GU is set to launch a new collection in collaboration with the Japanese girl group, who are often described as ‘the punk band without instruments,’ on March 22 when it will roll out at all GU stores and their online site in Japan.

Each member of the group had a hand in designing the collection. That goes for not only the designs themselves, but the shapes and silhouettes too.

Men’s Wear Line-Up

The items read the Japanese word “清掃員” which means “garbage collector,” a title BiSH uses for their fans. The coat, shirt, and T-shirts are versatile and varied.

Accessories & More

The collection includes not only general clothing items but accessories and other bits that can be used at music events too, like a tote bag, cap, and more.

Original T-Shirt Designs by BiSH

As part of the collaboration, two T-shirts in six designs have been created by each member of BiSH. A video of the band wearing their T-shirts was released on GU’s YouTube page and online store on Monday, so be sure to check it out.

Novelty Items Designed by BiSH

The members also designed a range of limited-stock novelty items too. There are six pins available for 25,000 lucky fans. 410 of those fans will also be randomly selected to receive a signed novelty. The designs are available to see over on the official website.

The Novelties

・GU Stores (Stock: 20,000 / First-Come, First-Served)

How to Get: Spend over ¥3,000 with tax on any of the BiSH collaboration products and download the GU app

・Online Store (Stock: 20,000 / Recipients Chosen Randomly)

How to Get: Spend over ¥3,000 with tax on any of the BiSH collaboration products

Live Concert Stream by BiSH

BiSH will perform live on Sunday March 21 at 19:000 (JST) which fans can tune in to watch at GU’s online store as well as via GU LIVE STATION on the brand’s official app. It will be a great chance for fans to connect with the band.

Japanese singer-songwriter AiNA THE END, who is also known as a member of the Japanese idol group BiSH, announced via her official Twitter page that her new single Dare Dare Dare (“Who Who Who”) will be released on music streaming and download services on February 23, 2021. The track will be used as the new opening theme for the ongoing TV Tokyo drama series Anonymous: Keishicho ”Yubisatsujin” Taisakushitsu starring Shingo Katori which began airing in January.

AiNA THE END

New Song – “Dare Dare Dare”

Dare Dare Dare is a new song not featured on AiNA THE END’s solo album THE END which dropped on February 3 this year. It is produced by Japanese music producer and arranger Seiji Kameda who also produced THE END.

AiNA teased the new single’s artwork on her official Twitter account along with a snippet of the instrumental version of the song.

AiNA THE END, a member of the popular Japanese idol group BiSH, released her first solo album THE END on Wednesday (February 3). All the songs on the record were written and composed by AiNA, who has posted new videos for seven of the tracks on her official YouTube channel.

THE END features 13 tracks in total. The newly-uploaded ones to her YouTube channel include NaNa, Mekashikonda Hi ni Kagitte, Harou, Hibi, STEP by STEP, Seiteki Jouya, and Saboten Girl. AiNA posted a live session she recorded with Shin Sakiura on acoustic guitar who also helped with pre-production on her new album.

The other tracks on the album have their own videos on AiNA’s YouTube channel too spanning from animation to a dance video and more.

THE END is now streaming and available for download on major music services including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and elsewhere.

Japanese idol band BiSH, often referred to as ‘the punk bank without instruments,’ posted a live video of their song HUG ME on Monday taken from their 8-hour video content BiSH presents FROM DUSK TiLL DAWN.

BiSH presents FROM DUSK TiLL DAWN features live footage of all of BiSH’s 93 songs along with skits during concerts and more.

HUG ME is a rare track taken from their 2015 album Brand new idol SHiT, the band’s first independent release. It features lyrics by former group member Hug Mii who left BiSH back in 2016.

The outfits for the group members (other than the original members AiNA, Chicchi, and Momoko) were newly created for this special live performance.

BiSH / HUG ME [BiSH presents FROM DUSK TiLL DAWN]

BiSH, the Japanese idol group nicknamed ‘the punk band without instruments,’ released two albums in July. This included their first greatest hits album FOR LiVE -BiSH BEST-, the proceeds of which were donated to music venues in Japan which the group has performed at to help support them during COVID-19, and their mini album LETTERS.

BiSH announced a collaboration with Call of Duty: Mobile last week, the popular mobile game by Activision Publishing that was released last year which saw one of the biggest launches for a mobile game in video game history. The band released a special live performance in-game yesterday (October 15) called Call of Duty: Mobile × BiSH Special Live -STORY OF DUTY-. It is unconfirmed if this is available for players outside of Japan to watch.

Their set featured a new song written for the game called STORIES OF DUTY with lyrics by band member AiNA THE END as well as MONSTERS, My landscape, and BiSH -Hoshi ga Matataku Yoru ni-. BiSH released a digest video of the performance on their Twitter page, and the band is also featuring in a new TV commercial in Japan from today (October 16).

BiSH released several new artist photos taken on Hashima Island, an abandoned mining facility and World Heritage Site in Nagasaki Prefecture.

