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[RECAP] SWISH TOUR 2018 Autumn Edition (10/13/18)

On the day before this entry, I wrote a full post about the once in a lifetime (?) **SWISH TOUR 2018 Autumn Edition** live concert event that took place yesterday (JST), October 13, 2018. Because this is more of a recap than a review, everything will all be from my personal point of view, as this would be the very first SWISH Live event that I've ever watched, even if it was on the SHOWROOM livestream app. Unless I finally have a chance to go to Japan one day, just watching a major weekend live tour like SWISH on livestream would be the closest way for me to watch MADKID, a few other groups I listen closely, and new groups I recently discovered altogether. Sadly on my end, I've had so much wifi issues and throughout all five hours but I was able to go through each of the included acts with no problems. If this were on daytime on my side of the world, I would have been bopping my head here and there while cheering them on loudly all at once. But, I don't live alone and my parents can be light sleepers, so I decided to scream out loud in the silence. I actually recorded most of the parts of the livestream (including MADKID's act) so I can rewatch them for the recap report, but I will not upload them on YouTube for obvious reasons. While I was watching, I was also taking some notes on the acts in order, and if I'm familiar with the songs, I would list them down also. But, for this recap, because there were a lot of groups participating in this event, I'm only focusing on MADKID and the members who were also part of the special collab groups specifically for the SWISH tour series. Okay, let's begin!
The Lineup Program
In order, the artists and groups who participated are the following:

**OPENING ACT:** DA Tokyo Dancers

**OPENING ACT:** ITBOYZ

BUZZ-ER.

DREAM MAKER

FREAK

IVVY

UNIONE

lol

WHITE JAM

SWISH HEYLAS

COLOR CREATION

MADKID

THE BEAT GARDEN

FlowBack

**CLOSING ACT:** SWISH BABY

**CLOSING ACT:** SWISH VOICE

SWISH HEYLAS
You've seen my past posts about SWISH HEYLAS several times, and so, I'm going to talk about this collaboration group of rappers taking the stage, taking their mics, and spit out fire on a fresh, original track simply titled ***HEYLAS***. Their single act came right after WHITE JAM, which makes sense. HEYLAS was formed by WHITE JAM member SHIROSE, who also wrote and composed the song. Each member of the group spit out their own verses written with their own words, which make up the entire song. The song and the act was specific to that particular event, maybe there are hopes that they will have more acts together as a group on future SWISH tour lives. In order, the rappers take their mics and take center stage:

GASHIMA (WHITE JAM)

JUDAI (FlowBack)

YUYA (BUZZ-ER.)

KENTO.i (IVVY)

Honoka (lol)

YUKI (MADKID)

SHIROSE (WHITE JAM)

Just sometime later after the show, Yuki tweeted his lyrics from the HEYLAS track: https://twitter.com/YUKI_MDKD/status/1051131059939635200 https://youtu.be/TDR-FpUryZ4 When I have time, I'll rewrite this in romaji and probably translate it.
MADKID on stage
Our boys finally took the stage right after COLOR CREATION. MADKID was the tenth group (out of twelve groups) to give their voices, dances, and hype to the audience, near and far. Like the other groups, the boys performed five tracks:

Get Started

PARTY UP

OVERAGAIN

Going Around

Never Going Back

The boys wore their red, blue, and black attire from their *Never Going Back* period earlier this year and still delivered a powerhouse performance that would really lift spirits. It may be a very late night for me when they performed, but this was definitely quite an exhilarating ride. I finally saw them live (well, on real-time livestream) before my eyes, especially with the three members whom I normally see completely chill on Pococha and 17 (Shin, Kazuki, and Yuki) going full force on work mode. A special treat for me and many of us global Axcels who joined in was that we finally saw the dance performance to the *Summer Time* third track, *OVERAGAIN*. The song became one of my favorite songs so far and I got nothing else but praises and thanks to LIN for writing such a wonderful track. If only the SHOWROOM app would have an archives section that we can rewatch the show over and over again and capture all our favorite moments for our own personal entertainment. I want to see more, of course. I hoped that SWISH, and many other similar live tours like it, would do more livestreams such as this to delight fans around the world and those who live outside the area the venue took place at.
My thoughts
I live in the U.S., but I was born in Asia (Philippines). So in other words, this livestream of their SWISH live tour is a wonderful birthday present for me. Two things are happening for MADKID on my birthday (10/14): 3rd AXCEL MEETING and Shin's Produce Live #2 with the theme of "Trust." That can only mean one thing - Shin or any of the guys won't be coming on livestream. Ehem. But, watching a livestream in real time and seeing MADKID and all these amazing groups and artists in the lineup has really convinced me that one of these days that I should attend at least one of their lives. It'd be so awesome if it was one of their one-man lives, but I heard it's a lot easier to reach out and talk to them right after the show, since not everyone on the audience are Axcels, you know? I still wait for the day I can finally meet MADKID in the flesh and not just them reading my words typed on the comments section. Once I finally get my life together , I'll definitely have my chance. On Friday (10/19), MADKID will have another live event: ***MAD MUSIC #12: Singing to the Sky*** acoustic event. Can't wait to watch and listen to their voices on acoustic. And that would be it for my recap. Till next time, Axcels!

