, commonly abbreviated , is a pop rock band formed in Shimane, Japan in 2012.

After signing a record deal with the major label Pony Canyon in 2018, Official Hige Dandism released the debut single No Doubt, the lead single from the extended play, Stand by You EP. The following year, the band released the second single, "Pretender", which ranked at number three on the year-end chart of Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2019. Their debut studio album Traveler was released on 9 October 2019 and reached number one on the Japan Albums Chart.

Members () – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion

() – guitar, backing vocals

() – bass guitar, synthesizer, saxophone, backing vocals

() – drums, percussion, backing vocals

History The band Official Hige Dandism was formed on June 7, 2012. They released their indie debut mini album "Love to Peace wa kimi no naka ()" on April 22, 2015. Their major debut single "No Doubt ()" was released on April 11, 2018.

On May 15, 2019, the hit song "Pretender" was released. In October, after their live performance on the popular program Music Station, the song topped the Japan Hot 100. That same year, the band released "Shukumei" () as the official song of the tv broadcast for the 101st edition of the National High School Baseball Championship.

On September 4, 2019, Abema TV announced that Official Hige Dandism would be producing the song "Break it Down" for Airi Suzuki's second album. They attended the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2019 with the song "Pretender".

The band again attended the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2020, performing the song "I Love...".

On March 12, 2021, it was announced that the band provided the opening theme song "Cry Baby" for the anime Tokyo Revengers, premiering in April 2021. On March 17, 2022, they announced the opening theme song "Mixed Nuts" for the anime Spy × Family, also premiering in April 2022.

In 2023, Official Hige Dandism provided the opening theme song "White Noise" for the second season of Tokyo Revengers.

The band announced on March 11, 2023 that it would be on temporary hiatus while Fujihara underwent medical treatment and recovery for a vocal cord polyp.

On September 7, 2024, it was announced that the band provided the opening theme song "Same Blue" for the anime Blue Box, which premiered in October 2024.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications Title Details Peakchartpositions Sales Certifications JPN JPNHot Escaparade Released: April 11, 2018 Label: Lastrum Music Entertainment Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 15 13Traveler Released: October 9, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming 1 1 JPN: 444,359 RIAJ: 2× Platinum Gold Editorial Released: August 18, 2021 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming 1 1 JPN: 240,511 RIAJ: Platinum Rejoice Released: July 24, 2024 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming 2 2 JPN: 95,689 RIAJ: Gold

Live albums + List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peakchartpositions JPN JPNHotOfficial Hige Dandism One-Man Tour 2019 @ Nippon Budokan Released: February 2, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download 10 13Official Hige Dandism Online Live 2020: Arena Travelers Released: August 18, 2021 Label: Irori, Pony Canyon Formats: Digital download — 34Official Hige Dandism One-Man Tour 2021–2022: Editorial @ Saitama Super Arena Released: October 5, 2022 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, digital download 13 12Official Hige Dandism Arena Tour 2024: Rejoice Released: December 10, 2025 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, digital download 20 33Official Hige Dandism Live at Stadium 2025 Released: July 15, 2026 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, digital download 17 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications Title Details Peakchartpositions Sales Certifications JPN JPNHot Love to Peace wa Kimi no Naka Released: April 22, 2015 Label: Lastrum Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 181 80 Man in the Mirror Released: June 15, 2016 Label: Lastrum Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 136 64 What's Going On? Released: November 2, 2016 Label: Lastrum Music Entertainment Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 105 — Report Released: April 19, 2017 Label: Lastrum Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 81 — Lady Released: October 13, 2017 Label: Lastrum Music Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming — 52 Stand by You EP Released: October 17, 2018 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 17 — Hello EP Released: August 5, 2020 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 2 — RIAJ: Gold Mixed Nuts EP Released: June 22, 2022 Label: Irori Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming 3 — JPN: 31,637 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album JPN JPNHotWW

