When the original BiS arrived at their decision to disband wayyyyy back in 2014, did they ever consider how all the tangled strands of their legacy would branch out into a dozen hydra-like directions that each evolved into their own unique entities? In the moment, I recall my own bummed out reaction to the breakup quickly turning into eager excitement for the future as each member revealed their plans. There was LUI FRONTiC, Pla2me, BILLIE IDLE®︎, Tentenko’s solo experiments, and then there was one that really especially stuck out to me…. Koshouji Megumi’s newly announced “Book House Girl”, which promptly became the enigmatically named Maison book girl.
Disbandment
Himegami CRISIS Is Hanging ’em Up, But We Get a Nice Parting Shot
“Oh neat,” said I somewhat aloud as I looked at the tweet from Himegami CRISIS with a YouTube link in it, “a YouTube link from Himegami CRISIS!” Click, open, confirm: Yes, new video! What else is on their Tw–
【姫神CRISISより大切なお知らせ】https://t.co/os3iXU7UWh#姫神CRISIS
— 姫神CRISIS (@himegami_crisis) April 22, 2021
Oh. Continue reading
Yukueshirezutsurezure to Disband on January 2, 2021
We ain’t got no words for this right now.
[重要なお知らせ]
突然のご報告で大変心苦しくありますが、この度ゆくえしれずつれづれは2021年1月2日に解散する事となりました。コメント等の詳細は下記をご覧下さい。https://t.co/s29tFdJSSu#ゆくえしれずつれづれ pic.twitter.com/QESUxLT84o— ゆくえしれずつれづれ (@yukuetsurezure) November 29, 2020
CARRY LOOSE, Carried Off
We’re Crying Loudly over here because those indie emo kids from WACK have finally fulfilled their promise to disband on Halloween, but not before leaving us with a final single and music video. Let’s color ourselves with COLORS.
CARRY LOOSE, Currently Lost
It’s that time again where the hearts of hundreds around the globe are shattered by the whims of fate – CARRY LOOSE will disband on Halloween and have stopped their livestream project effective immediately.
【重要なお知らせ】
CARRY LOOSEに関しまして
2020年10月末日をもちまして、解散するはこびとなりました。
尚、本日で『CARRY OF MAJOR』の配信も終了とさせていただきます。
詳細については、HPをご確認ください。https://t.co/QLvQrEkHGU— CARRY LOOSE official (@CARRY_LOOSE) October 16, 2020
avandoned: Ending Is Beginning.
When you’ve become fully ingrained into idol fandom, there’s certain inveitable events that you learn to anticipate and mentally prepare for, such as when a twitter account belonging to a group you love posts an image containing a stark few blocks of text. Yeah, you know the type of post I mean…
【大切なお知らせ】
2014年7月より活動してまいりましたavandoned(あヴぁんだんど)ですが、2020年2月24日に開催する「出雲にっき生誕イベント」をもって、avandonedは活動終了・解散することとなりました。突然のお知らせで申し訳ございません。 pic.twitter.com/X5aTGkiv2C
— avandoned (@avandoned_idol) January 31, 2020
This is idol, and this is the world we’ve put ourselves into, but it’s a little different when it’s a group that’s particularly dear to you. It’s more personal, more emotional, it’s something you feel inside your stomach. It’s understandable and okay. Continue reading
Despair Not for the Dissolution of our Dearest Dots
Before dashing off this article too briskly, I took in the last evening to ponder yesterday’s announcement that the dot-chans have scheduled what will be their final live, do a little research to understand what I could, and also to reflect on where we go in a world without the beloved shoegaze idols we’ve come to know.
【ラストワンマン】
・・・・・・・・・
第9回ワンマンライブ
「Tokyo in Natural Machine」2019/3/24 (日)
場所 東京キネマ倶楽部
開場/開演 17:00/18:00
前売/当日 3000/3500円 (+1D)
Peatix 2/6 22時〜(手売りもあり、詳細以下)https://t.co/7jXAImYd8Tグループ詳細https://t.co/xUiZ9rYpvR pic.twitter.com/sJgY6D0T5a
— ・・・・・・・・・ (@dotstokyo) February 4, 2019
I know that most all of you who follow the group are already aware of the impending closure, because I heard from a number of you about it, some in personal messages, and others from reading your reactions online. It speaks to the unique specialness of this group in the way many of you expressed your thoughts with a feeling of personal loss and perhaps a sense of disappointment. Oshi-loss, as Kerrie refers to it, is a very real emotional reaction when you’ve connected to an idol who’s graduating or a group that’s dissolving. And although these dot-chans have largely maintained a sort of aloof anonymity, they still touched a part of each of us fans. It’s also very notable to point out, as this article from Matt Bedford of Muso Japan demonstrates, that the group succeeded in gaining followers outside of idol circles.