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[RECAP] SWISH TOUR 2018 Autumn Edition (10/13/18)

On the day before this entry, I wrote a full post about the once in a lifetime (?) **SWISH TOUR 2018 Autumn Edition** live concert event that took place yesterday (JST), October 13, 2018. Because this is more of a recap than a review, everything will all be from my personal point of view, as this would be the very first SWISH Live event that I've ever watched, even if it was on the SHOWROOM livestream app. Unless I finally have a chance to go to Japan one day, just watching a major weekend live tour like SWISH on livestream would be the closest way for me to watch MADKID, a few other groups I listen closely, and new groups I recently discovered altogether. Sadly on my end, I've had so much wifi issues and throughout all five hours but I was able to go through each of the included acts with no problems. If this were on daytime on my side of the world, I would have been bopping my head here and there while cheering them on loudly all at once. But, I don't live alone and my parents can be light sleepers, so I decided to scream out loud in the silence. I actually recorded most of the parts of the livestream (including MADKID's act) so I can rewatch them for the recap report, but I will not upload them on YouTube for obvious reasons. While I was watching, I was also taking some notes on the acts in order, and if I'm familiar with the songs, I would list them down also. But, for this recap, because there were a lot of groups participating in this event, I'm only focusing on MADKID and the members who were also part of the special collab groups specifically for the SWISH tour series. Okay, let's begin!
The Lineup Program
In order, the artists and groups who participated are the following:

**OPENING ACT:** DA Tokyo Dancers

**OPENING ACT:** ITBOYZ

BUZZ-ER.

DREAM MAKER

FREAK

IVVY

UNIONE

lol

WHITE JAM

SWISH HEYLAS

COLOR CREATION

MADKID

THE BEAT GARDEN

FlowBack

**CLOSING ACT:** SWISH BABY

**CLOSING ACT:** SWISH VOICE

SWISH HEYLAS
You've seen my past posts about SWISH HEYLAS several times, and so, I'm going to talk about this collaboration group of rappers taking the stage, taking their mics, and spit out fire on a fresh, original track simply titled ***HEYLAS***. Their single act came right after WHITE JAM, which makes sense. HEYLAS was formed by WHITE JAM member SHIROSE, who also wrote and composed the song. Each member of the group spit out their own verses written with their own words, which make up the entire song. The song and the act was specific to that particular event, maybe there are hopes that they will have more acts together as a group on future SWISH tour lives. In order, the rappers take their mics and take center stage:

GASHIMA (WHITE JAM)

JUDAI (FlowBack)

YUYA (BUZZ-ER.)

KENTO.i (IVVY)

Honoka (lol)

YUKI (MADKID)

SHIROSE (WHITE JAM)

Just sometime later after the show, Yuki tweeted his lyrics from the HEYLAS track: https://twitter.com/YUKI_MDKD/status/1051131059939635200 https://youtu.be/TDR-FpUryZ4 When I have time, I'll rewrite this in romaji and probably translate it.
MADKID on stage
Our boys finally took the stage right after COLOR CREATION. MADKID was the tenth group (out of twelve groups) to give their voices, dances, and hype to the audience, near and far. Like the other groups, the boys performed five tracks:

