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codomomental bulletin #54

Yesterday was Nobuhide Imamura’s annual birthday event, and this year it was really special. In addition to Seireki13ya and TOKYO TEFUTEFU, it also featured Not Secured, Loose Ends (who had their debut solo concert at the same venue earlier in the day), as well as the re-debut of louplull and the debut of the agency’s new group Futatsuna (弐ノ名).

The set list of Not Secured, Loose Ends’ debut performance included familiar Yukueshirezutsurezure hits translated into English, as well as a cover of “Butterfly soars” (Pay money To my Pain).1

I poured out all my feelings to you and the members so completely that I have no regrets! I felt this music I love with all my body and soul! It was an excellent and happy debut! Thank you for believing, waiting and coming! I hope for your support forever and ever!2

From Mei Yui Mei’s Twitter.

Today was only possible because of the combined efforts of everyone I’ve ever met in сodomomental, including the fans. Thank you all so much!

I was happy to be on stage with Mei again, to perform with Ouhi for the first time, to sing with Yuchi, and to scream with you all.3

Thank you to everyone who came from overseas.
I’ll do my best to bring NSLE’s music to wherever you are.4

From Kisaragi Megumi’s Twitter.

Mei, thank you for letting me join NSLE.
And thank you all for accepting me. Now I have another precious group🥀5

From Yuzuriha Ouhi’s Twitter.

Higaminari Yuchiomi got her own Twitter account:

https://twitter.com/yuchiomi_nsle

Ready to die, I will sing here.

My name is Higaminari Yuchiomi.

I hope for your support!6

From Higaminari Yuchiomi’s Twitter.

With a strong voice, expressive eyes, incredibly charming Yuchiomi! She is so friendly and funny in conversation.7

From Mei Yui Mei’s Twitter.

Just like Mei and Ouhi and me, she has a lot of interesting, unexpected sides to her.8

From Kisaragi Megumi’s Twitter.

Yuchi is so cool on stage but so nice and fun to talk to, she’s very cozy🥀9

From Yuzuriha Ouhi’s Twitter.

As a reminder, louplull is a new codomomental group with a concept expressed by the phrase “HyperSweeeeeeet＝ confine [in yourself] dangerously sweet thoughts.” The group was announced back in July 2021 (that is, almost two and a half years ago), and had already performed a couple of times in late 2021 with a temporary lineup that included two new members and Ama Mauru (who also helped the group with choreography and costumes). Since then, the group has been holding auditions for a long time, but there has been little to no news beyond that. And although the group’s re-debut did happen, it can’t be called a full-fledged debut either, as there are currently only two members, one of whom is… Tokanai Nonno, who is also the leader of the group.

During the event, the group performed only one song called “Reverie Selfie,”10 a fragment of which can be heard in the teaser of the project, which you can check out here:

Surprised ~ …… ❔

I will seriously and sincerely do my best to make a clear dream that I want to fulfill in louplull, like in TOKYO TEFUTEFU.

We will definitely have more members and songs in the future, but for now, I would appreciate it if you would continue to follow us ⑉の ̫の⑉11

From Tokanai Nonno’s Twitter.

Futatsuna (which translates to “nickname” or “alias”) is a new codomomental group that includes 4 members, one of whom is… Chimura Shifumi, who is also the leader of the group.

According to fans, the group’s music is a kind of digital hardcore. They performed 3 songs at the event.

Futatsuna (⃔ ㅎ.ㅎ)⃕↝
Expect the beginning of a new story.12

From Chimura Shifumi’s Twitter.

Chimu and Nonno have also found new places for themselves besides “Tefutefu.” I have seen how hard they have worked for this day, and I want to wholeheartedly support them both as members and leaders. It’s very inspiring to me! And Kohaku and Lust always serve as a great support for me too, I’ve grown to love TOKYO TEFUTEFU even more…13

From Yuzuriha Ouhi’s Twitter.

I actually feel very lonely, but both Ouhi, Nonno and Chimu will try their best not only in TOKYO TEFUTEFU from now on.
I believe they will be able to bring something new to the group that would never have been part of “Tefutefu” before (^_ ̫ ก^)❤︎14

From Mary Lust’s Twitter.

Meanwhile, Nonno has revealed that she has started working on her solo song,15 which she will perform for the first time at her birthday concert on December 2nd.

On October 28th, there was a livestream where Mary Lust and Nobuhide Imamura discussed the girl’s lyrics to the song “miniature garden” in great detail.16 And as always, I tried to translate the most important details for you:

But why don’t we first talk about the girl’s previous work – the lyrics to “teardrop?” Below is the full translation of the song:

A dull boiling heat. It’s always like that. All I sought was pain once again.
Somewhere at the edge of this world… Cast out beyond its border? I huddle, hugging my knees.

At midnight, in the early dawn, even important things lose their color, hiding true feelings.
Why do tears run down my cheek? I don’t know…

Do I really think so? Is it not a lie? I’ve decided that I don’t want to run away.
Today, I had a dream.

Fleetingness, flowing through the unseen night, and a smile behind closed eyes, so warm.
Somehow, I even want to fall asleep, holding tenderness and sorrow in my embrace.
Because now, I’ve become a little able to love.

Brightly shining curses. Countless. Only unfulfilled feelings float around.
I bite my lip. Are you also crying alone right now?

