The SPIRAL MUSIC Shuffle

Lots of things have been happening with SPIRAL MUSIC groups in the past few months.  So much so that I can’t figure out what all is happening or why. 

Harajuku LAND (July 2026)

My favorite SPIRAL group in the past few years has been Harajuku Gakuen.  After Amakawa Mio, Akizuki Rio and Takanashi Miku graduated on March 22, 2026, Aoyama Nanako and Sato Momo performed as the group until April 19.  On April 25, Nanako and Momo debuted with their new group Harajuku LAND, who continue to perform Harajuku Gakuen songs.  Other founding members of Harajuku LAND include Amahisa Mao, my favorite member of NYAAANYA, who had been transferred to this new group.  Three girls who were all new to me were the other members.  One of those members, Serino Nazuna, was in the group for a whole five days before disappearing.  Then on June 6, former leader of NYAAANYA, Ii Iroha, joined the group.  This was followed by Akimoto Hinata, another NYAAANYA member, joining on July 5.  Just when you thought that this seven-member lineup of Harajuku LAND would last for a while, Iroha suddenly left on July 31.  A girl named Mira, although the Japanese characters of her name translates as Umi Sakura, joined on August 13.  Who knows if this lineup will last, or if someone will graduate or join later?    

NYAAANYA (July 2026)

And what of NYAAANYA?  When they debuted in May 2023 they had four members.  At their peak in 2025 they had eleven members!  Now they are down to four again, but Kanda Punam, my other favorite member, is graduating on August 23.  It seems that NYAAANYA will be renaming themselves Merry Go Round Fantasy on August 29 and will include new members along with the three girls who aren’t graduating.  At least, that’s what I think.  It’s kind of sad that NYAAANYA haven’t released any singles yet and probably won’t now.  They have a few good songs such as “Idol Rock ’n’ Roll”, “NYAAANYA” and “Thank You”.  Much like SPIRAL MUSIC’s refusal to release many Harajuku Gakuen songs that they have performed live on CD, the same has happened to NYAAANYA.

Matsuda Karen (November 2025)

Remember Matsuda Karen, formerly of Harajuku Gakuen?  She renamed herself Angel Yawn on January 1, 2026, and tried to be a soloist.  She joined SPIRAL GIRLS and later High-Speed Ferris Wheel, two groups I haven’t paid much attention to.  Well, on June 1 she suddenly announced on her X account that she was taking an indefinite hiatus from idol activities.  Both of her former groups have had a lot of members leaving and new members joining. 

With so many girls being shuffled around and being in two or three groups simultaneously, I have no clue as to whether these groups and their members will remain active in the near future or just disband.  Only time will tell. 

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Tenjin Musume and RE:mee

Things have changed a lot in the past few months in the Tenjin Musume camp and it’s about time I told you about the changes.  Tenjin Musume debuted with eleven members, and even though there was one graduation followed by a new member joining they still rarely performed with all eleven girls.  I suppose schedules clashed or perhaps other reasons kept this from happening.  Well, more graduations have happened and a new group with two former members has debuted.  

Reise and Sakuraba Mei graduated from Tenjin Musume on March 22, 2026, and simultaneously debuted as RE:mee on the same day.  RE:mee sing old Japanese pop songs.  Here’s a fan video of their first live.  

Neneha and Futaba Hinano and Nanami all graduated on April 11.  Neneha is no longer an idol, but the Futaba sisters are dancers for another company.  Here’s a fan video of “Sekachu” (“Second Kiss”) from their last live with the group.  This is the song that I wanted to include a video for last year’s Japanese Idol Year In Review but couldn’t find a decent quality version.  This isn’t perfect quality, but it’ll have to do.  Love those keyboards! 

Tenjin Musume are now performing as a six-member group, but unfortunately, Luna has announced that she will graduate on August 30. 

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Some Really RAD Idols

I thought that my 2025 Japanese Idol Year In Review was perfect the way it was published, but then later I discovered a few mistakes and omissions.  I wanted to include the two videos from Aoyama Nananko and Amakawa Mio that were also in my October 2025 article about Harajuku Gakuen.  I also neglected to add a video that I wasn’t sure I liked the first time I watched it but later decided I did.  And since I published the Year In Review on December 9, more videos were uploaded to YouTube in December that I might have included as well.  Well, I’m going to write about a group that I should have included some info about back in December. 

RAD SUPERIORS is a five-member idol group based in Totsuka Ward in Yokohama created by Harmonize Company in 2022.  They were apparently a group derivative of lil’ superiors, who I never paid attention to before they disbanded.  RAD SUPERIORS have released four singles plus two singles in collaboration with Sakura Bloom Superiors, which now go by the collected name of P☆ STAR CHILD (POP STAR CHILD).  Two members of RAD SUPERIORS, SARA and COCO, are sisters. 

My favorite song from RAD SUPERIORS is “RAD”, from December 2024.  Here’s the video. 

The first collaboration single from RAD SUPERIORS and Sakura Bloom Superiors was “Pistachio Alien”, from July 2025, which was followed by the ‘sequel’ song, “Pistachio Heels”, from December 2025.  Apparently a third ‘Pistachio’ song will follow sometime in 2026.  Here are the two videos released so far. 

I think these girls are pretty fun, much like the other Harmonize groups.  I hope you will like them too.  

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