Fruits Zipper -- Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro（わたしの一番かわいいところ）

 

Well, "Uta Con"（うたコン）returned from summer hiatus with tributes to "Tora-san" and the current morning serial drama on NHK. Probably the most frustrating thing about the return was the number of times that we viewers on Jme had to get that audio and visual blockage of copyright death whenever a singer performed a song from the West such as tonight's rendition of the Love Theme from "The Godfather". Without exaggerating too much, it felt like a Swiss cheese slice of an episode. The other observation is that tonight's episode was devoid of any aidoru group appearing. Perhaps it's kinda weird to note something like that for an NHK show which usually focuses on the kayo kyoku but "Uta Con" is basically the only regular program that we watch here that features contemporary aidoru.

From what I've read, the relatively new aidoru group Fruits Zipper has yet to make an appearance on "Uta Con" so I figure that I must have found out about them through the almighty YouTube algorithm. Formed in 2022, they are a unit that belongs to ASOBISYSTEM co.,ltd, an entertainment and event planning company after coming out of a project of theirs called Kawaii Lab. Currently there are seven members from all over Japan and even Germany: Amane Tsukiashi (月足 天音), Karen Matsumoto (松本 かれん), Mana Manaka (真中 まな), Yui Sakurai (櫻井 優衣), Noel Hayase (早瀬 ノエル), Luna Nakagawa (仲川 瑠夏), and Suzuka Chinzei (鎮西 寿々歌). 

In the past couple of years, Fruits Zipper has released several digital singles including their second single titled "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro" (The Cutest Part of Me) from April 2022. It also got released several months later in September 2023 as their lone CD single thus far. Written and composed by Sho Yamamoto（ヤマモトショウ）, the song and the ladies definitely don't hold back on the kawaii as a young footloose-and-fancy-free lass enjoys her beau's company while giving-and-taking the supreme cuteness. It's a truly aidoru experience especially with that music video; I think I gained a few more kilograms from watching it.