Official_Hige_Dandism

Official Hige Dandism

Official Hige Dandism

Japanese pop band


Official Hige Dandism (Official髭男dism, 'Manly Moustache', or 'Macho Moustache'[upper-alpha 1], stylized as Official HIGE DANdism), commonly abbreviated Higedan (ヒゲダン), is a Japanese pop rock band formed in Shimane, Japan in 2012 by Satoshi Fujihara (lead vocals, piano), Daisuke Ozasa (lead guitar, backing vocals), Makoto Narazaki (bass, saxophone, backing vocals) and Masaki Matsuura (drums, percussion, backing vocals).[1]

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The band announced on March 11, 2023 that it would be on temporary hiatus while Fujihara underwent medical treatment and recovery for a vocal cord polyp.[2]

After signing a record deal with the major label Pony Canyon in 2018, Official Hige Dandism released the debut single "No Doubt", the lead single from the extended play, Stand by You EP. The following year, the band released the second single, "Pretender", which ranked at number three on the year-end chart of Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2019. Their debut studio album Traveler was released on 9 October 2019 and reached number one on the Japan Albums Chart.

Members

  • Satoshi Fujihara [jp] (藤原 聡) – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards (2012–present)
  • Daisuke Ozasa [jp] (小笹 大輔) – guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
  • Makoto Narazaki [jp] (楢崎 誠) – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals (2012–present)
  • Masaki Matsuura [jp] (松浦 匡希) – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2012–present)

History

The band was formed on June 7, 2012.

They released their Indies Debut Mini Album “Love to Peace ha kimi no naka (ラブとピースは君の中)” on April 22, 2015.

They released their Major Debut Single “No Doubt (ノーダウト)” on April 11, 2018.

On May 15, 2019, they released the hit song, "Pretender". In October, after their live performance on the popular program Music Station, the song topped the Japan Hot 100.[3]

On 2019, the band released "Shukumei" (宿命) as the official song for the edition 101 of the National High School Baseball Championship.

On September 4, 2019, Abema TV announced that Official Hige Dandism would be producing the song "Break it Down" for Airi Suzuki's second album.[4] On December 31, 2019, they attended the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with the song “Pretender”.

On December 31, 2020, they attended the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with the song “I LOVE...”.

On March 12, 2021, it was announced that the band will provide the opening theme song "Cry Baby" for the anime Tokyo Revengers, premiering in April 2021.[5]

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that the band will provide the opening theme song "Mixed Nuts" for the anime Spy × Family, premiering in April 2022.[6]

In 2023, they provided the opening theme song "White Noise" for anime Tokyo Revengers Season 2.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

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Extended plays

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Singles

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Collaboration

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Other charted and certified songs

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Videography

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Awards and nominations

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Notes

  1. Hige () translates to facial hair but mostly moustache, and Dandism (男dism) refers to Manly of man, commonly used in advertising to suggest manliness.
  2. Combined sales figures for Traveler:
    • 189,331 (2019)[9]
    • 255,028 (2020)[10]
  3. Combined sales figures for Editorial:
    • 211,140 (physical)[13]
    • 29,371 (digital)[14]
  4. Love to Peace wa Kimi no Naka, Man in the Mirror and Report are marked as mini-album and charted in Oricon Albums Chart,[8] while What's Going On?, Stand by You EP and Hello EP are marked as extended play and charted in Oricon Singles Chart.[15]
  5. "Bad for Me" peaked at number 36 on Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart.[22]
  6. "Fire Ground" peaked at number 67 on Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart.[49]
  7. "Amazing" peaked at number 30 on Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart.[51]

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