THE COINLOCKERS (2018/12/23 - 2021/12/22)

Hm.. Very idol-ish..
I'm not sure what I think of it yet.
Also, it's just me or every MV there's less members than in the previous one? Could be just me though

 

Nope, you are right. Three have left the group back in June. Two of them were pro musicians, even before joining the auditions.

 

Ex-member news
Remember the mixchannel audtition, for an new concept idol group, Hashimoto Tomoka (橋本朋夏) took part in, last year (i think)? Here is the result わんふぁす/Wonfas(?)

Mossan's new sns accounts!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomoka_wonfas
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomoka_wonfas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hashimoto_tomoka/

わんふぁす/Wonfas
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wonfas_official

 

Mini Album announced, release date will be the 08/DEC/2021. Futhermore there wil be online meeting for this as well. Sources: https://www.thecoinlockers.com/news/?id=327, https://www.thecoinlockers.com/news/?id=329

 

【secret base 〜君がくれたもの〜】MV

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Fun fact Zone started off as a different project (I would classed it as an idol group project), before turning into that monster band idol or rock band.


Ex-member news
Tezuka Ayano (手塚愛乃) posted some (cover) songs on her instagram (stories) today 32/AUG. I'm not sure how Stories work, but I think they expire after a period of time, so check them out as soon as possible.
It is nice to hear her voiced after a long time.
https://www.instagram.com/ayano_tezuka_/ (incase people already forgot her account...)

 

Ice choudai, dance version

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They also anounced during @jam EXPO that the 3rd anniversary concert "3 shūnen！Yume wa hīte kanaeru" will take place on 12/22 at ZEPP Haneda, Tokyo
https://natalie.mu/music/news/442817

 

Ex-member news
Nagatsuma Miku's (長妻美玖) new band HATSuKOI are playing their first gig today, as in 1h from now! (18:30 JST, 04/SEP/2021). It will be streamed and played in front of live audience. A Stream ticket will set you back JPY2,000 plus some fees, and will be steamed via zaiko's serivce.

https://twitter.com/ZaikoRock/status/1433878713989402625

 

THE COINLOCKERS are attending the Tokyo Idol Festival 2021
https://official.idolfes.com/s/tif2021/page/lineup?ima=5832

 

Yeah they are definitely pulling a reverse Zone - it seems like they are even "stuck" in their roles now, so the drummer will always be the drummer.

 

Funai and Kinu-p at some Team Shachi streaming program

if the video does not show watch the video here

Ex-member news
Gimetech and HATSuKOI playing a gig together on the 26/SEP/2021. Source: https://twitter.com/cathy394y/status/1436615516588675078
There might be a stream as well, but infomation on that will be posted later.
Additonally Suzuki Saya/すずきさや will be also performing as well. She was an auditionee at Aki-p's girl band project, but didn't make it pass the last showroom phase and interview.

 

The coinlockers will be performing at "We Live As One 2021" gig tomorrow (13/SEP/2021) that will also be streamed over twitcasting. Source: https://twitter.com/the_coinlockers/status/1436967097775497217
Link to stream ticket purchase: https://twitcasting.tv/kinkyori_event/shopcart/100256.
It is 3500 JPY plus fees. You can select any one of the three performing bands or just the event, as a whole, at the selection, before check out. I think the difference is the share in revenue each stakeholder gets at the end. Remember you can also launch tea bombs and other items during the live stream, to support the event and the artists.

Just in case people are not familiar with fleufleu and elfriede


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both groups worth checking out, if you are into band music

 

Ex-member news
Yoshida Momo (吉田桃 or ヨシダモモ) takes part in ミスiD2022/Miss ID 2022. To support her please check out her candidated page ojn miss id, link: https://miss-id.jp/nominee/entry/19424
Basically download that cheerz (cheerz.cz) app and like her posts, post comments, vocal messages or streams. Appearently you can use the webpage as well, but I cannot get pass that sms verification check, that only seems to accept japanese mobile/cell numbers

Fun fact, iirc there were a few members and ex-members of the coinlockers that took part in miss id at one stage. The most famous of the bunch is probably Funai Miku

 

Mini album : "Stage" (ステージ) details:
https://www.thecoinlockers.com/news/?id=358

There are 2 versions, CD+DVD+mini phtobook and CD only
(emily doesn't appear on the promo postert, for health reason)

Tracks:

• 1 - Stage
• 2 - Ice Shoudai
• 3 - Kimi Oshi
• 4 - Secret base ~ Kimi ga Kureta Mono ~
• 5 ~ 8 instrumentals

Bonus tracks ("Gunjō mirage",the TikTok album indeed)

• 9 - Yume ga nai boku ga yume wo mitanda - TikTok version
  
• 10 - Sōda-sui no koi
• 11 - Boboy meets girl
• 12 - Suki suki suki
• 13 - Sama sama summer
• 14 - Natsu no daisankaku
• 15 - Pink no lion
• 16 - NoNoNo
• 17 - Hanashitai
• 18 - Lookin'UP
• 19 - Peace
• 20 - Higurashi
• 21 - Yūyake arpeggio
• 22 - 8 gatsu no yakusoku
• 23 - Akogare bye bye

Also on 11/19, they will premiere the song "Kimi Oshi" (Solo by Hanna I think)
Well, they illustrate with a solo jacket, I'm a bit confused with the tweet
https://twitter.com/the_coinlockers/status/1454069177031946247

 

Side information:
Emily has to travel back to Italy to renew her visa, as a consequence she has to take a 1 month break (quarantine times I guess)
https://www.thecoinlockers.com/news/?id=357

On the former members news:
(take this with lots of care)
Utsunomiya Mirai is speculated to have taken the NMB48 8th generation audition.
It seems she is the applicant n°45 in the Showroom event which started today
https://www.showroom-live.com/nmb48_8th_45

 

Mori Futaba's Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYQ_k1cV96OzXvKCs8Z7AJw

HANNA's Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1RqNiHiY9Meg6SOrg5vmQ

 

https://www.thecoinlockers.com/news/?id=361
The coinlockers will officially disband on December 23, one day after their Zepp Haneda concert.
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I knew something was going on behind the scenes when they started all this individual Tiktok's and even youtube. Warner just stopped supporting them and members started promoting by themselves. Hanna removing the "the coinlockers" tag on her twitter was really eerie.

i dont want to say this but as a fan you kinda know it will happen soon because the group just didn't pop off like other aki-p produced groups. still kinda sad though after supporting every one...

 

I just read it on twitter.
Sad to see the way this ends.
Like other groups, I think the pandemic did not really helped. But honestly, after they failed to fill zepp tokyo in their first year, WMJ probably pulled the plug. The managment were expecting too much in so little time.

Ex-member news
Gimetech will be doing a live online gig on the 21/Nov/2021. The show wil be streamed on their twitcasting (twitcasting.tv/gimetech_41) channel and you can tip them on https://ofuse.me/gimetech41
Of course you can just throw item on twitcasting itself.
Source: https://twitter.com/gimetech_41/status/1455492631690022915

 

Well.
I had hopes the decision to release the tiktok album as bonus tracks was a sign things were going better after the blow of the triple graduation last summer.
But it's indeed a swan song.

Hana started to upload her solo work

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

from what i read, Only two specified their plans after coinlockers

Kirara: quit showbiz industry and focus on studies

Emily: will continue on showbiz industry

Others didnt really talked about specific plans afterwards.