Official Hige Dandism Explained

Official Hige Dandism
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Shimane, Japan
Years Active:	2012–present
Label:	Lastrum (2015–2018) Pony Canyon (2018–2020) Irori Records (2020–present)

, commonly abbreviated, is a pop rock band formed in Shimane, Japan in 2012.^[1]

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

• (Japanese: 藤原 聡) – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards
• (Japanese: 小笹 大輔) – guitar, backing vocals
• (Japanese: 楢崎 誠) – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
• (Japanese: 松浦 匡希) – drums, percussion, backing vocals

History

The band Official Hige Dandism was formed on June 7, 2012. They released their indie debut mini album "Love to Peace wa kimi no naka (Japanese: ラブとピースは君の中)" on April 22, 2015. Their major debut single "No Doubt (Japanese: ノーダウト)" was released on April 11, 2018.

On May 15, 2019, the hit song "Pretender" was released. In October, after their live performance on the popular program Music Station, the song topped the Japan Hot 100. That same year, the band released "Shukumei" (Japanese: 宿命) as the official song for the 101st edition 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. They attended the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2019 with the song “Pretender”.

The band again attended the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2020, performing 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. On March 17, 2022, they announced the opening theme song "Mixed Nuts" for the anime Spy × Family, also premiering in April 2022.

In 2023, Official Hige Dandism provided the opening theme song "White Noise" for the second season of Tokyo Revengers.^[2]

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.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
JPN ^[4]
Escaparade	Released: April 11, 2018 Label: Lastrum Formats: CD, digital download	15
Traveler	Released: October 9, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	1	JPN: 444,359	RIAJ: 3× Platinum ^[5] Gold ^[6]
Editorial	Released: August 18, 2021 Label: Pony Canyon, Irori Formats: CD, digital download	1	JPN: 240,511	RIAJ: Platinum ^[7]
Rejoice	Released: July 24, 2024 Label: Pony Canyon, Irori Formats: CD, digital download	2	JPN: 95,689^[8]	RIAJ: Gold ^[9]

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Details	Peak chart positions
JPN
Official Hige Dandism One-Man Tour 2019 @ Nippon Budokan	Released: February 2, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	10
Official Hige Dandism Online Live 2020: Arena Travelers	Released: August 18, 2021 Label: Irori, Pony Canyon Formats: digital download	—

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
JPN
Love to Peace wa Kimi no Naka	Released: April 22, 2015 Label: Lastrum Formats: CD, digital download	181
Man in the Mirror	Released: June 15, 2016 Label: Lastrum Formats: CD, digital download	136
What's Going On?	Released: November 2, 2016 Label: Lastrum Formats: CD, digital download	105
Report	Released: April 19, 2017 Label: Lastrum Formats: CD, digital download	81
Lady	Released: October 13, 2017 Label: Lastrum Formats: digital download	—
Stand by You EP	Released: October 17, 2018 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	17
Hello EP	Released: August 5, 2020 Label: Irori, Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	2		RIAJ: Gold ^[10]
Mixed Nuts EP	Scheduled: June 22, 2022 Label: Irori, Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	3	JPN: 31,637 ^[11]

