Official HIGEDANdism Brings a New Editorial with Upcoming Album!

Four-member rock band Official HIGEDANdism announced that they will be releasing a brand-new album, Editorial, August 18. This will be the latest album release done by them since Traveler back in October 2019 and will be their second major-label album overall. Releasing with fourteen tracks total, the upcoming work will feature previously released songs, "I LOVE …,” and “Cry Baby,” along with new tune "Bedroom Talk," which was produced by the guitarist Daisuke Kosasa. Mabanua of the band Ovall and Kyohei Ariga participated in "Bedroom Talk" as arrangers. The album will come with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two limited editions that will come with a bonus DVD/ Blu-ray. The limited edition will feature footage from their fan club concert, The Blooming Universe ONLINE, that took place back in April and will be available in Dolby Atmos as well for the Blu-ray edition. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for “Cry Baby”, along with the pre-order links for Editorial below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition DVD/ Blu-ray

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Editorial Standard Edition Jacket Cover

Editorial Limited Edition DVD Jacket Cover

Editorial Limited Edition Blu-ray Jacket Cover

Official HIGEDANdism「Editorial」

CD

01. Editorial

02. アポトーシス

03. I LOVE...

04. フィラメント

05. HELLO

06. Cry Baby

07. Shower

08. みどりの雨避け

09. パラボラ

10. ペンディング・マシーン

11. Bedroom Talk

12. Laughter

13. Universe

14. Lost In My Room

DVD / Blu-ray

Official髭男dism「Official髭男dism FC Tour Vol.2 - The Blooming Universe ONLINE -」

01. Second LINE

02. 異端なスター

03. ESCAPADE

04. What's Going On?

05. コーヒーとシロップ

06. Laughter

07. ゼロのままでいられたら

08. ダーリン。

09. 犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！

10. ブラザーズ

11. ノーダウト

12. 発明家

13. Universe

14. I LOVE...

15. Stand By You

Ken's Ongaku Go for May 2021!

May is warming us up as we head to the summer season, that means a brand new Ongaku Go is here! We at OTY would like our readers to know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms, with Apple Music featured on this site.

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“Cry Baby” by official HIGE DANdism

Now this was a big surprise for me. An Official HIGE song was the last on my list of being a song to be on my top 5 this month, I was quite surprised by the finished product. I was fearful when I learned that they will be releasing a song so soon as in the past we admit that they end up sounding very stale in terms of composition to sound like “Pretenders”. However the “Cry Baby’s” composition is a bit jarring and out there for a band like them, but I had enjoyed it 100%. I hope for future releases they can experiment a bit more like they have with this track. 

Be sure to check out the music video for “Cry Baby” below, along with the track here!

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Fushigi by Gen Hoshino

Now I had absolutely loved this song upon first listen 20 seconds in, and I am so happy that he had released a track like this after “Create” back in February. His vocals and the melody just melts into one and entices the listeners on this magical ride that Hoshino is trying to convey. Like I had said prior in other episodes covering him in the past, he’s a type of artist where the miss for a release is a big miss depending on the person and when he creates a hits for a listener, it’s a track that is and absolutely becomes a song of the year contender.  I for one can’t wait for his upcoming release and would like to congratulate him for his marriage to actress Yui Aragaki and wish them a life time of happiness. 

Check out the music video for “Fushigi” below, along with the song in its entirety here!

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“Embrace of light” by RAISE A SUILEN

I’ve said it once and I’ll keep saying it, the B-side tracks for RAISE A SUILEN are probably some of best songs that this band makes if not in the entire BanG Dream!! franchise. As they are not required to stay to their usual persona on the B-side tracks, “Embrace of light” kicks it back to the past with a more power ballad feel with vocalist Raychell’s vocal range on the front stage throughout the song. While holding a minor esscents of electronica mix throughout, overall it sounds like a totally different band. While fans might come for the A-side track “EXIST”, I personally think that everyone should stay for “Embrace of light”.

Be sure to check out “Embrace of light” here!

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“A Kite (feat. Yellow Bucks)” by Kojoe

This is a track that I fell in love with upon first listen, and while I’m kinda hot and cold about Kojoe’s discography overall, “A Kite” brought a more chill and relaxing factor to my already hectic month. While it does have that slight “yo yo yo” feel, its composition is top notch and I can find myself lost in it time and time again. While I had originally thought of skipping his album HALFTIME, if any of the tracks are half as good as “A Kite” I’ll be giving it a listen soon.

Check out “A Kite” on here!

