Creepy Nuts

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Creepy Nuts
OriginJapan
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Years active2013–present
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  • DJ Matsunaga
  • R-Shitei
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Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip-hop duo consisting of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei. They made their major label debut in 2017. [2] Their fan club is called "Club Creepy Nuts".

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The duo performed the opening and ending themes for various anime and live-action television series like Call of the Night , [3] Extremely Inappropriate!, [4] and Dandadan . [5] They also made the theme song of the Spring Koshien broadcasts in 2022. [6]

Their single "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" was released on January 7, 2024, as the opening theme for the second season of the anime series Mashle: Magic and Muscles. It topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks, [7] becoming the duo's first number-one single on the chart as lead artists. [8] It was also a worldwide hit, reaching number eight on the Billboard Global 200. [9]

Several songs have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in the streaming category, including "Nobishiro", which has been certified platinum. [10]

The duo announced on their final show of their 2024 one-man tour that they would perform at Tokyo Dome on February 11, 2025, marking their first dome performance. [11]

Members

DJ Matsunaga (DJ松永) – DJ (Turntablist) (Music producer)

Full name is Kunihiko Matsunaga. Born on August 23, 1990 at Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Matsunaga dropped out of high school to pursue DJ. He has won numerous DJ tournaments, ultimately represented Japan to compete at DMC World Championship 2019 in London and triumphed. He was one of the performers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics' closing ceremony. Matsunaga was an occasional actor in several television movies and series

R-Shitei (R-指定) – MC / Rapper (Lyricist)

His real name is Kyohei Nogami. Born on September 10, 1991 in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Nogami studied law after graduating high school, but dropped out to pursue rap. Before forming Creepy Nuts, he was a freestyle rapper and won multiple MC battles. He's known for winning Japan's Ultimate MC Battle 3 times in a row (2012-2014). He took a break from freestyling until 2019 where he served as a judge for an annual high school MC battle and Freestyle Dungeon. He is married to actor and talent Natsumi Eto. He is also a part of Umeda Cypher (a rapper group established in Umeda, Osaka, hence the name). Nogami is also an occasional actor and an author.

History

Formation and indie works (2013 - 2017)

R-Shitei and Matsunaga have known each other before, working on some of their own solo works. They decided to form Creepy Nuts in 2013. The group's name wasn't taken by them too seriously because they didn't think they were going to be popular. On August 26, 2015, they released their first single "Setsuna" (刹那). On January 20, 2016, they released their first E.P "Tarinai Futari" (たりないふたり, lit. The Lacking Two) and a year later, February 1, 2017, their second E.P "Joendaiyusho" (助演男優賞, lit. Best Supporting Actor), both released under the label Triggers. 2 national tours were held to accommodate the two releases.

Major debut and first major album (2017- 2018)

On April 9, 2017, they announced they would make a major debut with Sony under their new label Creepers. Their debut single Koko Debut, Daigaku Debut, Zenbu Shippai Shitakedo Major Debut (高校デビュー、大学デビュー、全部失敗したけどメジャーデビュー, lit. High School Debut, University Debut, All Failed but Now Major Debut) released on November 8, 2017. It was initially released on August 2 but was postponed due to a series of setbacks.

On April 11, 2018, their first studio album Creep Show (クリープ・ショー) was released. A tour with 20 performances at 20 music hall venues by the name "Creep Show 2018" was held from June 8 to November 16. During the time, on July 25, the compilation album "INDIES COMPLETE" which include all of the duo's songs from the indies time and 2 extra remixes from SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!! on 2 of their more popular songs.

Gaining recognition domestically (2019 - 2022)

Their first mini-album "Yofukashi no Uta" (よふかしのうた, lit. 'Song of The Night') released on August 7, 2019 serving as Audrey's All Night Nippon's tenth anniversary theme song. The duo themselves are hosts of All Night Nippon 0 taking the 1am to 3am timeslot. It was on their second mini-album "Katsute Tensaidatta Oretachie" (かつて天才だった俺たちへ, lit. 'To Us Former Prodigies') released August 26, 2020 that gave them the buzz. The mini-album also have the 2 songs which the duo collaborated with Suda Masaki. It also lands them their first Nippon Budokan concert held on November 11 - 12, 2020 (with reduced audience as measures against the COVID-19 pandemic). The same day was the day their official mobile fan club "CLUB Creepy Nuts" was established. A nation-wide tour which the final performance was held at Pia Arena MM was held also to promote the mini-album release.

On September 1, 2021, their second major album "Case" was released. The track "Nobishiro" (のびしろ, lit. 'Room for Growth') has gotten extremely popular and for a while, the duo's most streamed song and is also their first song to get certified Platinum by RIAJ. A hall tour and 2 arena (namely Osaka Jo-Hall and Yokohama Arena) was held and sold out rather quickly.

