Episode 1

In April 2024, Pink nanako and Green nocco meet at a smoking area in Udagawa-cho, Shibuya. nanako, a runaway teenager, and nocco, who had recently broken up with her boyfriend and was working as a dancer at a nightclub, both felt stuck in their lives but shared a common dream of singing and dancing together like a girl group.

Both having Western fathers, they were drawn to each other’s musical tastes and decided to form a group, beginning their search for a third member in Shibuya. They spotted a tall, striking beauty with flowing orange hair near Dogenzaka. Introducing herself as coco, she had come to Shibuya with friends by chance and initially seemed hesitant about joining the group.

However, Coco, whose mother was a Japanese genius singer, had an amazing voice. Her smooth and powerful vocals amazed both nanako and nocco, who persistently asked her to become the main vocalist and the center of the trio. The two, who wanted to create a group with a catchy and bright image like fluorescent pens, desperately wanted to have the attractive woman with orange hair as a member.

On May 3, 2024, two days before Coco’s birthday, the group debuted with their first single, “Fashionista,” and their second single, “Omotesando Shockwave,” released simultaneously as a Japanese-language group. The group name ‘コンナノコ’ is a unique abbreviation of the Japanese phrase “konna onna ni naritai” (I want to be such a girl). The English name “konanoko” was chosen for ease of pronunciation.The three members each had different musical tastes, directions, and personalities, allowing them to continuously produce new songs. In just one month, they released a total of eight singles and one album.

However, in June 2024, they encountered issues with their Japanese record label and decided to relocate their base to North America. Starting with their 11th single, “Shuffle Dance,” they signed an exclusive contract and began releasing music on a more stable schedule.The same month saw the release of their second full-length album, “2024,” which showcased their unique Shibuya gal culture-inspired style, but issues arose as the three members had the same hairstyles and fashion, making it difficult to distinguish them.

In July 2024, each member began solo activities. Green’s nocco debuted with her first single, “Sandwich,” opening the door to city pop infused with the vibes of the 1980s, despite being in her 20s.Orange’s coco released her first single, “Typa Impact,” and second single, “Turbo Angel,” under the name “koko.” However, her fashion, which was unusually conservative and modest compared to her usual style, was poorly received. It later came to light that she had adopted this style at the request of her boyfriend at the time.

As Orange Coco’s new songs gradually evolved into a style focused on the 80s and 90s vibes of Shibuya gals, her personal taste became more pronounced, and the overly nostalgic atmosphere became too much for Orange Coco to keep up with. The Synthwave genre, exemplified by her 18th single “Shibuya Lunatic,” was particularly challenging for her.

After orange coco released her third single, “Synthopia,” a friend told her that ‘koko’ was a nickname for a California gorilla, causing her to blush and decide to change her name to “conaco.” Pink nanako also began her solo career and released her first single, “Solar Flare Melody.”

In August 2024, all three members focused on their solo careers in a tense atmosphere. Eventually, pink nanako and orange conaco had a major argument over musical differences.Taking advantage of the situation, a mysterious purple-haired girl named lunaco suddenly debuted as a solo artist and approached nocco, expressing her desire to join “konanoko.” After watching a promotional video themed around the moon, pink nanako fell head over heels and decided to form an English-language group without orange conaco. This turmoil spread widely as the “konanoko Split Scandal.”

In the same month, the English group “konanoko” debuts. Their first single, “konanoko has come,” is a Future Bass Trap track themed around a rough-and-tumble movie scene, featuring a sound that sharply contrasts with their previous light-hearted style, drawing significant attention from listeners. Interestingly, the Japanese group konanoko had been using the English name “konanoko” as their streaming handle, but at the suggestion of the purple Lunaco, they decided to adopt that English name!Following this, the Japanese group was forced to continue activities under the new name and obtained the streaming name “konanoko.”

“We won’t let our bond break,” Green nocco comforted Orange conaco, but on the other hand, most of the English group konanoko’s songs were direct translations of the Japanese lyrics released by the Japanese group “konanoko.”This was possible because nocco holds all the copyrights to the lyrics, and pink nanako, who holds the rights to the music, also agreed. Orange conaco could only sing and dance, leaving all songwriting and composition to others.

The strange coexistence of konanoko and konanoko, two similar yet distinct girl groups, begins here??