Get Started

PARTY UP

OVERAGAIN

Going Around

Never Going Back

The boys wore their red, blue, and black attire from their *Never Going Back* period earlier this year and still delivered a powerhouse performance that would really lift spirits. It may be a very late night for me when they performed, but this was definitely quite an exhilarating ride. I finally saw them live (well, on real-time livestream) before my eyes, especially with the three members whom I normally see completely chill on Pococha and 17 (Shin, Kazuki, and Yuki) going full force on work mode. A special treat for me and many of us global Axcels who joined in was that we finally saw the dance performance to the *Summer Time* third track, *OVERAGAIN*. The song became one of my favorite songs so far and I got nothing else but praises and thanks to LIN for writing such a wonderful track. If only the SHOWROOM app would have an archives section that we can rewatch the show over and over again and capture all our favorite moments for our own personal entertainment. I want to see more, of course. I hoped that SWISH, and many other similar live tours like it, would do more livestreams such as this to delight fans around the world and those who live outside the area the venue took place at.
My thoughts
I live in the U.S., but I was born in Asia (Philippines). So in other words, this livestream of their SWISH live tour is a wonderful birthday present for me. Two things are happening for MADKID on my birthday (10/14): 3rd AXCEL MEETING and Shin's Produce Live #2 with the theme of "Trust." That can only mean one thing - Shin or any of the guys won't be coming on livestream. Ehem. But, watching a livestream in real time and seeing MADKID and all these amazing groups and artists in the lineup has really convinced me that one of these days that I should attend at least one of their lives. It'd be so awesome if it was one of their one-man lives, but I heard it's a lot easier to reach out and talk to them right after the show, since not everyone on the audience are Axcels, you know? I still wait for the day I can finally meet MADKID in the flesh and not just them reading my words typed on the comments section. Once I finally get my life together , I'll definitely have my chance. On Friday (10/19), MADKID will have another live event: ***MAD MUSIC #12: Singing to the Sky*** acoustic event. Can't wait to watch and listen to their voices on acoustic. And that would be it for my recap. Till next time, Axcels!

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[LIVESTREAM EVENT] SWISH TOUR 2018: Autumn Edition 10/13/2018

If you are brand-new to MADKID, or just J-Pop in general, the J-Pop music scene has many different smaller live concert events that take place during the weekends throughout Japan that features many notable J-Pop groups, artists, and bands. The performing artists scheduled to perform in these series of lives all depends on the concept and availability of schedules, and these said artists range from those who are already in the J-Pop big leagues to artists who are still budding in the indies scene waiting for their chance to get signed by a major record label. One of these series of smaller live events is the **SWISH TOUR**. Either way or the other, this is the best way for artists and groups, no matter what level they may be, to showcase their talents and to hype up their fans while making new fans at the same time. Because these are small-scale lives that take places in smaller venues, all of these lives are standing-only. This means that if you attend a SWISH TOUR event or another similar event, you will be standing for the entire duration of the concert. Besides, if you want to get hyped up on a high-energy event like this, why would you be sitting down? Right? MADKID and a good number of notable names, more specifically in the R&B/Hip-Hop & Rap/Dance category, are regulars in these smaller lives. They perform with other artists within the lineup, so these small lives aren't exactly like one-man lives or full-scale dome-sized concerts. They will perform maybe around 3-4 songs, and depending on the event, there may also be some surprise collaboration acts that involve a few members from respective groups. I'll get to this one a bit later. AXCEL STYLE doesn't really specifically write or tweet about any of the MADKID lives occurring on these dates since we cater more to the global audience. The SWISH TOUR event that's coming this weekend (**Saturday, 10/13/18 JST**) is simply another SWISH TOUR event, but this particular one is quite special, which is why I'm writing about this right now.
What makes the 10/13 SWISH TOUR event stand out?
This particular event is special because this will be the first time that a SWISH TOUR event will be livestreamed over the internet, so that those who are unable to attend, and those who live outside Japan, will have a chance to experience how it's like to be in a SWISH TOUR live. ... and of course, this is also an awesome experience for you to watch your favorite artists and groups perform live, even though you may live a million miles away from Japan. You may be far, but joining in to watch should make you feel that you're standing right in front of the stage. Want to join in? There are a couple of ways of joining in the fun:

The livestream system that SWISH will be using is the **SHOWROOM** app. You can download the app in your mobile device from the **App Store** or **Google Play**. The SHOWROOM app was developed by DeNA Inc., which is the same company who are currently developing the **Pococha** livestream app. Unlike the Japan-only Pococha, SHOWROOM is available for everyone around the world and the app is available in English, Chinese, and Thai, as well as native Japanese. If you download this app from outside Japan, English will be the default language.

