • Super Girls
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • Tokyo Girls' Style
  • WaT
  • Weider Power Maker
  • Yu-Yu
2012 (Stadium Fes)2012 (Oto-Matsuri and Ato-Matsuri)2012 (Special Meeting)2012 (Band Nation, Girl Rock Factory, Rock Nation and V-Nation)2012 (Anison Generation)
  • Back Drop Bomb (4)
  • Comeback My Daughters (2)
  • De De Mouse (2)
  • Hoff Dylan (3)
  • Seiko Ito (1)
  • Kuchiroro (1)
  • Low IQ 01 (5)
  • Mop of Head (4)
  • Quattro (5)
  • Rekishi (1)
  • Sawagi (4)
  • Scoobie Do (3)
2012 (Idol Nation)2012 (Asia Progress)2012 (Factory Live)2013
  • Daesung
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Every Little Thing
  • TRF
  • Kumi Koda
  • TVXQ
  • Girl Next Door
  • Do As Infinity
  • 2NE1
  • E-girls
  • Shota Shimizu
  • Sonar Pocket
  • Raychell
  • Kreva
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Super Junior
  • Moumoon
  • Ayame Goriki
  • May J.
  • M-Flo
  • Kishidan
  • Super Girls
  • Cheeky Parade
  • Shinee
  • Exile
  • Jamosa
  • UL
  • Da-ice
  • Pikarin Shiina
  • Dream5
  • Faky
  • Prizmmy
  • Mihiro
  • Idoling!!!
  • Blade
  • Kerakera
  • Yu-yu

1These artists are managed by Avex Group, but are not signed to any of its labels.
2These artists left Avex Group either after being terminated or end of their contracts.
3These artists, before being signed to Avex Group, were invited to participate to A-Nation.
4Mari Natsuki is currently signed to another label, while her band, Gubier du Mari, is under Avex.
5Minami Kuribayashi is currently and originally signed to Lantis. She is also currently signed to Avex Group for Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse.

Sponsors

Main

Yearly

2012

2013

Media Partners

References

  1. "What's a-nation". Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

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