Hey gang! Have you had a good time with the Friday Fun? It’s been surprisingly kind of slow around these parts lately, huh? We should expect that some big names will drop good material on us soon, though, and make some big announcements. I’m also toying with doing something for Golden Week (all concepts so far = bad), and bringing in a feature from a certain now-dead website that sort of influences things over here, that with some community input.
Otherwise, hell, there’s some newer stuff that I’ll try to spread out, but let’s hope that cool new videos and the like start to surface.
Besides That Crap, What Happened This Week?
Idols appreciate idols. Like Guso Drop and the World Standard:
わーすたさんの
廣川奈々聖ちゃんと
写真とって頂きました😭💞!
本当かわいくて優しかった😭❗️ありがとうございます😻わーすたさんの歌もダンスもかわいくて
前からPV見ていたので
今日ライブ見れてすごいハッピーでした☺️❣️#わーすた#MAZALOOP#偶ドロ pic.twitter.com/aIzRbHGxKj— ゆらぴこ@偶想Drop (@yurapiko_gdrop) April 16, 2017
Have you all met Go Go Going Now yet? Why not get acquainted here, and get into an argument if you want!
Inspired by @homicidols, here's a new post about what makes an alt idol an alt idol. https://t.co/LmFy1gxGc4 pic.twitter.com/2zqyySOA7c
— Go Go Going Now! (@GoGoGoingNow) April 10, 2017
milcboy, part of codomomental’s non-idol stable, released a new MV that again features a bunch of familiar faces:
Would you please take a few minutes for this Dots video?
The poor girls can’t sing to save their lives, but I’ll be damned if that isn’t a hell of a performance.
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Have you seen Garry’s how-to on traveling to Japan?
[Guide] So You Want to Go to Japan – https://t.co/hSduP8qc6z #travel #Japan #Japantravel #guide
— Idol is SHiT (@idolisshit) April 17, 2017
Or the non-idol quarterly look back?
[Roundup] Non-Idol Picks of Q1 2017 – https://t.co/magZ6Qp9SW #JPop #JRock #shoegaze #dreampop #heavymetal #ska
— Idol is SHiT (@idolisshit) April 21, 2017
Tell me that you wouldn’t want to be at this show:
There is life after idol! And sometimes that means going right back into idol! So if you remember, Cream n’ Chrome was briefly a thing well over a year ago now; they were suddenly and unexpectedly broken up despite showing at least as much promise as half of the units that ever debut. Phillter was their #1 fan, and he was positively gleeful in letting me know that his C&C oshi was involved in a new project:
初日🌸💭観に来てくださった方、
ありがとうございました☺︎✨合唱よかったよ!凄いキャラだね!などたくさんの感想嬉しいです 。
千秋楽まで駆け走ります!!! pic.twitter.com/cNObfONYI8
— 寺田真珠 (@shinshin_ju) April 18, 2017
I never did get around to making more out of this translated interview of Ayuni D, but you should definitely give it a spin and give Plain Sugar Subs a follow while you’re at it:
アユニ • D ( BiSH ) x
IDOL AND READ 010
English Translation https://t.co/f9poYt08H4 pic.twitter.com/Igqhyigi14— Plain Sugar SUBS™ (@PlainSugarSubs) April 16, 2017
Alloy just wrapped up their studio sessions:
【お知らせ】
Alloy、1stシングル「Roller Coaster / Propeller」のレコーディングが無事終了!5/31の発売をお楽しみに!#Alloy pic.twitter.com/ZLcLLfWR6m— Alloy (@Alloy_official) April 18, 2017
As an aside, one of my favorite idol things ever was when Haloperi Doll did that live stream of their studio work. It was a disaster!
You guys do know that Jim is a bona fide punk rocker, right?
32 years ago today!https://t.co/7FkEvniB70 https://t.co/v3je4LzYyk
— James McMonagle (@jimfod1982) April 20, 2017
I don’t know what this is, but I love the little motto:
昨日は麻酔いちごちゃんと作品撮り
髪の色はDoll Pink!!
めっちゃかっこいい
model / 麻酔いちご
hair & photography / KEN
HAIR JANIE JONES#hairjaniejones #高円寺美容室 pic.twitter.com/wAMLTMod5G— HAIR JANIE JONES,KEN (@kenjaniejones) April 19, 2017
This, I just plain don’t get it:
おやすみなさい#checkmate #checkmateリナ pic.twitter.com/0B9yp6GmuR
— Checkmateリナ (@checkmate_rina) April 21, 2017
MAINA remains an international treasure:
#AbemaTV1周年
おめでとうございます🎉㊗️#大阪春夏秋冬 #しゅかしゅん #まいな動画 #即興で歌ってみた#よかったらRTしてね pic.twitter.com/BIIf21ckgG— MAINA 大阪☆春夏秋冬 (@ssfwmaina) April 21, 2017
Some things never get old:
『恋のスペルマ』"あゆくま尊敬GIGにおけるLIVEのノリ方講座"
明日はついに #尊敬GIG vol.7♡
DJタイムでマキシマムザホルモンさんの『恋のスペルマ』かけます!
みんなで一緒に踊ろーうっ♡#あゆみくりかまき
#あゆくま pic.twitter.com/dV5o6eNMLH— くりか【あゆくま】武道館への道 (@kurika3) April 21, 2017
Enjoy your weekend at least as much as I enjoyed this!
*also internationally treasuring EON*
p.s. – for AKM dance inspiration reference: https://youtu.be/Nw8624J0s5Y
Also: Devil ANTHEM. just released their first album “Fever” and it’s awesome! Including all their singles, B-sides and other popular songs from their shows. You can listen to it on Spotify!
Oh yes!
Since you mentioned The World Standard, I hear they are going to France to perform at Japan Expo.
Well, they are the WORLD Standard, after all.