BiSH, the Japanese idol group nicknamed ‘the punk band without instruments,’ released two albums in July. This included their first greatest hits album FOR LiVE -BiSH BEST-, the proceeds of which were donated to music venues in Japan which the group has performed at to help support them during COVID-19, and their mini album LETTERS.

BiSH has now announced a collaboration with Call of Duty: Mobile, the popular mobile game by Activision Publishing that was released last year which saw one of the biggest launches for a mobile game in video game history.

A special live performance of a new song written for the game will be shown in-game. Titled Call of Duty: Mobile × BiSH Special Live -STORY OF DUTY-, it will hit Call of Duty: Mobile on October 15, 2020 at 20:00 (JST). It has not been confirmed whether this content is Japan-only, so keep an eye out.

Below are comments from each member of BiSH talking about the collaboration.

Sentochihiro Chicchi

“I first heard about CoD from my dad when I was younger, and the fact that I get to work for it now I’ve become an adult makes me super happy. What’s so fun about this game is the thrill of its FPS aspect, so BiSH are gonna sing their heart out to get that excitement through to everyone.”

AiNA THE END

“I’m so happy to be involved with COD. I wanted to write something that is faithful to the game, so we pictured all the different people, men and women of all ages, playing it when writing the lyrics and choreography. I hope you enjoy it as much as being on the battlefield.”

Momoko Gumi Company

“Seeing soldiers risking their lives in a firefight is shows how it’s sometimes necessary to fight for ourselves or our comrades. And in that it also teaches us how there are things we nay lose, and how may feel pain. BiSH too wants to treasure our comrades and stand up to anything without being afraid.”

Hashiyasume Atsuko

“I still remember the time when I first played CoD. I got completely sucked into the world on the first day and played countless hours. I’m filled with honour that BiSH gets to be involved with the best of games.”

Lingling

“I’m not up to date with games, but even I’d heard of CoD before, so all I could think at first was, ‘Holy crap!’ Our new song is aggressive, which we haven’t done in a little while, and high tension, so it has that excitement and thrill like when you’re playing CoD.”

Ayuni D

“I’ve watched my older brother play CoD, so I blew him away when he found out about this. This new song is extremely cool and captures the world of Call of Duty, BiSH style, so I want people who’ve never heard of us before to listen to it too.”

*Comment translated by MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON

The Virtual Halloween Committee has announced that it will host an online Halloween event inside Virtual Shibuya as a result of the pandemic and to mitigate crowded streets in Shibuya, a place which becomes a sea of people during the spooky holiday season.

The event, titled Virtual Shibuya au 5G Halloween Fes, will begin on October 26 and run up to Halloween Day. It is being promoted with the hashtag #StayVirtual.

Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project launched its new digital platform “Virtual Shibuya” back in May of this year. Officially recognised by Shibuya City, Virtual Shibuya comes in response to the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which has brought tight restrictions to the economy and people’s way of life. It will enable people to continue enjoying entertainment from the comfort of their homes by participating in a whole host of virtual events and activities. The project aims to deliver content from Shibuya with live performances from artists, art exhibitions, talks, and more. The use of 5G and the latest cutting edge technology will connect the real Shibuya to a virtual space, combining the realms of the digital and real world.

The Halloween event is inviting a host of Japanese artists and comedians to perform inside the virtual space, which itself will be littered with all things Halloween like Jack-o’-lanterns, bats, and more. Users will also be able to dress their avatars in the appropriate clothing in line with the holiday season of scares. All of this aims to deliver the famous Shibuya Halloween experience that the people of Tokyo are so used to.

Virtual Shibuya au Halloween Fes

Virtual Shibuya is evolving and will be updated for the upcoming Halloween event. Users can look forward to a host of music events and talk events during this age of the ‘new normal.’

au 5G Presents Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: Virtual Mini Live

Virtual Shibuya will host its very first virtual live concert to open the Halloween festival. Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is included in the performance line-up, who will be serving a very special one-night-only Halloween themed show inspired by horror movies. Titled “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Online Halloween Live 2020 THE FAMILY 10.31,” you can find out more about the concert here.

au 5G Presents BiSH: Virtual Live

Japanese idol group BiSH will also be playing a special Halloween show at the event.

au 5G Presents “Everyone’s 5G” – Comedy Duo Wagyu Perform

Japanese comedy duo Wagyu will perform live using 5G technology which will render them in high-speed, high quality holograms.

The rest of the line-up and more details about the event will be announced in the coming weeks.

Japanese idol group BiSH, also known as “the punk band without instruments,” have revealed the tracklist for their upcoming first ever greatest hits album FOR LiVE – BiSH BEST-. The 27 track album will drop on July 8, 2020.”

The two-disc album will include BiSH’s first ever song they released Spark as well as hits like BiSH -Hoshi ga Matataku Yoru ni-, Orchestra, and Promise the Star and their latest singles KiND PEOPLE and Rhythm.

The album will be released exclusively as First Press Limited Edition copies. It will be sold at CD shops and online music stores in Japan only—there will be no digital release on online music services. The reason for this is that BiSH want people to support their favourite music stores.

All proceeds that Avex and WACK receive from the album will be donated to over 70 music venues which BiSH have performed at in the past.

