This week we talk about girls...For real, I won't troll you this time
Bish is a new generation type of idol group who debuted in 2015
The word "Bish" is American slang for "bitch" but also an acronym for Brand new Idol SHit
I know...Subtle!
The group currently counts 6 members, including 3 who've been here since the very beginning,
as they were some departures and additions, and they went from 4 to 6 members
BiSH's sound generally alternates between rock, metal and punk
Sometimes they shout, sometimes they're chilled
Let's discover 5 songs today
As usual, this is my personal pick, it doesn't mean they're the most popular or relevant
But I thought you'd like to hear, so let's start!
Released in 2015, on the Brand New Idol Shit album, the melody is rock-ish with a slow tempo
and a catchy chorus
The lyrics however are quite cruel as the theme is "Hijime", meaning bullying, for example in a shool environment
The song is more from the bully's point of view
Everything is about this transparent girl, how she falls down and they find it hilarious
It's also conveyed in live perfs as the members pick a person in the audience, drag him on stage
and happily, kick and bully him
The lyrics were written by Yukako Love Deluxe, member who actually left the group during the recording of the first album
Awkward...
If you don't pay attention to the lyrics the sound is quite funky and groovy
making the theme to maybe be unexpected
Released in March 2017 this is the second single released after they signed with a major label, Avex
The melody is more pop rock,it's almost a pop ballad with a chill tempo
The style reminds me of an anime OST
and the lyrics are a bit more romantic, it's about waiting but still with a depressing touch to it
The choreo for this song was made by Aina the End, the group's main vocalist
This single contrasts a lot with the first major single, called Deadman, which was firmly punk
For me, it's still a success, it's enjoyable and the sound is well made but yes,
it's far from the rebel style they've been sticking to
PV-wise, there's not much going on, there's a story side with some girl running around Shibuya
and the big part focusing on the members dancing on a rooftop...
And, well, the girl finds the spot but BiSH has just vanished..
HA!
Track on the Killer BiSH album released in 2016
The theme is still hijime, but this time from the victim's point of view
The lyrics were written by another member: Lingling, who also portrays the victim
as the chorus is a call-and-answer between the victim and the bullies (the other members)
The lyrics are powerful, the perf is unusual and for me this is Kill'er Bish's best song
It doesn't leave you indifferent, first because of Lingling's screams during the chorus
It starts with some singing-screams and ends up sounding like a piglet being butchered
which could be funny, if you didn't remember the theme....
Not so funny now
Therefore this song touched me a lot, the melody starts very soft intro, almost ballad-ish
There's a supporting drum all way through the song, and there's an interesting alliance between
the chorus which is powerful and the break in the middle, which is more on the ballad side
This, here!
Single released in 2015, it's also on the Brand New Idol Shit album. It ranked 10th on the Top Weekly oricon
and it's the first release with 6 members
The sound this time is more metal, more nervous, mixed with some celtic-inspired instru to it
There's an interesting contrast with the voices which I found very pop..No! It's not like Babymetal
I know you, guys!
The lyrics are amazing because they don't mean shit!
The idea being a song written entirely in Japanese but when you listen to it, it sounds very much English
Therefore it doesn't mean shit, like the title I reckon
If it does, let me know because I never understood
There's a theory saying that the PV was heavily inspired by the Japanese tale Urashima Taro
If you don't know it, it's the story of a fisherman saving a turtle. To thank him, the turtle leads him
to the Dragon King palace under the sea, where he meets a princess. He stays 3 days and when leaving,
he's presented with a box, which he should never open.
Now, back on the ground, it turns out 300 years have passed, not 3 days.
He ends up opening the box and er... either he dies or he turns into a very old man. Either way, it doesn't end well!
There you go!
The costumes have Pirate-touch to them and there's also a cute dance routine for the idol side of things
Monsters was released initially on the first album and was re-recorded for the Fake Metal jacket one
And the reason for that is because it was also written by Yukako Love Deluxe, who...you know, left the band
Tralala~~
The song was released in 2015 but the PV came out in 2016 to promote the Fake Metal Jacket album
which ranked 5th on the Daily Oricon album charts and 13th on the Weekly Oricon
The song starts with a pop melody before Aina starts screaming and the hard rock sound joins in
There's so many explosion in that PV it could have been directed by Michael Bay
Opening sweetly on the members being dumped in a pile of shit... or is it dirt?
Then cut with scenes where they're "trained" by a highly abusive sergeant
before running through what seems to be a minefield to get to a van in order to escape
Too bad the said van explodes when they start the engine...
Such a shame!
There you have it, I hope you liked this video. Let me know in the comments about your favourite BiSH songs
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That's it for me this week, see you soon!
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