Nexon held the 'Blue Archive 2.5th Anniversary Festival' at KINTEX in Ilsan for two days from the 18th to the 19th. This event, the second solo offline event following the 1.5th anniversary festival held last May, featured a variety of attractions for Blue Archive users, including an OST concert, DJ performances, an official pop-up store, and booths for secondary creation goods.
As much as the hot interest gathered, with all 11,000 tickets (5,500 per day) being sold out in just 8 minutes after the sales started, the entrance to Hall 9 of KINTEX Exhibition Center 2 was filled with 'Sensei' who came to the site from early morning on the day of the event. While waiting, you could also check out the outdoor stage setup prepared to recreate the heat of last year.
▲ This year's Blue Archive Festival is held in Hall 9 of Exhibition Center 2, but it looked a bit empty
▲ The atmosphere changes drastically when you go to the entrance of Hall 9
▲ The site is waiting for admission by group to prevent confusion and ensure smooth progress
▲ Passing over and over the line that surrounds the exhibition hall
▲ A long line continued to the registration desk
▲ Peroro-sama and Momo Friends can't be missing on a day like this. Wait a minute
▲ If Hifumi is missing where Peroro is, it's a shame. Let's take a picture with the Helmet Gang
After completing the admission registration and entering Hall 9, the Sensei's footsteps headed to the 'Shale Pop-up Store', where you can get various official goods, and the 'Kivotos Market', where you can get secondary creation goods. In particular, this Shale Pop-up Store offered a variety of goods that allowed you to feel the sense of the scene, including transportation cards engraved with the students in charge of the 2.5th Anniversary Festival Preparatory Committee and cheering stick packages for the performance. A total of 105 teams of Blue Archive goods were also prepared at the Kivotos Market.
▲ The secondary creation zone 'Kivotos Market' that is visible as soon as you enter. How can there be a line like this in just a few minutes after entering?
▲ The booths of popular artists such as Leva are located not only inside the exhibition hall
▲ There's even a waiting line outside ㄷㄷㄷ
▲ Is it official? I thought, but these are made directly by users
▲ I can't help but think of Hanako, I never thought I'd see the real thing (?)
▲ Not only the guns used by the students
▲ Even the figures made by themselves, the world is wide and there are many gold hands
In addition to goods, the Jellys Game Zone and Photo Booth Experience Zone, where you can leave memories, also caught the attention of the Sensei. Following the mini basketball game and pinball, you could also enjoy the 'Kivotos Volleyball Tournament' that was released on the official community last March. At the photo booth experience zone, there was an opportunity to take a photo with one of the five members of the festival preparation committee, including Yuuka and Cherino, and you could see the 'Media Wall' where you can see the original picture collection of the Blue Archive club and the web novel/webtoon contest entries, and the 'Club Photo Zone' prepared with each club as a theme.
▲ The student council president of the Red Winter Federal Academy, the head of the beautification department, and the secretary general... anyway, the office of the great (?) Cherino Comrade
▲ The Shale office for the Sensei can't be missed
▲ A cut of the Trouble Solver 68's office, which always guarantees fun
▲ Ah, the memories of the hot final chapter of Part 1, Kaitenger VS Peroroji is the romance itself
▲ Looking around all the congratulatory messages up to the 2.5th anniversary, memories are popping up
▲ The official goods store where you can keep those memories in real life can't be missed
▲ A Veritas color bag that is perfect for traveling. I'm so tempted because I travel a lot on business
▲ Is this all you need to be recognized by the Gourmet Research Society?
▲ Official Prefect Team and Arius epaulettes
▲ Basic accessories such as school logo accessories to attach to Crocs
▲ Seeing the T-shirts with each school logo, my wallet... oh, no
▲ Unfortunately, Arius jumpers are not sold this time
▲ Ta-da, so we prepared a Millennium jumper, summer is coming soon, but should I buy it in preparation for the upcoming fall and winter...
▲ This is where the Game Development Department and Neru welcome you
▲ Jellys Game Zone where you can enjoy mini games such as pinball and mini basketball
▲ This year, the Kivotos Volleyball Tournament has been added
▲ Choose your favorite character from the five members of the festival committee and play a game with your friend ㄱㄱ
▲ What is this behind it... official art book 2 preview?
▲ Web novel/webtoon contest winners held with Kakao Page since last December, what kind of works will there be?