A collaboration TWO-MAN LIVE named "Nariwai" (生業, lit. 'The Calling') held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No.1 w/ Shonan no Kaze and Makuhari Messe Event Hall w/ WANIMA was held late 2021- early 2022. The duo also occasionally held TWO-MAN TOUR on the same name with other hip-hop group at Zepp halls, notably BAD HOP, Hilchryme and Rhymester. Their All Night Nippon also occasionally held events at open-air concert halls.

On March 20, 2022, the duo released their song "Baka Majime" (ばかまじめ, lit. 'Stupidly Serious') in collaboration with the Yoasobi duo Ayase and Lilas Ikuta.

Global recognition (2022 - present)

On July 8, 2022, the duo released their single "Daten" (堕天) serving as the opening theme to the anime adaptation of Call of the Night which was taken inspirations of the duo's same name song. The song itself was the ending theme to the series.

On September 7, 2022, they released their third major album "Ensemble Play" (アンサンブル・プレイ). The album name was made by Matsunaga.

On March 27, 2023, they broadcast their final All Night Nippon episode after 5 years. They returned briefly for one episode on February 19, 2024 due to Ado (whose currently hosting at the time)'s poor health.

January 7, 2024 oversaw their release of "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born". It became their biggest hit both domestically and internationally, serving as the opening theme to the second season of MASHLE, topping 12 different Billboard charts and peaked at number eight at Billboard Global 200. They released their next song "Nidone" (二度寝,lit. Sleeping Twice) on January 27, 2024, serving as the theme song for TV series Extremely Inappropriate!, they also had done a cameo on the series, includng sing the song inside the series. [12] [13] [14]

On June 16, 2024, via their first ever global livestream of their final show of their 2024 one-man tour at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No.1, they announced their first ever live at Tokyo Dome happening on February 11, 2025. The tickets sold out at around October. A new album was also announced is in the work. They've been also invited to perform at a large number of events and festivals, notably selling out their first live show at AnimeNYC, alongside a confirmed first appearance at the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.

On October 4, 2024, they released the digital single Otonoke (オトノケ), serving as the opening theme song for Dandadan.

On December 19, 2024, they announced their fourth studio album titled "LEGION" releasing on February 5, 2025 digitally and March 12, 2025 for CD releases, accommodated by the biggest nationwide hall and arena tour yet.

On December 20, 2024, Creepy Nuts have achieved their first-ever triple crown in Oricon’s Annual Rankings 2024, announced on December 20. Their hit song Bling-Bang-Bang-Born ranked No. 1 in both the "Digital Single (Single Song)" and "Streaming" categories, while the combined release featuring Bling-Bang-Bang-Born and Nidone claimed the top spot in the "Combined Singles" category. [15]

On December 25, 2024, Creepy Nuts' hit song "Otonoke" has achieved an impressive milestone, recording 8,458,204 weekly streams and ranking third on the latest Oricon Weekly Streaming Ranking announced on December 25.With this achievement, "Otonoke" has surpassed 100 million cumulative streams, reaching a total of 101,319,561 streams. It becomes Creepy Nuts' fifth track to cross the 100-million mark, following the success of "Nobishiro," "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born," "Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e," and "Nidone." [16]

On January 9, 2025, Creepy Nuts’ hit song Bling-Bang-Bang-Born has reached a remarkable milestone, surpassing 600 million cumulative streams. With 6,992,921 weekly streams, the track ranked fourth on the latest Oricon Weekly Streaming Ranking released on January 10. This marks the first time a Creepy Nuts track has achieved this level of success, with a total of 600,359,718 streams. [17]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeak positionsSales
JPN
[18] 		JPN
Cmb.
[19] 		JPN
Hot
[20]
Creep Show16—11
Case343
Ensemble Play
  • Released: September 7, 2022
  • Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: CD, CD+BD, DL, streaming
333
Legion
  • Released: February 5, 2025
  • Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: CD, CD+BD, DL, streaming
———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeaks
JPN
[18]
Indies Complete
  • Release: July 25, 2018
  • Label: Tricker
  • Formats: CD, DL, streaming
148

