Welcome to the weekend! I’m actually writing this week’s blurb on Thursday night since I’m traveling tomorrow (Friday) so I can spend the next few days following BAND-MAID around on the Southwestern leg of their US tour. The States have been quite blessed lately with an influx of Japanese artists dropping by for the first time in quite a while. First it was MELON BATAKE A GO GO back in September. Next we get SENANAN, Miyako and Rinchama in Texas plus Isiliel along the West coast in November, Hanako-san in LA in December, Planck Stars is coming in early 2023 and now, Broken By the Scream has announced they will be returning to our shores in February:
【Expedition to the United States of America in 2023】
Broken By The Scream will be taking part in a convention in the USA from 17-19 February next year!
Look forward to it, everyone in America!! https://t.co/VB0dUJciVb— Broken By The Scream (@BBTS_koushiki) October 11, 2022
Before we all run out and get a second job so we can afford all this travel, let’s look back on what happened this past week:
DIABLEVOIX brought all the gothic.
SARI, our eternal queen, has blessed us with a new song.
SARI の "Jeopardy" が iTunes Store (日本) の "エレクトロニック トップソング" の14位に新規ランクイン https://t.co/4DaVmoVlpm リリース詳細は https://t.co/VA7P2t2wx6
日本の皆~~~✌🏻💞✌🏻💞
— 瑳里 (@sari_of_sari) October 10, 2022
Being trapped in a dystopian wasteland isn’t such a bad thing as long as NEO JAPONISM is there.
I guess there was little gothic left over for Mecuro.
Ringwanderung is one of the best things on the planet.
Ringwanderung New Album [ synchrotron ]
10/12(水) 先行配信決定!!Apple Music, Spotify, amazone music, LINE MUSIC, AWA 等主要配信ストアにて配信開始!!https://t.co/couyKI7lNr#リンワン pic.twitter.com/bDgIkZKrxz
— Ringwanderung (@RWR__OFFICIAL) October 11, 2022
Meet Kuroi Shoujyo, the 237th promising new unit to debut in 2022.
ExWHYZ is living their best life post-AVEX.
Our favorite Britpop idols, The Candace, dropped anew single.
⠀/／
🗣 配信開始‼️
\＼本日主催ライブでお披露目した
新曲「Take it easy」
各種サブスクリプションで配信開始しました🫧
⚠️各サイトで反映時間が異なりますぜひチェックお願いします☄️☄️☄️https://t.co/ONhsUqB2L8#飴4#キャンディス pic.twitter.com/TCsFdKsxaF
— The Candace〈キャンディス〉 (@_TheCandace_) October 6, 2022
Over on the Homicidols Discord server, ckiemnstr345 wanted to make sure we didn’t miss the new Halloween MV from Niji no Conquistador.
Also over on the server, Zeinsa (who always digs up the best stuff) introduced us to another member of the class of 2022: AiDER.
Here’s another new unit that just made their debut last week: Tokyo Moso Map. This song is all about the bridges over Sumida river.
Everyone is after AIBECK.
【NEWS】
Anime theme song ONE PIECE style
Trends in the Japanese music scene
🔻 let's go🔻https://t.co/4QLg6UPwzs— ▲▼AIBECK▼▲ Zepp Shinjuku（TOKYO）9/15【公式】 (@AIBECK_) October 13, 2022
SANDAL TELEPHONE is about as close as we skate to trad around here.
Meanwhile in k-idol, LuciDreaM have followed up the release of their new EP with the full performance from their recent showcase live where they performed their new songs alongside a few choice covers with the help of a full live band!
Oshiloss Corner
WACK is ending it’s training unit, WAgg. They will move to a new training system of trial by combat.
【大切なお知らせ】
WAggにつきまして、
2022年10月18日(火)代官山UNIT公演『WAggの素晴らしき未来』をもちまして活動を終了させていただくこととなりました。突然のご報告となり誠に申し訳ございません。https://t.co/nMHmp486TC
— WAgg (@WAggidol) October 13, 2022
Oshifound Corner
SAKA-SAKA is RE-BOOTING!!
改めましてみなさま、新しいSAKA-SAMAにご期待ください！どうぞよろしくお願いします！
アー写撮影 星野佑奈 pic.twitter.com/1U2La0BnOt— SAKA-SAMA公式 (@sakasama_info) October 10, 2022
Yuria Naruse (formerly of Dan te Lion and KANARIA) has joined a new unit featuring actors and a couple of members of NAP called, NOW DRAMATiC.
🎬NOW DRAMATiC🎬
2022.10.20 Debut @_misato_u @yuria_naruse @__rinrin18 @nanachan_pi @shire_Cayk_17 @Amane_Kaho #ナウドラ #拡散希望 pic.twitter.com/gu4hyTqUNV
— NOW DRAMATiC(ナウドラ) (@now_dramatic) October 10, 2022
ano (former You’ll Melt More) released the next in her quest to become the queen of all media.