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“MAP For LOVE” by Tomita Lab

While just missing my April Ongaku Go by a couple days, I’d be betraying my Replay 2021 by not including this song on my May list. The absolute wonderment that both Tomita and several of his guest vocalists did for this track is out of this world and had enjoyed every minute of it. The fact that every vocalist made the song their own in the short time they had gives testament to both Tomita as a composer and the vocalist as well. I absolutely loved the rap brake in the middle of the tune and how it was implemented without feeling out of place. I can’t wait for more releases by Tomita Labs as “MAP For LOVE” had shot to my short list of songs of the year and Tomita Lab had instantly gave SIRUP a run for his money for my artist of the year.

Be sure to check out the lyric video for “MAP for LOVE” below, along with the track here!

Official HIGEDANdism Brings Upcoming Track Across All Streaming Platforms!

“Cry Baby” Digital Jacket Cover

Popular four-member rock band Official HIGEDANdism announced that they will be releasing their track “Cry Baby” across all music streaming platforms. This will be the latest release by the band since “Universe” back in February and will be their second release of 2021. "Cry Baby" is a song written as the opening theme song of the anime Tokyo Revengers. The track will be aired for the first time in full size on the radio show FM802 LANTERN JAM TIMES, where Official Hige Dandism has been in charge of DJing for one year.

Currently there is no information about a physical release at the time of reporting but be sure to preload the track on all streaming services here. Also check out the music video for “Universe” below!

Official HIGE DANdism Shows Off Their Universe with Latest Music Video!

Popular four-member rock band Official HIGE DANdism announced that they will be releasing a brand-new single, Universe, February 24. This will be the latest physical release done by the band since the EP, HELLO, back in August and will be their fifth single overall. Set to be the theme song for Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021, the boys look to have an out of world song with this release. The single will come with two tracks total and will drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition, along with two editions that will come with either a bonus DVD or Blu-ray. Both the DVD and Blu-ray will include footage from their ONLINE LIVE 2020- Arena Travelers- that took place last year along with audio commentary from the band, making this a must get for fans. As a tease for the release, they have also released the music video for the song on their YouTube channel.

As we look forward to the upcoming release, be sure to check out the music video along with the pre-order links for Universe below!

Standard edition

DVD/ Blu-ray edition

“Universe” Jacket Cover

Official HIGE DANdism「Universe」

CD

1 Universe

2 Universe-Instrumental-

DVD/Blu-ray Edition

1 HELLO

2 宿命

3 ノーダウト

4 パラボラ

5 ビンテージ

6 Rowan

7 夏模様の猫

8 イエスタデイ

9 Laughter

10 たかがアイラブユー

11 115万キロのフィルム

12 異端なスター

13 旅は道連れ

14 夕暮れ沿い

15 FIRE GROUND

16 Stand By You

17 Pretender

18 I LOVE...

19 ラストソング

20 Behind The Scene from Official髭男dism ONLINE LIVE 2020 -Arena Travelers‐

21 Member Audio Commentary 

Offical HIGE DANdism Says Hello In New EP

Rock band Official HIGE DANdism announced they will be releasing their fourth EP, titled Hello EP, which is set to drop August 5. On the new EP there will be “HELLO”, which is being used in the ad campaign for the soft drink Calpis which is put out by Asahi. The second track for Hello EP, “パラボラ” (“Parabola”), is being used in the commercials for the upcoming movie コンフィデンスマンJP プリンセス編 (Konfidensuman JP purinsesu-hen) which will drop in theaters July 23. Hello EP will also contain the songs “Laughter” and “Natsu moyō no neko” which are songs that the band made before their major debut. 

Hello EP is being released in two editions total including a standard CD-only edition and a CD plus DVD edition. The CD will feature a total of four tracks and the DVD will feature ten songs from the live performance as part of their 2020 tour. The performance in question is of their Official HIGE DANdism 19/20 -Hall Travelers- at Pacifico Yokohama on February 10, 2020. Pre-orders are posted below along with the full track listing. The band posted a teaser for the upcoming EP on their official YouTube channel which you can also find below.

Standard Edition

CD Plus DVD Edition

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Official髭男dism「HELLO EP」

CD

01. HELLO

02. パラボラ

03. Laughter

04. 夏模様の猫

DVD

「Official髭男dism Tour 19/20 -Hall Travelers-@パシフィコ横浜2020.02.10」

01. イエスタデイ

02. Amazing

03. Rowan

04. ビンテージ

05. 最後の恋煩い

06. 旅は道連れ

07. Pretender

08. ラストソング

09. I LOVE...

10. 宿命