codomomental bulletin #16
The release of akugi’s first full-length album is approaching. A big solo concert is scheduled for December 29, the day after the release, titled ‘Bias-Blur Release Party ~Beginning of the end~’, which will feature all the members of Zenbu Kimi no Sei da, KAQRIYOTERROR and TOKYO TEFUTEFU, plus, according to statements, someone else can be expected. The last time akugi had a solo concert was July 2, 2021, so it’s a very rare event for the project (which is probably because the members are busy in their respective groups).
Every New Year’s Eve is marked with a large-scale show featuring almost all of the codomomental artists, and 2022 is no exception. What’s interesting, this time the event will feature Kodama Ema, codomomental’s new virtual youtuber/singer, who is expected to debut in just a few days. It’s not yet known if it will be a proper concert, but for Japan, real concerts of virtual idols, where real people dance and sing and their movements are captured and projected onto a screen (or an entire three-dimensional hologram is created), are becoming quite common.
Unfortunately, the New Year’s Eve show will not feature louplull this year. That means the group’s debut will have to wait a while longer.
This is the last time we can spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve with these members (including the staff and myself), so if you can make it, please come.
From Nobuhide Imamura’s Twitter.
There were days when, after the performances, I promised that we will come here again. But this time I made a different promise.
Let’s meet again.
From Kisaragi Megumi’s Twitter.
Taking the souls entrusted to me by various authors, I build from them what makes up the ‘body’ of ‘Zenkimi’ and each of the members. I am not them, but nevertheless I cannot stay away, and even though it is an incredibly difficult job, I write the lyrics believing that I can do it better than anyone else.
From GESSHIRUI’s Twitter about the “MeidaiShingi” album.
Without concerts, I’m not capable of anything.
I can’t express myself properly except through singing, and so I gather all my feelings and thoughts, one by one, day by day, and try very, very hard to convey them to you at concerts.
I wonder if I’m doing it well.
Come on, join us.
Our “mirages” and those I haven’t met yet, but who are crying somewhere now – I don’t want to leave you alone. When you are lonely, I will be with you, when you need encouragement, I will encourage you, and when you are in pain, I will fall with you as deep as I can. Why don’t we fly like this, in our own awkward way? Together, slowly.
Even if the whole universe turns against me, I don’t care.
From Chimura Shifumi’s Twitter.