Episode 2: The Drama Continues!

After everything that went down, conaco, with her vibrant orange hair, decided she wanted to chop her locks off because she had just broken up with her boyfriend. But nocco, with her gorgeous green hair, told her, “Don’t even think about it! You’ll end up with the same hairstyle anyway,” so conaco stuck with her signature look. conaco, who grew up in a traditional Japanese family, wasn’t really into English, and honestly, English lyrics were not her thing. On the other hand, nanako (the pink-haired cutie), nocco (the cool green-haired girl), and lunaco (the stylish purple-haired one) all had Western fathers and Japanese mothers, so they were fluent in both English and Japanese!

The konanoko girls were all about high-tech vibes, and they threw an epic “weekend poiyo-diving party,” using a levitation device to float around wherever they wanted. It was packed with girls having a blast! During the party, lunaco told a mysterious tale about a black shadow that came from within her and called itself “Kuronoko”… spooky! After their “Black Shadow Disturbance,” the group’s aggressive sound softened, and they returned to a more 80s-inspired vibe, which nocco loved. lunaco tried to go solo for a bit, but she too found herself stuck between choosing Japanese or English. In the end, she chose to focus on English and jumped back into group activities.

Around that time, conaco had a fling with a guy named Yuki McMaster (he was half-Japanese, half-American), and eventually, they started dating. October 2024, and conaco’s solo career was blowing up, her music taking on a funky, groovy style that reflected her new boyfriend’s influence. Her bold and sexy appearance, with super revealing outfits, had everyone buzzing with surprise!

But, let’s talk hair and fashion for a second! Before the English group konanoko even started, each girl had their own unique hairstyle, so it was hard to tell who was who. So, they decided on a little makeover: conaco with long hair, nanako with adorable twin-tails, and nocco rocking a cute bob. At first, nanako wanted bobbed hair too, but in the end, she totally embraced her twin-tail, with cat-ear look. Meanwhile, nocco wasn’t too happy with her short bob hair, so she sometimes added extensions for some extra length.

There were some serious tensions too! lunaco, with her purple locks, wasn’t too happy about conaco flirting with her boy (Yuki McMaster), and she even went as far as calling conaco unprofessional in the girl group. Later, when lunaco dropped her English track “Sweet Pancakes,” it sounded like she was throwing some major shade at conaco’s “shallowness.” Some fans even thought it was dissing conaco’s “thin bottom,” but no one officially confirmed anything.

In late October 2024, while Halloween preparations were underway, rumors started circulating on a fan blog saying, “The blond American DJ from Saitama who taught nanako is actually nocco’s ex!” But it turned out to be a hoax. Then, a rumor spread that conaco’s ex had become nocco’s new boyfriend, but that never got confirmed either. Eventually, it was revealed that nanako had started dating a DJ boyfriend, and guess what? It was her very first official relationship with a guy! There were also rumors about nanako being a runaway girl or a rebellious teen who had a one-night stand, but that was never confirmed either.

nanako’s image changed a lot between her solo work and group activities, thanks to her playing a different persona: “ナナコ of the nanako World!” In this virtual form, she was the ultimate girl crush, with big cat-ear headphones, twin-tails, and a talent for dancing and playing shamisen. The real nanako, though, was just a normal girl who loved cute stuff. And hey, there were whispers about her having a “mysterious girls relationship” with lunaco or nocco, but after getting a boyfriend, she seemed to settle down.

In December 2024, rumors about lunaco getting a boyfriend started swirling, but apparently, it was a different guy from the one who appeared on her album cover. Meanwhile, conaco was feeling uneasy about her relationship with her Japanese-American boyfriend. Since she couldn’t speak English well, talking to his American relatives was super tough for her. And she still couldn’t get used to the whole kissing and hugging culture, even with her own relatives and friends. As for nocco, she wasn’t too fond of the idea of dating Americans, possibly because she’d been separated from her American father when she was little.

Despite everything, conaco kept her current boyfriend on the cover of her new song, but the more they couldn’t meet up, the more she was consumed by thoughts of her ex. She released a new English song that had a horrible Japanese accent, and no one could understand the lyrics. Classic conaco! Her Japanese-American dancer boyfriend was super busy, so it was unclear if they’d meet on Christmas, but it seems, they managed to have fun at konanoko Christmas party.

