[PR] Momoi Halko to be at Anime Expo

Anaheim, California (May 31, 2007) — Famous Akihabara Street Performer,
singer and celebrity Halko Momoi is the latest addition to the hottest line
up of Anime Expo® 2007 Guests of Honors for the highly anticipated 2007
convention June 29-July 2 at the Long Beach Convention Center.  More
information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org
<http://www.anime-expo.org> .

From a very young age, Ms. Momoi has always had an interest in anime, video
games and computers.  In high school, Ms. Momoi discovered internet
communications and began her on-line journal. Her on-line journal caught the
eye of a magazine editor, and was published as a serial column that led to
more and more requests for writing contributions and interviews.

She was also the MC (Mistress of Ceremonies) for various idol events and
appeared in the regular live talk program; “Haruko no Himitsu (Haruko’s
Secret)” at Shinjuku’s Loft Plus One.  In 1997, she produced a name clone of
herself called; “Indie Virtual Mobidol Moai Haruko”.

Ms. Momoi’s live street performances has gathered major attention from media
which has launched her career as a TV/radio/anime voice actress, lyricist,
songwriter, and as a singer soon thereafter.  The single “Mail Me” marked
her major singing debut in 2000.  It was during this time that Ms. Momoi
applied her experiences as a popular street performer in the Akihabara area
and was soon dubbed the “Queen of Akihabara.”

In 2001, Ms. Momoi made history as the role of Komugi Nakahara in the
historic world’s first ever anime internet radio show NAKAHARA KOMUGI NO
KONGURI.

In February 2002, she joined the unit UNDER17, and was the glasses-wearing
lead vocalist until its disbandment in 2004.  Ms. Momoi’s performance of
anime and game songs at her Final Tour at Yokohama Blitz is considered
legendary by fans with Ms. Momoi’s famous signature final bow of leaving her
glasses on stage at the very end of the concert performance.  In 2005, in
conjunction with her maxi single “Wonder momo-i~New recording~”, she held
the hugely successful “Wonder momo-I Live Tour” in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
Since then, Ms. Momoi has released her chart busting first solo album, a
2-part autobiographical DVD drama “HarukoÅôUP DATEÅh Part 1 & 2 and
self-authored a book ÅgAkhiaba LOVE-Growing Up Together with AkihabaraÅh.

Ms. Momoi will be performing a full one hour live concert at Anime Expo® on
Monday; July 2, 2007 at the Anime Expo® Main Events Hall (Long Beach Arena).

Halko Momoi joins Tetsuro Araki, Michael Arias, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto,
Aya Hirano, Eisaku Inoue, Masaru Kitao, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and
ORESKABAND as Anime Expo® 2007 Official Guests of Honor.

Secure pre-registration can be done via online at
https://secure.rhq.com/anime/anime2007/attreg/index.cgi
<file://localhost/anime/anime2007/attreg/index.cgi> .

Attendees interested in booking flights, car rentals and/or other hotels for
Anime Expo® 2007 can do so via the AX Travel Store located at
www.AXTravelStore.com <http://www.AXTravelStore.com> .