Welcome back! Did you have a good week? Ol’ Maniac is proud to report that I just wrapped up one of the most manic month-long stretches of my life, and when the clock hit closing time yesterday and I packed up for home without the company computer in my bag and no obligations looming for the next couple of days, it was immensely liberating.
And idol! We’re right at the cusp of what’s usually an absolutely delicious time to be in this scene. I feel badly that I have neither kept up with nor attempted to keep up with the debuts this year, but yeah, this is often a time frame for that, and also when the nice spring/summer release season heats up. I’m fairly eagerly awaiting some (hopefully) good things, and feeling genuinely optimistic. I just wish that I had more time to devote!
So, my friends, take this opportunity to do nothing but what you want, enjoy some idol goodness, play the Fun, and may the sun never stop shining.
This Optimism Must Stop
Here’s a whole WILL-O’ live:
Twitter was a mistake, but it did give us Hanako-san:
The UK tour has ended. Thank you all for coming. For three days I killed a lot of people. Murder was very enjoyable. England was stained red with my menstrual blood. I will come to kill you all again. Destroy! pic.twitter.com/8ueKjDcvKf
— 十四代目トイレの花子さん (@14hanakosan) April 24, 2019
I couldn’t remember if I’d shared this from Re:PiGU, so it’s here even if it’s old:
Beloved two-time Corenament champions Minna no Kodomo-chan have their first crowdfunded effort available … but only if you’re cool enough! Otherwise wait til Wednesday:
本日より最速ストーリーミング配信第一弾の配信始まっております。
支援頂いた方へメールにてURLとシリアルコードを送らせて頂いておりますのでご確認よろしくお願いします!
感想などどんどんツイートしてください!
なお、5/1より主要サイトよりデジタル配信開始致します! pic.twitter.com/SqTG0PKJgP— みんなのこどもちゃん👁 👁 (@kodomocafeid) April 27, 2019
Still seeking this mikicco EP:
今回未発表の曲だけで
6曲のミニアルバムを
出すわけですが…新曲だけでライブ
出来ちゃうくらいの
曲数ですよね外注していれば
1曲数万~数十万するし
新曲1つ出すのって
とっても凄いことなのに
こうやって沢山の曲を
書いてくれるきりんさんに
本当に感謝しなくちゃ pic.twitter.com/4HBC3y8cWv— mikicco 春M3 M-06b (@3ki2co) April 23, 2019
Huh. Sakura Yuki, ex of the Alice Project, got herself elected to some municipal body:
2,376票をいただきまして、渋谷区議選に当選させていただきました。
応援してくださった皆さんありがとうございました!
ここからがスタートです。ここからなんです。渋谷区から政治をもっと身近にしていくため、みんなにとって明日も頑張れるまちを作るため、まっすぐに走っていきます! pic.twitter.com/9KNABfTuAf— 橋本ゆき@渋谷区/桜雪@東大アイドル (@y_sakura_alice) April 21, 2019
I couldn’t in good faith make a whole post out of this new one from IVOLVE, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good!
Devil ANTHEM keeps posting ’em, I keep sharing ’em:
Idol in Focus
This week’s Idol in Focus is cana÷biss , who I’m not sure if I’ve ever blogged a whole post about, that’s okay, they’re good and cool and you might like them, even if just for their name! We’re a week into this MV’s existence, but I hadn’t called it out before, so here:
And then they turned around and dropped this handy little track:
It’s for this single!
【#canabiss 】
5/29発売!
cana÷biss、3ヶ月連続リリース第二弾!
今作「BLUE BLUES」はcinema staff 三島想平氏プロデュース曲!
ディスクユニオンオリジナル特典”缶バッチ”決定!🎊🎊🎊https://t.co/UY4PdttlrL#DU予約 pic.twitter.com/IfnBMXumHV— ディスクユニオン インディーズ (@diskunion_indie) April 26, 2019
Go get it if you like it!
Check out my dude’s work on this Yanakoto Sotto Mute profile:
@YanakotoSM music blog is live! Read more: https://t.co/lZ8PVPOWeT#ヤなことそっとミュート #lily #JPOP #8cm #mirrors #bubble #YanakotoSottoMute #ichika#jpopidol #orange #lily #rena #nadeshiko #mani #TIP #TIF #japan #tokyo #akasakablitz #onemanlive #zeppdivercity #osaka #yokohama pic.twitter.com/8e2IeyaEjG
— #hasbrialeTV (@hasbrialeTV) April 21, 2019
Almost makes me want to update the profiles on my own site that I haven’t touched in almost three years!
Because I had a better Idol in Focus, just have these two live Malcolm Mask McLaren videos without additional context or anything:
Ai will always be my sneaky all-time chika favorite
Get your Candy GO!GO! on:
Another one from CY8ER:
I dunno, man:
【RTしてください】
RT達成したので動画です!!!
ゆくえしれずつれづれ
04月29日(月祝)、
新宿LOFTにて
無料ワンマンライブあります!入場料無料!
最強にかっこよいので
ほんとにほんとに見てほしいです!75RTで動画投稿します!
おねがいします! pic.twitter.com/bXlCv1W627— メイユイメイ (@mymei_tsurezure) April 25, 2019
Have a great weekend!