In early November 2024, there was a promotional video for “Non-Stop Shake” that featured a lot of girls, but the one who stole the show was Usaco. This tall, slender beauty with rabbit ears was conaco’s high school classmate. Her name “Usaco” comes from the Japanese word “Usagi” for rabbit, not the USA. She was born to a Japanese dad and Filipino mom, and joined konanoko with the playful, hopping spirit of a rabbit with debut in EDM and trance music.

However, at the time, no one could have foreseen that this would later cause great trouble.

 

 

Episode 3: Coexistence with Another World

In footage of Tokyo City at the end of 2024, mysterious vehicles called “stream gliders” speed through the city, and with the exception of conaco, who is supposed to have a boyfriend, almost no boys can be seen. Eventually, konanoko’s members, their friends, and acquaintances realize that they have entered a world where almost all boys have disappeared. The strange late-night escape through the mega-city, filled with girls, eventually seems to be stopped by someone resembling the police.

Usabela, a Japanese woman of Filipino descent with rabbit ears, began her activities as Usaco under konanoko.com in November 2024. She formed a new girls’ unit called Otonanoko with Mimi, a Japanese-American woman from Chiba who has been her close friend since middle school, and Bunny, a mysterious German-Japanese woman living in the obscure Edogawa Ward of Tokyo, to form a new girls’ unit called Otonanoko. They chose December 26, when the world is buzzing with Christmas excitement, as their debut date. All three were single at the time.

“Otonanoko” literally means “adult child” in Japanese, which can be interpreted as “adult children.” While it might suggest they have childlike traits, Mimi, who lives in a area adjacent to Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture, seemed to genuinely aspire to live like Peter Pan. On the other hand, “adult” in Japan can also refer to adult-oriented content, and their appearance, with more skin showing than clothing, clearly gives off a slightly “P” vibe, suggesting they are under 18.

Their worldview, inspired by American comic book art, certain famous heroes with glowing eyes, and popular Japanese anime, seems to depict another version of themselves in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. In their debut single, “Reset Gauge,” they sit in meditation, training to unleash a “time-space punch” that seems to blow away a villainous-looking man. While there’s no actual evidence of anyone being blown away, the scene certainly exudes a brave and visually striking atmosphere.

Around the same time, Green’s nocco was tormented by “the shadow of another self.” In the 11th single “Ennui Bubble,” she sang, “The back reflected in the mirror looks like another version of myself,” and afterward, a figure identical to herself emerged from the mirror. It was a surreal yet true story?the nocco in the mirror had slightly darker and longer hair than the real one, clearly an otherworldly form. It might have all been a dream, or perhaps she was shown such an illusion as a hologram.

However, the shadow disappeared almost simultaneously with Otonanoko’s debut. If it hadn’t disappeared by the New Year, she had planned to have it exorcised at a shrine with her boyfriend, but she was relieved that it wasn’t necessary in the end. On the other hand, Orange conaco and Pink nanako were feeling blue on Christmas Day because they couldn’t meet their boyfriends. The blonde Japanese-American DJ boyfriend and the dancer with sunglasses both had plans for a Christmas live performance and had no time to meet on that day.

With the addition of Otonanoko as a new member, the konanoko.com website was redesigned with a Marvel-inspired American vibe. At the time of formation, the plan was for “a bad guy who plants time bombs in humans” to be Heath, but this setting was never adopted, and a few months later, fans witnessed the emergence of a new major villain. It is unclear whether this was inspired by the new song “Otonoke” by the famous Japanese hip-hop unit Creepy Nuts, but it is likely unrelated.

conaco, who is sad because she can’t see her boyfriend, will feel even lonelier as her dancer boyfriend embarks on a nationwide tour starting in the new year. She receives lyrics filled with heartbreak from nocco and sings the 61st single “Giga Scramble” with mixed feelings. The stark contrast between the massive numbers and the lonely situation has been praised for its biting commentary. Meanwhile, nocco launches a new project to meet her American father from North Carolina, whom she parted ways with in her childhood. That project is “going to the moon”??

