Holy crap, you guys, it feels like half of everything happened this week, and that’s not even remotely true. Unless you’re Zenkimi, that is. Otherwise, the march toward the Corenament final continues unabated (Final Four revealed Monday!), and idol, as forever and always, remains a terrifying, stupefying enigma.
So What’s the Good Word?
I’ve been told that the Alt-Idol Podcast is off for the week, so go relive last week’s instead:
The Alternative Idol Podcast Ep.3 – The Week Where Everyone Disbanded @NECRONOMIDOL @gu_dro @BABYMETAL_JAPAN https://t.co/fDc03X1dTH
— ラーメンシュリケン🍜 (@ramenshuriken) March 20, 2017
Non got talent:
そろそろSR毎日アイドル60日だ!
ましろのんルームもイベント開始までに毎日アイドルの日数増やしておきたいから毎日こそっと15分やってくからよろしくね🙇♀️🙇♀️そして12日の江古田の動画をこのタイミングで載せる←
ライブだとどうしても緊張して前見れないし間違えるね pic.twitter.com/KA45OzHZRq— のん★ライブ予定は固定ツイート (@niconama0non) March 22, 2017
Osaka Shunkakuma!
本日ご一緒させて頂いた大阪☆春夏秋冬の皆さんと和牛のお2人と!#あゆくま #あゆみくりかまき pic.twitter.com/wIpg7reND7
— あゆみくりかまき (@ayukumaofficial) March 24, 2017
Thank you, Kerrie:
There is one more UUG (2) member https://t.co/Ug1tYGyfrJ
— Hello! News Service (@hipnewsservice) March 18, 2017
Ayano:
ジャケ写を再アップしてみる。今度は綺麗に上がるかな? pic.twitter.com/xGT0GtmAfv
— CLOCK & BOTAN公式 (@CLOTAN_AQBI) March 22, 2017
I don’t get what Ska Idol Project is doing with this download, but … free song? Maybe?
THE SPECIALSの来日を記念して配信停止したスカアイドル第一弾THE SKABOOMの楽曲を28日まで無料ダウンロード出来ます🏁https://t.co/ICaveRmQbdhttps://t.co/139jVyNwvV
— iSO-YAN(運営) (@iso_ska) March 21, 2017
Rain, I agree:
@homicidols this came up in an idol MV playlist but ZOMG this is jangly garage twee and so so nice #notsoidol https://t.co/iqyPbLAtmC
— Rain Contreras (@raincontreras) March 19, 2017
Q’ulle released a version of their “DON’T STOP” MV that’s sort of marginally different and 7 seconds longer, and I guess that’s okay because it’ll still get thousands of views and make Avex money:
You’ll never be able to convince me that “Promise the Star” was anything other than a lazy, formulaic CD-seller for BiSH, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be part of a good show:
【ちょっとだけZEPP TOKYO FiNALの様子が動画で見れます】BiSH、ツアー完走! 幕張メッセ公演も決定 https://t.co/ebCTZX0EsL
— BiSHオフィシャルプロミス (@BiSHidol) March 22, 2017
There was a question recently about whether there was space for male idols on the hallowed pages of Homicidols.com, and specifically Japan’s Top Gay Idol Nicohalo, to which I answered in the affirmative — if they get loud. That’s the only requirement! Be idol, and be loud; if you do those things, you warm my heart and belong here. So, that being said, here’s a neat little trailer/teaser thing from Nicohalo, which is not particularly loud, but does involve Kuromiya Rei:
— 二丁ハロ (@nichohalo) March 20, 2017
NEXT Shoujo Jiken called it a career on Monday:
NEXT少女事件ラストライブありがとうございました!3年1ヶ月NEXT少女事件でいさせてくれて一緒に戦ってくれてありがとう!あんなに辛かったのに楽しい事しか思い浮かばない。続けるって大切な事なんだって今日でわかった。笑顔で卒業できて幸せだ!皆大好き! pic.twitter.com/OITZgmSb60
— 舞@NEXT少女事件(3/20卒業解散) (@maihime_next) March 20, 2017
You know how “nerve” is basically the indie idol national anthem? Here’s a great example of its bizarre power: BiS did their thing like they always do, and up onto the stage to join them were SCKGIRLS, which is a thing that I’ve always kind of meant to get around to mentioning but never quite had context for, but here you go: More teenagers participating in a stupid dance to a pop song about a girl begging her SO to get up the nerve to make a move.
新生アイドル研究会 Bis#女川町復幸祭2017 pic.twitter.com/WHnKJKkoNC
— せーたん (@seitan_mcz) March 19, 2017
PLIC PROCK may be getting a little boost coming up soon; they’ll be part of Idol Koushien:
PLIC PROCK出演します!!! https://t.co/BHzmMW6Chz
— PLIC PROCK(公式) (@PLICPROCK) March 16, 2017
I have no idea what’s happening with Devil ANTHEM, but it’s something:
[Power Push公開中] Devil ANTHEM.主催ライブ「デビアンフレンドパーク」特集|主催イベント直前!前哨戦で試練の3番勝負 https://t.co/rrHj5GPvsi pic.twitter.com/7d8n3ELIR7
— 音楽ナタリー (@natalie_mu) March 14, 2017
On the other hand, Dots would like to know if you have any good ideas for venues for them. Like your birthday party!
@dotstokyo
場所情報↓https://t.co/DlNcy40DH2こちらは・ちゃんたちがラーメン🍜を振る舞ったり、もしかしたら歌ったり弾いたり🎶するかもしれないイベントになります。
またファンの方による初自主企画でもあります!………はイベント提案を随時受付🙆 pic.twitter.com/KaQ0fXYofJ
— ・・・・・・・・・ (@dotstokyo) March 22, 2017
Have a peppy weekend, everybody!
Great weekender once again.
Non brightened my Saturday.
Somehow I doubt Nicohalo would get loud. I kinda still like their
songs if they aren’t loud 🙂
Devil ANTHEM, I think they would need to get a bit more devilish music
as well. So it fits with their name and those horns 🙂