| Never Mind | ||||
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| Released | February 28, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Nippon Crown | |||
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Never Mind is the eighth studio album from Japanese girl group Bis. It was released on February 28, 2024, by Nippon Crown and consists of eleven tracks. [1] After the departure of Shion Epic the album was re-recorded and will be re-released on September 4, 2024, with the title Never Mind (New Type Ver.). [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "R.U.N" | Eisuke Shimizu | Age Factory | |
| 2. | "Still Be Child" | JxSxK | AxSxE | |
| 3. | "Olenimorph, Ole" | Abelest | Koji Nakamura, Abelest | |
| 4. | "E-R-T-H-C-Na-H-Q-ka-H-K-M-B-Ne-Z-Om" (イーアーティエイチスィーナーエイチキューカーエイチケームビーネーズィーウーオム) | The Spellbound | The Spellbound | |
| 5. | "Lazy Dance" | Yutaka Furukawa | Yutaka Furukawa | |
| 6. | "Namae o Yonde" (なまえをよんで) | Yutaka Furukawa | Yutaka Furukawa | |
| 7. | "Aokaze" (青風) | Abelest | Koji Nakamura, Abelest | |
| 8. | "Boku no Me o Mitsumete Kimi no Sekai ni Naritai" (僕の目を見つめて 君の世界になりたい) | The Spellbound | The Spellbound | |
| 9. | "Kanashimi o Matō Otoko-tachi no Kōshin" (悲しみを纏う男たちの行進) | 谷口健 | Foul | |
| 10. | "Sakura" | Eisuke Shimizu | Age Factory | |
| 11. | "No Choice" | JxSxK | AxSxE | |
| Total length: | 41:02 | |||
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] | 6 |
| Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [4] | 7 |
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