Creepy Nuts
Japanese hip-hop duo known for anime theme hits.
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Creepy Nuts are a Japanese hip-hop duo made up of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei, signed to Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records. They shot to international fame in 2024 with their biggest hit, "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born," the opening theme for the second season of the anime Mashle: Magic and Muscles. That song became the best-performing track in Japan for 2024, topping both the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Global 200. Their next major single, "Otonoke," the opening theme for the anime Dandadan, became their second number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and earned them even more global recognition.
History
The name Creepy Nuts wasn’t chosen with any special meaning behind it, as the duo never expected to gain fame. Their first commercial track, "Shirafu de Suikyō," appeared on the compilation Popgroup Presents Kaikoo Planet III, which came out on August 8, 2013. In July 2014, they played Fuji Rock Festival for the first time. A management deal with Steel Street was signed in March 2015, and their debut single "Setsuna" followed on August 26.
Two EPs arrived via Tricker: Tarinai Futari on January 20, 2016, and Joen Dan'yū-shō on February 1, 2017, each backed by Japanese tours—Tarinai Jungyō 2016 Haru Basho and Itsuka no Extra, Live on Stage. On April 9, 2017, they announced a major-label debut with Sony Music Entertainment Japan. They founded their own imprint, Creepers, and released the double A-side single "Major Debut Shinan" / "Daga Sore de Ii," originally set for August 2 but pushed to November 8 due to various reasons.
Their first studio album, Creep Show, dropped on April 11, 2018, supported by the Creep Show 2018 tour from June to November. That same year, they began hosting the radio show All Night Nippon, a role they kept until 2023, and on July 25 they issued the compilation Indies Complete, collecting tracks from their indie days. The EP Yofukashi no Uta came out on August 7, 2019, with a tour running from September to December. Their fourth EP, Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e, was released on August 26, 2020, as their first record under Onenation; it featured Masaki Suda on "Santora" and "Nichiyōbi yori no Shisha."
A two-day one-man live of the same name took place at Nippon Budokan on November 11–12, 2020. In early 2021, they announced the Enchosen Semi One-Man Live tour and launched their official fan club, Club Creepy Nuts.
Did You Know?
- Their song "Nobishiro" was their first platinum-certified track for streaming by the RIAJ, surpassing 100 million on-demand streams.
- "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for 19 non-consecutive weeks, the second longest-running number one in history after Yoasobi's "Idol" (22 weeks).
- Creepy Nuts are the first Japanese artist with two RIAA-certified songs, thanks to "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" and "Otonoke".
- Their first concert at Tokyo Dome took place on February 11, 2025, and was released exclusively through Amazon Prime Video.
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