, commonly abbreviated , is a Japanese pop band formed in

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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). 'Hige' translates to facial hair but mostly moustache, and Dandism refers to Manly of man, commonly used in advertising to suggest manliness. So in English it roughly translates to 'Manly Moustache', or 'Macho Moustache'. After signing a record deal with the major label

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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, "

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", which ranked at number three on the year-end chart of '' Billboard''

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in 2019. Their debut studio album ''Traveler'' was released on 9 October 2019 and reached

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on the Japan Albums Chart.

Members

*Satoshi Fujihara(藤原　聡） – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards He was born in Tottori prefecture on August 19th in 1991 and graduated from Shimane University in 2012. *Daisuke Ozasa(小笹　大輔) – guitar, backing vocals He was born in Tottori prefecture on January 6th in 1989 and graduated from Shimane University in 2011. He makes almost all of lyrics and composition for Official Hige Dandism. *Makoto Narazaki(楢崎　誠) – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals He was born in Hiroshima prefecture on January 6th in 1994. *Masaki Matsuura(松浦　匡希) – drums, percussion, backing vocals He was born in Tottori prefecture on January 13th in 1993. He designs Official Hige Dandism goods and LINE stamps.

History

The band was formed on June 7, 2012. They released their Indies Debut Mini Album “Love to Peace ha kimi no naka (ラブとピースは君の中)” on April 22, 2015. They released their Major Debut Single “No Doubt (ノーダウト)” on April 11, 2018. On May 15, 2019, they released the hit song, "

". In October, after their live performance on the popular program

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, the song topped the

. On 2019, the band released "Shukumei" () as the official song for the edition 101 of the

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. On September 4, 2019, Abema TV announced that Official Hige Dandism would be producing the song "Break it Down" for

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's second album. On December 31, 2019, they attended the

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with the song “Pretender”. On December 31, 2020, they attended the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with 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 ''

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'', premiering in April 2021. On March 17, 2022, it was announced that the band will provide the opening theme song "

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" for the anime ''

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'', premiering in April 2022. In 2023, their song "White Noise" will be used as the opening theme song for anime ''

'' Season 2.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Collaboration

Other charted and certified songs

Videography

Video albums

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control Japanese pop rock music groups Musical groups established in 2012 2012 establishments in Japan Musical quartets Pony Canyon artists