Good morning! This week’s Weekender is coming to you late and kind of short because that’s what air travel allows sometimes, amigos. On the bright side, this incredibly long — and meaningful, and impactful, and educational, and emotionally investing — trip is finally wrapping up. In a few hours’ time, I get to get back to something approaching normalcy. Woof.
So let’s all have ourselves a nice idolly time. Play the Fun, join me in roundly applauding the great help that Team Homicidols provided in holding things down over the past week and change, and look ahead to what I hope is a really well and truly great week ahead.
Oh Yeah, That Is Short
DAIDAIDAI on the cover!
代代代
そっ友ズッ閉じ昼昼昼 pic.twitter.com/NZ03CfsFpB
— いかお(とてもよわい) (@ikao_xxx) August 4, 2018
I’m getting a not great feeling about the prospects of Hakuchumu:
[お知らせ]
いつも白昼夢projectを応援して下さり有難うございます。
メンバーだった如月ちくわは昨日付で重大な規約違反の為解雇となりました。
8/18に4人で新たなスタートを切り、
精一杯頑張りますので今後とも応援宜しくお願いいたします。— 白昼夢project【公式】 (@hakuchumu_idol) August 11, 2018
So BiSH is doing this video thing:
【ドキュメンタリー映像先行上映、舞台挨拶決定!】
8/29発売ドキュメンタリー映像「SHAPE OF LOVE」
東名阪映画館にて先行上映、舞台挨拶決定!
更に7日連続ティザー映像公開がスタート。
本日はモモコグミカンパニー編、公開。よろ。https://t.co/oTf5srHa5l#BiSHドキュメンタリー #SHAPEOFLOVE pic.twitter.com/hX08vnkiDI— BiSHオフィシャル (@BiSHidol) August 9, 2018
I had another thing in this space for XTEEN, saying that I was bearish but enjoying it, only for the best member of the group to now be suddenly graduating. Bearish indeed!
#XTEEN
8月14日。東雲一加が卒業となります。始動から半年。あっという間だったね。お互いの夢へと続く道はきっとまたどこかで交わるよ。そう信じて。自信を持って迷わず進もう。本当にありがとう。心から。
こないだのライブの待ち時間に撮った動画置いとくね。
Ciao,Ichica. Our Best Friend.#TGIF pic.twitter.com/WbzlARFRKY— XTEEN † 8月14日(火)@CLUBCITTA'★Ichica Last Bash★ (@xteen_official) August 10, 2018
I hate to say it because I usually really like what they do, but the Idols Formerly Known as Alloy But Now Known as WILL-O’ do not sound great here:
At this point, are people really all that excited about the Babymetal graphic novel? I own multiple copies of their every appearance in the Hammer and was just singing their musical praises two days ago, and I’m not even going to pretend to be interested in this cash grab:
Here's our Books-A-Million exclusive cover, as always by the amazing @gmbchomichuk. Much gratitude to @BABYMETAL_JAPAN for the support. And thank you to the fans for their curiosity and devotion!#BABYMETAL#THEONE#APOCRYPHA
Preorder here:https://t.co/1e7UdyiBna pic.twitter.com/RLWPtVQnNs— BABYMETAL Graphic Novel (@BABYMETAL_GN) August 10, 2018
Arisa leaving cana÷biss:
【ありさ卒業のお知らせ】 pic.twitter.com/iBEZRpKiY9
— cana÷biss (@canabiss0226) August 11, 2018
I have absolutely no idea what’s happening in this There There Theres spot:
Similarly Desu.Rabbits:
Somebody please tell me why this delightful tune was in my Soundcloud feed:
Idol in Focus
This week’s Idol in Focus is Toricago! Besides the fact that they’re my favorite new thing, why is that the case? Because this is unexpected:
鶯龍茶
@ Zepp Tokyo#鶯籠 pic.twitter.com/RhbMjhahTr— 鶯籠 (@toricago_O) August 6, 2018
GOMIBAKO
@ Zepp Tokyo#鶯籠 pic.twitter.com/ALENKJCuzd— 鶯籠 (@toricago_O) August 5, 2018
And so is their upcoming first one-man:
9/24(月)【1st ワンマンライブ】
「自分で蒔いたの。種を。」新宿LOFTで開催決定🐧8月9日(木)21:00よりLive pocketより前売りチケット発売。
(https://t.co/KA8rWtyfle)▶詳細 ⇒ https://t.co/NnoqfgrAPn#鶯籠#ワンマンライブ#撮影可 pic.twitter.com/ifAy0Dh3oU
— 鶯籠 (@toricago_O) August 6, 2018
Did you know that Hissatsu Emomomomo or whatever was still a thing? They are, and they finally released full versions of their MVs; to whit:
At last, a date for the arrival of new ANotheЯ member/s:
8月11日 恵比寿CreAto
私がA.N.otheЯとして1人で行う最後のライブです。
デビューライブに来てくれた人、まだ見たことない人、色んな人に来て欲しい。
私個人のワガママだけど、最高の思い出にしたいんだ。これからのことについての気持ちも綴ってみたからよかったら読んでね!#アナザー pic.twitter.com/mIkvamqubz
— Luna (@Luna_A_N) August 3, 2018
My personal need for this 969 album is almost unbearable:
💿969アルバム関連情報💿
969 1st ALBUM『969』8.22発売
🆕ジャケ公開&リリイベ追加8月27日(月)にdues新宿にてアルバム発売記念トークイベント&9月14日(金)が追加となっております⚡是非お越しくださいませ‼
詳細別途告知いたします。#クロック pic.twitter.com/1g7H5zkhN5— 969(クロック)@8/10(金)目黒鹿鳴館 (@969official) August 8, 2018
You only have to wait until December for the first official There There Theres album:
THERE THERE THERES、12月に1stフルアルバム「タイトル未定」発売決定!
12月から日本を北から南まで回るツアーも開催です!美味いもん食いたい!#ゼアゼア pic.twitter.com/qalJAiTcTs— THERE THERE THERES (@TTTS_AQBI) August 9, 2018
Another new one from CY8ER:
Seeing this tweet about Yuna’s modeling gig made me think that PassCode was heading to Mexico:
今田夢菜の「大阪ルッチ」ライター記事第2弾公開❗️
PassCodeちゆなが行く。ゆるゆる古着屋巡りVol.2「PARAMEXICO」https://t.co/vpSPixYKTu#大阪ルッチ pic.twitter.com/oJHQfDZTRX
— PassCodeオフィシャル (@passcodeO) August 9, 2018
This is somehow the worst thing that uijin has ever done:
Have a great weekend!
There There Theres are trying to play the seated variant of this, and failing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_as_a_feather,_stiff_as_a_board
It seemed to work when we played it at school!