Banner image: zerobansen to yoakemae.
My most recent expedition to Japan ended early this week. I am back in The States and deep into the post-trip blues. Transitioning back to work while powering through jet lag is never fun either. Still, I had a fabulous time in Japan. I saw awesome idols, phenomenal bands, and good friends. My spirits were lifted and my soul restored. Now it’s time to get back to the grind, save some money, and start planning for the next trip.
In the meantime: Idols are coming West!
More details of the pinponpanpon American pongrimage have been dropped: they will be teaming up with Asayoru Maid Cafe in LA for a day.
Details of the zenbu kimi no sei da. European tour keep coming out as well. Tickets for the London show are now on sale.
zerobansen to yoakemae goes all art school in their cinematic MV for “Movies Where People Die.”
Here’s a new 4-member MV form the newly 5-member Oiran Dochu .
A new seasonal MV from Phantom Siita who also scored another appearance on The First Take , this week.
We returned from Japan as ZIGA fans. Here’s their latest.
We were AFTERS fans from way before.
DIABLEVOIX released an MV for the C-side of her upcoming maxi-single, “MAGAI.”
Clock some MIC RAW RUGA rocking the spot.
The new AZ-ON is good, since their asking.
Some new releases get saved to listen to later. Some, you hit that play button immediately. For me, Gekkan PAM always falls in the latter category.
Ill (the rechristened twinpale) release their first MV as a quartet.
I caught YABACUBE’s new “NEO ROCK GiRLS UNiT” SPiCA a couple times on my recent trip. They are very good.
IX-ALICE from Hokkaido’s Bunkyo University Health and Nutrition Department takes a break from food education to give us a wistful emo rock tune about the moon.
Oshiloss Corner
Yumi Mugi will be graduating from XUDAN in June.
Ai Meguri is graduating from PAPIPUPEPO wa Muzukashii on March 28th.
YOTAKA is losing two members one month into their existence.
WeZ will disband in April.
MADMED leave us one last single and MV to remember them by.
Oshifound Corner
Perennial site favorite KILLERMACHINE (ex. Woven’s and Chemical X ) drops a fierce MV for the title track of her first full album.
Maririn ( LUCY , ex. Sakura Gakuin ) explains her hiatus from LUCY with this announcement of landing the role of Sailor Jupiter in a stage production of Sailor Moon .
https://twitter.com/maririn_LUCY/status/2015726871988801893
Komomo Natsukawa (ex. Kaishin no Ichigeki ) will be rejoining Kaishin no Ichigeki on February 8th.
Forever friend and dreamy indie rocker N・FENI (ex. BELLRING Girls Heart, MIGMA SHELTER, and new fashion food) dropped a new single and MV.