"Koi no Saichu!" () 2015 — — — rowspan="3" "Bukiyō na Futari de" () — — — "What's Going On?" 2016 105 — — "Tell Me Baby" 2017 — — —Escaparade — — "Lady" — — — "No Doubt" () 2018 51 11 — RIAJ: Platinum 3× Platinum — 93 — RIAJ: Gold Traveler "Stand by You" 17 10 — RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum "Pretender" 2019 9 1 — RIAJ: Million Diamond 15 3 — RIAJ: 2× Platinum Diamond "I Love..." 2020 5 1 — RIAJ: Gold Million Diamond Editorial — 6 — RIAJ: Gold Platinum "Laughter" — 10 — RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum "Hello" 2 4 — RIAJ: Gold Gold Platinum "Universe" 2021 3 4 — RIAJ: Platinum "Cry Baby" — 4 114 RIAJ: Diamond "Anarchy" 2022 — 12 — RIAJ: Gold Rejoice 3 1 61 RIAJ: Platinum Diamond "Subtitle" — 1 29 RIAJ: Platinum Diamond 2023 — 5 — RIAJ: Gold Platinum "Tattoo" — 6 — RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Chessboard" 6 18 — RIAJ: Gold 20 — RIAJ: Gold "Soulsoup" — 12 — RIAJ: Gold "Same Blue" 2024 — 5 — RIAJ: Platinum rowspan="7" "50%" — 16 — 2025 — 11 — RIAJ: Platinum "Sanitizer" — 6 — "Make Me Wonder" — 18 — 2026 7 11 — 7 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs +List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peakchartpositions Certifications Album JPNHot WWExcl.US 2016 94 —Man in the Mirror "115man Kilo no Film" () 2018 11 — Escaparade "Fire Ground" — — RIAJ: Gold Traveler "Yesterday" () 2019 2 — RIAJ: Platinum 3× Platinum "Amazing" — — RIAJ: Gold 75 — "Vintage" () 26 — RIAJ: Platinum "Apoptosis" () 2021 8 98 RIAJ: Platinum Editorial "Sharon" 2024 32 — Rejoice "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography Video albums + List of video albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peakchartpositions JPNDVD JPNBD Official Hige Dandism Live Collection 2016-2018() Released: June 22, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — Official Hige Dandism One-Man Tour 2019 @ Nippon Budokan() Released: February 12, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 2 2"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award Ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Apple Music Awards 2021 Artist of the Year (Japan) Official Hige Dandism Billboard Japan Music Awards 2019 Top Artist Of The Year Official Hige Dandism Hot Animation Of The Year "Yesterday" Hot 100 Of The Year "Shukumei" "Pretender" 2020 "I Love..." "Shukumei" Hot Album Of The Year Traveller Hot Animation Of The Year "Yesterday" Top Artist Of The Year Official Hige Dandism 2021 Hot Animation Of The Year "Universe" "Cry Baby" Hot Album Of The Year Editorial CD Shop Awards 2020 Grand Prize (Red) Traveller 2022 Editorial Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023 Best Opening Sequence "Mixed Nuts" Japan Gold Disc Award 2020 Best 5 Albums – Japanese Music Traveler Special Achievement Official Hige Dandism Best 5 Songs by Downloads "Pretender" 2021 "I Love..." Best 5 Songs by Streaming Song Of The Year by Streaming Song Of The Year by Downloads 2022 Best 5 Songs by Streaming "Cry Baby" Best 5 Songs by Downloads JASRAC Awards 2021 Domestic Works "Pretender" Line News Present: News Awards 2019 Artist Of The Year Official Hige Dandism Line Music Annual Rankings Top Drama/Theme Track "Pretender" Top BGM-Chart Track Top Line Chaku-Uta Track No. 1/Most Loved Song 2020 "I Love..." Most Played Artist Official Hige Dandism Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Asian Artist – Japan MTV Europe Music Awards Best Japanese Act MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2018 Best New Artist (Video) "No Doubt" 2019 Song Of The Year "Pretender" Artist Of The Year Official Hige Dandism 2020 Best Group Video – Japan "I Love..." 2021 Album Of The Year Editorial Best Video of the Year "Cry Baby" Best Group Video (Japan) 2022 "Mixed Nuts" 2025 Album Of The Year "Rejoice" National Association of Commercial Broadcasters Awards 2021 Excellence Award in Radio Program Division Rodiura Base Space Shower Music Awards 2020 Song Of The Year "Pretender" 2021 Artist Of The Year Official Hige Dandism Best Pop Artist Television Drama Academy Awards 2020 Best Drama Song "I Love..." Tokyo Drama Awards Best Theme Song V-Air Amaban Grand Prix Tournament 2014 Grand Prix Official Hige Dandism VGP Summer Awards 2021 Blu-ray Disc Planning Award Universe+Official髭男dism ONLINE LIVE2020～Arena Travelers～ Yahoo! Search Awards 2020 Person (Musician Category) Official Hige Dandism

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