Up Up Girls Are Recruiting Wrestlers Because Deadlift Lolita Can’t Be the Only Idols Who Can Cause Concussions

I was thinking about what would be right for Tuesday WTF; this is perfect

What, you thought there was only room for one wrestling-themed idol unit?

It rarely feels like a week ago that the original buff idols, Up Up Girls (Kari), added new members. Probably because so far they’ve just been designated to back-up dancer and Showroom personality roles, but with the impending double-graduation of Minami and Ayano, five new girls just isn’t enough, it seems? Or maybe Up Up Girls 2 just aren’t matching up to their notably muscular seniors, because this time they’re teaming up with Japan’s DDT Wrestling Promotion and specifically looking for pro-wrestlers to join. Continue reading

You Deserve to See BiSH in a Wrestling Ring Oh and Also with Subtitles

It’s actually two separate things! But it feels like it’s been a few minutes since a post dedicated to BiSH, and there’s a whole bunch of video kicking around the Internet now, and you deserve to see it because you’re good people.

First, the wrestling ring: DDT is no stranger to having idols in the ring, and somehow that turned into BiSH not only putting on a short show, but including some stuff you may not have heard live before.


“First Kitchen Life,” for example, a Song of the Year candidate!


I will absolutely never get tired of “Hoshi ga”

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