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
JPN ^[12]	JPN Hot ^[13]	WW ^[14]
"Koi no Saichu	" (Japanese: 恋の最chu!)	2015	—	—	—		rowspan="3"
"Bukiyō na Futari de" (Japanese: 不器用な二人で)	—		—	—
"What's Going On?"	2016	105	—	—
"Tell Me Baby"	2017	—	—	—		Escaparade
"Brothers" (Japanese: ブラザーズ)			—	—
"Lady"		—	—	—
"No Doubt" (Japanese: ノーダウト)	2018	51	11	—	RIAJ: Platinum ^[15] 3× Platinum ^[16]
"Bad for Me" (Japanese: バッドフォーミー)		—	—	—	RIAJ: Gold ^[17]	Traveler
"Stand by You"		17	10	—	RIAJ: Gold ^[18] Platinum ^[19]
"Pretender"	2019	9	1	—	RIAJ: Million ^[20] Diamond ^[21]
"Shukumei" (Japanese: 宿命)		15	3	—	RIAJ: 2× Platinum ^[22] 3× Platinum ^[23]
"I Love..."	2020	5	1	—	RIAJ: Gold ^[24] Million ^[25] Diamond ^[26]	Editorial
"Parabola" (Japanese: パラボラ)		—	6	—	RIAJ: Gold ^[27] Platinum ^[28]
"Laughter"		—	12	—	RIAJ: Gold ^[29] Platinum ^[30]
"Hello"		2	4	—	RIAJ: Gold Gold ^[31] Gold ^[32]
"Universe"	2021	3	4	—	RIAJ: Platinum ^[33]
"Cry Baby"		—	4	114	RIAJ: 3× Platinum ^[34]
"Anarchy"	2022	—	12	—	RIAJ: Gold ^[35]	Rejoice
		3	1	61	RIAJ: Platinum ^[36] 3× Platinum ^[37]
"Subtitle"		—	1	29	RIAJ: Platinum ^[38] Diamond ^[39]
	2023	—	5	—	RIAJ: Platinum ^[40]
"Tattoo"		—	6	—	RIAJ: Platinum ^[41]
"Chessboard"		6	18	—
			20	—
"Soulsoup"		—	12	—
"Sharon"	2024	—	32	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaboration

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions	Album
JPN Hot ^[42]
"Gravity"	2022	63	Luxury Disease

Other charted and certified songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
JPN Hot
"115man Kilo no Film" (Japanese: 115万キロのフィルム)	2018	11		Escaparade
"Fire Ground"		—	RIAJ: Gold ^[43]	Traveler
"Amazing"	2019	—	RIAJ: Silver ^[44]
"Yesterday" (Japanese: イエスタデイ)		2	RIAJ: Platinum ^[45] 3× Platinum ^[46]
"Vintage" (Japanese: ビンテージ)		26	RIAJ: Gold ^[47]
"Apoptosis" (Japanese: アポトーシス)	2021	8	RIAJ: Platinum ^[48]	Editorial
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Video albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Details	Peak chart positions
JPN DVD ^[49]	JPN BD ^[50]
Official Hige Dandism Live Collection 2016-2018 (Japanese: Official髭男dism LIVE COLLECTION 2016–2018)	Released: June 22, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	—	—
Official Hige Dandism One-Man Tour 2019 @ Nippon Budokan (Japanese: Official髭男dism one-man tour 2019@日本武道館)	Released: February 12, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	2	2

Awards and nominations

Award Ceremony! scope="col"

