# ASP (Japanese group)

ASP is a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed by WACK in 2021. They debuted with the studio album, Anal Sex Penis, in 2021.

## History
### 2021: Debut with Anal Sex Penis

On March 27, 2021, WACK announced that a new group, ASP, had been formed. Initially the members faces were hidden until they reached 20,000 followers on Twitter. Eventually after the gradual reveal of their faces the members were confirmed to be former Carry Loose member Yumeka Nowkana?, former Wagg trainee Naayu, Nameless and Mog Ryan. They released their debut studio album, Anal Sex Penis, on May 26. They performed live for the first time on May 30 at Nakano Heavy Sick Zero in Tokyo, and held their first tour, the ASP's on Fire Tour, from June to July. Their second tour, Tour Starfuckers, was held in August. Their first single, "The Man Calling", was released on September 22. Their third tour, the March of Rogues Tour, was held from October to November. On November 24, the final date of the tour, Naayu left ASP due to a worsening foot injury. During Naayu's final live show with the group, ASP introduced twin sisters, Matilder and Wonker, as new members.

### 2022: Placebo and major label debut

They released their second studio album, Placebo, on January 5, 2022. Their fourth tour, the Redo Beginning Tour, was held in January. On February 21, they performed a live show called Anti Social Pains at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. In March, their fifth tour, Sorry!! It's only for girls, which was a woman only event was held. On March 26, it was announced that two new members, CCCCCC and Riontown, would join the group on May 7. Their second single, "Bollocks", was released on April 13. On May 24, they released their first digital single "Haikei Rockstarsama 2022". From May to July they held their sixth tour, the Acoustic Sad Orchestra Tour. They made their major label debut with their third single, "Hyper Cracker", through Avex Trax on August 31. On September 2, they held a 24-hour live event called 24 Hours Anarchy Anarchy Shit Shit Party People at Yokohama Bay Hall in Kanagawa to commemorate their major label debut. From September to December, they held their seventh tour, the God Save the ASP Tour. On November 30, they released their second digital single "I Won't Let You Go".

### 2023–present: Delicious Vicious and Terminal Disease of ASP

From January to March 2023, they held their eighth tour, a woman and students only tour titled For girls and students from ASP. They released their third digital single, "No Color S", on March 27. They released their first EP, Delicious Vicious, on April 26. From April to July, they held their ninth tour, the Killing ASP Tour. Their fourth single, "I Hate U", was released on August 9. From August to October, they held their tenth tour, the But I Love You Tour. On November 16, ASP performed at The Underworld in London alongside ExWhyZ and AinatoAoi (a duo consisting of Aina the End and dancer Aoi Yamada), as part of WACK's first multi-artist concert to be held outside of Japan. From November to December, they held their eleventh tour, a free entry tour titled Actually Free but You must come Yaon Tour
They released their fifth single, "Heaven's Seven", on January 17, 2024. On March 27, they performed in London again alongside Gang Parade and Kiss Kiss. From April to May, they held their twelfth tour, March with Rogues to Budokan. Their sixth single, "Black Nails", was released on May 1. From May to September, they performed a forty-seven show tour in forty-six locations across Japan. ASP performed in London for the third time alongside Bis and Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol on August 28. They released their third studio album, Terminal Disease of ASP, on October 2. On October 8, they performed at the Nippon Budokan in a live show called We are in Budokan "The floor is all ours!!". They performed in London for the fourth time alongside ExWhyZ and Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol on November 27.

## Members
### Current

* Yumeka Nowkana? (ユメカ・ナウカナ？)
* Nameless (ナ前ナ以, Namaenai)
* Mog Ryan (モグ・ライアン)
* Matilder Twins (マチルダー・ツインズ)
* Wonker Twins (ウォンカー・ツインズ)
* CCCCCC (チッチチチーチーチー)
* Riontown (リオンタウン)

### Former

* Naayu (ナアユ)

### Timeline
## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | Oricon | Billboard |
| Anal Sex Penis | Released: May 26, 2021 Label: WACK Formats: CD, digital download | 13 | 13 |
| Placebo | Released: January 5, 2022 Label: WACK Formats: CD, digital download | 6 | 8 |
| Terminal Disease of ASP | Released: October 2, 2024 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download | 6 | 6 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | Oricon | Billboard | Sales |
| Delicious Vicious | Released: April 26, 2023 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download | 7 | 6 | JPN: 8,322 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | Oricon | Billboard | Album |
| "The Man Calling" | 2021 | 17 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bollocks" | 2022 | 9 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Haikei Rockstarsama 2022" (拝啓 ロックスター様2022) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Hyper Cracker" | 2022 | 8 | 53 | Terminal Disease of ASP |
| "I Won't Let You Go" | 2022 | — | — | Terminal Disease of ASP |
| "No Color S" | 2023 | — | — | Terminal Disease of ASP |
| "I Hate U" | 2023 | 6 | — | Terminal Disease of ASP |
| "Heaven's Seven" | 2024 | 3 | 91 | Terminal Disease of ASP |
| "Black Nails" | 2024 | 7 | — | Terminal Disease of ASP |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

#### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | Oricon | Album |
| "Against the World" with Yuki Kashiwagi | 2021 | 16 | Non-album single |

## Concerts and tours
### Tours

* ASP's on Fire Tour (2021)
* Tour Starfuckers (2021)
* March of Rogues Tour (2021)
* Redo Beginning Tour (2022)
* Sorry!! It's only for girls (2022)
* Acoustic Sad Orchestra Tour (2022)
* God Save the ASP Tour (2022)
* For girls and students from ASP (2023)
* Killing ASP Tour (2023)
* But I Love You Tour (2023)
* Actually Free but You must come Yaon Tour (2023)
* March with Rogues to Budokan (2024)
* ASP Complementation Plan B (2024)

### Concerts

* This is an ASP Oneman. (これはASPのワンマンです。) (2021)
* Anti Social Pains (2022)
* 24 Hours Anarchy Anarchy Shit Shit Party People (2022)
* WACK in the UK with ExWhyZ and AinatoAoi (2023)
* WACK in the UK Vol. 2 with Gang Parade and Kiss Kiss (2024)
* WACK in the UK Vol. 3 with Bis and Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol (2024)