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[Stan BiSH]

MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN announced their album "MAMEQUEST"



out on February 22

it contains 10 songs, 8 of them new

i was wondering what was the concept of the latest group photos, seems is going to be some sort of RPG-esque thing

MAMESHiBA officially started activities with the new line up



one of the members is called "Leona EMPiRE"



i don't know how to feel about people being named after EMPiRE... on the other hand she is the one that kinda looked like Maho

the other one is called "Momochi Ngeru"

anyway, so they partnered with several popular producers

Hi-yunk wrote 4 of the new songs



and Seiko Oomori (fuck Seiko Oomori) and these guys did the title track

sorry for not including their names, i'm feeling too lazy to search for a translation

 

[Stan BiSH]

ExWHYZ / STAY WITH Me [FIRST TOUR xYZ at Zepp DiverCity 2023.01.12]​

first time seeing the live version, I've read comments from fans at their concerts saying this one is a fan favorite

"xYZ" is such a cool album, i legitimately like all the songs

 

[Stan BiSH]

2023.1.8 ESCAPE from BiSimulation ＠日比谷野音アフタームービー / BiS 新生アイドル研究会 [OFFiCiAL ViDEO]​

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from BiS3 last concert with Musensiteebu and Neotrees

in perspective is surprising they left so suddenly, i wonder what happened? i worry now that Watanabe is going to take this as an excuse to reboot the group

BOYSGROUP / Vibes Vibes [OFFiCiAL ViDEO]​

they also released a documentary




i feel this one is better than their debut song (although i still think they should had been a band)

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i legitimately keep forgetting that BOYSGROUP and TONAi BOUSHO are WACK groups, yeah i don't feel i'm connecting with them but i guess they just debuted so who knows

 

[Stan BiSH]

also Japan just ended the restriction on chants and cheering during concerts

it was a little weird how during signature songs were groups and fans used to sang along together were now really quiet

and hey just in time for BiSH's Tokyo Dome concert

 

[Stan BiSH]

BiSH are going to release a photobook 『BiSH COSTUME BOOK 2015-2023』

is going to be a 276 long book compilation detailing the story of BiSH's fashion in their uniforms

 

[Stan BiSH]

Chantmonkee!

well she is Mina now

未菜『youth is yours』Music Video​

she quit WACK a few months ago, i wonder if we are going to eventually get news about Teebu and Neo too?

ex BiS member Chantmonkee graduated from the group last month, she also took down her SNS accounts

well, just a few days ago she popped around twitter as "Mina" she states she is aiming to become an actress

 

[Stan BiSH]

one of the two WACK wikis is shutting down this year

WACK is IDOL

Source of factual, translated information for all things WACK

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

WACK is IDOL is DEAD​

My original goal in creating WACK is IDOL was to make WACK more accessible to those who only know English, and wish they could understand lyrics and interviews. I wanted the site to be a place with all the information in one convenient place. I hoped that in doing so, the international WACK community would grow and more people would come to love WACK as I do. With the rising popularity of BiSH over the past several years, and other English websites popping up, I feel this goal has been reached.
It’s becoming more and more apparent that as soon as I upload any new information to the site, it is copied across to other places without permission and with no credit given. As I’m just one person working on the site, spending what little free time I have to keep the it updated, I’ve started to wonder what the point is.
And so I’ve decided to no longer update the site anymore. I will leave it open, as to not waste the past 4 years of work, but I will no longer be paying to keep it live. The domain is set to expire mid 2023, so be sure to bookmark the site if you want to come back.
Thank you for all the love and support over the years – Long live WACK!​

this one hasn't been active since last year but still has a lot of info and translations, members and groups profiles, etc

Translated Interviews

Using my translations, the amazing Aika has translated some interviews into Spanish! Click on the flags below to view in the respective languages. [3rd Gen BiS] UtaTen BiS Interview group interview…