Not to a minor city like Moonface in Pakistan or Hungary, but a video was released showing her traveling to the moon wearing a costume with an American flag on her shoulders. The 33rd single, “Crescent Skyport,” by the Japanese group konanoko (konanoko), is a downtempo, quiet ballad that repeats the phrase “the moment of decision,” creating an unusual atmosphere that evokes the journey to the moon. The scene of the rocket launching and landing on the moon gave fans the impression that a trip to the moon could be possible in just a few days. Of course, a disclaimer stating that this was “fictional footage” was displayed at the beginning of the video.

In the same month, konanoko released a promotional video for their 66th single, “Zero Gravity Dive,” showing footage of returning from the moon. The footage included scenes that seemed to show a skypot-like object drifting onto the ocean surface, as well as a mysterious landing on a grassy field while still wearing a spacesuit, which could have been mistaken for a parachute. Of course, this footage also began with a disclaimer stating that it was “fiction.” In the draft footage, the famous emblem of a certain U.S. space agency was included, but it was cut to avoid misunderstandings. However, the video also included a slightly sexy scene from nocco, so it’s clear that she’s just a playful prankster, even if no one says it outright.

The moon landing was just a side trip; the true purpose was to meet her American dad. nocco attempted to travel to North Carolina, near the NASA base in Florida, but her dad refused, saying, “Now is not the time.” Undeterred, nocco planned an “American dance training tour” involving the entire konanoko.com group, returning to Japan first before deciding to bring all members along for a “study abroad” trip. nocco was raised as the youngest of three sisters by a single mother and possessed a mature worldview uncommon for someone in their early 20s.

Eventually, her retro hobby manifested itself as a variation of “City Pop,” a genre of Japanese pop music popular in the 1980s. She created videos featuring herself in old-fashioned anime-style animations, enjoying her youth in a way that seemed to transport her back to the 1980s, even more so than her own mother’s generation. She released three music videos for her singles, “Shibuya Dreamin’,” “Scramble Touch,” and “Parallel Story,” simultaneously released a one-hour video reminiscent of a late-night TV show with retro-style visuals, featuring a best-of album of past singles playing in the background.

In the series of videos titled “Japanese City Pop” available on YouTube, the figure of a man with green hair appears multiple times, which is said to represent memories from before and after meeting her current boyfriend, Alex. On the other hand, conaco’s boyfriend is named John Yuki McMaster, and she was excited about the prospect of reuniting with him during an American dance training tour scheduled to begin in late February. nanako underwent vocal training under a DJ and developed the ability to produce her signature ultra-high-pitched anime voice in English, leading her to cease all solo activities in Japanese and release all subsequent singles in English.

No exception to the love-struck, reckless girls, purple-haired lunaco also ended up getting an Irish boyfriend. While drinking alone at an Irish pub, she was approached by someone who shared her musical interests, and they ended up collaborating on a song. Green-haired nocco mentioned, “Lunaco, who is so self-obsessed, is the only one who ever used an image of her right hand as an album cover. That was her way of expressing her relationship with her boyfriend,” and the song “Valenciennes on purple fleur” is said to be about that. However, confirmation from the artist herself has not been obtained.

By the end of January 2025, all members of konanoko except luna, who holds American citizenship, returned to Japan to prepare for a Valentine’s Day event. However, none of them realized that this event would lead to a decisive turning point?

Episode 4: “American Dreams & Visa Schemes”

In February, the members of konanoko gathered to discuss setting up a base of operations in the United States and decided to start a tour in Florida. Luna and nocco, who are US citizens, along with DJ Boyfriend, and all members of Otonanoko except Mimi proceeded with visa applications to study abroad at universities in Atlanta.

Otonanoko’s third single, “Billi Billi Zuki Zuki,” is claimed by the group to have no connection to the video streaming platform Bili Bili. However, around this time, Bili Bili videos began to decline in popularity. Otonanoko translates to “adult child” in Japanese, referring to the concept of adult children.The group name was inspired by the idea of being looked down upon by the older generation and wanting to remain childish, and as a result, they are required to wear rabbit ears during performances.

Pink nanako’s boyfriend is unfortunately from Los Angeles, and his family home was destroyed by a fire. After graduating from college, he had planned to start DJing in his hometown, but that fell through, and he decided to become an exclusive member of konanoko.com.

