To balance out the bad news down in Oshiloss Corner, I had written a whole intro blurb about the awesome news that the Tokyo Idol Festival 2022 lineup had been announced and how epic it was all going to be. Then I discovered that, for some reason, TIF has region-blocked livestream ticket sales on their website this year. We will keep looking into the matter, but it currently looks like overseas otaku might not have to opportunity to participate in this year’s TIF.
Basically, my good news turned into crap and now I’m just kinda cranky and don’t feel like writing a new intro blurb, so let’s listen to the new one by situasion which may now be my front runner for Song of the Year.
2& has a new single out. That is good news!
🌞🧡【さしすせさ】🧡🌞
📢サブスク配信開始!!先月リリースした2& New Single「さしすせさ」の配信を開始しました!✨✨
iTunes Store/Apple Music/Spotifyなどで配信されています!
是非チェックしてみて下さい☺️🎧https://t.co/kNHZvZKBAX pic.twitter.com/2M130Pzesu— 千歳さき (2&) (@DOUBLE_AND) July 13, 2022
D̴E̷A̷T̴H̴N̷Y̵A̶N̴N̷, solo project of Minami from WAGAMAMA RAKIA, dropped this epic piece of work.
Zenkimi’s new single is out. Where is the MV?
:::::: 15th Single ::::::
DEADENDprisoner#ぜんぶ君のせいだ pic.twitter.com/1wVDhI1X4A
— ぜんぶ君のせいだ。 (@zenbukiminosei) July 13, 2022
As featured in our latest roundup of significant new idol units, here’s a PV from NiL’s debut live.
Speaking of new groups, perhaps the best-named idol unit in the class of ’22, Antithese, dropped their debut EP.
【緊急告知】
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サブスク配信開始!
\1.Antithese
2.Upriser'sFlag
3.末法クラフトロフィー
4.ケアン※サイトによって配信開始のタイミングが異なります
配信URL▼https://t.co/PxiAxe2KiN#アンチテーゼ pic.twitter.com/dOd0JPbHuN
— アンチテーゼ (@Antithese_info) July 14, 2022
may in film just released a PV from their 1st anniversary live. It seems that I missed that they just dropped a single and EP as well. I’m a not a good idol blogger…
RAY released their happiest song ever on streaming services. The MV has been up on YouTube for a while.
https://twitter.com/_RAY_world/status/1547234897244585984?s=20&t=QnB6ukOCCMJ4EN2dTkZiGQ
Rilisreverse also released an EP to celebrate their second anniversary, which a certain Homicidols author is not slacking on writing a full article about.
One of my other favorite names in idol: I to U $CREAMing!!
Here’s The Orchestra Tokyo with a late entry for a Song of the Summer nomination.
https://twitter.com/OrchestraTokyo/status/1547581801316892672?s=20&t=avR52Ebjt8NfgI8YqTNc4Q
HUSH HUSH, one of the more exuberant new units of 2022, is also in a summer mood.
Last Question is looking for the answer to, “Can you ever have enough bubbles?”
GANG PARADE get all gooey sentimental.
Meanwhile, WACK underclassmen MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN released a new single.
【配信スタート!!】
"間違いだらけのヒーロー"
words : クロちゃん
music : 豊住サトシ
arrangement : SCRAMBLES🦸♀️Streaming & Download🦸♀️https://t.co/Dsk58KZCLl
よろしば🚀🚀🚀#間違いだらけのヒーロー pic.twitter.com/6S1l2x7mhc
— 豆柴の大群 (@MAMESHiBATAiGUN) July 11, 2022
You have to love veteran indie unit Tokumei Mirage. Not only are they fully self-produced, but their motto is, “Let’s do our best to be stupid.” I’m all in.
UNDERBEASTY released a pair of songs to celebrate their 8th anniversary.
#アンダービースティー が
"dark hope" "after life" を
2曲同時リリース🎸結成8周年を記念した新曲✨#アンビス らしさ全開の
歌詞と曲調に注目🎶ビデオコメントも到着🎥#Spotify でチェック🎧
▶︎https://t.co/dRmKbnfLoL@underbeasty pic.twitter.com/A8GKMwyswm— Spotify Japan (@SpotifyJP) July 13, 2022
Oshiloss Corner
HO6LA is dis8anding, c1t1ng cre8tive di5rences.
【HO6LAの活動に関する大切なお知らせ】https://t.co/fWKhXGp1XC#HO6LA pic.twitter.com/MpobfC14tP
— HO6LA (@HO6LA_info) July 12, 2022
While we knew not everyone would return to RAY after their upcoming hiatus, we got official word that Kai Marino and Tsukihi will be departing.
7/23(土)現体制ラストワンマン後のメンバーの去就とRAYの体制について下記及び添付画像の通りお知らせ致します。
内山結愛、琴山しずく:RAYで活動継続
甲斐莉乃、月日:RAYを脱退。引き続き同事務所に所属し芸能活動を継続甲斐・月日のコメントは下記URLをご確認下さい。https://t.co/OE0D2dmU8e https://t.co/xiYjF0TfCj pic.twitter.com/rtSecGfLhV
— RAY 7/23現体制ラストワンマンライブ (@_RAY_world) July 11, 2022
Chantmokee is leaving BiS.
[Important announcement]
Chantmonkee will be withdrawing from BiS on July 18th.
We have translated Chantmonkee's statement regarding her withdrawal.
We hope you keep supporting Chantmonkee and BiS from now on. https://t.co/mFggyX1e2h pic.twitter.com/2UfkFzvi3V— going going WACK (@gg_WACK) July 11, 2022
Beni Usakara will be leaving APOKALIPPPS in October. Luckily she still has her solo work and about a dozen other projects she’s active in so we will certainly see her around.
【お知らせ】
APOKALIPPPSのメンバーから離れることになりました。文章にもある通り、ほんとにじっくりじっくり考えました。でも、お別れじゃないです。アポカリが好きだから今後も関わっていきたいと思ってます。ほんとに!10月のワンマン渋谷WWW、
アポカリのうさべにとしては最後。
待ってます。 https://t.co/HnvAxQ8Yrh pic.twitter.com/XDSitmHTbz— 宇佐蔵べに (@usakura_beni) July 11, 2022
lyrical school give us what is potentially their last MV.
ano (former You’ll Melt More ) is everywhere these days, like in this collab with AAAMYYY , but I feel like she was ours first.
No mention of the recently and dearly departed NILKLY?
That one snuck up on me and, yes, forgot to include it. My bad!
At least we still have Bellring Girls Heart ’22, for a short time at least. Then, I assume, another AqbiRec unit will be anointed with the crow’s wings.