codomomental bulletin #66
On May 26th, Seireki13ya held their debut concert with their new lineup titled “The Night of the Beginning.”1
Today was a new beginning for the Seireki13ya which consists of Nene Komochi, Yui Urari, Yowa Minai, and Kiri Soani!✨🌈🌃
I’m sure that together we can overcome anything and reach any heights.
Thank you so much for this lovely night of the beginning🤍💗💚🧡2
From Nene Komochi’s Twitter.
From now on, together with new member Soani-chan, we will move forward as a foursome💕
I had so much fun and happiness, and I think all these meetings are destiny🎀Thank you so much for your support💕
I’m counting on you🌸3
From Yui Urari’s Twitter.
Komo-chan, who always pulls me along and motivates me to try harder🤍
Urarin, who always holds my hand and makes me calm down💓
And Soani-chan, a new member who courageously came on stage with me today🧡With these three beloved members, I will do my best as part of the new Seireki13yaෆ
Thanks to everyone who came to the night of the beginningෆ4
From Yowa Minai’s Twitter.
Now let’s talk about the new member:
Kiri Soani
Name meaning: “Kiri” can mean “fruit” or “result,” while the word “Soani” does not exist in Japanese.
Constellation: Ito Hanbunko (“Ito” most likely means “thread” and “Hanbunko” means “split in half,” but it’s hard to say anything definitive about the meaning of this constellation without context).
Twitter: https://x.com/sr13y_soani
Nice to meet you!!!
I’m the new member of Seireki13ya, the Ito Hanbunko constellation – Kiri Soani (* ¨̮ *)🧡🍎I want to continue the story that was put together by “Seireki” along with the “Night Minions”!
I hope for your support(ᐡ ̥_ ̫ _ ̥ᐡ)✨5
From Kiri Soani’s Twitter.
It has also been revealed that the title of the group’s upcoming major solo concert at the Kinema Club to be held on November 30th is “Tooamarimitsu to Yoru Shimobe.”6 Tooamarimitsu” is an old Japanese numeral meaning “thirteen,” and “Yoru Shimobe” is the native Japanese way of expressing the group’s fans’ name, “Minions of the Night.” Thus, it forms the phrase “Thirteen and the Minions of the Night,” written in the traditional Japanese style.
USOTSUKINAISHO finally got an official Twitter account.
The members of the group also got accounts and their names became known:
Tademaru Ichiren
Name meaning: “Tademaru” is a traditional Japanese name made up of two characters (“knotweed” and “circle”/”perfection”) and “Ichiren” means “row,” “series” or “chain” of something.
Twitter: https://x.com/usonai_ichiren
I’m the leader of USOTSUKINAISHO!!! Tademaru Ichiren! I love to sing🎤
You who found me – I want to make you smile!
Tademaru Ichiren’s profile description.
Nice to meet you! I’m Tademaru Ichiren from USOTSUKINAISHO❤️🔥
I love codomomental music, I love the concerts that my senpais create! From now on, without giving up, I will do my best and keep growing no matter what happens!
And I will definitely make you happy!
I hope to have your support!ᐡ ̳ᴗ ̫ ᴗ ̳ᐡ7
From Tademaru Ichiren’s Twitter.
Ema Amajiki
Name meaning: “Ema” doesn’t seem to have any meaning, and “Amajiki” is a traditional Japanese surname consisting of two characters (“heaven” and “to eat”).
Twitter: https://x.com/usonai_amajiki
The one with braids from USOTSUKINAISHO, my name is Amajiki🕯
I love:
❁︎ Non-sweet chocolate
❁︎ Bitter matcha
❁︎ Shaved ice that doesn’t give you a headache
❁︎ Concerts you come to
Ema Amajiki’s profile description.
Nice to meet you ladies and gentlemen🕯 (*)
I am Ema Amajiki from USOTSUKINAISHO⸜❤︎⸝I want to be someone for you who can ease your soul at least a little in difficult moments.
Let’s strive for the future together, I hope for your long term support🕯8
From Ema Amajiki’s Twitter.
(*) The girl is using a salutation specific to very well-mannered upper-class ladies, which carries a touch of sophistication and refinement.
As you can see, the group’s lineup has been reduced to two members and Ibu Memesu is no longer a member.
However, the group has started performing louplull’s songs in their live repertoire.9
Also, syva revealed on his Twitter that he had written a song for the group.10
On May 14th, Zenbu Kimi no Sei da held another livestream where they shared what they have been into lately.11
Mei revealed the secret of how she manages to keep her skin beautiful despite the fact that being an angel, she has lived for over a billion years, and besides, it’s not always possible for her to maintain a healthy lifestyle on the road (which she doesn’t really stick to anyway, since she always stays out late and occasionally drinks alcohol). The thing is, she consumes a small bottle of 100% lemon juice every day, which she adds to her food.
As I mentioned before, Hikari has a passion for mobile games. However, the battle sessions in her favorite video games are usually about 20 minutes long, during which the girl is completely out of the world. So, for those moments during travel when the group is actively chatting about something, Hikari decided to look for entertainment that does not require such deep involvement, and she discovered Livly Island – a game in which you raise various mysterious creatures in the manner of Tamagotchi. According to the girl, she now logs in to the game at least twenty times a day. She also encourages everyone to play it, as the game seems to be losing its audience lately, and Hikari doesn’t want the 100,000 yen she’s already spent on the game to go to waste.
