This is a list of links relevant to investigating the breakdown of Rei Kuromiya and Rie Kaneko's friendship in late 2017, as well as the disbanding of the "Idol Formerly Known as Ladybaby" lineup. If you have any information regarding this, or would like to help, or are simply a fan of Ladybaby, please find me (@cbgreely) in the Ladybaby-chat board in the Ladybaby fan Discord (we speak English!) at https://discordapp.com/invite/cxRsesT or the Ladybaby Subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/LADYBABY/

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https://kuromiyarei.com/ladybaby/2017/12/03/rei-kuromiya-quits-ladybaby-story/ - Article alleging a schism between Rei and Rie, and the end of their friendship. Content should be taken with a grain of salt, as the piece lacks sources.

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http://www.loft-prj.co.jp/schedule/plusone/82825 - Announcement for talk show with Rei and Tsukasa Kobayashi, organizer of MiSS iD pageant which lead to Ladybaby's formation. Apparently there is a "ban" on what was discussed (according to Link #3). This is a vital piece of information hidden from the public, and possibly the best lead.

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https://twitter.com/kuromiya_news/status/964944856090140677 - Tweet regarding the talk show with Rei and Kobayashi, from the same source as Link #1.

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https://twitter.com/kuromiya_news/status/968919042214985728 - Another Tweet from the same source regarding the talk show with Rei and Kobayashi from the same account. The comments then refer to a select few "dedicated fans" to whom Rei wanted to convey "the full story".

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https://twitter.com/kuromiya_news/status/968920195325669376 - Tweet from same source claiming the tension between Rie and Rei has since "cooled off."

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https://mobile.twitter.com/kuromiya_news - This is the aforementioned profile. Only other relevant stuff is a series of Tweets from Oct. 2 - Oct. 5 describing a series of cancelled concert dates, due to Rei's throat condition, with the exception of the Pinky Pinky premier event. At this premier event (according to Link #1)

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https://www.bilibili.com/video/av35821481/?redirectFrom=h5 - Possibly the performance referenced in link #1; supposedly shows Rie and Rei less intimate than before. Hard to tell, as there isn't any other live recording of Lady Baby Blue that has been found.

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https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/rei-kuromiya-withdrawal-ladybaby-201711135513.html - Less biased sounding article covering Rie's response to Rei's official statement, where she seems more sympathetic.

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https://www.ladybaby-fc.com/news/1664 - Statement on Ladybaby's official site. Along with all other news predating the current lineup, this has since been deleted.

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https://twitter.com/ladybaby2015/status/931356799646568448? - Statement on Ladybaby's official Twitter regarding the split.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/LADYBABY/comments/7hjdcs/the_real_story_behing_rei_leaving_ladybaby/ - Old Reddit post discussing Link #1. Just some opinions.

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https://www.homicidols.com/my-response-to-rei-leaving-ladybaby-may-surprise-many/ - Opinion piece on the split. Not much info, but included for completion.

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http://ladybaby-fc.com/ - Ladybaby official site.

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https://twitter.com/ladybaby2015? - Ladybaby official Twitter.

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https://twitter.com/rei_neverland? - Rei Kuromiya Twitter. She has had multiple accounts, and this is the current.

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https://twitter.com/bite_me__3? - Rie Kaneko Twitter.

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TO DO'S:

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-Full translation of Rie's and the official Ladybaby account's Tweets from ~Sep. 2017 - Mar. 2018, give or take. (links provided above). This requires someone with at least an intermediate knowledge of Japanese including vernacular/slang. Please reach out on the official Discord if you can contribute. We need reliable translations which can properly convey the emotion with which they were written, NOT Google translate.

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Find archive of Rei Kuromiya's old Twitter, with translation. This one is a stretch. Not sure of the name, or if the account was completely deleted. Please reach out with info.

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Find recordings of live performances from ~Sep. 2017 - breakup. Particularly Lady Baby Blue and the Pinky Pinky will be useful, but any and all are valuable.

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Find any live recordings of Lady Baby Blue as a point of reference for Link #7.

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Find archives of pre-ReBurn lineup Ladybaby's official site and any relevant tweets that have since been deleted.

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Find any more relevant information at all. Please post your findings in the Discord.

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UPDATE 1:

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A few bits of old news:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPsqvxEnt10 - Rie's solo project, trolleattroll, released "blues" (potentially a reference to "Lady Baby Blue" as well as the emotion blue), in which she mentions a "lady" that hates her, and cries throughout the video. Its very sad and difficult to watch, and clearly shows genuine sorrow on Rei's part.

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https://twitter.com/bite_me__3/status/1202220429315731461 - Promotional footage for Rie's new photobook "Never End Blue" (once again we see the color Blue mentioned, but that isn't all. The backing track is an instrumental from Lady Baby Blue, a strange choice and definitely significant).

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Now something big:

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