New School Kaidan Japanese idol appreciation

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 “BiS-Douyara Zombie o Demashi- (BiS-どうやらゾンビのおでまし-)”. Except, there really isn’t a whole lot to see here: the PV is pixelated …

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”. The song puts the husky voiced singer in the front of the mix, where it rightfully belongs. …

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 session with friends, “Gorilla” fills itself with lyrics and random images which may or may not include …

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 trademark earmarks. Interludes feature the girls’ voices cascading the phrase “aishiteru” over synthesized vocals, and some Tsunku’s distinctive …

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 stay in Los Angeles, the group has been brewing and performing live over the …

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 going listening experience whith which one can reasonably groove along. Monari gets the best of the sets …

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 the frilliest of frilly iwth lace veils and ribbons everywhere for a decadent afternoon tea, and …

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 single, their fourth single overall. The get up to challenging themselves to some classic games, starting with …

[Note: This promotional video is currently blocked in North America] ABOUT LITTLE GLEE MONSTER Little Glee Monster is a Japanese pop girl group, formed in 2013. They were signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan and released their debut single “Houkago High Five” (“High Five After School”) in 2014. In 2018, …

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 performance by listening to songs that are familiar. Case in …