The carefree konanoko members proudly boasted that they surpassed Taylor Swift’s record of 62 singles with their 65th single, “Cocoro // Onomatopoeia,” released in February. Their goal is to match the 100 singles of Japan’s legendary pop star Hiroomi Go, and ultimately surpass the 300 singles of the legendary enka singer Hibari Misora.This choice of singer is typical of nocco, who is heavily influenced by the 1980s.

When cryptocurrency had risen to its peak, the members came up with the idea of forming a joke unit called “DOGE’n’Z a.k.a.” and gathering Shibuya gals to dance randomly.D?genzaka is the actual name of a slope in Shibuya, a place every Japanese gal knows 100%. Combining it with the cryptocurrency “DOGE,” they added “&Z” and “a.k.a.,” leaving the rest to the imagination?a super casual phrase became the unit name, and the cute Shiba Inu became the Shibuya gals’ plaything. The songs selected were a few from konanoko’s early days, with an emotional, amateurish vibe.

One of Otonanoko’s members, usaco, later changed her name to Usabela. During a love talk session with the entire group, including konanoko members, she revealed the age at which she lost her virginity, shocking everyone. Under current Japanese law, this is completely illegal, but it was apparently allowed back then. She also mentioned that she couldn’t remember the ages beyond 20, showcasing her mischievous nature. Does her love for rabbit ears stem from self-awareness?

Additionally, mimi, a close friend since middle school, shared a similar story, while Bunny, who wears black-haired rabbit ears, remains a virgin, creating a stark contrast among the members. The image from when Usabela joined last December and they recruited new unit members shows an asymmetrical lineup of two plus one, but it’s unclear if this directly reflects the “adult plus child” dynamic.

During lively girl talk, the konanoko members began revealing the ages of their first sexual experiences. While their ages ranged from 16 to 19 and their stories were diverse and unique, Luna, the purple member, remained secretive. Pink nanako claimed her current boyfriend was her first, and there is an unverified rumor that this inspired the early hit song “Pure Pure.”

Inspired by Bad Bunny’s takeover of the American music scene in early 2025, Usabela, a Japanese-Spanish Filipino half who was fluent in English and Spanish, formed a new Spanish-language unit called “Chicanova” with her middle school classmate mimi and high school classmate conaco.The unit name was a joke punning on their hometown, Chiba Prefecture, and as expected, they released about three songs before disbanding. The main cause was Usabela’s problematic behavior.

The English-language group konanoko and the Japanese-English mixed group Otonanoko are both composed entirely of Japanese-foreign half-Japanese members, but there is a significant difference between the two groups: konanoko’s members have foreign fathers and Japanese mothers, while Otonanoko’s members have Japanese fathers and foreign mothers.What’s the difference? While all konanoko members adore their fathers, Otonanoko members refuse to even see their fathers. In particular, the black-haired Bunny has even forgotten her father’s name.

In late January, Orange conaco, Blonde Usabela, Shocking Pink Mimi, Black Bunny, Purple Luna, and John Yuki McMaster?who was supposed to be on a national tour?embarked on a long-term overseas study program called the “National Dance Training Tour.” However, the tour was canceled, and they decided it would be more beneficial to study language at university with the other members. This decision would later lead to a major problem?

Episode 5: “Lonely Hearts & Valentine Misfires”

Chicanova’s first and only promotional video showed many boys and girls training hard in dance at an American school in Miami, but there was one girl, conaco, who was sitting alone, staring out the window. Her parents were Japanese, so she was not as good at English as the other girls and found it almost impossible to make small talk.The sudden arrival of her dancer boyfriend, who was supposed to perform, brought her half joy and half loneliness, as it only intensified her sense of isolation within the English-speaking community. Yk John McMaster, who had many young male and female relatives and acquaintances, found himself surrounded by flashily dressed women, which irritated him, but he managed to endure it.

Meanwhile, Green’s nocco, Pink’s nanako, and their DJ boyfriend decided not to join the national dance tour and returned to Tokyo. They held a Valentine’s Day dance event, where they were seen with a boy from Tokyo who looked innocent and a girl who seemed to be related to the Emperor, creating a lively yet modest and heartwarming scene. However, this footage was not included in konanoko’s official promotional video and was instead placed in the same playlist as Shibuya Gal dance videos.

