New PV Alert: Seireki13ya – Yokuto asterism
Back with a 3rd single, Seireki31ya burst out on the scene with the edgy “Yokuto asterism”. The group takes a page from the Codomomental playbook with scenes filmed at a concrete form building and...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Osaka☆Shunkashuto – Sono te
Working from their soon-to-be-released minialbum “Gachi Agaru High Tension made Yume jyanai Kono Genjitsu (ガチ上がるハイテンションまで夢じゃないこの現実), the girls of Osaka☆Shunkashuto bring you a new rock jam from the...
View ArticleA conversation with Canadian Idols Seishun Youth Academy
Seishun Youth Academy at Anime Expo 2019 Being an idol is difficult enough, but can you imagine being an idol group far from the Japanese epicenter of the scene? SEISHUN YOUTH ACADEMY is one such...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Task have Fun – Gyakkou
Task have Fun’s first album is not just a first album … it’s a triple release featuring a wealth of songs from the group’s catalog. Celebrating and promoting this release, the trio release the...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: CRUiSE – Cruising My Story
Fukuoka idol unit CRUiSE (I suppose it’d be more correct say “Kuruzu~CRUiSE”, but that’s not very satisfying) make their first appearance here on the New PV Alerts with the practice video their 2016...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: E-girls – Cinderella Fit
Back with a 23rd single, E-girls get things started with their promotional video for “Cinderella Fit (シンデレラフィット)”. Admittedly, this PV was release a few weeks back, but you know how my schedule has...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: 22/7 – Nanimo Shite Agerarenai
22/7 get a couple of announcements in recent times: first is the accouncement of the TV Anime coming in January 2020, and secondly is their 4th single “Nanimo shite agerarenai (何もしてあげられない)”. The...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: lyrical school – Enough is school
Lyrical school keeps things coming the new promotional video from their forthcoming major debut album release. “Enough is school” is less of a pop affair than the dizzying “LAST DANCE”. This time out,...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Shingeki – Natsu-goe semishigure
A couple of lineup changes for Shingeki transpired since we saw them last; but they are back here again with “Natsu-goe semishigure (夏声蝉時雨)”. Shingeki’s alt-idol sounds are in full-effect still with...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Fujikawa Chiai & KOBASOLO – HAPPY BIRTHDAY (back number)
I seem to have a lot of fun with these cover versions, because I try to include them here in the New PV Alerts with some frequency. It’s honestly because we can often get a good idea about a singer’s...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Little Glee Monster – ECHO
[Note: This promotional video is currently blocked in North America] Little Glee Monster promoting “Echo” ABOUT LITTLE GLEE MONSTER Little Glee Monster is a Japanese pop girl group, formed in 2013....
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Fullfull Pocket – Jibun kakumei
It seems like a long time, and there’s been a member change in the interim, but Fullfull Pocket finally have a new promotional video. “Jibun kakumei (自分革命)” comes from their forthcoming double A-side...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Kamiyado – Grizzly ni osowaretara♡
New music from Kamiyado should cast your cute stuffed bears in a new light. “Grizzly ni osowa retara♡ (グリズリーに襲われたら♡)” dresses the fivesome (in I believe their first proper PV with new member Kira) in...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Wakita Monari – Espadrille de tsukamaete
Wakita Monari’s 3rd album is just about upon us, and she’s here for a bit of promotion with her album track “Espadrille de tsukamaete(エスパドリーユでつかまえて)”. The vaguely funk citypop offering give us an easy...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: ROSE A REAL – Betsu no hito no kanojo ni natta yo
ROSE A REAL is the sister duo of former Cheeky Parade members Suzuki Yuriya and Suzuki Mariya. Formed after the disbandment of their idol group roots and after the return of Mariya after her 2 year...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Up Up Girls (2) – Be lonely together
The Up Up Girls (2) release their latest promotional video for their 7th single “Be lonely together”. This release gets sound production from Hello! Project founder Tsunku, and bears some of the...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Sorano Aozora – Gorilla
Finishing off her promotional cycle for her latest single, Sorano Aozaora releases her promotional video for “Gorilla”. Given the look of karaoke videos of the kind you’d find on a late Friday night...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: Aimer – Torches
Aimer, the singer/lyricist known for her distinctive voice used in a couple of high profile anime, releases her 17th single on August 14. Here for promotional purposes, we get the PV for “Torches”....
View ArticleNew PV Alert: BiS – BiS-Douyara Zombie o Demashi-
Surprise, sruprise! Just a few months ago, BiS’s second generation officially disbanded. Now, we get a promotional video for the third generation of BiS (the new lineup is listed below) called...
View ArticleNew PV Alert: @JAM ALL STARS 2019 – Yume no suna ~a theme of @JAM~
Who’s ready for @JAM Expo?! As tradition has it, @JAM selects another group of five idols to record “Yume no Suna”. This year, we get Okutsu Mariri (奥津マリリ) from Philosophy no Dance, Kikkawa You (吉川友),...
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