History Music / Necronomidol

* {{Homage}}: To an internet creepypasta/hoax, of all things. The video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBK33DvIoM santa sangre]]" (NSFW) appears to be based on the elusive splatter anime ''Anime/SakiSanobashi'', about a group of schoolgirls finding themselves trapped in a bathroom with no exit, eventually going stir crazy and murdering each other. Not to mention that the song itself is named after an Creator/AlejandroJodorowsky [[Film/SantaSangre movie]], and the bathroom in the video has ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'''s "brand of sacrifice" symbol painted in blood on a wall.

=* ButNotTooForeign: Inverted by their manager, who is American and speaks Japanese as a second language after living there for years.

* BareYourMidriff: Risaki's usual attire. And in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j7mDS5vn9Y music video]] for "Ritual", Himari sports some impressive abs.
* ButNotTooForeign: Inverted by their manager, who is American and speaks Japanese as a second language after living there for years.

Necronomidol, the ultra-dark idol unit, was founded in mid-2014 as an example of an ''alt-idol'' group that is DarkerAndEdgier even among other alternative idols, as opposed to the usual IdolSinger tropes. Their initial output consisted in a blend of traditional Japanese folk music and aesthetic with BlackMetal; later on, they began to incorporate other metal genres and other styles such as DarkWave and Synthwave, for a catchier sound that still mantains the general somber attitude. Their imagery is influenced by, other than the aforementioned BlackMetal's visuals, the occult, Japanese and Western horror tropes and (as their name implies) the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.

In late 2018 the management announced that Sari and Hina Yotsuyu will leave the group to pursue other activities, effective from January 2019. Kunogi Kenbishi and Michelle took their place since then. However, Kunogi had to leave the unit in September 2019 (read the Trivia tab for the reason why). They were also scheduled to perform at the 2020 ''[[https://www.monsterofdolls.it/en/ Monster of Dolls]]'' Japanese idol music festival in Italy but canceled their participation for unknown behind-the-scenes reason, with the manager citing something about the contract they signed. (Sari was a special guest at the 2019 edition, after leaving the unit).

However, history repeated itself in 2021: the unit entered a hiatus since April because of Nana's health issues, Shiki's sudden graduation and Toda's commitment to her parallel solo singer-songwriter career. The management had plans to introduce a fifth member to the group, but at this point the future of Necronomidol is up in the air.

Interestingly enough, they were self-produced and the unit's founder and producer Ricky Wilson ([[NamesTheSame not the singer from]] Music/KaiserChiefs) is an American living in Japan, who, as a fan of both idols and horror, wanted to create an idol unit themed around the paranormal: by all accounts, he succeeded. Unusually for a Japanese idol group, they also toured several times in Europe and the US, building a nice following for what is a ''very'' niche product.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Their aesthetic, taken UpToEleven with Sari's white face paint. Interestingly, her makeup is ''not'' a reference to black metal's "corpse paint", since she was a ''shironuri'' ("white face") performer well before entering the group.

* GirlishPigtails: Hina's trademark. New member Roa Toda has them too.

* LighterAndSofter: Sari's output after leaving the group to pursue a solo career, see for example [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oC0XNUWeao this MV]] that has a completely different, much more colorful, aesthetic.

* SevenIsNana: New member Nana Kamino uses the word "seven" in her social network addresses.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Sari's green wig, then Kunogi's pink/reddish hue and Michelle's bluish hair.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Is it Necronom-IDOL or Necronom-EE-dol?

In early 2020 it was announced on Twitter that every member (Risaki, Rei and Michelle) except Himari would leave the group. No reasons were given for the members' departure; it was said that it was caused by an "incident" behind the scenes, but the reason will probably never be known. The management said that they were in the process of recruiting new members, and [[https://twitter.com/NECRONOMIDOL/status/1256206745443028994 the official Twitter]] revealed them, as well as a date of June 2020 for the unit's "rebirth". They are Nana Kamino, Shiki Rukawa and Toda Roa.

In early 2020 it was announced on Twitter that every member (Risaki, Rei and Michelle) except Himari would leave the group. No reasons were given for the members' departure; it was said that it was caused by an "incident" behind the scenes, but the reason will probably never be known. The management said that they were in the process of recruiting new members, and [[https://twitter.com/NECRONOMIDOL/status/1256206745443028994 the official Twitter]] revealed them, as well as a date of June 2020 for the unit's "rebirth".

* DarkMagicalGirl: Taken quite literally at the end of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVacOaFbrdE&feature=youtu.be music video]] for "Strange Aeons".

* ''Deathless'' (2017)
* ''Dawnslayer'' (EP) (2017)
* ''Strange Aeons'' (EP) (2018)

Interestingly enough, they were self-produced and the unit's founder and producer is an American man living in Japan, who, as a fan of both idols and horror, wanted to create an idol unit themed around the paranormal: by all accounts, he succeeded. Unusually for a Japanese idol group, they also toured several times in Europe and the US, building a nice following for what is a ''very'' niche product.

* BareYourMidriff: Risaki's usual attire.

* GirlishPigtails: Hina's trademark.

In early 2020 it was announced on Twitter that every member (Risaki, Rei and Michelle) except Himari would leave the group. No reasons were given for the members' departure; it was said that it was caused by an "incident" behind the scenes, but the reason will probably never be known. The management said that they were in the process of recruiting new members, however, because of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic that dealt a huge blow to concerts and live music all over the world, Necronomidol entered an indefinite hiatus with no news in sight.