Maybe let everything stay this way? I’ve decided that I want to live in the present.
I pulled trembling hands to myself.

Come on, spin noisily, merry-go-round.
Overshadow all our sufferings.
And then, gently embracing the continuation of the dream, make sure.
These tears are a treasure, aren’t they?

The pain of the night I didn’t want to see doesn’t scare me. Because my eyes reflect you.
“We can smile, even if everything goes wrong, can’t we?”
Because I’ve decided that I want to love.

It’s like dissolving into each other. I softly and sweetly sink.
Keep listening to my voice.

And here are the most important moments from the livestream where Lust and Nobuhide Imamura discussed these lyrics on November 8 last year:17

It was originally the director who suggested the girl to try writing the lyrics. He didn’t bring it up for a while, and then he dropped some demos in the group’s chat and asked who wanted to try their hand at writing lyrics. And Lust volunteered herself, because she already had the desire to write the lyrics herself and had been waiting for this moment. In the end it took her only one day to write the draft lyrics to “teardrop.” And the fact that the lyrics turned out so bright was a surprise for Lust herself. Initially she was ready to write something dark, in the style of the group, because she “holds a lot of grudge against the world,” but after listening to the demo, she realized that it is a very beautiful song and such lyrics would not be suitable for it. The image of the group members popped into her head and she ended up with “a song about TOKYO TEFUTEFU.”

Imamura-san characterizes “teardrop” as a song “overflowing with the spirit of youth.” In this respect, it surprisingly resonated with “ao,” a song that was originally intended by the director to be just that. As a result, it even influenced the album’s content, as the entire first half of the album, up to “from lost,” expresses this bright spirit of youth. And this spirit is also perfectly resonated with Lust herself, who, in addition to her striking appearance and the “shiny bright” image she has on social networks and on stage, also has a very passionate nature, cares a lot about her companions, “tells the management everything she wants” and so on. And, according to Lust herself, she discovered this passionate nature in herself only after joining codomomental. It started at the training camp when she passed all the challenges in 3 days despite many failures and was able to change in such a short period of time, which even made Kotetsu adore her and support her from that moment on. Before this, she would never have believed that she would ever do this kind of activity.

Lust: “When I auditioned for codomomental, I firmly decided that if I passed, I would dedicate my life to it. I decided that I would keep going no matter what until I reached something that satisfied me. It just so happened that I had achieved nothing at all in my life before that. I was very spoiled. Both by my parents and my friends. Before that I was always getting away with everything and I had a very strong habit of running away, but I decided that I didn’t want to run away anymore and I would continue until I was satisfied, and now I’ve managed to become such a passionate person (laughs). I’ve always really cherished my friends, but I didn’t have anything that I was willing to work so hard for. At that time, I wouldn’t have even thought that I wanted to write lyrics. Never.”

And now back to the “miniature garden” livestream. In fact, it was so interesting that I ended up translating it almost completely. There are a lot of different details not only about the lyrics and Lust herself (which will probably make a lot of people look at her in a different way), but also about TOKYO TEFUTEFU and codomomental activities in general, and they discussed things that are not often discussed publicly that you might find interesting. The video is here:

So much has changed since I’ve been here. The fact that I am now ready to love everything, good and bad, is only because of you. Thank you so much. Let’s rise high into the sky~~~~18

From Mary Lust’s Twitter.

The group’s official Twitter account has revealed that they have been filming something.19 Perhaps it’s the music video for “Rinbu” that was promised in one of the recent streams.

Meanwhile, it’s been exactly one year since the debut of the new Seireki13ya lineup.

Urari, Runo, Minai, congratulations on your 1-year anniversary 💖💙💚✨

And it’s also exactly 1-year anniversary of the new Seireki13ya lineup! “Night Minions,” who have always been with “Seireki,” and “Night Minions,” who we met for the first time this year – I love and adore you all🤍

Thanks to these three coming into this world, “Seireki” is able to shine endlessly. Thank you, I love you! 🌟20

From Nene Komochi’s Twitter.

It’s been a year. And the feeling of how much I treasure it all hasn’t changed a bit🎀

“If now, by treasuring what is important to me, I’m able to protect it…” Even though I don’t have confidence, I’m proud of myself for getting stronger and not breaking 🪄✨

Komo-chan, Runo-chan, Minai-chan, “Night minions,” I love you so much॑⸜(* ॑꒳ ॑* )⸝⋆*21

From Yui Urari’s Twitter.

It has been a year since I arrived on Earth💫

The many “Night Minions” I’ve met during this year, the many treasures we’ve created with everyone, every single one of them is my most loved and dearest. Thank you so much ֊ ֊ ̫ ֊ 🩵

I will do my best to keep the star called Seireki13ya shining brightly! Let’s move forward together🫧22

From Who Runo’s Twitter.

🎂 1-year anniversary of Seireki13ya 🎂

And Yowa Minai’s 1-year anniversary. I was happy to meet you all, thank you~𓈒𓏸

The four of us practiced a lot, performed, ate, congratulated each other, said good night and experienced so much, so much love¨̮⑅*

I hope to continue to have your supportෆ23

From Yowa Minai’s Twitter.

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  22. https://twitter.com/sr13y_runo/status/1728255502902264185
  23. https://twitter.com/sr13y_minai/status/1728257550708343207

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