For Valentine’s Day, Usabela and Luna, who are studying abroad in the US, prepared chocolates. While Luna’s intentions were clear, everyone wondered who Usabela was making hers for, leading to a commotion among the members. Luna hurriedly gathered information. The Tokyo-based members were too busy with the event with their DJ boyfriend to have time to buy chocolates. This episode highlights their strong Japanese values, prioritizing hospitality toward guests over their partners.

Member names

As a peculiar Japanese custom, both boys and girls are referred to as “Otokonoko” (boy) and ‘Onnanoko’ (girl) followed by “ko,” but it is important to remember that only girls’ names are followed by “ko.”This is almost the opposite of the Spanish-speaking world, where, for example, the famous male name “Marco” would become “Maruko,” a famous elementary school girl character with a bob haircut in Japan.

As a result, the konanoko members initially followed the rule of adding “ko” or “co” to the end of their names, such as Koko, Lunaco, or Usaco. However, due to the increasing number of mix-ups with an older male artist named Lunaco overseas, they decided to allow members to optionally omit “co.” Additionally, ‘koko’ was discovered to be a nickname for a gorilla in California, leading to the name change to “conaco.”

conaco, who has this unfortunate past as a gorilla, was in Atlanta, Georgia, during a dance tour when her dancer boyfriend McMaster told her he wanted to take a break, effectively ending their relationship. She returned to Japan in despair. The reason seems to be that he prioritized language study, leaving little time to meet with conaco, and eventually she exploded in front of everyone.

According to Green’s nocco, conaco is the type who needs to see her boyfriend every day or communicate frequently via phone, email, or LINE (a Japanese messaging app) to feel secure, and while she doesn’t express it verbally, she is reportedly quite jealous. For example, she would ask, “Who is that?” if her dancer boyfriend was talking to another woman, but it turned out to be his older sister, which relieved her.

The dancer boyfriend uses the excuse that “Spanish is too difficult to make a living with” to justify his language studies, but it later becomes clear that there was a bigger reason behind this story.

conaco returned to Japan in February andvented, “English and Spanish are too hard. I want to cry for so many reasons,” and ended up singing a ballad about it while actually crying. The term ‘Tangerina’ she used to describe herself was her close friend Usabela’s idea, and she didn’t even know what it meant at the time. Though they’re friends, they’re not particularly close, and conaco didn’t know that Usabela’s middle name was “Rina.”

According to the wild speculation of the girls’ fans, it seems that the interpretation that she took the “rina” part from “Tangerina” and used it for her own name is valid. So, what does that mean?

Amidst all the trivial chatter, the Japanese blog comes to an end here. Starting in March, the blog writer was assigned to handle only English press releases, and from then on, nothing about the inner workings of the members was written.It was revealed through Luna’s investigation that a member involved in the “forbidden love” was part of the US tour group, but Green’s nocco and others decided that “this story should not be spread,” and the Japanese blog itself came to an end.

Why? The reason is that “it would be inconvenient to spread information that can be read in Japanese.”

Episode 6: “Love Disorders & Disappearing Acts”

From here on, the information is conflicting even among fans, and most of it is unconfirmed rumors. There is debate as to whether it should be included in the wiki. Among the confirmed rumors, the dancer who was conaco’s ex-boyfriend, who cannot read English, had actually been cheating on her with another woman since he started college, and that was the reason he intentionally reduced the time he spent with conaco.

Surprisingly, the March 2023 jacket for Otonanoko’s new song “Love Disorder,” which features a woman with rabbit ears, reportedly includes colors that hint at the identity of the woman he was cheating with. The image of a sexy upper body peeking through curtain-like gaps, along with the approaching black shadow, itself suggests a lewd secret affair.

Yk John McMaster, the dancer with the distinctive black short hair, stopped appearing at language learning venues afterward, and the konanoko members were all at a loss, saying, “We have no idea where he went.”The dance tour continued into March, but the dancer boyfriend had vanished, and pink nanako was forced to accompany the DJ boyfriend to his university graduation ceremony in Japan, resulting in three round trips between Japan and the US over three months. The final blow came when she was denied entry into Georgia for the fourth time.

Green nocco, who holds U.S. citizenship, did not join the dance tour due to the presence of her estranged father from her childhood. She later requested to stop in North Carolina during the tour but was coldly refused with the response, “You shouldn’t meet him now.” As a result, the English-language group konanoko effectively disbanded at this point, and purple Luna began taking more solo actions.

