Members
Current
- Yumeka Nowkana? (ユメカ・ナウカナ？)
- Nameless (ナ前ナ以)
- 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
ASP | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Labels | WACK Avex Trax |
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| Website | asp-japan |
ASP is a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed by WACK in 2021. They debuted with the studio album, Anal Sex Penis , on May 26, 2021. [1]
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. [2] They released their debut studio album, Anal Sex Penis , on May 26. [1] They performed live for the first time on May 30 at Nakano Heavy Sick Zero in Tokyo, [3] and held their first tour, the ASP's on Fire Tour, from June to July. [4] Their second tour, Tour Starfuckers, was held in August. [5] Their first single, "The Man Calling", was released on September 22. [6] Their third tour, the March of Rogues Tour, was held from October to November. [7] On November 24, the final date of the tour, Naayu left ASP due to a worsening foot injury. [8] During Naayu's final live show with the group, ASP introduced twin sisters, Matilder and Wonker, as new members. [9]
They released their second studio album, Placebo , on January 5, 2022. [10] Their fourth tour, the Redo Beginning Tour, was held in January. [11] On February 21, they performed a live show called Anti Social Pains at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. [12] In March, their fifth tour, Sorry!! It's only for girls, which was a woman only event was held. [13] On March 26, it was announced that two new members, CCCCCC and Riontown, would join the group on May 7. [14] Their second single, "Bollocks", was released on April 13. [15] On May 24, they released their first digital single "Haikei Rockstarsama 2022". [16] From May to July they held their sixth tour, the Acoustic Sad Orchestra Tour. [17] They made their major label debut with their third single, "Hyper Cracker", through Avex Trax on August 31. [18] 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. [19] From September to December, they held their seventh tour, the God Save the ASP Tour. [20] On November 30, they released their second digital single "I won't let you go". [21]
From January to March 2023, they held their eighth tour, a woman and students only tour titled For girls and students from ASP. [22] They released their third digital single, "No Color S", on March 27. [23] They released their first EP, Delicious Vicious, on April 26. [24] From April to July, they held their ninth tour, the Killing ASP Tour. [25] Their fourth single, "I Hate U", was released on August 9. [26] From August to October, they held their tenth tour, the But I Love You Tour. [27] 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. [28] From November to December, they held their eleventh tour, a free entry tour titled Actually Free but You must come Yaon Tour [29]
They released their fifth single, "Heaven's Seven", on January 17, 2024. [30] On March 27, they performed in London again alongside Gang Parade and Kiss Kiss. [31] Their sixth single, "Black Nails", was released on May 1. [32] ASP are set to perform in London for the third time alongside Bis and Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol on August 28. [33] They will release their third studio album on October 2. [34] On October 8, they will perform at the Nippon Budokan in a live show called We are in Budokan "The floor is all ours!!". [35]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon [36] | Billboard [37] | ||
| Anal Sex Penis |
| 13 | 13 |
| Placebo |
| 6 | 8 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon [36] | Billboard [37] | |||
| Delicious Vicious |
| 7 | 6 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon [36] | Billboard [39] | ||||
| "The Man Calling" | 2021 | 17 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Bollocks" | 2022 | 9 | — | ||
| "Haikei Rockstarsama 2022" (拝啓 ロックスター様2022) | — | — | |||
| "Hyper Cracker" | 8 | 53 | |||
| "I Won't Let You Go" | — | — | Delicious Vicious | ||
| "No Color S" | 2023 | — | — | ||
| "I Hate U" | 6 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Heaven's Seven" | 2024 | 3 | 91 | ||
| "Black Nails" | 7 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon [36] | |||
| "Against the World" with Yuki Kashiwagi | 2021 | 16 | Non-album single |
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