Cö Shu Nie

Cö shu Nie was formed in 2011, the initial lineup being Miku Nakamura, Shunsuke Matsumoto and Kōjirō Yamazaki.[1] Nakamura is the group's primarily vocalist, keyboardist and manipulator, while she and Matsumoto both perform on guitar.[2] Until Yamazaki's leave in 2017, he primarily performed on drums.[1] Their early work consisted of producing and writing independently, debuting with the single "Maze" which was released that same year.[3] The band released the mini albums Hydra and Org in December 2013, done through two separate labels (Silver Star Records and Vibrateshow Records, respectively).[4] Cö shu Nie would continue to work on small-scale projects, generally switching between Silver Star Records and Vibrateshow Records before they self-released their fourth mini-album, Overkill in 2017.[5][6] That same year, it was announced Kōjirō Yamazaki would depart from the group.[1]

Following a period of independent releases, Cö shu Nie would achieve their major breakthrough in 2018, following both their signing to the Sony Music Entertainment Japan label and the addition of member Ryōsuke Fujita, who performed on drums.[7][8][9] Cö shu Nie subsequently released their debut extended play Aurora,[10][11] which was their first work to achieve significant commercial success, making it onto the charts of Oricon and Billboard Japan.[12][13] Following Aurora, the single "Asphyxia" was released,[14] used as the first theme song for the anime series Tokyo Ghoul:re,[15] which similarly earned positions on the Oricon charts and acclaim upon release.[16][17] In 2019, Cö shu Nie announced that their debut album would be released, revealing itself to be titled Pure and featuring their previous single "Asphyxia".[9][18][19] The album peaked at number 29 and 27 on the Oricon and Billboard Japan charts respectively, particularly due to the international reach with the singles "Zettai Zetsumei", used as the ending theme song of The Promised Neverland's first season,[20][21] and "Bullet", included as the ending theme for Psycho-Pass 3.[22] Pure was acclaimed by critics and audiences, who highlighted how its "sense of unpredictability goes a long way to making Pure an exhilarating listen."[23]

Cö shu Nie announced their self-titled Japan Tour,[24] which sold-out tickets and was set for dates in 2020, however it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] They began 2020 with the single "Flare", curated to inspire fans who were in quarantine resulted by the spread of Coronavirus.[25] Their extended play, Litmus, was released thereafter to critical and commercial success,[26] and includes "Flare" in addition. In 2021, they performed the song "Give It Back" for Jujutsu Kaisen,[27] which finished 14th on the Oricon Charts.[28] That same year, Fujita announced his exit from the band.[29][30] Billboard Japan announced that the drama series Women's War: Bachelor Murder Case will feature the band's single, "undress me", which marks their first live action feature, and was released in 2021.[31] Cö shu Nie will write the upcoming single "Phoenix Prayer", set to be sung by Eir Aoi, and perform "Sakura Burst", both featured in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.[32][33]