Draft:The Biscats

The Biscats is a Japanese rockabilly band formed in 2019. The members are Misaki, Kenji and Suke. This band's target is "to create a new rockabilly music that fits the current era and make it boom again".

The Biscats have pursued new sounds based on rockabilly culture. The characteristics of their music is somewhat ‘retro’ and ‘nostalgic’, yet somehow ‘new’. As an influencer rooted in Japanese rockabilly culture, they have a wide range of fans, not only rockabilly fans since the 80s, but also fans in teens and twenties. The Biscats released mini album 'Cat’s Style' on March 25th, 2020, and album 'The Biscats' on July 20th, 2022. Misaki was involoved in the music video of 5 Seconds of Summer ‘Youngblood’, which presents the vibrant and beautiful Japanese rockabilly scene. The video had over 229 million views as of May 2024.

Their rockabilly-arranged cover songs posted on "the Biscats Channel" (YouTube) are also well-recieved, and are included on the cover album "J-BOP SUMMER" (2023). The cover album "J-BOP SUMMER" had the Billboard Japan Download Albums ranking at 26th, and the Oricon digital album sales ranking at 28th.

From October 2023 to February 2024, a national concert tour "Notteke(ノッてけ)! J-Bop Summer" was held. On the last day of the tour, it was announced that a solo live performance "The Biscats SPECIAL LIVE ‘Rockabilly Night’" is scheduled at the Shibuya Public Hall (LINE CUBE SHIBUYA) on August 10th, 2024.

The Biscats appear in the commercial of Sapporo Canada's 2024 Campaign from May 2024.

Members

 * Misaki (Misaki Aono) - vocal
 * Kenji - guitar, leader
 * Suke - double bass (wood bass)

Past members

 * Ikuo - drums

Singles

 * 1) Sweet Jukebox / Do You Wanna Dance? (October, 2021)
 * 2) Hajikechatte (ハジけちゃって)! -Summertime / Twist Again (May, 2022)
 * 3) Dilemma (ジレンマ) (November, 2022)
 * 4) Notteke (ノッてけ)! Sunday / Fondant chocolat-na Koigokoro(恋心) / Sweet & Spicy Daling. (July, 2023)
 * 5) Anatae (あなたへ) (January, 2024)
 * 6) Jun'ai Kureiji (純愛クレイジー) (April, 2024)
 * 7) Goody Goody Girl (July, 2024)

Albums

 * 1) Catʻs Style  (March, 2020)
 * 2) The Biscats (July, 2022)

Cover Album

 * 1) J-BOP SUMMER (August, 2023)

Tours

 * The Biscats TOUR 2021 「Sweet Jukebox」
 * The Biscats TOUR 2022 「Hajikechatte(ハジけちゃって)! Summertime」
 * The Biscats TOUR 2023 「The Biscats」
 * The Biscats TOUR 2023-2024 「Notteke(ノッてけ)! J-BOP SUMMER」