While it feels like this was a slow idol week, it’s just illusion. Sure, not much was released the last few days but that’s just because the idol world was recovering from Halloween, one of the biggest holidays on the idol calendar. A week’s worth of new material got dropped last Sunday and Monday, and then everyone retired to spend the rest of the week in recovery.
As proof, here’s a quick retrospective on the week that was:
BPM15Q rocked Atlanta.
Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) #awacon #awacon2022
アニメイベントということで
恋愛サーキュレーション(KOTONOHOUSE Remix)
スペシャルカバーさせて頂きました⚡︎⚡︎#BPM15Q pic.twitter.com/JpwvC9tlqy— BPM15Q (@bpm15q_info) November 1, 2022
JIEMEI, one of our potential nominees for Best New Unit, makes their case.
The highlight of this PV comes at approximately 32:00 when 14th Generation Toilet Hanako-san joins Satanic Punish onstage for a live collaboration.
ATARSHII GAKKO inexplicably passed up a golden opportunity for a similar collaboration.
Speaking of collaborations, we almost overlooked this joint single from MAD JAMIE, Caress Van End and Kimiiro Project.
SHIMMER SHRIMPMER, our favorite Thai shoegaze unit, put out a Halloween track.
Another of our overseas favorites, the goddesses of Erisu, gifted us an extended PV.
THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY GO ROUND also handed out some candy for Halloween.
👿本日より👿
『DANCE MACABRA』
配信開始致します‼️‼️作詞:K
作曲:Ryuji from KYOKUTOROMANCE
振付:紫夢あゐく@_AiK9_https://t.co/dYoz8m6n6k pic.twitter.com/GNEs3Czhli— THE DEVIL’S KILLING M-G-R official👿12/12渋谷Veats (@devilskillingM) October 30, 2022
This AIBECK live looked like a great time.
Broken by the Scream has signed with Western distributor, JPU Records.
We proudly welcome Broken By The Scream (@BBTS_koushiki) to JPU Records! They will release their first International CD with RISE into CHAOS! Available to preorder right now and out from next week!!! @ayame_BBTS @iooo_BBTS @kagura_bbts @tsubaki_bbtshttps://t.co/gbZQuSAIkK
— 𝕵𝕻𝖀 𝕽𝖊𝖈𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖘 (@JPUrecords) November 4, 2022
Chiaki Mayumura is a treasure.
BILGERVTI posted this new album by Menace9 over on the Homicidols’ Discord server. I don’t know if it’s idol, but it’s good.
1st album MENACE⏬https://t.co/7iSNV0uPJj pic.twitter.com/JbmhNXysmH
— Menace無 (@menace9_) October 28, 2022
Devil ANTHEM. says love is serious business.
Experimental theater unit Misolade Edison dropped a new mini album.
【🎪サブスク解禁🎪】
2022年10月29日(土) RELEASE.
ミソラドエジソン 2nd MiniAlbum
「サイバーサーカス」Apple musicやLINE MUSICなど29以上のサブスクリプションサービスで全世界配信決定⚖️🥀
沢山聞いてミソラの世界をご堪能下さい。✅10月30日より随時解禁https://t.co/hcMyzZ3iSc pic.twitter.com/s67woe0BPZ
— ミソラドエジソン🧪【公式】 (@misolade_edison) October 29, 2022
MY FAIR GIRL, a unit on MISSEMILY’s label, just celebrated their one year anniversary.
OMNI666 appropriately picked Halloween as the release date for their new single, “Hell Festival”
📣お知らせ📣
本日より、
OMNI666 New digital single
「地獄祭り」各サービスにて配信が開始🤘
サイト一覧はこちら↓https://t.co/UD3765bHUu https://t.co/QMYvLF8EB6
— OMNI666 (@OMNI666_2022) October 30, 2022
Look at AMEFURASSHI.
Oshiloss Corner
First Beni, then Dekami-chan, and now Mashiko is leaving APOKALIPPPS. It’s almost like one of those things… when the world comes to an end… what’s the word?
APOKALIPPPSからファンの皆様へお知らせです。 pic.twitter.com/qwbJf5kExj
— APOKALIPPPS official (@APOKALIPPPS_NOW) November 2, 2022
Anna Fujishiro (ex. CY8ER) got hitched.
ご報告です🍻🎸 pic.twitter.com/pFTHS9ITfn
— 藤城アンナ (@fujishiroanna) November 3, 2022
NEMURIORCA is ending their current system.
[NEMURIORCAよりご報告]
2023年2月末を持ってNEMURIORCAは現体制を終了致します。
詳しくは画像をご確認下さい。 pic.twitter.com/KxJiJOszJw— NEMURIORCA (@nemuriorca) October 29, 2022
One of the best new units of the year, Buddha TOKYO, is rebooting their system as well.
Buddha TOKYO現体制終了のお知らせ#仏東京 pic.twitter.com/8oFZU3bzkE
— Buddha TOKYO (@_Buddha_TOKYO_) October 31, 2022
Over on the Homicidols’ Discord server, melly dropped a timely notice for any fans of Kindan no Kasuketsu (former unit of Brazil, Karen Aizome and many more): this compilation of early, unreleased songs and remixes is now available.
【ニューリリース!!】
未発表曲、再編集曲などを収録した禁断の多数決のアルバム『禁断のアーリーイヤーズ2』が様々なサブスクにて配信開始されました。
翌月11月には、新曲等を収録した14曲入りのニューアルバム(こちらは配信とCD)もリリースします。●各々サブスクhttps://t.co/vlS98LK6yG pic.twitter.com/VM3wmoUOK0
— 禁断の多数決 (@tasuketsu) October 29, 2022
Oshifound Corner
Uijin is back and have already dropped a new song.
【新曲配信開始!】
2022(#BFF)
作曲:RYO-P
作詞:ありぃhttps://t.co/XTdl3lLeo7 pic.twitter.com/tOMhZiihjy— uijin (@uijin_2022) October 31, 2022