If you prefer not to download the app, you can also view the live through your web browser. Go to the SHOWROOM website and you can create your account using your email address, your Twitter account, or your Facebook account.

Once you are in SHOWROOM, follow the SWISH ROOM account. When you get there, there will be a screen ready for the said event on that particular day. So be sure to mark your calendars for the following:
Who is in this event's lineup?
Aside from MADKID, the following groups will be participating:

BUZZ-ER

COLOR CREATION

DREAM MAKER

FlowBack

FREAK

IVVY

lol

THE BEAT GARDEN

UNIONE

WHITE JAM

SWISH CREW

**Opening** Act: DA Tokyo dancers

Collaboration Acts
Remember what I mentioned about collab (collaboration) acts with select members of the groups participating? There is one, and an awesome one at that. I've talked about them in the past posts before. This day is the debut act of the all-rapper group **SWISH HEYLAS**. The members of HEYLAS are the following rappers from the participating groups:

Yuya (BUZZ-ER)

Judai (FlowBack)

KENTO.i (IVVY)

Honoka (lol)

Yuki (MADKID)

SHIROSE & GASHIMA (WHITE JAM)

The collab group will be taking the mic and spit some fire through their words, as well as a new original track from the group. Looking forward to this awesome act! There you have it! Pass this around to your friends and fellow J-Pop fans who are familiar with at least one of the artists featured in this event. See you there!

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[REVIEW] LIN (feat. Hylen and XYLOZ) – Palace

**Lyrics:** TBA For the month of September, Lin and Hylen present a brand-new track: **Palace**. ... except, the single was released on all audio streaming platforms yesterday, October 5. Originally, this was supposed to be released back on September 29 (or 30?), but because of a delay , it was pushed back to the first weekend of October. I don't think the release delay will affect the monthly flow that Lin and Hylen are going through with these tracks, so in the meantime, there'll be another fresh single coming soon near the end of the month. **Palace** is the second single that Lin and Hylen introduced another third collaborator. XYLOZ is an indie R&B pop duo consisting of vocalist **China** and producer/DJ **KOHD**. After listening to a few of XYLOZ's tracks on YouTube, I somewhat had an idea on how *Palace* was going to sound like. Their musicality would definitely be fitting for a Lin and Hylen joint, in my opinion, and the collaboration for *Palace* really worked well. Lin usually would post the lyrics to his songs on his lyrics blog, but the one for *Palace* isn't up (yet?). Until I see the lyrics, this review would be a little shorter than my *Usotsuki* review. I guess you can say that I'm a bit old-fashioned when it comes to music, as distorted vocals due to autotune and other effects can make the melodic words blurred to the ears, so it's easier for me to analyze the lyrics itself just by reading them. Anyway, on with the quick review. The first few seconds of the song already gave you the sultry vibe to this song. In short? It's a slow jam ballad. My Japanese listening skills are still beginner level so it's quite difficult for me to make up the words just by listening. On the other hand, that's just how I am with songs in general regardless of the language. I still yet to read the written lyrics for me to understand. Listening to China's smooth vocals gives a nice touch to the melody, plus her voice becomes seductive while she raps. It does give a compliment and an "answer" to Lin's rapping right after. But as you listen carefully, the song is more of China's song rather than Lin's, which makes this experimental in a way compared to the others. In other words, *Usotsuki*'s LIL'B is more of a guest performer, while with *Palace*, Lin takes a back seat by letting China take over the main vocals. But, I would say that this song is perfect to listen to when you're "in the mood." On the other hand, it still is a song well worth listening if you want to relax, kick back, and just enjoy the music in its pure form. My only small comment here is that it's too short 😅 and that I only got to hear Lin *ONCE* on the song. (No offense to China-san of course, but maybe I've gotten used to hearing a lot of Lin in all his tracks after all. 😅) That's it for the review. I'm still waiting for the lyrics... if Lin plans on posting them. You can now purchase and download ***Palace*** in your favorite audio streaming service right here. Till next time, Axcels and music lovers!