▲ If you look around the site, Arona and Plana will welcome you, so don't miss the photo opportunity
▲ And in a place like this, the giant stone... no, the Cheonghwihyeok faith is essential, I hope everyone gets Camha Le Dhina
The 'F&B Zone' for the Sensei who got hungry while looking around the site was also an unmissable sight. In particular, 'Mom's Touch', which collaborated with Blue Archive last November, participated this time and prepared a special food to give away Arius reusable cups to visitors. In addition, you could see foods that would attract Blue Archive fans, such as cookies with the five members of the festival preparation committee as a theme and Cherino's custard pudding. It was also a charm of the 'Blue Archive Festival' to take a break and eat special food in the SRT Rabbit Squad-themed eating area.
▲ The F&B Zone next to the Shale Pop-up Store, it's Rabbit Squad themed, so I have to go
▲ What? Arius Squad Reusable Cup? I can't stand this
▲ First, I'm going to buy it right away and eat it up quickly
▲ Cookies with the theme of the 5 members of the festival committee next to it
▲ Looking at various foods, this is not enough, I need food to fill my heart (?)
▲ So I stood in line again... by my own will...
▲ If I ordered one more, it would have been an all-collection, but I never thought that the day would come when I would be so sad that I could only eat this much
▲ Cherino Comrade's pudding, let's check out the Red Winter special pudding~ta~ra ra ran~
▲ Rich custard pudding with white chocolate mustache decoration, very good!
The main stage where you can enjoy music is also an essential part of Blue Archive. Composers Nor, Mitsukiyo, and KARUT took the stage to perform a DJ performance, and the Sound Archive team, familiar with the keyboard seat, joined in to raise the excitement of the venue.
In addition, from quizzes to test the Blue Archive Sensei power (?) to the Kivotos Volleyball Tournament with a game between the developers, including General PD Kim Yong-ha, and the users, the venue was full of events to heat up. General PD Kim Yong-ha, who visited the site that day, said, "Thanks to the constant love that the Sensei have given to 'Blue Archive', we were able to hold a solo offline event this year," and "We have worked hard to provide you with unforgettable memories, so please give us a lot of support."
▲ Main stage with MC Park Dong-min a.k.a Rock Dong-min & Lena
▲ Keyboard seat running with a go t-shirt, I believed in you
▲ From the beginning, he had an unusual aura and even got a solo shot
▲ People are coming to the main stage before they know it because of the Sound Archive team's powerful performance
▲ You are now seeing the real Gregorio
▲ The fan service is perfect with a big bow at the end
▲ After a short break, composer Nor took the stage to shake the plate
▲ Shake it shake it while waving flags and cheering sticks
▲ The lingering feeling of that BGM that you listen to with a jazz smell
Meanwhile, Nexon announced several news through a special live broadcast on April 26, ahead of the 2.5th anniversary of Blue Archive. In addition to the offline event, there are plenty of news both inside and outside the game, including the collaboration with 'A Certain Scientific Railgun' that ended on the 13th, the main story Vol.5 'Baek Hwa Yo Ran Chapter' update that is being developed from the 14th, and the collaboration with GS25 that will be developed from May 3 to July 31. In addition, for users who could not attend the 2.5th Anniversary Festival, a mini festival will be held from the 24th to June 2 at the Daewon Museum in Popcorn D Square on the 6th floor of I'Park Mall. More detailed information about Blue Archive can be found on the official community.
▲ The volleyball tournament between General PD Kim Yong-ha and 7 developers VS 7 user representatives will start!
▲ The Sensei team falters for a moment due to the developers' offensive
▲ But the Sensei team's counterattack is not easy
▲ The battle between the Bbangtteok seat that turned the stage upside down and the Sensei who showed a performance that was no less than that
▲ Bbangtteok seat wins after a fierce battle
▲ And finally, General PD Kim Yong-ha appeared, and his opponent is~
▲ The Nameless Priest of "I can't understand it"~
▲ The game starts with MC Rock Dong-min's flashy cheering performance
▲ In a tight situation with no concessions
▲ General PD Kim Yong-ha reverses! Kim Yong-ha, is he a god?
▲ Let's all shout Blue Archive!!
▲ ㄱㄱ to the congratulatory message corner where you can write down that overwhelming feeling
▲ Blue Archive until the 25th anniversary~! And Rio Chairman Director's wish x2
▲ If you couldn't get a ticket for this festival, aim for the mini festival that will be held from the 24th