Komochi, for her part, has begun crocheting. One of the results of her work:
移動中にあみあみっ🧶はじめたばっかりだけど、たのしくて毎日あみあみしてるっ!✨✨
— 寝こもち (@srzks_komochi) April 19, 2024
これはしゃかしゃかケース いちごとぶどうと喉にいいやつのしゃかしゃか pic.twitter.com/zCRFc1Dr33
According to the girl, this hobby has fascinated her so much that she even tries to get up early to crochet more. This hobby is also part of Komochi’s plan to become a cute grandma. You might rightly point out that she’s jumping the gun a bit, but the girl notes that this way she’ll be a pro by the time she’s a grandma. Komochi also plans to take her hobby to the next level and start making some merchandise.
Muku spends her free time battling in Apex Legends.
And Megumi is into BL as always. Lately, she also likes to fall asleep to the previews of various manga, which are voiceovers of the first few volumes, and that’s how she discovered Smoke Blue no Ame Nochi Hare, which she recommends to viewers.
Not Secured, Loose Ends announced a free solo concert titled “fundamental” to be held on June 12, where the group is expected to make some sort of major announcement.12
Earlier, Mei Yui Mei revealed on Twitter that the group was recording something.13
On May 8th, TOKYO TEFUTEFU held a livestream14 to discuss the group’s latest solo tour “NNEEOORAGE ~KakeruTobu~”, the final concert of which was supposed to take place in February but was postponed to May 4th due to the car accident the group was involved in. Interestingly, this is the first time that the members have spoken publicly about the accident, talking in great detail about how they felt at the time and how the accident affected them. The girls also talked about how they managed the first concerts without Nonno and what an unexpected thing happened at the finale. I have translated the most interesting moments of this stream:
I close my eyes, run away, try to forget this world, where even if you’re in unbearable pain, even if you cry and scream, nothing changes, where the only thing I can do is sing here.
I’m so helpless, really.
All the time I was the one who wanted to be saved.15
From Chimura Shifumi’s Twitter.
Chimura also posted a short audio recording of one of her karaoke sessions:
karaoke (ᐢ ̫ᐢ)#ちむそんぐ pic.twitter.com/gugfVBkIY3
— ちむら詩文 (@tftf_shifumi) May 21, 2024
Unfortunately, Futatsuna’s first digital single, which was supposed to be released on May 15th, has been postponed to June 5th “due to reasons related to the recording of the new member.”16
Sorry to everyone who has been waiting for this release.
Please give us some more time to show you the maximum insanity that the current lineup is capable of.ᐟ
In the meantime, enjoy the time of anticipation, excitement, and impatience, as it befits “Monsters”~ (ᐢ ̫ᐢ)17
From Chimura “Nine Curse Bullet” Shifumi’s Twitter.
I was in a thrift store picking out a shirt and there was a bee circling around me all the time. When I finally decided what I wanted to buy and went to the cash register, the bee followed me, and the salesman made a big fuss and tried to run away from the bee. The bee circled around me and the salesman until I left, it was so cute. (To be honest, I’m afraid of bees, too, they can sting painfully after all).18
From Higaminari Yuchiomi’s Twitter.
And one last thing: a group photo of the codomomental members from an offline event celebrating the company’s recently completed joint tour:
コドモメンタル presents split tour “天惹鬼” 打ち上げ‼️
— codomomental/コドモメンタル (@codomomental) May 30, 2024
各グループ、tourの話から先々の話まで熱い話をさせて頂きました🔥
お越しいただき有難うございました‼️
ぜんぶ君のせいだ。/ 星歴13夜 / TOKYOてふてふ / Not Secured, Loose Ends /弐ノ名 /うそ吐生ナイショ#天惹鬼tour #コドモメンタル pic.twitter.com/eWBxzbNvpQ
- https://x.com/seireki13ya/status/1794592523907989852
- https://x.com/srzks_komochi/status/1794738941947723823
- https://x.com/sr13y_urari/status/1794732784998834434
- https://x.com/sr13y_minai/status/1794726303100436924
- https://x.com/sr13y_soani/status/1794742722949189796
- https://x.com/seireki13ya/status/1794701315240837305
- https://x.com/usonai_ichiren/status/1796519598092939317
- https://x.com/usonai_amajiki/status/1796519601339330962
- https://x.com/mori351srodd/status/1792890318662127800
- https://x.com/syvaGPT/status/1794436509791392025
- https://x.com/zenbukiminosei/status/1790394060890575278
- https://x.com/nsleystz/status/1796515567907815650
- https://x.com/zenkimi_mymei/status/1793553878061117541
- https://x.com/tokyotftf/status/1788201154582872350
- https://x.com/tftf_shifumi/status/1795143762194182145
- https://x.com/2nd_namefttn/status/1790338589651567059
- https://x.com/tftf_shifumi/status/1790390735927439514
- https://x.com/yuchiomi_nsle/status/1794001197592187376