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What’s Happening? #13

Come October! The period of harvests and fun begins this month! I pretty much covered most of the upcoming events for this month from the last *What's Happening?* post. Below are just quick updates on more events for October that I think that would give us global fans a chance to join in the fun! 😊 ... and I'll even post them with pics and video. 😊
Updates on AXCEL STYLE

New AXCEL STYLE feature?
Going back to that YouTube video I posted of one of Shin's Pococha livestream sessions regarding the birthday gift that I sent him on the post above... this is what I'm going to write about with this topic. I was actually debating myself regarding this, as many of you who I met know how much of a Shin bias that I am. Although his Pococha livestreams are open to the public (after all, he has his archive feature on his account on, so everyone can watch his past livestreams), I also wanted to share some of my "fan stories" regarding my interactions with him. None of them are super personal or anything, as there are plenty of other viewers are present, but being one of the very few global Axcels who do join in his livestreams, I'm in some ways one of the more widely recognized (Shin-biased) Axcels in the interwebs. I'm not saying this to brag, because anyone can join in basically, it's not exclusive. It's just a matter of your time zone and your will to meet Shin (and the other livestreaming members like Kazuki and Yuki) on your own accord. Anyway, going back on the subject of this "new AXCEL STYLE feature" now. When I first opened AXCEL STYLE, I wanted this fansite to focus more on MADKID, the members individually, and the activities that each and every one of them are doing (in public) with no opinionated side talks or blog entries about anything that's not quite related to MADKID and their activities, but more of just being an active Axcel and a general J-Pop fangirl altogether. What I mean by this is that I'm not going to write a whole article about why Shin is my bias and how cute and sweet he is, etc. etc. or anything similar or related. So, because of the "birthday gift" bit and the video I posted above, I thought of an idea. How about a feature called ***MADKID AXCEL Stories***? The **MADKID AXCEL Stories** idea for this site would be just a small series of blog posts written by global Axcels who may have their moments and experiences in MADKID and the members, whether they go on livestreams, travel to Japan and watch some of their lives, their moments on Twitter when a few of the MADKID members would be "stalking" them, so on and so forth. I think as an idea of giving back to the Axcel community that I can feature some "AXCEL fan stories" coming from global Axcels and just share them with the rest of the community. Maybe from some of these stories, some may find some inspiration to do something good. Not necessarily with MADKID or each member, but just doing something good in general. I don't have all the set details yet on how I'm going to do this, but just rest assured that it will be a whole separate category of blogs written (or shared) by different people. I have some Axcel stories of my own, but I'll share them later. The story about my birthday gift to Shin? That's another story. But from this video, I can assure you that the members will get your letters and gifts if you do send some fan mail to them. More info on how to do so at the Letters and Gifts section of this site. And that would be it for this entry. Till next time, Axcels!

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BIRTHDAY ALERT: SHIN

I know I used that photo from another post, but it's just filled with so much cuteness and ❤ that I just had to post it again. 😊 We're at the last week of September, which also means, we're only three months down before the end of 2018. The autumn/fall season just kicked in yesterday (9/22) as the weather begins to cool down and the leaves turn to shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown as they fall down from their branches and scattered around the grounds. Autumn/fall season is also my favorite season of the year for the same reason why this season is also Shin's favorite. Mark your calendars that next Tuesday JST, **October 2nd**, Shin will be turning 25. I'll repeat it again. Shin will be turning 25... as in the mid-20s 25. Just right after MADKID's official debut back in January, Shin also has a fulfilling first year as a debuted major artist with a list of accomplishments so far. Here are a few to name:

He has already launched his second digital photo book released back in April 2018.

He launched his first solo mini-live, ***SHIN-derella Night***, with only a limited audience of 30 guests. He had a chance to showcase everything he's got as a full-packaged artist to a smaller audience, probably as a test run. I had a chance to check out a digest video of his first mini-live and I'm really amazed at this young man's artistry and gifted talents through song, dance, and storytelling in between. He isn't limited to just what we see in public or on lives and music videos with MADKID. No wonder You-ta sought after Shin for a year back in 2016 to get him to join the group. He brings a lot of *extra* in an already full-packaged boy group. And because of his first success with his mini-live, he's having another one coming up on **October 7 (Sunday)**, and this time, it will have a limited audience of 70 guests.