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

a lot of the effort from this site went to BiS2

2nd Generation BiS (2016 – 2019)

Click each member to see more information about them

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

they also have several downloads available, for example

Quick Japan x WACK Book Scans & English Translation

If you can afford to buy the WACK Book yourself, you can purchase it from Amazon Japan, where it can be shipped worldwide. I’m currently working on scanning & translating the Quick Japan …

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

Resources Packs

Each WACK group has a long, extensive history of members, releases, and promotional work. These can often get left behind when something new comes out, and most WACK girls like to delete old tweets…

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

and more

so i think is worth archiving or at least saving the important stuff, it would suck if a lot of the info (particularly the former groups) were to disappear from the internet

 

[Stan BiSH]

speaking of Wiki and sites

of course there is the main Wiki which is still super active and up to date

WACKi Wiki

wackidol.fandom.com

there are the GG WACK and that other GP fan account but i'm pretty sure they are run by the same people as the Wiki

https://twitter.com/gg_WACK

https://twitter.com/enjoyplaygang

also this one, it has the most info you are going to find in a single place and also a lot of obscure stories and trivia, is probably the best WACK fan site but unfortunately is completely in Japanese, still worth checking since from all the sites i know this one has the most comprehensive archive of the early WACK days, the person running the site is still active and adding and updating profiles

BiSHと全国清掃員による武道館への道程

元BiSHと全国清掃員による武道館への道程 ども、元清掃部長（@seisobucho）です。 このブログは、40過ぎのおっさんが、なぜか自らが自称清掃部長を名乗り、BiSHが全国の清掃員（BiSHファンの総称）と共に、武道館ライブを成就させ

seiso-bucho.xyz

this one is also in Japanese but hasn't been update in a year or so, also a lot of good info on 2017 / 2020 WACK, lots of articles on BiS2 and EMPiRE

WACKまとめ・D｜BiSH,BiS,GANG PARADE,EMPiRE,豆柴の大群に詳しくなれる｜WACKまとめ・D

WACK所属アーティストの最新情報・画像・動画を随時発信。BiSH、BiS、GANG PARADE、EMPiRE、CARRY LOOSE、豆柴の大群、WAgg、BILLIE IDLE®、

asahijp.site

and many more, i used to have bookmarks for most of those sites but i lost them

it makes feel nostalgic checking them, when i discovered WACK in 2017 i legitimately had no idea of anything and these pages really helped a lot

 

[Stan BiSH]

okay this one is funny



that's the thing with Midoriko, not only she come ups with silly and fun ideas but most importantly she somehow can convince the other members to go along, this was during a record blizzard in Japan (minus -17c degrees)


anyway, so the ExWHYZ fan club has a photography club, Now who is in charge decided to invite Mikina to model

is Now also part of Mikina's harem? we known that Maho and Yuki are and this sounds more like an idea from them than the former, maybe they bribed her in exchange of photos of Mikina dressed as an skater boy

let's not forget that Yuki has a secret stash of photos of Mikina




Aisheteru!



Maho

 

[Rez]

one of the two WACK wikis is shutting down this year

WACK is IDOL

Source of factual, translated information for all things WACK

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

this one hasn't been active since last year but still has a lot of info and translations, members and groups profiles, etc

Translated Interviews

Using my translations, the amazing Aika has translated some interviews into Spanish! Click on the flags below to view in the respective languages. [3rd Gen BiS] UtaTen BiS Interview group interview…

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

a lot of the effort from this site went to BiS2

2nd Generation BiS (2016 – 2019)

Click each member to see more information about them

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

they also have several downloads available, for example

Quick Japan x WACK Book Scans & English Translation

If you can afford to buy the WACK Book yourself, you can purchase it from Amazon Japan, where it can be shipped worldwide. I’m currently working on scanning & translating the Quick Japan …

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

Resources Packs

Each WACK group has a long, extensive history of members, releases, and promotional work. These can often get left behind when something new comes out, and most WACK girls like to delete old tweets…