Year	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result
Apple Music Awards	2021	Artist of the Year (Japan)	Official Hige Dandism		^[51]
	2019	Top Artist Of The Year	Official Hige Dandism		^[52]
		Hot Animation Of The Year	"Yesterday"
		Hot 100 Of The Year	"Shukumei"
			"Pretender"
	2020				^[53]
			"I Love..."
			"Shukumei"
		Hot Album Of The Year	Traveller
		Hot Animation Of The Year	"Yesterday"
		Top Artist Of The Year	Official Hige Dandism
	2021				^[54]
		Hot Animation Of The Year	"Universe"
			"Cry Baby"
		Hot Album Of The Year	Editorial
	2020	Grand Prize (Red)	Traveller		^[55]
	2022		Editorial		^[56]
Crunchyroll Anime Awards	2023	Best Opening Sequence	"Mixed Nuts"		^[57]
	2020	Best 5 Albums – Japanese Music	Traveler		^[58]
		Special Achievement	Official Hige Dandism
		Best 5 Songs by Downloads	"Pretender"
	2021		"I Love..."		^[59]
		Best 5 Songs by Streaming
		Song Of The Year by Streaming
		Song Of The Year by Downloads
	2022	Best 5 Songs by Streaming	"Cry Baby"		^[60]
		Best 5 Songs by Downloads
JASRAC Awards	2021	Domestic Works	"Pretender"		^[61]
	2019	Artist Of The Year	Official Hige Dandism		^[62]
Line Music Annual Rankings		Top Drama/Theme Track	"Pretender"		^[63]
		Top BGM-Chart Track
		Top Line Chaku-Uta Track
		No.1/Most Loved Song
	2020		"I Love..."		^[64]
		Most Played Artist	Official Hige Dandism
		Best Asian Artist – Japan			^[65]
MTV Europe Music Awards		Best Japanese Act			^[66]
	2018	Best New Artist (Video)	"No Doubt"		^[67]
	2019	Song Of The Year	"Pretender"		^[68]
		Artist Of The Year	Official Hige Dandism
	2020	Best Group Video – Japan	"I Love..."		^[69]
	2021	Album Of The Year	Editorial		^[70]
		Best Video of the Year	"Cry Baby"		^[71]
		Best Group Video (Japan)
	2022		"Mixed Nuts"		^[72]
National Association of Commercial Broadcasters Awards	2021	Excellence Award in Radio Program Division	Rodiura Base		^[73]
	2020	Song Of The Year	"Pretender"		^[74]
	2021	Artist Of The Year	Official Hige Dandism		^[75]
		Best Pop Artist
Television Drama Academy Awards	2020	Best Drama Song	"I Love..."		^[76]
Tokyo Drama Awards		Best Theme Song			^[77]
V-Air Amaban Grand Prix Tournament	2014	Grand Prix	Official Hige Dandism
VGP Summer Awards	2021	Blu-ray Disc Planning Award	Universe＋Official髭男dism ONLINE LIVE2020～Arena Travelers～		^[78]
	2020	Person (Musician Category)	Official Hige Dandism		^[79]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 山陰発のOfficial髭男dismを知らないなんてありえない！ . September 14, 2020. Rainbow Entertainment. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616124119/http://meetia.net/music/higedan_matome_hd/. 2018-06-16.
2. Web site: 'Tokyo Revengers' Christmas Showdown Arc Brings Official HIGE DANdism Back for Opening Theme. Luster. Joseph. December 31, 2022. January 1, 2023. Crunchyroll.
3. Web site: Official髭男dism Website . April 29, 2023. 11 March 2023.
4. Web site: Official髭男dismのアルバム売上ランキング . Oricon . Oricon ME . August 7, 2024 . ja.
5. Japan. Official髭男dism. Traveler. album. platinum. 3. 2020. 9. April 17, 2021.
6. Japan. Official髭男dism. Traveler. album. true. gold. 2020. 8. April 17, 2021.
7. Japan. Official髭男dism. Editorial. album. 2021. 9. June 25, 2024.
8. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-08-12/. ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年07月29日～2024年08月04日. Oricon Weekly Album Ranking July 29, 2024 – August 4, 2024. Oricon. ja. August 7, 2024. August 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240807051110/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-08-12/. dead.
9. Japan. Official髭男dism. Rejoice. album. 2024. 7. August 9, 2024.
10. Japan. Official髭男dism. Hello EP. album. gold. 2020. 8. April 17, 2021.
11. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-07-04/. ja:オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2022年06月20日～2022年06月26日. Oricon Weekly Single Ranking June 20, 2022 – June 26, 2022. Oricon. ja. June 29, 2022. June 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629032640/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-07-04/. dead.
12. Web site: Official髭男dismのシングル売上ランキング . Oricon . Oricon ME . April 17, 2021 . ja.
13. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 . Billboard Japan . Hanshin Contents Link Corporation . April 17, 2021 . ja.
    • Web site: Mixed Nuts. May 18, 2022.
    • Web site: Subtitle. October 26, 2022.
    • Web site: White Noise. January 18, 2023.
    • Web site: Tattoo. May 3, 2023.
    • Web site: Chessboard. August 16, 2023.
    • Web site: Nichijō. September 20, 2023.
    • Web site: Soulsoup. December 20, 2023.
    • Web site: Sharon. July 17, 2024.
14. Billboard Global 200 . Billboard. June 3, 2022.
    • Cry Baby . . September 4, 2021.
    • Mixed Nuts. Billboard. April 30, 2022.
    • Subtitle. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
15. Japan. Official髭男dism. ノーダウト. single. true. 2021. 8. September 17, 2021.
16. Japan. Official髭男dism. ノーダウト. single. true. 2023. 9. October 25, 2023.
17. Japan. Official髭男dism. バッドフォーミー. single. true. 2021. 9. October 25, 2021.
18. Japan. Official髭男dism. Stand By You. single. true. 2020. 8. April 17, 2021.
19. Japan. Official髭男dism. Stand By You. single. true. 2021. 1. April 17, 2021.
20. Japan. Official髭男dism. Pretender. single. true. 2020. 9. April 17, 2021.
21. Japan. Official髭男dism. Pretender. single. true. 2022. 2. March 30, 2022.
22. Japan. Official髭男dism. 宿命. single. true. 2021. 11. February 29, 2024.
23. Japan. Official髭男dism. 宿命. single. true. 2023. 1. February 29, 2024.
24. Japan. Official髭男dism. I LOVE…. album. 2020. 11. April 17, 2021.
25. Japan. Official髭男dism. 宿命. single. true. 2020. 06. April 17, 2021.
26. Japan. Official髭男dism. I LOVE.... single. true. 2023. 12. February 29, 2024.
27. Japan. Official髭男dism. パラボラ. single. true. 2020. 8. April 17, 2021.
28. Japan. Official髭男dism. パラボラ. single. true. 2022. 8. February 29, 2024.
29. Japan. Official髭男dism. Laughter. single. true. 2020. 8. April 17, 2021.
30. Japan. Official髭男dism. Laughter. single. true. 2021. 10. October 25, 2021.
31. Japan. Official髭男dism. HELLO. single. true. 2020. 9. April 17, 2021.
32. Japan. Official髭男dism. HELLO. single. true. 2023. 10. February 29, 2024.
33. Japan. Official髭男dism. Universe. single. true. 2023. 3. February 29, 2024.
34. Japan. Official髭男dism. Cry Baby. single. true. 2023. 1. February 29, 2024.
35. Japan. Official髭男dism. Anarchy. single. true. 2023. 6. February 29, 2024.
36. Japan. Official髭男dism. ミックスナッツ. single. true. 2022. 9. February 29, 2024.
37. Japan. Official髭男dism. ミックスナッツ. single. true. 2023. 4. February 29, 2024.
38. Japan. Official髭男dism. Subtitle. single. true. 2023. 1. February 29, 2024.
39. Japan. Official髭男dism. Subtitle. single. true. 2024. 1. February 29, 2024.
40. Japan. Official髭男dism. ホワイトノイズ. single. true. 2024. 5. June 25, 2024.
41. Japan. Official髭男dism. TATTOO. single. true. 2023. 9. October 25, 2023.
42. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 . Billboard Japan . Hanshin Contents Link Corporation . April 17, 2021 . ja.
    • Web site: Gravity. September 21, 2022.
43. Japan. Official髭男dism. Fire Ground. single. true. gold. 2023. 9. October 25, 2023.
44. Japan. Official髭男dism. Amazing. single. true. 2020. 10. April 17, 2021.
45. Japan. Official髭男dism. イエスタデイ. single. true. 2020. 6. April 17, 2021.
46. Japan. Official髭男dism. イエスタデイ. single. true. 2023. 2. February 29, 2024.
47. Japan. Official髭男dism. ビンテージ. single. true. 2021. 3. April 26, 2021.
