SOY’B’ 2010 Official Event Preview !

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SOY Cosplay has been one of the cosplay events that I am looking forward and we are glad to be able to get some official insights of what’s gonna happen and some photos of the new event location in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. That’s right, SOY’B 2010 is gonna be held in a newly built Convention Center there
Date: 30th January 2010
Venue: Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Unlike the previous event, SOYB 2010 will require an admission fee:

$5 (Door)
$3 (Pre-order)

New Location

The event is relocated from LT26 to the Convention Centre. Needless to say, it is fully air-conditioned! Apart from that, here are some highlights of the location:

  • Cafe area
  • LT68 A-D = Basment 2
  • LT68E = Basement1, comes with a stage
  • Larger space than previous event.

Event Highlights

Here are some of the fun happenings you can expect to see in SOY’B’ 2010:

Cosplay and karaoke competition
1a. We will have a solo and group category competitions. More information here: http://soy-japtsubasa.net/registration/cos-competitions/

1b. A Karaoke competition will also be held.
2. Registration will close on the 8th of Jan 2010
3. Prizes will include Kinokuniya prizes as well as some new surprises to be announced closer to the event date.
4. No additional fee to compete, but contestants have to pre-order and collect their tickets during the auditions/briefing in mid Jan 10

Merchandise

Expect merchandise from artist booths, collectible items and even possibly exclusive SOY’B mascot (points at tofu) items that will unveil during the event itself. No worries though, they aren’t made of soy beans ^^

a  ??? happening..

Keeping our mouths mum about it first, there is a special “something” that is gonna come up during SOY’B’.

2 pairs of toilets

Well, there are 2 pair of toilets now. ^^ and no, I am not fussing about it :3

Booth Registration

a. Information can be found here: http://soy-japtsubasa.net/registration/booths/
b. Artist booth starts from $20, normal booths from $25, commercial booths please contact us at pr[at]soy-japtsubasa[dot].net
c. All Artist and Normal booth comes with 2 free entry tickets.

Lastly, here are the official photos of the event location itself

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Except the first pic, click on the pic to get a bigger view.

All photos belong to the SOY’B’ Committee.



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