Creepy Nuts

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Creepy Nuts
OriginJapan
Genres Hip hop [1]
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • DJ Matsunaga
  • R-Shitei
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip hop duo consisting of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei. They made their major label debut in 2017. [2]

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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

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeak positionsSales
JPN
[12]
JPN
Cmb.

[13]
JPN
Hot

[14]
Creep Show1611
Case343
Ensemble Play
  • Release: September 7, 2022
  • Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated
  • Formats: CD, CD+BD, DL, streaming
333
"—" 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
[12]
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
[12]
JPN
Cmb.

[13]
JPN
Hot

[14]
Tarinai Futari
  • Release: January 20, 2016
  • Label: Tricker
  • Formats: CD, DL, streaming
4316
Joen Dan'yū-shō
  • Release: February 1, 2017
  • Label: Tricker
  • Formats: CD, DL, streaming
169
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
[20]
JPN
Cmb.

[21]
JPN
Hot

[22]
FRA
[23]
KOR
[24]
NZ
Hot

[25]
US
Bub.

[26]
US
World

[27]
WW
[28]
"Setsuna"2015Indies Complete
"Major Debut Shinan" [upper-alpha 1] 20172354Non-album single
"Daga Sore de Ii" [upper-alpha 1] Creep Show
"Kaiko"2018
"Spotlight"
"Abazure"Yofukashi no Uta
"Yofukashi no Uta" [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3]
"Ita no Ue no Mamono"
"Otona"2020Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e
"Santora"
(with Masaki Suda)
2926
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [33]
"Bareru!"2021 [upper-alpha 4] 63Case
"Kaoyaku" [upper-alpha 5]
"Who Am I" [upper-alpha 6]
"Lazy Boy" [upper-alpha 7]
"Nobishiro" [upper-alpha 8] 58
  • RIAJ: Platinum (st.) [38]
"Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni"2022 [upper-alpha 9] 92Ensemble Play
"Baka Majime"
(with Ayase and Lilas Ikuta)
5038
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [39]
"2Way Nice Guy" [upper-alpha 10] 58
"Daten"92835
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [40]
"Biriken"2023 [upper-alpha 11] Non-album singles
"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"20246111731881238
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum (dig.) [42]
    • 3× Platinum (st.) [43]
"Nidone"9 [upper-alpha 12]
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.) [45]
"Otonoke"21422142
"—" 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.

[29]
JPN
Hot

[22]
"Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e"20204363
  • RIAJ: Platinum (st.) [46]
Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeaks
JPN
BD

[47]
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.
Asia Star Entertainer Awards2024Hot TrendCreepy NutsWon [48]

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. [29]
  3. "Yofukashi no Uta" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 29 on the Download Songs, [30] and number 20 on the Hot Animation. [31]
  4. "Bareru!" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 36 on the Digital Singles Chart. [29]
  5. "Kaoyaku" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 55 on the Download Songs. [34]
  6. "Who Am I" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 63 on the Download Songs. [35]
  7. "Lazy Boy" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 56 on the Download Songs. [36]
  8. "Nobishiro" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the Digital Singles Chart, [29] and number 46 on the Streaming Chart. [37]
  9. "Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Digital Singles Chart. [29]
  10. "2Way Nice Guy" did not enter Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Digital Singles Chart. [29]
  11. "Biriken" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 64 on the Download Songs. [41]
  12. "Nidone" did not enter the Billboard Global 200, but peaked at number 160 on the Global Excl. US. [44]

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