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeak positionsSales
JPN
[18] 		JPN
Cmb.
[19] 		JPN
Hot
[20]
Tarinai Futari
  • Release: January 20, 2016
  • Label: Tricker
  • Formats: CD, DL, streaming
43—16
Joen Dan'yū-shō
  • Release: February 1, 2017
  • Label: Tricker
  • Formats: CD, DL, streaming
16—9
Yofukashi no Uta
  • Release: August 7, 2019
  • Label: Creepers, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, DL, streaming
121211
Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e
  • Release: August 26, 2020
  • Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, DL, streaming
522
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
[26] 		JPN
Cmb.
[27] 		JPN
Hot
[28] 		FRA
[29] 		KOR
[30] 		NZ
Hot
[31] 		US
Bub.
[32] 		US
World
[33] 		WW
[34]
"Setsuna"2015—————————Indies Complete
"Major Debut Shinan" [A] 201723—54——————Non-album single
"Daga Sore de Ii" [A] ———————Creep Show
"Kaiko"2018—————————
"Spotlight"—————————
"Abazure"—————————Yofukashi no Uta
"Yofukashi no Uta"—— [B] — [C] ——————
"Ita no Ue no Mamono"—————————
"Otona"2020—————————Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e
"Santora"
(with Masaki Suda)		—2926——————
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [39]
"Bareru!"2021—— [D] 63——————Case
"Kaoyaku"——— [E] ——————
"Who Am I"——— [F] ——————
"Lazy Boy"——— [G] ——————
"Nobishiro"—— [H] 58——————
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum (st.) [44]
"Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni"2022—— [I] 92——————Ensemble Play
"Baka Majime"
(with Ayase and Lilas Ikuta)		—5038——————
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [45]
"2Way Nice Guy"—— [J] 58——————
"Daten"92835——————
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [46]
"Biriken"2023——— [K] ——————Legion
"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"202461117318812—38
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum (dig.) [48]
    • 3× Platinum (st.) [49]
"Nidone"9—————— [L]
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [51]
"Otonoke"1921——422137
"Doppelgänger" [54] 2025——23——————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name
TitleYearPeaksCertificationsAlbum
JPN
Dig.
[35] 		JPN
Hot
[28]
"Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e"20204363
  • RIAJ: Platinum (st.) [55]
Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e

Other contributions

List of works in which the duo have contributed to as sole or featured artist, including album name
TitleYearAlbumNotes
"Sirafu de Suikyō"2013Popgroup Presents Kaikoo Planet IIIThe first work that Matsunaga and R-Shitei made together [56]
"Rewrite"2017AKG TributeCover of Rewrite by Asian Kung-Fu Generation [57]
"SOS! feat. Creepy Nuts"cocoonCollaboration with androp
"Poker Face"2019BOYS meet HARMONYCover of Poker Face by Gospellers
"Chotto dake Baka with Creepy Nuts"Tinkerbell ~Neverland no Yōsei Tachi~Collaboration with Gaki Ranger  [ ja ]
"Movin' Feat. Creepy Nuts"FetishCollaboration with Yoru no Honki Dance  [ ja ]
"Rōman hikō feat. Creepy Nuts"BALLADSCollaboration with SANABAGUN  [ ja ]
"Ah Osaka dreamin'night"Written for Hypnosis Mic
"Ni-Zero Ni-Zero"2020Nippon Genki Onna KashuCollaboration with Chiaki Mayumura
"Yes, I'm"2021Written for Takuya Kimura
"Illusion (Creepy Nuts Remix)"2024Remix of Illusion by Dua Lipa [58]

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeaks
JPN
BD
[59]
Creepy Nuts no All Night Nippon "The Live 2022": Orera no Roots wa Aku made Radio da to wa It-te-O-ki-tai ze!
  • Released: March 1, 2023
  • Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: BD
7
Creepy Nuts Major Debut 5th Anniversary Live "2017–2022" in Nippon Budokan
  • Released: July 19, 2023
  • Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: BD
14

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
Anime Trending Awards2024Ending Theme Song of the Year"Yofukashi no Uta"Won [60]
Opening Theme Song of the Year"Daten"4th place
Anime Grand Prix 2024Best Theme Song"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"7th place [61]
Anime Trending Awards2025Opening Theme Song of the YearPending [62]
"Otonoke"Pending
Asia Star Entertainer Awards2024Hot TrendCreepy NutsWon [63]
Japan Record Awards 2024Grand Prix"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"Nominated [64]
Excellent AwardsWon
TikTok First Half Trend Awards 2024Special AwardWon [65]
U-Can New Words and Buzzwords Awards 2024New Words and Buzzwords AwardsTop 10 [66]
Tokyo Drama Awards 2024Best Theme Song"Nidone"Won [67]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Major Debut Shinan" and "Daga Sore de Ii" was released as a CD single under title Kōkō Debut, Daigaku Debut, Zenbu Shippaishita Kedo Major Debut.
  2. ↑ "Yofukashi no Uta" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the Digital Singles Chart. [35]
  3. ↑ "Yofukashi no Uta" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 29 on the Download Songs, [36] and number 20 on the Hot Animation. [37]
  4. ↑ "Bareru!" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the Digital Singles Chart. [35]
  5. ↑ "Kaoyaku" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 55 on the Download Songs. [40]
  6. ↑ "Who Am I" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 63 on the Download Songs. [41]
  7. ↑ "Lazy Boy" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 56 on the Download Songs. [42]
  8. ↑ "Nobishiro" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the Digital Singles Chart, [35] and number 46 on the Streaming Chart. [43]
  9. ↑ "Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Digital Singles Chart. [35]
  10. ↑ "2Way Nice Guy" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Digital Singles Chart. [35]
  11. ↑ "Biriken" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 64 on the Download Songs. [47]
  12. ↑ "Nidone" did not enter the Billboard Global 200, but peaked at number 160 on the Global Excl. US. [50]

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