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At the end of their 26 hour ~Road to Budokan~ special programming, Tsubaki Factory has announced their new single, wearing their new outfits. The debut single for the 4 new members and first for the 12 member lineup.

Here is the clip of Tsubaki Factory making their announcement live :


They also announced the new single in a Twitter video

tweet

The lyrics and outfits are very otona (adult)

Thank you very much for your support of Tsubaki Factory.

The first single for the 12-member group after the new members joined (the 8th major single) will be a triple A-side single!

To be released on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
Tsubaki Factory 8th single
"Garakuta DIAMOND / Yakusoku Renraku Kinenbi / Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki" (song order undecided) (ガラクタ DIAMOND ／約束・連絡・記念日／涙のヒロイン降板劇 ; Worthless DIAMOND / Promise, Contact, Anniversary / Tearful Heroine Surrender Drama)

Garakuta DIAMOND
This is the first time Tsubaki Factory has a song written by this team : Lyrics by Mori Yuriko, Composed by Makaino Koji and Kamada Toshiya

Yakusoku Renraku Kinenbi
The same team that wrote Tsubaki Factory's ending song for concerts "Kaerou Let's Go!"
Lyrics by Kodama Ameko, and Composed by Hoshibe Sho

Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki
Lyrics by Yamazaki Aoi, Composed by Shusui and Josef Melin.

There will be 7 Editions :

Limited Edition A, B, C (with Blu-ray that includes music videos for each of the three songs, Dance Shot versions (tentative), and a making-of video. This is the first time we've upgraded from DVD to Blu-ray!)

The first press Limited Edition SP includes a Blu-ray with footage of the 4 new members singing solo, as well as footage of their journey from audition to joining the group, and the CD jacket features the new members, making it a "New Member Edition" package.

Normal Edition A includes a trading card with the first song costume, Normal Edition B includes the second song costume, and Normal Edition C includes a trading card with the third song costume, randomly selected from 12 solo cards and one group card. One of the group cards will be upgraded to a shiny card! (Only for the first pressing)

There will be Fortune music events scheduled at the end of October.

http://www.helloproject.com/news/13547/

The 3 Limited Edition singles are now priced at 2,200 yen with the Blu-ray upgrades (Music Video + Dance Shot + Making for each)
The SP Edition will include a solo song by each of the 4 new members + audition footage
The 3 Normal Edition singles are now priced at 1,300 yen with the 1 trading card + 1 shiny group card
http://www.helloproject.com/release/detail/EPCE-7635/

New group profile pic

http://www.helloproject.com/tsubakifactory/profile/

photo after the special


https://ameblo.jp/tsubaki-factory/entry ... 15950.html
https://ameblo.jp/tsubaki-factory/entry ... 19775.html

Ooh I had a feeling there would be a single announcement in the programme, like it just simply the perfect time to do so by putting on a 26 hour program. But now we gotta wait 2 months haha. At this point November is truely the Christmas month this year

Wow, I thought they would've waited until next year before releasing anything with the new girls, so this is a nice surprise!

news media frenzy

https://popnroll.tv/articles/20051
https://natalie.mu/music/news/444826
https://news.dwango.jp/idol/63998-2109
https://okmusic.jp/news/437576
https://www.musicvoice.jp/music/203703/
https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/328554
https://hochi.news/articles/20210911-OHT1T51190.html
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainm ... 01210.html
https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000207748
https://www.crank-in.net/news/93957
https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1050203/
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2206673/


https://entameclip.com/news/269955

Members comments to the media :

Yamagishi Riko(Leader)
Please look forward to the performance of the new Tsubaki Factory, which has become even more powerful, while feeling the new members' freshness and cuteness!

The new songs will be performed at the Nippon Budokan concert. Please pay attention to our evolution!

Kasai Yuumi (new member)
It was my first time to record and shoot a music video, so I was very nervous, but I learned a lot.
It was difficult to express the differences between each song in the music video. Please look forward to it!

Yagi Shiori (new member)
Recording, dance lessons, and shooting the music video were all new experiences for me, and it was a lot of work, but I'm excited to see what kind of work it will become!

I hope a lot of people will listen to it. Please look forward to it!

