Official Hige Dandism

Official Hige Dandism (Official髭男dism), commonly abbreviated Higedan (ヒゲダン), is a pop rock band formed in Shimane, Japan in 2012.

After signing a record deal with the major label Pony Canyon 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, "Pretender", which ranked at number three on the year-end chart of Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2019. Their debut studio album Traveler was released on 9 October 2019 and reached number one on the Japan Albums Chart.

Members

 * Satoshi Fujihara (藤原 聡) – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards (2012–present)


 * Daisuke Ozasa (小笹 大輔) – guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)


 * Makoto Narazaki (楢崎 誠) – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals (2012–present)


 * Masaki Matsuura (松浦 匡希) – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2012–present)

History
The band Official Hige Dandism was formed on June 7, 2012. They released their indie debut mini album "Love to Peace wa kimi no naka (ラブとピースは君の中)" on April 22, 2015. Their major debut single "No Doubt (ノーダウト)" was released on April 11, 2018.

On May 15, 2019, the hit song "Pretender" was released. In October, after their live performance on the popular program Music Station, the song topped the Japan Hot 100. That same year, the band released "Shukumei" (宿命) as the official song for the 101st edition of the National High School Baseball Championship.

On September 4, 2019, Abema TV announced that Official Hige Dandism would be producing the song "Break it Down" for Airi Suzuki's second album. They attended the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2019 with the song “Pretender”.

The band again attended the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2020, performing 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 Tokyo Revengers, premiering in April 2021. On March 17, 2022, they announced the opening theme song "Mixed Nuts" for the anime Spy × Family, also premiering in April 2022.

In 2023, Official Hige Dandism provided the opening theme song "White Noise" for the second season of Tokyo Revengers.

The band announced on March 11, 2023 that it would be on temporary hiatus while Fujihara underwent medical treatment and recovery for a vocal cord polyp.