Deadlift Lolita - It's SO Time - CD Single with Autographs

I've posted about Deadlift Lolita before. They are a kawaiicore (a blend of J-pop and heavy metal) band made up of professional wrestlers and bodybuilders Ladybeard and Reika Saiki. Their first cd single was called Muscle Cocktail, and I recently saw on Twitter that they'd released a second single entitled It's 躁タイム! I think that roughly translates to It's SO Time! I went ahead and placed an order on Ladybeard's website. I don't think the site mentioned this when I made my order, but now the item description says that the first 40 orders will include an autograph and an instant photo.

My copy of the single was autographed by Ladybeard and Reika Saiki. That makes this a pretty cool bit of swag.

The back of the cd sleeve has the track listing and pictures of the group, which I believe come from Japan Weekend Madrid, where the music video for It's SO Time! was filmed.

An instant photo with additional autographs was included in the package as well. Considering the price that Reika Saiki autographs from the BBM True Heart wrestling card sets go for, two autographs for the price of a cd (even with shipping that tripled the cost of the purchase) is a nice deal.

For anyone who is curious, here is the official music video for the song. It's not my favorite song by them, but it's decent. My favorites from them are Six-Pack Twins, Pump Up JAPAN, and Muscle Cocktail.

Deadlift Lolita Muscle Cocktail CD Single

Today I am deviating from trading cards a bit and posting about music. In a roundabout way this all ties back into trading cards, but not really. There's a band out of Japan called Deadlift Lolita, made up professional wrestlers/singers/bodybuilders Ladybeard and Reika Saiki. Their music is defined as being kawaiicore, a blend of J-Pop and Metal. If you've heard of the band Babymetal, it's like that but with a twist.

Deadlift Lolita recently released a cd single for their song 'Muscle Cocktail,' which is an ode to various protein shakes. All of their song releases so far revolve around working out and fitness. As you can see on the front cover, they are both pretty built.

The back features still photos from the 'Muscle Cocktail' music video. There are three songs on the disc. I am familiar with 'Muscle Cocktail' and 'SIX PACK TWINS,' but the third song I'm not sure about. It might be instructions on how to do a dance. I'm not sure exactly.

I bought the cd from Ladybeard's website after he posted on Facebook that the first few dozen orders would get a free Polaroid/cheki photo of the duo. I couldn't pass that up, and the above photo arrived in the package with my album. Pretty cool stuff. Here's the music video, just in case you want to give it a try. I like it, and my family found it pretty entertaining.

I kind of promised that there was a trading card tie-in somewhere, and here's what I've got. I already showed these in my annual review of the 2017 BBM True Heart wrestling set, but I pulled Reika Saiki's base and autograph cards from my initial order of the product. Here they are:

Pretty cool stuff. I'm looking forward to more Deadlift Lolita stuff, as well as more wrestling cards out of Japan. I may even pick up a Deadlift Lolita t-shirt from Pro Wrestling Tees one of these days.