Idol Is Dead

IDOL is DEAD
Studio album by BiS
Released	October 24, 2012
Genre	Pop punk dance-punk alternative metal
Length	49:33
Language	Japanese, English
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Kenta Matsukuma, JxSxK
BiS chronology
Bisukete (2012) IDOL is DEAD (2012) Who Killed Idol? (2014)
Singles from IDOL is DEAD
"My Ixxx" Released: August 3, 2011 "primal." Released: December 21, 2011 "Idol" Released: April 11, 2012

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"IDOL is DEAD"	CHARLeS STeART.jr	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	2:50
2.	"ASH"	BiS	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	3:25
3.	"PPCC"	BiS	Kenta Matsukuma	Buzz72+	3:35
4.	"BLEW"	Rio Michibayashi	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	3:51
5.	"CHELSEA"	Iku Ryukyuji	Takumi Asada	Kenta Matsukuma	3:19
6.	"nerve"	Yoji Kubota	mifuu	Schtein&Longer	4:29
7.	"Our Song"	Akihiro Namba	Shinichi Osawa	Schtein&Longer	5:42
8.	"My Ixxx"	BiS	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	3:43
9.	"I wish I was SpecIaL"	JxSxK	Ichirou Iguchi	Ichirou Iguchi	2:24
10.	"hitoribochi"	BiS	mifuu	Hidetoshi Miyai	4:55
11.	"IDOL"	Iku Ryukyuji	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	3:44
12.	"urge over kill of love"	Yufu Terashima	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	3:17
13.	"primal."	BiS	Kenta Matsukuma	Kenta Matsukuma	4:25

Movie Edition Disc 2: Movie + Live DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"IDOL is DEAD -The Movie-" (アイドル・イズ・デッド（映画）)
2.	"Give me your love Zembu" (BiS in MOOSIC LAB Re:KICK OFF PARTY!(LIVE))
3.	"IDOL" (BiS in MOOSIC LAB Re:KICK OFF PARTY!(LIVE))
4.	"BiS" (BiS in MOOSIC LAB Re:KICK OFF PARTY!(LIVE))
5.	"primal." (BiS in MOOSIC LAB Re:KICK OFF PARTY!(LIVE))

MV Edition Disc 2: Music Video DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"BiS"
2.	"Paprika" (パプリカ)
3.	"nerve"
4.	"My Ixxx"
5.	"primal."
6.	"Aidoru" (アイドル (Idol))
7.	"IDOL"
8.	"PPCC"
9.	"IDOL is DEAD"

Personnel

• BiS  - Lyrics on Tracks 2, 3, 8, 10 and 13
  • Pour Lui – vocals
  • Nozomi Hirano – vocals
  • Yufu Terashima – vocals; Lyrics on Track 12
  • Rio Michibayashi – vocals; Lyrics on Track 4
  • Yurika Wakisaka – vocals
• Kenta Matsukuma – Sound producer; all instruments
• Takumi Asada – Guitar and Bass guitar on Track 5
• Sho Sakafumi – Guitar on Track 5
• Satoshi Aoki – Guitar on Track 6
• Keita Kitajima – Bass guitar on Tracks 3 and 9
• megane – Bass guitar on Track 11
• Takashi Todoroki – Drums on Tracks 3, 4, 5, 8 and 13
• Takuya Kusunose – Drums on Tracks 9 and 10
• Studio-Novel – Art Direction and Design
• Katsuto Matsuura – executive producer
• Hikaru Yamaguchi – executive producer

Notes

• All writing, arrangement and personnel credits taken from the album insert. ^[9]

References

1. MAY-E. "手にはタバコと釘バット。一際異彩を放つアイドル・グループBiSが、最強のロック・アルバム『IDOL is DEAD』をリリース!!". 激ロック. Geki-Rock Entertainment Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
2. boykun. "Idols Are Dead According to BiS". nandake/. The Pink Octopus Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
3. "ALBUM「IDOL is DEAD」 エモいアイドルBiS最強のROCK ALBUM完成!!". BiS official website. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
4. "BiS ギロチン＆くわえタバコに釘バットの衝撃ジャケ写＆アー写が解禁！". アメーバニュース. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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6. retriever （レトリバー）. "新生アイドル研究会ＢｉＳ 横浜アリーナにて解散 と思ったら・・・・明日もライブ（笑）". north-forest. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
7. 平賀, 哲雄. "BiS 『IDOL is DEAD』インタビュー". billboard-japan. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
8. "Ｂｉｓ／IDOL is DEAD【映画盤（CD+DVD）】（通常盤）". Village Vanguard Online Store. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
9. Idol is dead (CD liner). BiS. Japan: Avex Trax. 2012. AVCD-38752.