Creepy Nuts

Creepy Nutsis a Japanesehip-hopduo consisting of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei, currently signed to Onenation andSony Music Associated Records. The duo rose to prominence in 2024 by the single "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born", an opening theme for the second season of the anime seriesMashle: Magic and Muscles, as their most successful song to date. In Japan, the song was the best-performing song in 2024, topping theOricon Combined Singles ChartandBillboardJapan Hot 100. It also peaked at number eight on theBillboardGlobal 200.
Creepy Nuts performed their first commercial song "Shirafu de Suikyō", including on the compilation albumPopgroup Presents Kaikoo Planet III, released on August 8, 2013.In July 2014, the duo participatedFuji Rock Festivalfor the first time.In March 2015, Creepy Nuts signed a management contract with Steel Street,and then released their debut single "Setsuna" on August 26.The duo released the first two extended plays through Tricker:Tarinai Futarion January 20, 2016,andJoen Dan'yū-shōon February 1, 2017.The both releases were accommodated by two concert tours in Japan: Tarinai Jungyō 2016 Haru Basho (2016)and Itsuka no Extra, Live on Stage (2017).
On April 9, 2017, Creepy Nuts announced their major-label debut underSony Music Entertainment Japan.Afterwards, the duo established their own label Creepers and released their major-label debut singleKōkō Debut, Daigaku Debut, Zenbu Shippaishita Kedo Major Debut, consisting ofdouble A-side"Major Debut Shinan" and "Daga Sore de Ii". It was initially scheduled to released on August 2, but later postponed to November 8, due to various circumstances.On April 11, 2018, Creepy Nuts released their debut studio albumCreep Show,which accompanied by the concert tour Creep Show 2018 from June to November.In the same year, they were radio host for theirAll Night Nipponuntil 2023,and released a compilation albumIndies Completeon July 25, collecting songs recorded during independent artist.
The duo released their third and first major-label EPsYofukashi no Utaon August 7, 2019, alongside the concert tour of the same name in support the EP from September to December.In 2020, Creepy Nuts released the fourth EPKatsute Tensai Datta Oretachi eon August 26, the first record under Onenation. The EP features guest appearance fromMasaki Sudaon the track "Santora".They embarked on their one man live of the same name atNippon Budokanon November 11–12, 2020, and one man tour in the first quater on 2021.
Creepy Nuts' second studio albumCasewas released on September 1, 2021.The album's single "Nobishiro" became their first platinum-certified track for streaming byRecording Industry Association of Japan(RIAJ), surpassing 100 million on-demand streams.Caseis supported by the tour of the same name between September and November.The duo also held two man live and two man tour titled Nariwai, featuring various guests, until May 2022.Creepy Nuts released their third studio albumEnsemble Playon September 7, 2022.It was preceded by five singles, including "Baka Majime", a collaboration withAyaseandLilas IkutaforAll Night Nippon55th-anniversary stage dramaAno Yoru o Oboe Teru;and "Daten", an opening theme for anime seriesCall of the Night.The duo embarked on the tour of the same name in Japan from September to December 2022,and held their fifth anniversary concert atNippon Budokanon November 5.
Creepy Nuts was in charge of an opening theme "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" for the second season of theanimetelevision seriesMashle: Magic and Muscles, subtitledThe Divine Visionary Candidate Exam, released on January 7, 2024.It became their breakthrough both in Japan and overseas by the "BBBB Dance"Internet challenge.The song topped theOricon Combined Singles Chartfor four non-consecutive weeks,and theBillboardJapan Hot 100for 19 non-consecutive weeks, the second longest-running number one in history afterYoasobi's "Idol" (22 weeks),Internationally, the song peaked at number eight on theBillboardGlobal 200."Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" was the best performing songs in Japan in 2024.
In the same month, Creepy Nuts released "Nidone", a theme song for 2024 television seriesExtremely Inappropriate!, on January 27,which the duo made cameo appearance on the final episode of the series.From March to June, the duo embarked on their 2024 one man tour.In the second half of 2024, they performed the song "Otonoke", an opening theme for Japanese anime seriesDandadan.It became the duo's second number one on theBillboardJapan Hot 100.The duo concluded the year by performing "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" at the 66thJapan Record Awardson December 30, where they won Excellent Awardsand the75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassenthe next day.
The theme for thelive-actionfilm adaptation of manga seriesUnder Ninja, the duo's "Doppelgänger", was available on January 24, 2025.It preceded the duo's fourth studio albumLegion, released digitally on February 5, and physically on March 12.The duo's first concert atTokyo Domewere taken place on February 11, and will release exclusively throughAmazon Prime Videoon April 22.In support ofLegion, the duo is scheduled to run their Legion One Man Tour from May to September,and Asia tour between October and November.