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AFA Singapore 2026 Adds TeddyLoid as Musical Guest
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The AFA Singapore convention announced on Wednesday that it will host TeddyLoid as its musical guest.
TeddyLoid is a prolific electronic music and Vocaloid producer. He began his career as sound producer and DJ for musician MIYAVI. He collaborated with m-flo's Taku Takahashi to compose the soundtrack for Gainax's Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. He produced the music for the third Japan Animator Expo short "ME!ME!ME!" Since 2010, he has composed and arranged numerous theme songs for anime, and his work has also been featured in games and other media.
Previously announced musical guests include composer and musician Yuki Kajiura; Kamitsubaki Studio singers KAF and Isekaijoucho; singer CHiCO (CHICO with Honeyworks) along with HoneyWorks Vocal All Stars; Liyuu, Naomi Payton, and Yuina of Love Live! Superstar!!'s Liella; kz (Livetune); May'n; Hachiōji-P; Kyary Pamyu Pamyu; picco; and jon-YAKITORY.
The convention will take place at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore on November 27 to 29.
Last year's Singapore convention took place in November 2025.
This year's AFA Thailand took place on May 30 and 31. AFA Indonesia took place on August 15 and 16.
The convention was planned to return to Hong Kong with a new event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on February 14 and 15, 2026, but Sozo postponed the convention with no new date announced.
Sozo organizes the Anime Festival Asia conventions, which take place annually in Singapore, and has also held events in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Japan. It is one of the largest anime and Japanese pop-culture conventions outside Japan. 2024's Anime Festival Asia in Singapore drew 130,000 attendees. Aside from Anime Festival Asia and its attached I Love Anisong label, Sozo also owns JLive Asia, and organizes the Japan Music Festival brand, and also organizes concerts for individual Japanese acts. Kadokawa acquired Sozo in December 2025.
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