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The last few weeks have been a bit rough as I’m working six-days a week while watching my Twitter feed full of friends enjoying the cherry blossoms in Japan or attending lives in adjacent states that I can’t currently escape to. The only upside is that I’ve been too tired to focus on my jealousy. Anyway, I need to stop whining and get back to work while living vicariously through you lucky souls heading out to idol lives this weekend. Keep posting for the rest of us!
YURAPICO goes to Washington! After spending a week in LA , Yura is now in the US capital for our national cherry blossom festival. East coast members of the Pico Pico Tribe can catch her tomorrow at DC Sakura Matsuri 2026.
Just to the North, Zenbu Kimi No Sei Da. is in Quebec this weekend at Nadeshicon.
Zenkimi also just announced a return to Norway this summer on June 6th.
SUPER MACARONI SALAD is in the midst of a ten day expedition to the Philippines.
Phantom Siita import electro-swing to Rivendell for their latest MV. Who knew that elves could do the Charleston?
Homicidols all-time favorite virtual mutant idols, ikigusare get funky in a drainpipe.
ponderosa may bloom release a live MV for another one of my favorite songs. Can all the songs be my favorite?
Here’s a new single for the best kept secret in chika idol, i_andscape.
The new GANGDEMIC tune is perfect for all-night raves.
rinahamu teams up with EDM wizard Wolf Cutt for something magical.
Aesthetic idol duo yubiningyou take a strange trip to an uncanny cabaret.
DIAVEL show us what we missed at their last one-man live.
Bokirai, official rival unit to Teenage New Punk Story, tell us their own punk tale.
FeelNEO give us a passionate live rendition of their latest single.
Veteran rock unit Re:INCARNATION released an MV to support their new digital single.
Kamisama Parade invite you to drown in magic in their new signature tune.
Rookie unit myojou bill themselves as “a story painted by six girls in the dawn sky.” They’re lovely.
Juri Watanabe of Akatsuki released this solo song for her birthday. Let’s enjoy it and not think about how the unit is disbanding later this month.
Oshiloss Corner
Emma (ex. PLANCK STARS and CIRCLE CRUSHER) is now a former member of a third Yabacube unit after withdrawing from Super Macaroni Salad.
Garu Kaisei will be taking a break from ZIGA due to a knee fracture.
Obsess held their last live.
https://twitter.com/obsess_artsound/status/2040080867096420603
Oshifound Corner
The new CHEMICAL X line-up has been unveiled. Lia Shigoku will be joined by a trio of veteran idols:
- Marin Narukami (ex. MiS, ARCA, and Shounen Himitsu Club)
- Yua Nomori (ex. Obsess)
- Ruka Mayoi (aka Rei Tsukino ex. Owaranaide, Yoru)
The new system debuts next Saturday the 18th, but if you can’t wait until then, they drop their first two new songs at midnight:
DaTuRa is a brand new idol unit founded and produced by Reika Shimozono (ex. misola de edison, PiGU, and Re:viral). In addition to Reika, the unit’s members are:
- Ao Garan (ex. Antithese)
- Ema Shiraki (ex. Priciere and odorite)
- Pet Yagami (ex. misola de edison, Re:viral, and Gnocchi!!!)
- Kanon Koigasaki
They will hold their debut performance on May 15th at the Tokyo Kinema Club, but here’s their debut MV:
LuciDreaM has added two new members, HAKUTORA and Mii, to bring them up to a quartet.
https://twitter.com/LDM_OFCL/status/2042582115624108149
Last but certainly not least: Cissné, the band project of hikage (ex. Yukueshirezutsurezure) have just dropped their first EP and it’s one of the best new releases of the year.
