Concert Review: Cö shu Nie’s Announce Fall Tour at First Tokyo Solo Concert

21.June.2018 | MUSIC

Cö shu Nie made their mark with the song asphyxia which served as the opening theme song for the anime series Tokyo Ghoul:re concluded on June 19 with the announcement of a fourth season.

 

The band were selected as a New Artist by Apple Music and downloads for the song itself clocked in at 5th place on the iTunes Store. The band was highlighted as a New Artist on Apple Music, and the song asphyxia itself peaked at 5th place on the iTunes Store. It already has close to 1.9 million plays on Spotify and has charted in the streaming platforms’ Viral Top 50 not only in Japan but Singapore and Indonesia too. The music video, too, already has over 5.8 million views on YouTube (as of June 20).

Cö shu Nie performed a solo show at Shibuya O-NEST in promotion of the song’s release. Despite this being their first ever solo gig in Tokyo, tickets sold out completely, leaving the venue packed.

The stage was decorated in flowers by ahi (Takuto Aikabe) who was also responsible for directing the flower imagery in the asphyxia music video. Fans were engulfed in dazzling lights and video  projections. The band performed 17 songs including asphyxia and announced a tour for Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka this November.

 

Details regarding the band’s tour in November will be released at a later date, so be sure to keep up to date here and over on their official website.

 

■Information

Cö shu Nie – “asphyxia”
Released: June 6, 2018
Regular Edition [CD] AICL-3513 ¥1,200 (tax excl.)
Limited Pressing Edition [CD+DVD] AICL-3514~5 ¥2,000 (tax excl.)
Music Video: https://youtu.be/ksAJIsl047w

 

Tokyo Ghoul:re Official Website: www.marv.jp/special/tokyoghoul/

Cö shu Nie Official Websitehttp://coshunie.com/

 

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