Your Homicidols Weekender #514

Featured image: Quubi. 

It has been a rough couple of weeks for underground idol in Japan. Last week we were bombarded with notices of idols being struck down by illness. This week it was lives and festivals being cancelled due to heavy rains and flooding. Next week, I fully expect to hear about disruptions caused by plagues of frogs or insects. Perhaps Kami-sama sent the weather that cancelled shows in order to give the ailing idols some down time to rest and recover? God wants to see their favorite idols healthy and performing for a long time. 

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Your Homicidols Weekender #513

Featured Image: Kaishin no Ichigeki.

It was a fairly quiet week in the world of chika idol with no truly major news. That may be because a small plague seems to be sweeping the scene this week.  Idols are calling in sick with the flu and fevers and wota are being asked to wear masks at buppan. For once, the Oshiloss Corner looks more like an hospital room than a morgue. Stay safe and mask up everybody!

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Your Homicidols Weekender #512

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This was one of those weeks that emphasized why I still plug away at this site even though the RealWorld® leaves me little time and energy to do much besides work for a living. I won’t go into it too much, but suffice it to say, it’s been a rough few weeks.  They are the kind of weeks where I lean on the music and the performances of the artists I love to get me through it, and they sure did deliver. So, for anyone else who’s having a tough time, I hope you find a similar life line below.

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Your Homicidols Weekender #511

Featured Image: NEO JAPONISM.

It was an all-around crazy week in our world. We had some big-name departures but were consoled by some big, surprise releases dropping out of the sky. Then we also had a couple big names from the past make unexpected appearances. It’s all documented below, but first:

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