Hey gang! I hope you’re all safe — some absolute tragedies unfolded this past week, like big gigantic ones that rate the everyday sort of tragedies that a lot of us nonetheless deal with. It can be tough to think about much else when all hell is breaking loose for others, and that’s a perfectly normal way to react. I’m personally in a weird in-between spot, as often happens in the face of disaster; it’s just that I usually mask it better. But yeah, this has been a tough one.
So not the best Weekender, but maybe things like idol, and the collective good cheer of people who are into idol, can help to give folks something to enjoy. The Fun is a great example — look at this shit — as is most of what’s to follow, and of course being part of this wild scene that we all enjoy. I’m taking a few days off (pre-planned, not another sudden disappearance), so I’ll catch you all in a few!
Seriously, What the Hell Are You Doing?
We fanned on the most recent GANG PARADE video, and you know, that’s okay:
We feel less good about missing 2&‘s latest collaboration with LILY&YU, but watching the MV makes us feel better about everything.
I really wanted to give Satanic Punish a profile, but, like BLACK NAZARENE and some others, I just cannot endorse this appropriation of awesome names with tradol blech!
渋谷Milkyway 昼・夜 2公演ご来場ありがとうございました🤘
😈NEXT LIVE😈
😈9/1(日) in 新宿サイエンス 夜
出演 18:50〜19:15 (25分)
(※平行物販 19:30〜20:30)ご予約はこちらからhttps://t.co/rK0YaDm8DO#サタパニライブスケジュール #WHITEWOLF#Bully pic.twitter.com/mAyIcB1xhW
— Satanic Punish 9/1(Sun) in 新宿サイエンス 夜 (@SatanicPunish) August 31, 2019
As happy for our European friends as I am now that You’ll Melt More!, I still wish they’d be hitting the indie circuit instead:
At some point, we need to decide if anybody in idol can match what Mashil/ro has been able to do with SHACHI:
30 minutes of Aphrodite:
And 50 of Party Rockets GT!
I am deeply upset that DAIDAIDAI faked me out into thinking that there was a new MV afoot, and it was only this promo for their upcoming one-man:
【新動画公開!】”『大代代代祭』@味園ユニバースに向けて” https://t.co/VmvOyHSEEs
▼9/14@味園ユニバースにてキャリア最大キャパのワンマンライブをする代代代。またこの日で現体制最後のパフォーマンスとなる節目のワンマン。メンバーに今の心境をインタビューしました。是非ご覧ください!
— 代代代 Official info. (@daidaidai_info) September 5, 2019
Chris wanted to make sure that everybody saw this collaboration between No Surprises and Juri from melt music:
And speaking of melt music, they got a demo!
How the hell did Nue get a live edit that looks this good and sounds this bad?
This is what Minna no Kodomo-chan’s future looks like:
Idol in Focus
This week’s Idol in Focus is Gokigen Teikoku. Why? Because Gokitei’s not dead!
【重大発表】
劇場版ゴキゲン帝国、復活決定!そして新メンバー加入!
初詣ほの @hono_ggt
星紫穂 @shiho_ggt新メンバーの顔出しはYouTubeチャンネル登録者数50,000人!
達成したら顔出し&滝行!
達成しなかったら白幡とぺろが普通に滝行!チャンネル登録してね!https://t.co/E6Q3tpHTpK pic.twitter.com/n8vugk1Ffm
— 劇場版ゴキゲン帝国 (@gokigen_teikoku) September 3, 2019
The stipulation for the reveal of these two new members is perfectly stupid Gokitei madness, but, uh, get to know them anyway?
ゴキ帝の新メンバーの初詣ほのですっ
YouTubeの登録者数5万人突破したら
顔出しができるので登録お願いします🥺✨歌って踊ることとお芝居をすることとおふとんのなかにいることとこたつのなかにいることとアイドルとアニメとゲームがだいすきです。いっぱい仲良くしてくれたら嬉しいですU・x・U ♡ pic.twitter.com/WlxzpkeM9N
— 初詣ほの (@hono_ggt) September 3, 2019
「劇場版ゴキゲン帝国」
“新メンバー”
☆星紫穂☆(ほししほ) です✨
好きなことは踊ること💃
パフォーマンス面でみんなを引っ張れるように頑張ります‼️youtubeチャンネル登録者数【5万人】で顔出し😄そして”滝行”が待ってます‼️でも5万人になってほしいです‼️
これから応援宜しくお願い致します✨ pic.twitter.com/ESfsCVENYz— 星紫穂 (@shiho_ggt) September 3, 2019
Given the suspicion that Ichiho is extremely extra to deal with, hence the very high turnover within the group since those heady days in 2016, I can’t wait for the next exodus!
This one’s for you Pimm’s fans:
When Seno Sister met O’CHAWANZ:
Needs more Yotsu:
愛 × 毒 × 優しさ × 重さ × 熱量
=
ぜんぶ君のせいだ。LIVE#CCCTOUR #ぜんぶ君のせいだ #ぜん君LIVE pic.twitter.com/PRiq7czVNB
— ぜんぶ君のせいだ。 (@zenbukiminosei) September 4, 2019
Man, remember when I did stuff with STARMARIE every Friday? That was fun:
Getting international access to PEDRO may be a pain in the butt, but now there’s official video available:
For those desperate for proof that that good things still happen in this world, Himari and Rei-chan went on a second date.
https://twitter.com/himari_tsuki/status/1169957221683253248?s=20
Also, Chitti has been hanging with Akane from Band-Maid an awful lot since they met at MONSTERcircus. Here they pay a birthday visit to SCANDAL’s Haruna.
https://twitter.com/scandal_haruna/status/1169528502183329792?s=20
Have a great weekend!