Name: STEPHANIE (Stephanie Yanez)Year STEPHANIE Entered I'VE: 2005
Nicknames: Stephie, SLY
Birthdate: Dec 31, 19XX (31-12-19XX)
Birthplace: California, USA
Horoscope: Capricorn
Blood Type: ???
Height: 5'5 (165 cm)
Weight: Sec-ret
Favorite foods: Okonomiyaki
Color: Pink
Sport: Swimming
Favorite Singer: Ringo Shiina
Favorite I'VE singer: KOTOKO
Movie: Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu (At the Middle of the World, I Will Shout "I Love You")
Official Page: Steph Idol
Events She Has Performed At:
On November 5, 2005: STEPHANIE will be performing in her own mini-concert as well as taking place in the future stars panel at the Akibiyori Picnic at Ted Craig Regional Park in Fullerton, CA, USA.
On December 17-18, 2005: STEPHANIE is going to be a GUEST OF HONOR at JapanTown Anime Faire in San Francisco, CA, USA. She will be participating in a concert, panels, and autograph sessions.
January 27-29 2006: Anime Los Angeles 2 in Van Nuys, CA, USA. STEPHANIE will be there on Saturday, Jan. 28th, 2006 in the music room.
Feb. 4th, 2006: Kyodai - Loyola Marymount's Festival in the St. Rob Auditorium at Loyola Marymount University
Chibi Fest in Las Vegas
April 23, 2006: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, California
Stephanie is having a concert between 2:30-3:30 pm at the Peace Plaza stage!
July 1-4, 2006: Anime Expo in Anaheim, California where she will participate in several events including one for Broccoli USA
August 6, 2006: San Francisco, California, at Anime Overdose from 1-4 pm. a host of performers will be performing. STEPHANIE is confirmed to be performing.
August 12-13, 2006: Los Angeles, California, performing with SLY on Nisei Week at 12PM both days inside the Mitsuwa Plaza
August 19-20, 2006: Ani-Jam in Fresno, California
It's official! Stephanie will be perfoming at Ani-Jam!
September 3, 2006 at Anime Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada - Stephanie will be opening up for two very known Japanese bands. Bands and times to be announced!
October 13-14, 2006: Mikomicon in Northridge, California
Stephanie will be perfoming at Mikomicon!
2007 Events She Performed At: (copied from a table on her site)
12/27/2007 Nikki Costa Concert San Juan Capistrano, California11/10/2007 JTAF 5 San Francisco, California
10/26/2007 ZeaLouS1 CD Release Party San Diego, California
09/07/2007 Judo Chop Vol 7 Los Angeles, California
8/25/2007 JSN Yukata Contest Los Angeles, California
8/18/2007 Anime Festival Wichita Wichita, Kansas
8/3/2007 Atsuicon Houston, Texas
7/7/2007 International NANA Day Los Angeles, California
6/30/2007 Anime Expo Long Beach, California
4/28/2007 Tora-con Rochester, New York
4/15/2007 Yoyogi Koen Tokyo, Japan
3/31/2007 Chibifest Las Vegas, Nevada
2/3/2007 Keiichi Radio online
2/2/2007 Ikkicon Austin, Texas
1/28/2007 Coin-Op TV online 2008 Events She Performed At: (copied from a table on her site and rearranged) 3/4/2008 Surf City Nights "Mardi Gras" Huntington Beach, California
4/19/2008 Nihon Machi San Francisco, California
4/20/2008 Cherry Blossom Festival San Francisco, California
5/17/2008 Ramen Revolution Ontario, California July 18, 2008 - AniMix in Killeen, Texas AniMix is an organization specifically formed to promote and exhibit Anime and video game culture in the Bell county area. This is a three-day event that features lots of entertainment for individuals and families, plus the opportunity to learn more about both cultures. The main goal is for everyone to have a good time and meet others who enjoy Anime and video games as much as they do. August 2, 2008 - Ani-Jam in Fresno, California I am so excited to return back to ANI-JAM FOR 08! YATTA! August 8, 2008 - Mahou Con in Huntington Beach, California August 15, 2008 - Anime Festival Orlando in Orlando, Florida I am the FIRST to announce that I will be performing at ANIME FESTIVAL ORLANDO on AUGUST 15TH,16TH,17TH! Check back often to their website for updates! September 19-21, 2008 - MikomiCon in Northridge, California I’m back to the anime con Mikomicon. Hope to see you there! Pictures: Here
She was the winner of AX Idol (2004) and ...Stephanie was involved with ANIME SELECTS as a TOKYO REPORTER! She worked in Japan for a week being filmed doing various assignments at various places. For example: She was dressed up as a GEISHA in Asakusa, took a NINJA CLASS, went in a Obake Yashiki (Haunted House) in Namja Town, and interviewed the Burlesque troupe the MURASAKI BABYDOLL. That was just a few things that she did while she was in Tokyo. Be sure to check out Stephanie's awesome crazy adventure will be seen on ANIME SELECTS in the near future.
A member of the USA D-U-P group. (A Japanese animation, "Di Gi Charat" has its three main characters, Dejiko, Usada, and Puchiko singing as a group.) STEPHANIE plays the part of Hikaru "Rabi-En-Rose" Usada.
Also a member of the costume playing group, Sailor Jamboree.
Stephanie also wrote a original song, "Tumbling, Falling" before signing with Geneon.
Featured in Asian Week magazine, "Fans to Idols", by Ray Nagar, Oct 28, 2005
She is the lead singer of the duo SLY in which she worked with guitarist FULL METAL NINJA of RANDOM NINJAS
And has now also worked with anime remixer DJ JINNAI where they created an original theme song titled BIG STARRY EYES for the LAS VEGAS anime convention Chibifest. He has also produced tracks for her live shows of famous anime songs like Sailor Moon, Chobits, and Cutey Honey!
She has collaborated with many anime artists like THE SHOGUNATE, SAILOR JAMBOREE, MAJA, ANIME MYU, and RANDOM NINJAS. Stephanie Yanez is currently working on an ONLINE SERIES with CARTOONMOGUL ENTERTAINMENT called ANIME POP starring the anime recording artist. The show is about the popular culture of Japan (music/fashion/anime). InterviewSources: