Creepy Nuts are a Japanese hip-hop duo consisting of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei, currently signed to Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records. The duo rose to international prominence in 2024 with their biggest hit single to date "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born", an opening theme for the second season of the anime series Mashle: Magic and Muscles, as their most successful song to date. In Japan, the song was the best-performing song in 2024, topping the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100. It also peaked at number eight on the Billboard Global 200. The duo gained even more worldwide recognition with the release of their second biggest hit single "Otonoke", which was included as the opening theme for the hit anime series Dandadan.
History 2013–2017: Formation and independent works The duo's name Creepy Nuts has no deep meaning because they never thought that they would become famous. Their first commercial song together, "Shirafu de Suikyō," was included on the compilation album Popgroup Presents Kaikoo Planet III, which was released on August 8, 2013. In July 2014, the duo participated in Fuji Rock Festival for the first time. In March 2015, Creepy Nuts signed a management contract with Steel Street, and released their debut single "Setsuna" on August 26. The duo released their first two extended plays through Tricker: Tarinai Futari on January 20, 2016, and Joen Dan'yū-shō on February 1, 2017. Both releases were accompanied by concert tours in Japan: Tarinai Jungyō 2016 Haru Basho (2016) and Itsuka no Extra, Live on Stage (2017).
2017–2023: Major-label debut On April 9, 2017, Creepy Nuts announced their major-label debut under Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Afterwards, the duo established their own label Creepers and released their major-label debut single Kōkō Debut, Daigaku Debut, Zenbu Shippaishita Kedo Major Debut, consisting of double A-side "Major Debut Shinan" and "Daga Sore de Ii". It was initially scheduled to be released on August 2, but was postponed to November 8, due to various circumstances. On April 11, 2018, Creepy Nuts released their debut studio album Creep Show, which was accompanied by the concert tour Creep Show 2018 from June to November. In the same year, they began hosting the radio show All Night Nippon, a role they held until 2023. They also released a compilation album, Indies Complete, on July 25, featuring songs recorded during their time as an independent artist.
The duo released their next major-label EP, Yofukashi no Uta, on August 7, 2019, and held a concert tour of the same name from September to December. Creepy Nuts released their fourth EP Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e on August 26, 2020, their first record under Onenation. The EP features a guest appearance by Masaki Suda on the track "Santora" and "Nichiyōbi yori no Shisha". They held a one-man live of the same name at Nippon Budokan on November 11–12, 2020, announced the Enchosen Semi One-Man Live, a one-man tour and launched their official fan club "Club Creepy Nuts", in the first quarter on 2021
Creepy Nuts' second studio album Case was released on September 1, 2021. The album's single "Nobishiro" became their first platinum-certified track for streaming by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), surpassing 100 million on-demand streams. Case was supported with a tour of the same name between September and November. The duo also held a two-man live and two-man tour titled "Nariwai", featuring various guests, through November 2023. Creepy Nuts released their third studio album Ensemble Play on September 7, 2022. It was preceded by five singles, including "Baka Majime", a collaboration with Ayase and Lilas Ikuta for All Night Nippon'''s 55th-anniversary stage drama Ano Yoru o Oboeteru; and "Daten", the opening theme for the anime series Call of the Night. The duo embarked on a tour of the same name from September to December 2022, and held their major debut's fifth anniversary concert at Nippon Budokan on November 5. They also dropped most of their media appearances starting from 2023, except for radio and music shows' guest performances, to concentrate on music.
2024–present: Global recognition with "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" Creepy Nuts was in charge of the opening theme "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" for the second season of the anime television series Mashle: Magic and Muscles, subtitled The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam, released on January 7, 2024. It became their breakthrough both in Japan and overseas thanks to the "BBBB Dance" Internet challenge. The song topped the Oricon Combined Singles Chart for four non-consecutive weeks, and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for 19 non-consecutive weeks, the second longest-running number one in history after Yoasobi's "Idol" (22 weeks), Internationally, the song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Global 200. "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" was the best performing songs in Japan in 2024, and later received diamond certification, surpassing 500 million streams, from the RIAJ in February 2025. The song also was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 500,000 sold copies in the United States.
In the same month, Creepy Nuts released "Nidone", the theme song for the 2024 television series Extremely Inappropriate!. The duo made a cameo appearance in the final episode. From March to June, the duo embarked on their 2024 one man tour. In the second half of 2024, they performed the song "Otonoke", which was the opening theme for the Japanese anime series Dandadan. It became the duo's second number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and later also received Gold certification by RIAA, making them the first Japanese artist with 2 RIAA-certified song. The duo concluded the year by performing "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" at the 66th Japan Record Awards on December 30, where they won an Excellence Award, as well as the 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen the next day.
