Official Hige Dandism
Official Hige Dandism (Official髭男dism, stylized as Official HIGE DANdism), commonly abbreviated Higedan (ヒゲダン), is a Japanese pop 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]
Official Hige Dandism | |
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| Origin | Shimane, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | Lastrum (2015-2018) Pony Canyon (2018-2020) Irori (2020-present) |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | higedan |
| Members |
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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 – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards (2012–present)
- Daisuke Ozasa – guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
- Makoto Narazaki – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals (2012–present)
- Masaki Matsuura – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2012–present)
History
The band was formed in 2012.
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.[2]
On December 31, 2019, they attended the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
On December 31, 2020, they attended the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [3] | |||
| Love to Peace Ha Kimi no Naka |
|
181 | |
| Man in the Mirror |
|
136 | |
| Report |
|
81 | |
| Escaparade |
|
15 | |
| Traveler |
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1 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [4] | ||
| What's Going On? |
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108 |
| Lady |
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— |
| Stand by You EP |
|
17 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | JPN Hot 100 | ||||
| "Koi No Saichu!" (with Marina Yamane) | 2015 | — | — | N/A | |
| "Bukiyōna Futaride" (with Marina Yamane) | — | — | |||
| "What's Going On?" | 2016 | 107 | — | ||
| "Tell Me Baby" | 2017 | — | — | Escaparade | |
| "Brothers" | — | — | |||
| "Lady" | — | — | |||
| "No Doubt" | 2018 | 51 | 11 |
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| "Bad for Me" | — | — |
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Traveler | |
| "Stand by You" | 17 | 10 |
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| "Pretender" | 2019 | 9 | 1 |
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| "Shukumei" | 15 | 3 |
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| "I Love..." | 2020 | 5 | 1 |
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N/A |
| "Parabola" | — | 6 |
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| "Laughter" | — | 12 |
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| "Hello" | 2 | 4 |
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| "Universe" | 2021 | Original Soundtrack from Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 | |||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Traveler" | 2019 | Traveler |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Hot 100 | ||||
| "Yesterday" | 2019 | 2 |
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Traveler |
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best New Artist Video | No Doubt | Won |
| 2019 | 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Song of the Year | Pretender | Won |
| 2020 | Space Shower Music Awards | Song of the Year | Won | |
| 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Asian Artist - Japan | Won |
References
- "山陰発のOfficial髭男dismを知らないなんてありえない！". Rainbow Entertainment. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Official HIGE DANdism's 'Pretender' Rules Japan Hot 100 After 27 Weeks on Chart". Billboard.
- "Official髭男dismのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- "Official髭男dismのシングル売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)