After some time of appearing on TV as an impersonator of **ARASHI's Kazunari Ninomiya** in a series of ***Monomane*** (impersonation) *Johnny's* show episodes since 2017, he also began having TV appearances as himself right after this year. In his past blogs, he mentioned that he wants to appear on TV as himself and not as someone else. With the popularity of their second single ***"Summer Time***", he has appeared on TV as himself five times total, four of them with his fellow MADKID members.

Before Yuki became an online web model for the Japanese high-end fashion label *Hysteric Glamour*, Shin became an online web model for the *Right-On* casual clothing online shop during late Spring and early Summer.

For the month of **August 2018**, Shin has established himself as one of the top most popular streamers in **Pococha**. The relatively new Japan-only livestream app has been slowly gaining some users, and even though **Kazuki** and **Yuki** returned to streaming back on 17, Shin established his place on Pococha and decided to remain there.

October is going to be a busy month for Shin, so while we wait for October to arrive, just be prepared to share your love and greetings for Shin when the day comes. And also, a few freebies from me, I recorded a few clips of Shin's memorable moments from his Pococha livestream archives. Since I started posting birthday alert posts, I also started adding at least one video of the said birthday boy to accompany it. I'm more prepared this time and sharing two uploaded on both Twitter and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BoFcqH7nf93/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
*(Honey Green Milk Tea... or Honey Black Milk Tea...?)*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoD7eBgn7jJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
*(#shinchan_style #swagshin #bts #bloodsweatandtears)*

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What’s Happening? #12.5

September 20, 2014 - The Formation of MADKID
Last night, I posted the latest *What's Happening?* post here, just hours from MADKID Twitter and the members announcing that same day is also a big day for the group. That night, the boys celebrated the fourth anniversary of the group's formation back in September 2014. When I created the Throwback Timeline and looked around sources for the exact date, there wasn't a specific date mentioned, so I only indicated the month and the year the group was established. Now we know the exact date: **September 20, 2014**. The formation of the group and the debut to the J-Pop mainstream are two completely different things. For some, the debut to the mainstream is a more important event than the formation and establishment of the group itself. But to self-produced dance and vocal groups like MADKID, the formation and establishment of the group mean a whole lot more than many think. If you recall the throwback timeline, the group has gone through some member changes due to unfortunate circumstances. Even if this was the case, as much as possible, the current lineup continues to keep in touch with the two past members as their small successes continue. So, let's all greet the members a very happy fourth anniversary and may MADKID gain more blessings as they venture out into their fifth year as a group. 🎉🎊🎂👏👏
Sweetheart Shin ❤

Again, referring to the last *What's Happening?* post, the original 50 slots for Shin's second ***SHIN-derella Night*** solo mini-live was completely booked some 30-35 minutes right after Shin announced (on Twitter) that the reservation window time slot was opened. If all 50 were already booked for only 30-35 minutes, that only tells us one thing: Shin is really *that* worth watching.
After the news of the completely booked slots, he also said that he will also tweet if there were any cancellations so that those who missed the chance of booking one slot will have another shot at replacing those canceled slots right away. A week is almost ending and no one has canceled a slot yet. Because of this, Shin decided to do something about it for those unfortunate *SHIN-derellas*--- add 20 more ticket slots to the already booked 50, making the mini-live audience number increase to 70 total. This number is more than double than his first edition of his solo mini-live that took place last spring. If he does hold a volume 3 of his solo mini-live, for sure the audience will get bigger. As one of the very few overseas AXLs, I did get a chance to see a digest video of Shin's mini-live from last April, and I have to say, it's worth more than 30 seats. You really have to go see the multitalented artist behind that sugary smile. 😊 So, good luck to the new lucky 20 this weekend!
"We are MADKID" Spotify Playlist Campaign begins
As part of their countdown to the upcoming ***MADKID Live Tour: Giant Killing*** event this coming December, the group will be promoting a random mix of their singles from their pre-debut days till their latest single ***"Summer Time"*** once a week in a series of playlists. The first playlist of the week is now up under the title ***The Beginning of MADKID ~ MADKID 101~***. The playlist consist of six tracks containing their most essential singles as a start. Good playlist to start with for those who are new or curious about MADKID. If you have Spotify, don't forget to follow MADKID, as well as their available singles you can add to your own playlist. https://open.spotify.com/user/pgckp0499nxs9f3h5i78aig7t/playlist/554LHxkOCeLKlQkJKjaItI?si=ntXg0M7dTySo-De9xD5FrA
MADKID April 2017 blog post English translations up!
If you missed the tweet of the migration of the MADKID blog English translations from J-Pop Amino to Letters, their first batch of posts from the beginning on April 2017 is now available for everyone to read. You can easily find them by looking up the month here. Starting tomorrow (or next week, depending on my schedule), I will be starting to migrate the May 2017 posts. It's going to be a long migration but I'm hoping if I can get at least one month of posts completed per week, the migration will be completed probably before December. Finally, I titled this post as "12.5" because this is basically a short post that is more of a change and addition to the previous *What's Happening?* post. Till next time, Axcels! 🏎💨💨