今を大切に
(2019年2月4日)https://t.co/0oi4NDeHEI pic.twitter.com/7fSAZk514G— ・・・・・・・・・ (@dotstokyo) February 4, 2019
I did reach out to Japanese fans, and I also read the group’s blog entry containing the chan’s statements. I can tell you that amongst the fans, the announcement was a surprise, and there is no obvious tangible reason for the dissolution that’s been given. I can also tell you that the dot girls of Tokyo are going to remain just as mysterious as they’ve been right up to the end. Everyone is very much remaining in character, and I not only appreciate that, but I love that that’s how they’re going out. The more I think about it, I’m less interested in finding out the “why”, and more interested in celebrating what we knew. In their blog statements, the members of the group seem to be upbeat and positive to travel into their futures. I get no sense of sadness.
The group’s primary manager/producer/visionary also kept the mythology going, explaining that the ethereal manifestations that took the shape of girls will inhabit those forms for only a limited amount of remaining time, and then the end of that time on Earth is here. The dot-chans were always meant to be impermanent, and so they move on to new planes of existence.
それ以降も・自体は消えず様々な形をとり得ますが、「・ちゃん=直に会える女の子」としての形は3/24が最後となり、ワンマンは都市の生成変化を象徴する・・・・・・・・・が「女の子たちの生のライブ」として現れる最後の機会となります。それまでのライブと合わせ、見届けていただけますと幸いです。
— ・・・・・・・・・運営 (@tokyo_tsukurou) February 4, 2019
If you really want my non-mythology theory, I believe the dots are disbanding for the very best of reasons: Because they’ve largely achieved what they set out to do. Now they can go explore new things in their lives which may or may not include obsessive fans and metaphysical concepts. (There’s also the matter of this being a nearly no-profit industry, but I think that’s a given with most art-driven projects.) Some time ago, it was hinted that there was a new project underway that I thought was going to be a sister-group to the Dot-chans. That project is still happening. So far, almost nothing has been revealed about it except that it’s continuing the innovative high art concepts that Dots have broken ground with. I believe a torch is being passed, and it’ll be exciting to see what’s coming as this new project takes a tangible shape.
I want to tell you dear people reading this: Do not anticipate this event with despair, but rather look forward to the new things to come. Don’t miss the Dots with sadness, but remember them fondly with affection. This is the way of things, and like a passing satellite in the sky, it’s something you should cherish for simply having seen it.
The dot-chans will have their final live on March 24. They will also have additional activities building up to the last show. And since they still have unreleased recorded material and more songs, including another great tune written by Azusa Suga of For Tracy Hyde, (The video posted above!) I also suspect that they’ll have some more musical output to be consumed as well. I know the fans will support the group to the fullest and send them off in celebratory style, because they deserve it.
Now let’s thank Dots for what they gave us and wish them the very best.
Candye Syrup Is the Latest Reminder That Idol Is the Worst
You’ve probably seen it by now, considering that it completely trumped the BiSH stealth single release+MV yesterday, but, if you were living under a rock, Candye Syrup, new EP on approach and definitely on the rise, is now officially in their death throes, with full-on breakup imminent:
【iDOL Candye♡Syrupから大切なお知らせ】 pic.twitter.com/Y2Ni1Zj9bV
— iDOL Candye♡Syrup (@CandyeSyrup_) June 26, 2018
Yes, they’ll (minus one) still be performing in Arizona, though:
To Fans in the States.🍭
Unfortunately, Ichigo had to quit Candye Syrup for her personal issues. But the remaining 4 of us are going to perform in Saboten this Summer. See you in 2 months!— iDOL Candye♡Syrup (@CandyeSyrup_) June 26, 2018
And wouldn’t you know it, while the members will be going their separate ways, Iku will be trying again with a new lineup in the near future.
Idol is the worst. Continue reading
Well, I Guess We Can Say That mistress Is Going out in Style
This is a dumb post about mistress, you guys. It was originally going to be a review-cum-celebration of the second annual mistFES, and was in fact originally titled “How the Hell Does mistress Do It?” because I could never get my head around just how a (frankly) mid-tier idol project was able to get like half of everybody even remotely interesting to the same place/s at the same time/s, pay for all of that and make it an experience that people were into. Like, look at this lineup and tell me that you wouldn’t prefer that to TIF or @JAM:
mistress主催 名古屋最大のアイドルライブサーキット 「mistFES2018 supported by 中日スポーツ」前売チケット 通し券8000円1日券4500円 https://t.co/eqfahXNeAV pic.twitter.com/Ldf5wlKbvK
— mistress (@mistress_RC) June 16, 2018
Anyway, it’s all moot now because mistress is disbanding next month:
先ほどMCにて告知しましたが、7月28日(土)ell.FITS ALLワンマンライブを持ちましてmistressは活動を終幕する事になりました。
終幕ライブについての詳細は改めて後日お知らせ致します。
7月28日まで約1ヶ月、mistressの応援をよろしくお願い致します。— mistress (@mistress_RC) June 17, 2018
Say Goodbye to PiGU
Frick and frack, you guys. I’ve largely been spared the personal worst of disbandments so far, but along comes the demise of one of my favorite Osaka groups. PiGU, one of the neatest of rock idols (regardless of the flavor they embraced at any moment), are being brought to an end by POP iD:
— PiGU Official (@pigu_official) April 22, 2018
I’ll just go ahead and let Chris explain it all: Continue reading
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