
Big week ahead as two of the most popular 2D idol projects currently active – IDOLiSH7 and Utapri – are back with new music.
Welcome to another installment of Out this Week.
What is out this week? We guide you below so you don’t miss a thing.
These are the key releases for this week:
- shiratoishy “Tsuri demo Ikou ka / Chippokena Bokura”
- VARIOUS ARTISTS “IDOLiSH7 LIVE 4bit Compilation Album BEYOND THE PERiOD″
- STARISH and QUARTET NIGHT “SHINING BIRTHDAY SONG CD”
- Kenichi Suzumura “ROOTS”
- Aoi and Yoru “Kuchinashi no Hana”
- Anthos* “THINK OF ME: FAKE”
- Naosuke Oyama “citrine x peridot”
- XlamV “This is my way”
Check the video version of this article below!
May 24, 2023 (Wednesday)
VARIOUS ARTISTS “IDOLiSH7 LIVE 4bit Compilation Album BEYOND THE PERiOD″

Title: IDOLiSH7 LIVE 4bit Compilation Album BEYOND THE PERiOD Label: Lantis Music genre: Pop/Rock/Jazz
The IDOLiSH7 franchise releases the new compilation album “IDOLiSH7 LIVE 4bit Compilation Album BEYOND THE PERiOD“.
This CD includes songs by IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER, Re:vale and ZOOL featured in the movie IDOLiSH7 LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD.
STARISH and QUARTET NIGHT “SHINING BIRTHDAY SONG CD”

Title: SHINING BIRTHDAY SONG CD Label: Broccoli Music genre: Pop
If you didn’t catch the solo tracks by all of STARISH and QUARTET NIGHT‘s members in the SHINING BIRTHDAY SONG digital single series, now is the time.
All the songs are compiled into “SHINING BIRTHDAY SONG CD”, album hitting stores this week.
shiratoishy “Tsuri demo Ikou ka / Chippokena Bokura”

Title: つりでも行こうか/ちっぽけなぼくら (Tsuri demo Ikou ka / Chippokena Bokura) Label: PONY CANYON Music genre: Rock
shiratoishy, a group consisting of Koetsuri’s hosts – Yusuke Shirai, Shunichi Toki, and Takahide Ishii, releases the single “Tsuri demo Ikou ka / Chippokena Bokura“.
Kenichi Suzumura “ROOTS”

Title: ROOTS Label: Lantis Music genre: Rock
Kenichi Suzumura is back with new music after over 2 years since the release of the stellar album “BRIGHT“.
“ROOTS” is the title of the 3rd mini-album hitting stores this week. It comes with 5 songs, with fellow seiyuu and solo artist Showtaro Morikubo credited as one of the lyricists.
May 26, 2023 (Friday)
Aoi and Yoru “Kuchinashi no Hana”

Title: Tsukiuta. Character CD 5th Season 6 Satsuki Aoi & Nagatsuki Yoru Label: Movic Music genre: Pop
The Tsukiuta franchise continues with its character CD series.
This time around Six Gravity’s Aoi Satsuki (CV:KENN) and Procellarum’s Yoru Nagatsuki (CV: Takashi Kondo) team up for “Kuchinashi no Hana”.
Anthos* “THINK OF ME: FAKE”

Title: THINK OF ME: FAKE Label: AIЯRIDE RECORDS. / Movic Music genre: Pop/EDM
Anthos* kick starts 2023 with the release of another emotional album “THINK OF ME: FAKE“. The CD includes 2 new songs as well as drama tracks.
Naosuke Oyama “citrine x peridot”

Title: Oyama Naosuke x Shirase Yuma -citrine x peridot- Label: Movic Music genre: Rock/Pop
The VAZZROCK franchise continues its 4th season of the bi-color CD series, this time around with an entry by VAZZY’s Naosuke and Yuma.
“citrine x peridot” hits stores this week, including 2 duet songs, 2 solo tracks and drama tracks.
XlamV “This is my way”

Title: This is my way Label: NIZISTA Music genre: Pop
XlamV continues its path towards the release of its 1st EP “Climb”. This time around, the talented septet releases the digital single “This is my way“.
A new OUT THIS WEEK article + video drops next Monday.