I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I’d kind of expected something video-y from Maihime / NEXT Shoujo Jiken soon. She’s been performing a lot recently, and I’m about 75 percent sure that I saw something about auditions for new permanent member/s to get stabbed on stage join the formerly most violent project in idol.

Still, this is really good to see. For folks who know NEXT better: New song? Or just one that I don’t know?

I also recently learned that Mai’s been performing with Shinohara Yuri as her on-stage sidekick from time to time. Yes, the Up With People! vibe of Miracle Toybox voluntarily joined a serial killer.

UPDATE: See Jul’s in the comments: A fan-cam splice of an old song, actually. OH WELL. Just glad that Mai’s still at it enough for them to want to put out any official video, period.

UPDATE 2: Witness the true face of evil:

めいどりーみん新宿東口店さんにてNEXT少女事件✖︎篠原ゆりコラボカフェありがとうございました🙈💗✨
萌え萌えしゅわっち~~~💘💘💘
本当に楽しかった😍丸推しも共犯者さんも舞姫もぴぃすちゃんも最高丸😍💗 pic.twitter.com/mTT5oeZkHe

— 篠原ゆり(ゆり丸) (@shinohara_yuri) April 25, 2016

This collaboration involves a third person. I feel that the sweet-o-meter is dangerously close to blowing.

本日は篠原ゆりちゃん＆NEXT少女事件の舞ちゃんとのコラボカフェでした！
仲良しコンビの2人がたくさん盛り上げてくださって、ぎゅうぎゅう詰めの大盛況だったにゃー❣️
ゆり丸推し、共犯者の皆様も最高でした😊✨ありがとにゃん💖 pic.twitter.com/vfF4ylMcXk

— ぴぃす✩NewSingle発売中！♡ (@peace__md) April 25, 2016

And of course Mai would be the one to jam the dirty rag into the exhaust pipe to make sure it blows.