Fukuda Marine (new member)
I had little experience in dancing or singing, so it was hard work, but I tried my best.

I had a lot of fun recording and filming the songs, but at the same time, I learned how hard it is to finish them. All the songs are wonderful, so I hope many people will listen to them.

Yofuu Runo (new member)
There are songs that show a strong but sad girl's heart, and songs with beautiful melodies that make you want to listen to them over and over again.

I'd like everyone to listen to the new songs of Tsubaki Factory with our new members!

Rolling Stone Japan posted a tentative tracklist for Limited Edition A
1. Garakuta DIAMOND
2. Yakusoku Renraku Kinenbi
3. Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki
4. Garakuta DIAMOND (Instrumental)
5. Yakusoku Renraku Kinenbi (Instrumental)
6. Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki (Instrumental)

SP Edition's Blu-ray
1. Untitled (Kasai Yuumi Solo Singing Video)
2. Untitled (Yagi Shiori Solo Singing Video)
3. Untitled (Fukuda Marine Solo Singing Video)
4. Untitled (Yofuu Runo Solo Singing Video)
5. Audition Omnibus footage

Credits :
"Garakuta DIAMOND" Lyrics by Mori Yuriko, Composed by Makaino Koji and Kamada Toshiya, Arranged by Sumikama Tomohiro
"Yakusoku Renraku Kinenbi" Lyrics by Kodama Ameko, Composed by Hoshibe Sho, Arranged by Okubo Kaoru
Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki" by Lyrics Yamazaki Aoi, Composed by Shusui and Josef Melin Arranged by Josef Melin

https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/36497

Amped wrote: This is the first time we've upgraded from DVD to Blu-ray!

Very happy this is the new normal.

Amped wrote:"Garakuta DIAMOND" Lyrics by Mori Yuriko, Composed by Makaino Koji and Kamada Toshiya, Arranged by Sumikama Tomohiro

A few of the songs that Mori Yuriko has written; you can find a longer list on her Wiki:
Come (Amuro Namie)
Shocking Blue (Ito Miku)
Ganbatte Seishun (SUPER☆GiRLS)
TATTOO, La Liberte, Paradise Lost (Nakamori Akina)
Dancin'&Dreamin' (HINOI Team)
Kouka Hanabi, Kore Kara (Machico)
Neo STARGATE, Tougenkyou (Momoiro Clover Z)

Makaino Kouji has composed/co-composed:
Kiiroi Sen no Uchigawa de Narande Omachi Kudasai, Chippoke na Jibun (Kanazawa Tomoko)
Tamerai (Miyamoto Karin)
And too many other songs to list!

Kamada Toshiya has written/produced for Johnny's groups, MISIA, Miz, and even the Jonas Brothers.

Wow, judging by the composers/producers of the single it looks like H!P is going all out for this single. I'm expecting good things.

Early Promotion event

Tsubaki Factory will have a talk & send-off event held @ CLUB CITTA on September 28th. At the talk event, fans can watch the music video of the 8th single ahead of the public release.
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... d31770fe09

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From Hello Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64bThLmRJ3g&t=4s

00:04~ Happy announcement from Tsubaki Factory (New single)
- Asakura Kiki talks about their new single "Garakuta DIAMOND". She says you'll hear plenty (tappuri) of the new 4 members singing voices. A Renai love song about a girl who cherishes an accessory given to her by her boyfriend, but is betrayed by him.

- Kishimoto Yumeno talks about "Yakusoku Renraku Kinenbi". A girl in love who cherishes promises, contacts, and anniversaries. But because her love is so great, she develops complicated feelings. There are some things that have never been seen in Tsubaki before.

- Onoda Saori says "Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki" has an oshare (fashionable / stylish) feeling to the song. Listening to the lyrics will make you feel positive. The closing part of the last chorus is encouraging.

on her blog, Asakura Kiki says those black and grey outfits in the profile shot are for "Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki"

She says it is the first time she has worn an all black outfit for a single. They had one for a concert costume, but there was glitter and other accessories on it.

https://ameblo.jp/tsubaki-factory/entry ... 17076.html

Some time in the past few months, Kiki has turned into my favorite Tsubaki member... Tsubacker?... Tsubacca...?