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

and more

so i think is worth archiving or at least saving the important stuff, it would suck if a lot of the info (particularly the former groups) were to disappear from the internet

The resource links has nothing on it all the folders are empty

 

[Stan BiSH]

The resource links has nothing on it all the folders are empty

unfortunately the site isn't being maintained anymore so is just a matter of months until all links die and as their announcement says, they don't plan to come back anymore

at least for now the translated episodes of Kire Kire BiSH still can be downloaded

BiSH’s KireKire Japan

I have had to upload the videos directly to here, as they get copyright striked on YouTube. For the best quality, please click the download links to be taken to the video in Google Drive BiS…

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

they have translated videos on Youtube, still up

Misc. Videos

Click on the images below to be taken to the YouTube video

wackisidol115721278.wordpress.com

and they have more downloads online, for example some links in the member / groups profiles but you are going to have to check manually and being sincere they most likely are down

 

[Stan BiSH]

in February of 2022 WACK announced their first app "WACK ROCKiN' PARTY"

WACK (BiSH, BiS, EMPiRE) announces "WACK ROCKiN' PARTY" a rhythm / documentary game for smartphones

more info soon! i believe this is the first major app from WACK, i know they had done some other stuff with other apps but not by themselves semi off topic but i always imagined that their first app was going to be a dating sim but with the plot twist that the WACK girls would make fun / insult...

hallyuplus.net

although the project was cancelled later that year

speaking of WACK side projects, their mobile game "WACK ROCKiN' PARTY" was cancelled

the game was pretty deep in development so who knows why


sucks i was looking forward to it

worth mention that this was the first app WACK ever created, i think they probably should have started with a smaller project, a full game with hours of footage, customization for 40+ members and hundreds of songs was probably too much for their first project

they nuked the accounts related to it but you still can watch the video of the announcement




right before they pulled the plug they were still releasing videos and pictures, the project was very advanced, no idea why it was cancelled since it was just weeks from getting a release

WACK burned hundreds of thousands of Dollars in it, what a waste at least they should release a DVD / Blu Ray with the performances or something like that

i bring that back because that same week WACK also announced their own magazine "Gekkan WACK"

WACK announced their own magazine "Gekkan WACK" or "Monthly WACK"

月刊 WACK 公式サイト｜BiSH はじめメンバー総出演！ 初のオフィシャルマガジン

BiSH、ExWHYZ、GANG PARADE、BiS、豆柴の大群、ASP、都内某所、KiSS KiSS所属の全メンバーが出演する、WACK初のオフィシャルマガジン「月刊WACK」（光文社刊）の公式サイトです。定期購読者だけが見られるメンバーのファッション、グラビア、バラエティ企画を毎月お届けします！

mwack.kokode-digital.jp

Watanabe is going to be the editor in chief and the members of the groups are going to act as writers, the magazine is going to be publish under Kobunsha

they are going to run multiple series featuring the members of WACK talking about their lives outside the group, their hobbies, etc plus a column were fans can share their problems with the members and get advice

the first 6 issues of the magazine are going to feature a different member of BiSH in the cover, they also are going to include plastic models of the members created by Sushio (character designer at TRIGGER, responsible for KILL LA KILL among other series)

they are going to release two sets of models, the first set seems to be based on "Promise the star"

another of the features is an original manga by Tetsuji Kanie, is going to be based on a mix of real life events and fiction, the story is going to be set in one of WACK's audition camps

Tetsuji Kanie

Looking for information on Tetsuji Kanie? On MyAnimeList you can learn more about their role in the anime and manga industry.

myanimelist.net

they plan to launch a monthly essay serialization, via an online vote they are holding a contest among different members of WACK to pick the winner of the spot, these are the members that submitted an essay