The theme for the live-action film adaptation of manga series Under Ninja, the duo's "Doppelgänger", was released on January 24, 2025. It preceded the duo's fourth studio album Legion, released digitally on February 5, and physically on March 12. The duo's first concert at Tokyo Dome took place on February 11, and was released exclusively through Amazon Prime Video on April 28. In support of Legion, the duo ran their Legion One Man Tour from May to September, an Asia tour between October and November, and a North America tour in April 2026, including their first appearance at Coachella. The duo songs "Mirage" and "Nemure" were the opening and ending theme, respectively, for the second season of the anime series Call of the Night. The song "Get Higher" also appeared as the credits theme in the video game Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
The song "Fright" was the theme song for the Tuesday TBS drama It's Time for Sushi?,'' released on April 10, 2026.
Members – DJ, composer – rapper, lyricist
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak positions Sales JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot USWorld Creep Show Released: April 11, 2018 Label: Creepers, Sony Japan Formats: CD, DL, streaming 16 — 11 — JPN: 6,568 Case Released: September 1, 2021 Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated Formats: CD, CD+BD, DL, streaming 3 4 3 — JPN: 26,535 Ensemble Play Released: September 7, 2022 Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated Formats: CD, CD+BD, DL, streaming 3 3 3 — JPN: 21,688 Legion Released: February 5, 2025 Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated Formats: CD, CD+BD, DL, streaming 7 7 3 15 JPN: 24,184 "—" 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 Title Details Peaks JPN 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 Title Details Peak positions Sales JPN JPNCmb. JPNHot Tarinai Futari Release: January 20, 2016 Label: Tricker Formats: CD, DL, streaming 43 — 16 Joen Dan'yū-shō Release: February 1, 2017 Label: Tricker Formats: CD, DL, streaming 16 — 9 Yofukashi no Uta Release: August 7, 2019 Label: Creepers, Sony Music Associated Formats: CD, CD+DVD, DL, streaming 12 12 11 JPN: 9,923 Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e Release: August 26, 2020 Label: Onenation, Sony Music Associated Formats: CD, CD+DVD, DL, streaming 5 2 2 JPN: 20,515Cumulative physical sales for Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e:
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album JPN JPNCmb. "Santora": "Baka Majime": JPNHot FRA KOR NZHotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chat: "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born": "Otonoke": USBub. USWorldPeaks on the World Digital Song Sales chart: "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born": "Otonoke": "Mirage": WWPeaks on the Billboard Global 200: "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born": "Otonoke": "Setsuna" 2015 — — — — — — — — — Indies Complete "Major Debut Shinan" 2017 23 — 54 — — — — — — "Daga Sore de Ii" — — — — — — — Creep Show "Kaiko" 2018 — — — — — — — — — "Spotlight" — — — — — — — — — "Abazure" — — — — — — — — — Yofukashi no Uta "Yofukashi no Uta" — — — — — — — — — RIAJ: Platinum "Ita no Ue no Mamono" — — — — — — — — — "Otona" 2020 — — — — — — — — — Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e "Santora" — 29 26 — — — — — — RIAJ: Gold "Bareru!" 2021 — — 63 — — — — — — Case "Kaoyaku" — — — — — — — — — "Who Am I" — — — — — — — — — "Lazy Boy" — — — — — — — — — "Nobishiro" — — 58 — — — — — — RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni" 2022 — — 92 — — — — — — Ensemble Play "Baka Majime" — 50 38 — — — — — — RIAJ: Platinum "2Way Nice Guy" — — 58 — — — — — — "Daten" 9 28 35 — — — — — — RIAJ: Platinum "Biriken" 2023 — — — — — — — — — Legion "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" 2024 6 1 1 173 188 12 — 3 8 RIAJ: Platinum Diamond RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold "Nidone" 9 — — — — — — RIAJ: Platinum "Otonoke" 19 2 1 — — 4 22 1 37 RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold "Doppelgänger" 2025 — 19 15 — — — — — — RIAJ: Gold "Mirage" 17 — 54 — — — — 7 — rowspan="4" "Nemure" — — — — — — — — "Fright" 2026 — — — — — — — — — "Running Wheel" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peaks Album JPN "SOS!" 2017 54 Cocoon
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peaks Certifications Album JPNDig. JPNHot "Gōhōteki Tobi Kata no Susume" 2016 — — RIAJ: Platinum Tarinai Futari "Joen Dan'yū-shō" 2017 — — RIAJ: Gold Joen Dan'yū-shō "Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e" 2020 43 63 RIAJ: Platinum Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Sirafu de Suikyō" 2013 rowspan="3" Popgroup Presents Kaikoo Planet III "Rewrite" 2017 AKG Tribute "Poker Face" 2019 Boys Meet Harmony "Chotto Dake Baka" Gaki Ranger Tinkerbell: Neverland no Yōsei Tachi "Movin'" Yoru no Honki Dance Fetish "Rōman Hikō" Sanabagun Ballads "Ni-Zero Ni-Zero" 2020 Chiaki Mayumura Nippon Genki Onna Kashu "Illusion" (Creepy Nuts remix) 2024 Dua Lipa Radical Optimism (Japan Tour edition)
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peaks JPNDVD JPNBDCreepy Nuts no All Night Nippon 0 "The Live 2020": Kaihen Toppa Ikuze Hip Hopper! Released: August 26, 2020