Vocalist Kouki to Be Guest at Otakon 2023

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Kouki, the vocalist of the Japanese visual kei rock band D=OUT, will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc.

Not limiting themselves to just their home country, the band has toured not only in Tokyo and other parts of Japan but in Europe and Asia as well.

Debuting as Kouki Hanamizakura, he is also a performer of enka, a more traditional Japanese music style, in addition to his visual kei rock band activities. He has achieved the number one ranking on the enka song chart in both Japan and France.

Kouki places a heavy importance on art that is unique to Japan, as he plays the tsugaru shamisen and incorporates Japanese dancing fans into his performances.

With artistic work that only he can create, he hopes that people around the world will feel moments that make their hearts dance, even just a little bit.

Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its twenty-ninth year, Otakon is an annual celebration
of Japanese and East Asian popular culture, and also one of the largest gatherings of fans in the United States. Otakon celebrates popular culture as a gateway to deeper understanding of Asian culture, and has
grown along with the enthusiasm for anime, manga, video games, and music from the Far East. Historically, Otakon has drawn up to 34,000 people for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 100,000
turnstile attendees). Otakon is a membership-based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania- based, 501(c)3 educational non-profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakorp, Inc. is directed by an all-volunteer, unpaid staff – we are run by fans, for fans.

For more information about Otakorp, Inc., see https://www.otakorp.org/
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2023, see https://www.otakon.com/