New School Kaidan Japanese idol appreciation

Today, we get the graduation solo from AKB48/HKT48 legend (and NSK logo) Sashihara Rino and “Watashi datte idol (私だってアイドル！)”. After a few clips of the girl laughing and laughing and laughing herself to death, we are introduced to the murder scene of Rino and the “Dead Rino” walking among us. …

Back with more support for their upcoming album is the trio DEVIL NO ID and their new promotional video for “Sweet Escape”. This offering comes without the SciFi of “Survivor“. Manga page starts us off before the girls take over with their performance in a darkened room. The Karin, Hana, …

I think the only time we’ve ever seen PaiPai Dekami here at New School Kaidan is her collaboration with Kikkawa You, 2018’s “Saikou no onna“. Say what you want about PaiPai and her breast antics, but there’s no denying that she has surrounded herself with some real aces in her …

A quick from Kamiyado reminds us that the girls have a live on April 29 and that they are not too far removed from their fourth single “CONVERSATION FANCY” (see below). As a stopover between singles, the promotional video for “Ohikaenasutte kamiyado degozaru (お控えなすって神宿でござる)” puts video to the single that …

Let’s start by saying that New School Kaidan is not going into the business of virtual idols. That said, the new promotional video for Hibiki Ao features Tacoyaki Rainbow, and it’s our duty to talk about Stardust Promotions idols, right? With Ao playing the piano, our TakoNiji girls gather around …

Performed in one take, THE BANANA MONKEYS bring you something a little more on the idol side with their new promotional video “Nani-mono”. Starting in a classroom and ending up on a stage facsimile for a taste of live performances, the group provides more cute looks than you’d probably expect. …

[Note: This promotional video is currently blocked in North America] Previously known as Hiragana Keyakizaka46, Hinatazaka46 get their own identity and a new promotional video of their own with the release of “Kyun”. The group’s first release finds their powder blue uniforms in a college campus. Making use of the …

Working from a composition from HAJIMETAL and lyrics from HAJIMETAL and member Arima Emily, LADYBABY bring the majestic new promotional video for their photobook/download release “Riot Anthem”. The photobook provides a visual of the worldview of “Riot Anthem” as photographed by Iida Erika. Piano drips and drops precipitating through mossy …

Reaching all the way back to October, 2018, today we have a promotional video from 1st generation Akihabara Backstage Pass member and current Erabareshi leader Asakura Yuri. Pulling out the electric guitar, the idol plays a few glassy tones to start this rock arrangement before stepping up to the microphone. …

Serving as the coupling track from the group’s fourth major single after reformation, “BiSBiS” revisits where things began for this second stage of Brand new Idol Society. You’ll remember that as the auditions for BiS were announced in 2016, Pour Lui released a promotional video for an essentially solo version …