Let’s look at the evolution of the album jackets. The 31st single, “Kiss Macaron,” featured a two-shot of Usabela, who had continued to accompany the group on the U.S. dance tour. However, the 32nd single, “Peach Noir Bavarois,” featured a close-up of her face with an unfamiliar tower image. While the tower is unfamiliar to Americans, it is a structure easily recognized by those from Toronto.

The 33rd single, “Dot Zero,” was a rare song where Luna wrote the lyrics herself, candidly expressing her feelings during the Canada tour. She referred to it as a “controversial work.” At this point, Usabela was no longer accompanying her, and it later came to light that she had traveled to Canada alone. What exactly was she doing there? Her boyfriend is Irish and has no connection to Canada.

A video of Luna’s lonely dance tour in Canada in March was released, and everyone was surprised by the old-fashioned style, as if she had time-traveled back to the 1980s. She herself described it as “something I’ll never experience again in my life.”After ending her U.S. tour with the Canada tour, Luna returned to Tokyo looking exhausted and drained. Despite debuting with a French song she had learned during her language study abroad, she found herself in a dire situation where none of the other members could remember the song title.

Meanwhile, Usabela with rabbit ears, mimi, and Bunny continued to stay in the U.S. for a while, reportedly handling some procedures.Meanwhile, Alex, nocco’s boyfriend, proposed the idea of performing a martial arts-themed dystopian story set in “Another World’s Tokyo,” which became a major salvation for them as they were struggling with their direction. The song “Mandarina Sacrifice,” released in late March, was themed around a love triangle, and except for conaco, who couldn’t read English, almost everyone immediately understood what had happened over the past few months.

Episode 7: “Liberation & Long-distance Frustrations”

Unaware of the situation, or rather, not told about it, the orange-haired conaco innocently sang a song celebrating their “1st anniversary” as a Japanese group. The use of the word “Libaration” instead of ‘Anniversary’ was intentional, as it was a problematic term in early May, and they had actually achieved “liberation from Japan.” They had been dealing with issues with their previous Japanese agency for a long time, and they decided to prioritize this over their 1st anniversary.

May passed without any major incidents, with peaceful days continuing.An episode involving nocco’s “Seaside Restaurant” that was not mentioned in the Japanese blog caused a stir among fans. The reason was an extraordinary incident where they were supposed to meet at 6 PM but she finally arrived between 9:30 PM and 10 PM. The lyrics “I’ll wait even if this world ends” did not seem as?狂 as expected, but rather reflected her ultimate determination. Surprisingly, these lyrics were not fictional but based on nocco’s actual experience.

The song “Glass Color Wave,” which depicts the sparkling sea and glasses the next day after waiting for three and a half hours, became her biggest hit and attracted many listeners. Since then, the sea has become an important part of nocco’s identity and frequently appears in her music videos. On the other hand, pink nanako started her own podcast, captivating many fans with her cute way of speaking and intentionally created cleavage.

nanako began to have issues with her DJ boyfriend, and eventually, they started a long-distance relationship in May. Feeling limited by his activities in Tokyo, her DJ boyfriend decided to go on a European tour, choosing Poland, a country unfamiliar to him. Since nanako is half-French and half-Japanese, she couldn’t stay there. Her boyfriend, who is half-Japanese and half-American, continues to travel around Europe, seeking opportunities for music and training.

In June, Usabela suddenly returned and released the song “Carnival” under the name “Rina Lopez,” omitting “Usabela” from her real name.Purple Luna followed suit with “Rina Carnival” under the name konanoko. Over the same weekend, a konanoko Party was held in Tokyo, but many of the tracks were actually by Usabela herself, effectively turning it into a Usabela Party. Despite the controversy, it was a lively weekend. The lineup included Minako, the older sister of Otonanoko’s mimi and nocco.

What exactly is a “Carnival”? Among fans, it’s widely known to simply refer to “June Bride.” Unfortunately, due to a plane crash in one country and a missile strike in another, the lavish wedding was canceled, but this turned out to be a fortunate turn of events for them.After all, the true identity of the dancer husband with the mysterious Spanish name “Jose Macero” was none other than Yk John McMaster, the former boyfriend of Orange conaco?