48. Japan. Official髭男dism. アポトーシス. single. 2024. 6. true. July 25, 2024.
49. Web site: Official髭男dismのDVD売上ランキング . Oricon . Oricon ME . April 17, 2021 . ja.
50. Web site: Official髭男dismのBlu-ray売上ランキング . Oricon . Oricon ME . April 17, 2021 . ja.
51. Web site: Apple announces third annual Apple Music Award winners. 2021-11-30. Apple Newsroom. en-US.
52. Web site: ja. 2019 Billboard Japan Music Awards. Billboard Japan. December 6, 2019. September 4, 2021.
53. Web site: ja. 2020 Billboard Japan Music Awards. Billboard Japan. December 4, 2020. September 4, 2021.
54. Web site: ja. 2021 Billboard Japan Music Awards. Billboard Japan. December 10, 2021. December 10, 2021.
55. Web site: ja. 『CDショップ大賞』ヒゲダン『Traveler』受賞 カネコアヤノ『燦々』も. Oricon Music. March 4, 2020. September 26, 2021.
56. Web site: ja. 第14回CDショップ大賞2022 大賞受賞作品＜赤＞. CD Shop Awards. March 14, 2022. March 14, 2022.
57. Web site: All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Anime News Network. Eisenbeis. Richard. March 4, 2023. March 4, 2023.
58. Web site: ja. 第34回 日本ゴールドディスク大賞. Japan Gold Disk Award. August 4, 2020. September 26, 2021.
59. Web site: ja. 第35回 日本ゴールドディスク大賞. Japan Gold Disk Award. March 15, 2020. September 26, 2021.
60. Web site: en. Winners of "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2022" Announced. Arama Japan. March 14, 2022. March 14, 2022.
61. Web site: Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers. 39th JASRAC Awards. September 4, 2021.
62. Web site: ja. ヒゲダン、ターニングポイントの1年語る 話題曲続々で「とてもクリエイティブな年に」. Oricon Music. December 16, 2019. September 26, 2021.
63. Web site: ja. 今年一番聴かれた楽曲は？年間ランキングを発表Official髭男dism「Pretender」が1位に. Line Music. December 5, 2019. September 26, 2021.
64. Web site: ja. 【音楽トレンド総まとめ】総合ランキング1位はOfficial髭男dism「I LOVE...」に決定「LINE MUSIC 年間ランキング2020」を発表. Line Music. December 8, 2020. September 26, 2021.
65. Web site: ja. Official髭男dism「2020 MAMA」でベストアジアンアーティストジャパン賞を受賞…SNSで感謝を伝える. KStyle. December 8, 2020. September 26, 2021.
66. Web site: 2020 MTV EMA Winners. ja. MTV Europe Music Awards. September 4, 2021.
67. Web site: Winners of the MTV VMAJ 2018 Announced. 8 September 2018. Arama Japan. September 26, 2021.
68. Web site: Winners of the MTV VMAJ 2019 Announced. 7 August 2019. Arama Japan. September 26, 2021.
69. Web site: Winners of the MTV VMAJ 2020 Announced. 31 October 2020. Arama Japan. September 26, 2021.
70. Web site: Winners MTV VMAJ 2021 WINNERS . MTV Japan. October 30, 2021.
71. News: Official髭男dism「VMAJ」で最優秀ビデオ賞を含む3冠達成 . Official Hige Dandism wins Best Music Video among 3 awards at the VMAJ . ja . . 2021-12-31 . 2021-12-31.
72. Web site: en. BE:FIRST, Official HIGE DANdism, BLACKPINK, SKY-HI, SEKAI NO OWARI, INI, and more win at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan . Bandwagon Asia. November 3, 2022. November 25, 2022.
73. Web site: FM FUJI ロヂウラベースが 2021年日本民間放送連盟賞番組部門（ラジオ）エンターテインメント番組にて優秀賞を受賞しました！. FM Fuji. October 30, 2021.
74. Web site: Winners of the SPACE SHOWER TV 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2020 Announced. 14 March 2020. Arama Japan. September 26, 2021.
75. Web site: Winners of the "SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2021" Announced. 9 March 2021. Arama Japan. September 26, 2021.
76. Web site: ja. 最優秀作品賞は『恋つづ』！『週刊ザテレビジョン』第104回ドラマアカデミー賞発表. Excite. March 5, 2020. September 26, 2021.
77. Web site: ja. ヒゲダン「I LOVE…」が「東京ドラマアウォード」で主題歌賞に、「恋つづ」は優秀賞. Natalie - Music News. September 29, 2020. September 26, 2021.
78. Web site: ja. Official髭男dism、国内最大級のオーディオ＆ビジュアルアワードで企画賞受賞. Barks. June 7, 2021. September 26, 2021.
79. Web site: ja. 「Yahoo!検索大賞2020」発表 NiziU、Official髭男dismら受賞. RealSound. December 9, 2020. September 26, 2021.