Back in 2019, BiSH had to cancel their performance in Matsuyama as part of their “NEW HATEFUL KiND TOUR.” They followed up this cancelled show by inviting all people who bought tickets to a free concert entitled “Thank you for KiND PEOPLE FREE LiVE in Matsuyama” which was held on November 9, 2020. BiSH have decided to release their performance of ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE from that show on YouTube.

BiSH / ALL YOU NEES IS LOVE [Thank you for KiND PEOPLE FREE LiVE in Matsuyama] at WstudioRED

The concert was held at WstudioRED in Matsuyama and is the first time the footage has been made available.

Japanese idol group BiSH, also known as “the punk band without instruments,” have announced the release of a mini album, which they are also calling their “3.5th album” to be released from their major label. Titled LETTERS, it will be released on July 22, 2020. The group were originally going to release a new single, but decided to release a mini album of 7 songs instead, which includes some newly-recorded tracks.

Confirmed tracks include TOMORROW which is the opening theme for the TV anime series Kingdom, Buchinuke which is the ending theme for the Japanese drama Super Radical Gag Family, and co which is the main theme for Yoru no Yuenchi Kara no Dasshutsu, an escape game.

BiSH members Sentochihiro Chicchi also posted a video on the group’s official Twitter and YouTube channels to promote the album alongside photos taken by her and a message written to fans by her. You can hear a snippet of one of their new songs LETTERS in the video.

BiSH also announced the release of their first greatest hits album yesterday. Set to drop on July 8, 2020, all proceeds going to over 70 music venues which BiSH have performed at in the past.

Japanese idol group BiSH, also known as “the punk band without instruments,” have announced the release of their first ever greatest hits album FOR LiVE – BiSH BEST-. The 27 track record will drop on July 8, 2020.

The album will be sold at CD shops and online music stores in Japan only—there will be no digital release on online music services. The reason for this is that BiSH want people to support their favourite music stores.

All proceeds that Avex and WACK receive from the album will be donated to over 70 music venues which BiSH have performed at in the past.

WACK music executive Junnosuke Watanabe spoke about this project and how he wanted to do something to support venues and CD shops who have had to close due to COVID-19. The album is being promoted with the hashtag #BiSHベストアルバム大作戦 (“Operation BiSH Greatest Hits Album”).

Details about the album will be announced in the near future.

BiSH have announced that all dates of their 7-date solo tour “BiSH’S GASP!!GOLD!!GHOST!!GALAXY!!GARBAGE!! TOUR,” which was set to begin on Thursday (May 21), as well as their first taiban tour “BiSH’S 5G are MAKiNG LOVE TOUR,” have been cancelled as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The staff and band considered postponing or altering the tours in some way, but it turned out to be difficult for everything to go to plan. All dates on the tours had told out. Information regarding ticket refunds is to be announced at a later date.

BiSH posted a video of their performance of beautiful sa yesterday on their official YouTube channel. The performance is taken from their show at NHK Hall back on January 23 which was part of their longest tour to date, the “NEW HATEFUL KiND TOUR,” which ran for four months.

BiSH / beautiful sa [NEW HATEFUL KiND TOUR] @ NHK Hall

Below is a comment from BiSH member Lingling

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How are all of our Cleaning Staff* doing? Today, we announce the cancellation of our spring solo tour and two-man tour, which we were looking forward to ourselves too.

We are dying to perform live, so much so that it’s almost become a favourite phrase of ours recently to say, “When can we do it live again?” It’s sad that our schedules and the promises we’ve made which we were excited about are rapidly rolling further into the future, but in all of our tours up to now, at all venues, we leave our footprint by saying, “We’ll see you again! We are BiSH!” We haven’t forgotten that promise. We keep it close. So I am confident the day will come when we will meet again!

It might not change anything for all of our Cleaning Staff, but we have released our live performance of “beautiful sa” from our NHK tour set list. We have received letters from people who have said that this song has helped them. I myself have felt encouraged reading those letters, so we decided in a time like this we would release this happy song in particular in hopes that we can give something back and bring smiles to BiSH, bands, and all of you.

When the day arrives that we can finally perform live for you again, let’s all smile together again like this. I want to toge toge jump through the roof with everyone. Until then, stay safe and healthy. I can’t wait to see you again!!!

ーTranslated from Japanese by MMN

*The BiSH fan base is known as the Seisouin (清掃員) which translates to “cleaning staff” or “garbage collectors”

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The band have also posted the key visual of what was to be their new look for the tour. The clothes, design, and shoot were all done by Kenta Sotobayashi.

Japanese idol group BiSH have just released the music video for their new song TOMORROW which serves as the opening theme for the ongoing TV anime series Kingdom.

Since their 2016 debut, BiSH have been known as “the punk band without instruments,” but in this music video directed by Kentaro Osawa we see the members wielding instruments in a heated performance.

BiSH – “TOMORROW” [OFFiCiAL ViDEO]

The band also unveiled a new artist photo on their official website and Twitter account. TOMORROW was released on digital music services on April 13, 2020 and comes as the first new song from the group since their 6th single KiND PEOPLE/Rhythm last November.