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MADKID in MOTION MVs, covers, and more!

MADKID COVERS: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (THE POLICE)

When “Summer Time” was released back in the summer, MADKID graced us with their cover of BLACKPINK’s “As If It’s Your Last.” With the upcoming release of “RISE”, MADKID gives us their rendition of a classic: “Every Breath You Take” by The Police

KAZUKI SOLO COVERS: ORION

Starting mid-October, KAZUKI will be releasing a series of SOLO COVERS of his favorite songs. For the month of November, we have his rendition of Nakashima Mika’s hit, “ORION.”

[RECAP] SWISH TOUR 2018 Autumn Edition (10/13/18)

The Lineup Program

SWISH HEYLAS

MADKID on stage

My thoughts

[LIVESTREAM EVENT] SWISH TOUR 2018: Autumn Edition 10/13/2018

What makes the 10/13 SWISH TOUR event stand out?

Who is in this event's lineup?

Collaboration Acts

[REVIEW] LIN (feat. Hylen and XYLOZ) – Palace

What’s Happening? #13

Updates on AXCEL STYLE

New AXCEL STYLE feature?

BIRTHDAY ALERT: SHIN

MADKID in MOTION MVs, covers, and more!

MADKID COVERS: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (THE POLICE)

KAZUKI SOLO COVERS: ORION

Events Countdown

MADKID LIVE TOUR 2018 “GIANT KILLING” COUNTDOWN

MADKID LIVE TOUR 2018 “GIANT KILLING” COUNTDOWN

MADKID LIVE TOUR 2018 “GIANT KILLING” COUNTDOWN

3rd Major Single “RISE” Drop

MAD MUSIC @ LINE Live

Episode #13.5 (YOU-TA only)

MADKID on Social Media

Letters @ AXCEL STYLE

Letters @ AXCEL STYLE

MADKID, Axcels, and ALL the happenings...

[RECAP] SWISH TOUR 2018 Autumn Edition (10/13/18)

The Lineup Program

SWISH HEYLAS

MADKID on stage

My thoughts

[LIVESTREAM EVENT] SWISH TOUR 2018: Autumn Edition 10/13/2018

What makes the 10/13 SWISH TOUR event stand out?

Who is in this event's lineup?

Collaboration Acts

[REVIEW] LIN (feat. Hylen and XYLOZ) – Palace

What’s Happening? #13

Updates on AXCEL STYLE

New AXCEL STYLE feature?

BIRTHDAY ALERT: SHIN

What’s Happening? #12.5

September 20, 2014 - The Formation of MADKID

Sweetheart Shin ❤

"We are MADKID" Spotify Playlist Campaign begins

MADKID April 2017 blog post English translations up!

MADKID in MOTION MVs, covers, and more!

MADKID COVERS: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (THE POLICE)

KAZUKI SOLO COVERS: ORION

Events Countdown

MADKID LIVE TOUR 2018 “GIANT KILLING” COUNTDOWN

MADKID LIVE TOUR 2018 “GIANT KILLING” COUNTDOWN

MADKID LIVE TOUR 2018 “GIANT KILLING” COUNTDOWN

3rd Major Single “RISE” Drop

MAD MUSIC @ LINE Live

Episode #13.5 (YOU-TA only)

MADKID on Social Media

Letters @ AXCEL STYLE

Letters @ AXCEL STYLE