Does that pun work? I feel like it works, but in a really cerebral less ha-ha kind of way. Leave me alone.
Anyway! A little while back, Krv informed me that a long-time presence in the chika scene, Maboroshi Karen GeNE, was being disbanded. Boo, quoth I, as Mabokare have always been good if not as out-and-out noticeable as one might like. Which happens! There are a lot of idols, and even good stuff and projects that you enjoy can get a little lost in the shuffle. But, Krv continued, Mabokare as we knew it was going to go away, but more in the way that a particular species of lizards got left on an island and evolved a completely new way of eating within a handful of generations, that kind of way.
That’s a long way of saying that Mabokare is soon to be no more, and instead:
【🔸拡散希望🔸】
早乙女ゆみの( @yumino_saotome )
沖本蒼奈 ( @okimotoaona )
日奈森あこ ( @hinamori_ako )
水神結真 ( @yumatti_mbrs )の4人による新ユニットの
公式アカウントです!!
フォローよろしくお願いします!!#拡散希望#フォローよろしくお願いします pic.twitter.com/yzErNVB2Hq— (現)マボロシ可憐GeNE (@maboro04_info) March 11, 2018
How new is a unit when it’s old members with a new name? Well, I mean, we already have PINKYCASE to demonstrate that new is nonetheless new! And the new unit is still so wedded to the old identity that not only are they almost totally literally called The Idol Formerly Known as Maboroshi Karen GeNE, but they’re just continuing straight on with the old brand while I guess they figure out exactly what new steps look like:
【渋谷O-EASTワンマンDVDの件】
大変お待たせ致しました😭
⚠️3月17日〜4月14日限定⚠️で
販売&引換を開始させて頂きます!販売日数が短期間になってしまい大変ご迷惑をおかけしました。
🌟この4人のマボカレとしての最後のDVDですぜひGETして下さい🌟https://t.co/xHC55CXnMZ pic.twitter.com/AUp2yovc8I
— (現)マボロシ可憐GeNE (@maboro04_info) March 12, 2018
More obviously to come, but don’t you just love it when idols go “naw, we’re not actually done yet” and just keep on truckin’? We find out full next steps no later than April 14!