Hey gang! I hope you’re all doing well in whatever relativistic way you may define that. I just had one of those weeks when nothing seems to go right, you lose track of time, and then just when it seems to settle in a little it turns out that someone else on your website wrote a thing that brought in like 10,000 new people, so why intervene? Kinda like that. Though, as you’ll see from this edition of the Weekender, it was a pretty slow week for new stuff. And with that!

Oh, That Was Abrupt

Eternal hero Kamiya Saki may be done with idol, but she’s far from done with show business:

BABYMETAL is basically KISS now, right?

世界最速配信決定！！
10 BABYMETAL BUDOKAN WORLD PREMIEREhttps://t.co/n3wjUJZbBu#BABYMETAL #BABYMETAL_BUDOKAN #10BMY pic.twitter.com/NdcZD9UpEx

— BABYMETAL (@BABYMETAL_JAPAN) April 15, 2021

TIL that GRATIA-ALA hasn’t ever done a live set with a band:

【振替公演決定！！】

6/23(水) @今池3STAR
「WING HOUR vol.4
GRATIA-ALA 1st BAND SET LIVE”REVENGE”
～私たちは何度でも闘い続ける～」

OPEN/START TBA/TBA(詳細は後日）
¥1,500(D代¥600別途)
※WING会員は¥500(+1D)

チケット発売は6/3 21:00より発売開始‼︎
↓↓↓https://t.co/TnGBoQfgrM pic.twitter.com/IFMIqOccXx

— GRATIA-ALA official (@Gratia_ala1218) June 2, 2021

Behind the scenes with SHOCKiNG EGO:

We’re down a DAIDAIDAI:

代代代、ヒメカノン脱退に伴い新メンバーオーディション開催https://t.co/FhOOCjyBDi

— 音楽ナタリー (@natalie_mu) May 31, 2021

Kinda missed it before, but here’s a preview for the whole new ZOC album:

【全曲視聴♪トレイラー映像公開💓】
大森靖子制作👉かわいい映像が届きました💌
全曲視聴トレイラー映像"ZOC「PvP」全曲つまみ食い♡TRAILER"公開💖
ぜひご覧ください📺#ZOC #PvP pic.twitter.com/ZpbLxWDn8u

— ZOC (@ZOC_ZOC_ZOC) May 29, 2021

Lily of the Valley out here with the most idol power ballad of all time:

Eyyy, miscast guest spot!

2021.05.31 SHIBUYA CYCLONE
SHIBUYA CYCLONE pre.
「KEEP ON ROLLIN’ #55」

DRAGOUT. feat.Utage from miscast#DEXCORE #miscast pic.twitter.com/lwOlSCPnKM

— DEXCORE (@dexcore_info) June 1, 2021

Obligatory long-ass NEO JAPONISM set:

Following up on dope-chan:

／
New Single Digital Release!!📣
＼

〖 Another day 〗

▼ DL & Stream ▼https://t.co/79S27GWCJJ

check! check! check! いい曲…😯

Lyric ▹▸ @dope_1026
Track ▹▸ @dope_label
Artwork ▹▸ @suisui_swim_m

「どこまでいけるかな ふたりで
何を言われようが先へ」#どーぷちゃん pic.twitter.com/Bj2EgjnzvW

— どーぷちゃん (@dope_1026) June 1, 2021

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Idol in Focus

This week’s Idol in Focus is AIBECK, who I swear I wanted to put together a whole check-in post for after seeing their recent festivities, only to realize that it’s really not all that much or big or whatever, but was done in the most AIBECK way possible, which is to say extremely loudly. Easy mistake to make!

Anyway:

⭕️超満員THX⭕️
2021年6月1日(火)
関東O.S.E TOUR
『PERFECT VISION』
@吉祥寺CLUB SEATA（東京）
🔻
神奈川
🔻
千葉
🔻
埼玉
🔻
東京
🔻
そして
🔻
2021.08.01 『新曲release』
🔻
2021.12.15『ベストアルバム盤』
🔻
年末『AIBECKワンマンライブ』
🔻
『私たちは止まらない』 pic.twitter.com/6hPmY22GFv

— ▲▼AIBECK▲▼【公式】6/1関東O.S.E TOUR FINAL PERFECT VISION (@AIBECK_) June 1, 2021

Going on tour, (some) new music, one-man. That’s all well and good. Also, I have to admit that I lost track of their membership a while ago, so is this (some) new people?

【余韻】#アイベックパフェ
◤AIBECKファンクラブ
🔻
塩藤さやのhttps://t.co/weCC9Rvkuv
星乃さゆみhttps://t.co/iTY1Va7BVT
となりのアイルhttps://t.co/M6RbTm0sDQ
大神のんhttps://t.co/XHBujGqCeO
姫野たま子https://t.co/fibYGSw4QJ
ひなたゆかhttps://t.co/LIwr3jsAae pic.twitter.com/PIVOZaSW13

— ▲▼AIBECK▲▼【公式】6/1関東O.S.E TOUR FINAL PERFECT VISION (@AIBECK_) June 2, 2021

Live clip for you, too. So. AIBECK.

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This website is neutral on the question of ZOMBIE-CHANG, but the editors are aware that many of you are fans in your own rights, and also we support Toothpaste Records, so:

【🟩🟧🟦NEW MUSIC VIDEO🟪🟩🟧】
"Granny Square"https://t.co/qTLwBpoGu2 pic.twitter.com/9nfMKgSuEQ

— ZOMBIE-CHANG OFFICIAL (@ZOMBIECHANG_JPN) May 26, 2021

Live Re:INCARNATION:

NEO BREAK vocal cover!

Give yourself this goodness in life:

The live stream archive for Daikanyama LOOP's final show is now available on YouTube.

You can relive HALLCA and Monari Wakita's legendary Especia medley from tonight at around the 1:27:35 mark #エスペシア #脇田もなり https://t.co/7pZpcTUrf0

— Especia va bien (@EspeciaVaBien) May 31, 2021

Have a great weekend!