Happy Saturday, friends! At this time two days ago, I was looking at this particular iteration of the Weekender and feeling like things were a little light. Was idol really that quiet over the week that not even our every-seventh-day collection of the weird, random, only-so-interesting and so on was going to have much population? I guess that was the case!
And then a bunch of stuff happened or popped back up, and here we are.
Your friendly neighborhood Maniac is in high spirits this morning, as I announced last week and had hoped to be able to double up on. It’s nice. Also nice: This is being set to run a little while ahead of time, because I spent last night and now a good while left today prepping food for a get-together, which just so happens to be one of my favorite things. Paradoxically, if interesting things happen today, I might actually get to blog them because, like a fishing trip, I did all of the dirty work early!
Just in case, go play the Fun (Kerrie’s latest personal entry is magnificent), enjoy the first true weekend of the summer / dregs of winter, and think happy thoughts.
So What’s Cooking?
Hold the presses! I don’t make too much space for this kind of thing usually, but can we all please have a moment of silence for Vinnie Paul?
#RIPVinniePaul https://t.co/dgNJTK6O4x
— BABYMETAL (@BABYMETAL_JAPAN) June 23, 2018
Up Up Fes is happening:
All Up Up members – (仮), (2) & (Pro Wrestling) – promote their upcoming Up Up Fes at Ebisu LIQUIDROOM https://t.co/5pcrGNjRVJ
— Hello! News Service (@hipnewsservice) June 17, 2018
Another commercial spot featuring the music of Yamaguchi Kassei Gakuen:
Be nauseated by Himekyun Fruit Can!
Wow, so le biglemoi got a reboot:
新体制になったle biglemoiは2018年6月23日より始動致します。
ライブに先立ちましてアーティスト写真を公開します!
メンバー
大島ひなた
高松優安
垣内璃世黒を基調としながらもメンバーそれぞれの個性を打ち出した衣装となります!#拡散希望#ビグルモア pic.twitter.com/txNumzVHzG
— le biglemoi official (@le_biglemoi) June 13, 2018
STARMARIE, pleased with themselves:
Did you make the right choice?
Even now, can you say that?2014.06.22
Since that day STARMARIE has run with five members.#STARMARIE#4thAnniversary#FantasyWorldForYou pic.twitter.com/7MdyLfX5iG— STARMARIE 6/22ツアーファイナル (@Starmarie19) June 22, 2018
Are you down with new Osaka Shunkashuto?
しゅかしゅん定期公演☆其の三「前略あきんど様」で初披露したアルバム「SSFW」から「Evolution」の一部。#大阪春夏秋冬#SSFW#Evolution pic.twitter.com/EKsRnSqFTh
— 大阪☆春夏秋冬(しゅかしゅん)公式 (@syukasyun) June 17, 2018
I have really mixed feelings about Tokyo Illuminati:
More on that ex-Especia train:
Mia Nascimento | Laugh Again https://t.co/bjRjZQDD6d
— Especia va bien (@EspeciaVaBien) June 20, 2018
〖お知らせ〗
HALLCA 1st EP「Aperitif e.p」
7/25にリリースします💫23日0時〜「Dreamer」をspotifyにて先行配信☁️
spotifyからツイッターにシェアしたスクショをこのアカウントDMに送ってもらうと音源プレゼントします💖♡https://t.co/pM5L3tEPHV pic.twitter.com/jFfG0PsMgH
— HALLCA (@hallca__jp) June 22, 2018
The song "Dreamer" will also be available on Spotify for streaming from 12AM tomorrow, 23 June 2018 (JST). Fans can receive a free DL by sending a screenshot of the song shared on Twitter to @hallca__jp as a DM.
— Especia va bien (@EspeciaVaBien) June 22, 2018
And why not toss in Erika too?
ずーーーーっとなめられてる笑 pic.twitter.com/rnORUTcQ59
— 森 絵莉加 (@erika1104_coron) May 27, 2018
I appreciate how much more effort that Bell Agency is putting into COLOR’z after failing to put much at all into DISDOL:
You’ll Melt More!, I love you, but please with more rock songs thanks:
It looks like sugartrap had a successful one-man:
そしてレコ発ワンマンライブへ御来場頂きました皆様、誠にありがとうございました!
シュガトラの地元高知からバックバンドは撲殺ママレモンさん、PA西森さんと最強のサポートメンバーを迎えてのワンマンとなりました。初のバンドセットも新たな一歩となり、今後とも応援宜しくお願い致します。 pic.twitter.com/KR8qbsav4f— sugartrap-公式- (@s_tofficial) June 17, 2018
Somebody steal these venue-only Yajima Mai CDs for me:
【3ヶ月連続リリース第二弾】
『LUNATIC ISOLATION』
7月1日よりライブ会場限定発売!until the end of time… pic.twitter.com/ZCZ00gVwAD
— 矢島舞依 official (@yajima_official) June 20, 2018
Does Oomori Seiko ever go more than a month between releases?
Ten Tenko:
Wonder Lander has a new member:
▽▲新メンバーのお知らせ
Wonder Lander新メンバー加入決定!
明鈴 -Meirin-
@meirin_landerハスキーボイスのロックシンガー明鈴をよろしくお願いします✨
🎤派生ユニットCANDY RaVE from WLのメンバーとして7/4デビュー決定! pic.twitter.com/JQEtFGtMIo
— 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 (@team_wonlan) June 23, 2018
This Bed-In song is bonkers:
The new-look BILLIE IDLE on teevee!
矢口真里の火曜The NIGHT#109|Abema… https://t.co/EJ7fab2urY
— BILLIE IDLE® (@b_idle_official) June 18, 2018
I was less moved by the second song from A.N.otheЯ:
【超拡散希望】
A.N.otheЯ 2nd. Song
『二度目の肖像』ver.Luna DEMO7月1日渋谷MilkywayにてデビューするA.N.otheЯの2nd.DEMOです
Full音源は公式サイトにてご視聴頂けます
デビューライブのご予約はHPのカレンダーより専用サイトへご移動後、申込み頂けますhttps://t.co/Zf1uvAU0MS#アナザー pic.twitter.com/o1rnCb2kdj
— A.N.otheЯ(アナザー) 公式 (@A_N_othe_R) June 21, 2018
Even more lyrical school:
Live QUEENS:
フリーライブに遊びに来て下さった皆様ありがとうございます‼️
お陰様で前回開催より2倍のお客様に楽しんで頂けました‼️
👑次回のvol.3は7月17日(火)
開場:18時30分
開演:19時00分開催決定‼️
【告知】
この日も新曲出します‼️更に作詞、作曲はNANAMI
是非お楽しみに✨#拡散希望 pic.twitter.com/AGcPZ1XeEz
— 👑QUEENS👑 (@queens_idol) June 19, 2018
Diamondollfy uploaded this entire dang performance:
Hot take: I still think this is EMPiRE’s best song:
It’s C-Style vs. BURST GIRL!
Who then went out and got themselves new duds!
本日6/20初主催ライブから
新衣装となりました❗️❗️❗️
メンバーが自分でアレンジしているので
是非ライブにお越しの際
みてみてください✨#爆裂女子 pic.twitter.com/pJMfYOvOHE— 爆裂女子-BURST GIRL- (@burst_girls) June 20, 2018
Squee!
ゆくえしれずつれづれREC DAY1でしたよ お楽しみに! pic.twitter.com/FXx8FDFZ5i
— syva (@syva22) June 18, 2018
Have a super weekend!