Dockson (GANG PARADE)
Mikina (ExWHYZ)
TOGGY (BiS)
KAEDE (MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN)
Mog Ryan (ASP)
WONKER (ASP)

unfortunately the magazine is only going to be released in physical format, the content of the magazine is going to be keep a secret until release and subscriptions are only available in either 6 or 12 months plans

here a place holder of how is going to look

something funny is that Kobunsha also publishes the magazine "bis" which is unrelated to the group BiS

Bis (magazine) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

follow up to this "Gekkan WACK" post

all collectable plastic models

i don't know if to call it cool or cursed

more designs for the Manga

...yeah i don't know how i feel about Manga Watanabe having a cute design, i was expecting him to be the antagonist of the story

more info on WACK's magazine "Gekkan WACK", i'm not sure when is going be launched but since they just dumped a bunch of info probably soon

they posted more drafts of their upcoming manga

(Atsuko's is going to be unveiled next so that's why there aren't images of her manga design or her plastic model)

the designs for Chittii, Mokoko and Lingling are pretty good, the ones for Aina and Ayuni's aren't bad but i don't feel they capture their features well

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they unveiled more plastic models that are going to be included with the first 6 issues of the magazine, they were created by KILL LA KILL's character designer Sushio

in the essay contest Mikina's submission is winning although Dockson and Wonker's are just a few votes behind, the result is going to be announced in some weeks

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some of the things that people with subscriptions can expect

1) people are going to receive "WACK medals", these can be use to access bonus content or as vote tokens in future contests
2) people with subscriptions are going to be able to buy digital content like covers of songs, videos, photoshoots they also open the possibility of potentially releasing NFTs in the future...
3) an invitation to participate in a "slack" community dedicated to WACK

4) receive gifts every now and then
5) by collecting 12 photos included in each issue of the magazine they can later be combined to create a special group photo of all the members

they also announced two special plans, one for 77,777 yen and a "dream plan" for 300,000 yen, the later is limited to 20 people, the special thing about it is that you are going to be able to ask the magazine for an special feature of your choosing *obviously with some limits, so maybe asking for an interview with your favorite member, etc stuff like that

i did more post about it but the thing is that they haven't posted more updates lately

the twitter is still active but again, so was the Rockin' Party until it was cancelled

https://twitter.com/gekkan_wack

 

[Rez]

Got dang

 

[Stan BiSH]

without Watanabe or Rinahamu watching over now there is nothing stopping Pan Luna from pursuing her gravure dreams

haven't checked on her in a while, seems she just announced a new project




is she going to start an Anisong career Ado-style? or is she going to become a Vtuber?

some months ago she released this cover with Mewclub, probably she already had this project in mind




in any case she is going to recruit more members, worth mention that Muropanaka and Yuina are available

also Bocchi cosplay



Bocchi the rock was pretty good

 

[Stan BiSH]

cat ears

unironically this is top tier content, i'm glad i checked Mikina's twitter today

 

[Stan BiSH]

GANG PARADE uploaded some live performances








you know what comes to my mind when i see group photos of GANG PARADE?

i wonder if they could take on the rest of WACK on a fist fight, if anything at the very least they have numbers on their side

 

[Rez]

BiSH holding auditions which is really not surprising I had a feeling it would happen
The members decided to do this themselves

 

[Stan BiSH]

BiSH holding auditions which is really not surprising I had a feeling it would happen
The members decided to do this themselves

according to the announcement the BiSH members founded the company with their own money, no mention of Watanabe being directly involved

being honest i don't think BiSH's success can be recreated, on the other hand they themselves started as BiS successor group so who knows

Watanabe is feeling nostalgic, he retweeted the announced from 2015



at the very least seems WACK are going to be involve with the new group

 

[Stan BiSH]

does Watanabe has his eyes on Maho Leona?



TONAi BOUSHO are going to add a new member next week

 

[Stan BiSH]

rare ExWHYZ X BiS interaction









here some piece of trivia, Mikina and NANO3 wear the same shoe size