88Kasyo Junrei

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88Kasyo Junrei (Japanese: 八十八ヶ所巡礼, Hepburn: Hachi-jū Hachi Kasho Junrei) is a Japanese rock band formed on August 18, 2006.[5][2] They consist of vocalist and bassist Margarette Hiroi, guitarist Katzuya Shimizu and drummer Kenzo. The name, which means "pilgrimage to eighty-eight places," is reminiscent of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Their music combines elements of jam band,[6] heavy metal, alternative, psychedelic and progressive rock styles. All lyrics are written by Hiroi[7][8][9] and often contain references to religion, such as Buddhism or Shinto,[8] and different yōkai.[10] All albums are released through their own label, PPR.[3][9]

Also known as88Kasyo
OriginTokyo, Japan[1]
GenresProgressive, psychedelic, alternative, hard rock, heavy metal
Years activeOctober 8, 2006 (2006-10-08)–present[2]
Quick facts 八十八ヶ所巡礼, Also known as ...
88Kasyo Junrei
八十八ヶ所巡礼
Also known as88Kasyo
OriginTokyo, Japan[1]
GenresProgressive, psychedelic, alternative, hard rock, heavy metal
Years activeOctober 8, 2006 (2006-10-08)–present[2]
LabelPPR (Psychedelic Progressive Revolution)[3][4]
Members
  • Margarette Hiroi
  • Katzuya Shimizu
  • Kenzo
Website88kasyo.com
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The mascot character, who appears on numerous album covers, was created by Japanese animator Takashi Taniguchi [ja] and nicknamed "pilgrim" (オヘンロさん, o-henro-san).[2][11]

They performed outside of Japan for the first time at Eurockéennes Music Festival in France, on July 7, 2019.[12]

Members

Current

  • Margarette Hiroi (マーガレット廣井) – vocals, bass and lyrics (2006–present)
Described on the official site as "the bassist, singer and the gang's mastermind" (Ba.と歌と主犯格)
A native of Yoshida (now Uwajima, Ehime).[13]
He[14][15] started playing the bass in junior high school, describing that time as "practicing until midnight and listening to music all night long."[16]
Briefly played in Green Milk from the Planet Orange until their disbandment in 2008.[17] Also provided bass for the track "Alice" on the 2017 album Bootleg by Kenshi Yonezu.[18][19]
Has named Ningen Isu as one of his artistic influences; the two bands have also performed together once in 2014. His other favorite artists include King Crimson and Eastern Youth.[7][13][16]
His notable bass guitar design used in most of the band's first videos is a custom-made "Alien" model, crafted by Japanese guitar maker Nobuaki Hayashi (Atlansia).[20][21][22]
  • Katzuya Shimizu – guitar (2006–present)
Described on the official site as "the guitarist, staff officer and acting coach" (Gt.と参謀と演技指導)
Learned classical piano as a child and started playing the guitar at age 15. Cites Steve Vai and Van Halen as the main influences on his playing style.[23]
Outside of band activities, he is giving guitar lessons and participating in recordings of other projects.[23][24] Has provided guitar for the soundtracks of Nights of Azure and various Atelier video games by Gust.[25][26]
  • Kenzo (賢三) – drums (2006–present)
Described on the official site as "the drummer, gangster and the one who chuckles" (Dr.と極道と含み笑い)
A native of Ehime prefecture, Shikoku island.[6]
Started playing the drums in 5th grade. Named X Japan as having been one of the favorite bands to play to during his high school years.[6]
Since 2019, he has also been playing in a band named Girigiri no Kagiri (限り限りの限り).[27]

Discography

Studio albums

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Hachi tasu Hachi (八+八; "8 plus 8")
  • Released: August 18, 2010 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1004)
16 tracks
  1. "Gugenka-chū" (具現化中; "Materializing")
  2. "Nihon" (日本; "Japan")
  3. "Butsumetsu Torishunā" (仏滅トリシュナー; "Unlucky Day's Trishna")
  4. "Memeshī Onna" (女々しい女; "Effeminate Woman")
  5. "Ukiyo Dēto" (浮世デェト; "Ukiyo Date")
  6. "Hachi-jū Hachi-patsu" (八十八発; "Eighty Eight Shots")
  7. "Oyakōkō" (親孝行; "Filial piety")
  8. "Butt's Trip Bar" (BUTT'S TRIP BAR)

Bonus tracks:

  1. "Ai wa Sanmoji" (愛ハ三文字; "Love Is Three Letters")
  2. "Josei Mondai to Kake Gorufu" (女性問題ト賭ケゴルフ; "The Female Issue and Golf Betting")
  3. "O-henro-san" (ohenro3; "Pilgrim")
  4. "9.17" (9.17)
  5. "Nō wa Netenai" (脳ハ寝テナイ; "Sleepless Brain")
  6. "Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko" (太陽ヲ盗ンダ男; "The Man Who Stole the Sun")
  7. "Sappūkei Gurōbaru Gurūvu" (殺風景グローバルグルーヴ; "Boring Global Groove")
  8. "O-nobori-san 2006" (オノボリサン2006; "Country Bumpkin 2006")
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Syg88 (SYG88)
  • Released: August 18, 2011 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1006)
8 tracks
  1. "Anoyo Love (Album Version)" (ano世love(Album ver.); "Love from the Afterlife")
  2. "Satori+time" (悟ri+time; "Enlightenment Time")
  3. "Palama Jipang" (PALAMA・JIPANG)
  4. "Syg88" (SYG88)
  5. "Ikinari" (粋NALI; read as "Without Warning", spelled with a character for "chic")
  6. "Carrousel Matsuro" (Carrousel末路; "Carousel of the End")
  7. "Delusion Moguro" (delusion喪黒; "Delusion" and lit. "black mourning")
  8. "Yūbē no Yūtsu" (幽兵衛no幽鬱; read as "Last Night's Dejection")
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  • Released: August 8, 2012 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1008)
8 tracks
  1. "Bō Daburyū no Yoru" (某WN☮夜; "A Certain W's Night")
  2. "Reikai Nūbō" (霊界ヌ〜ボ〜♨; "Spirit World Nouveau")
  3. "Miren" (((未練)); "Regret")
  4. "A & N & D" (A&N&D)
  5. "Ikai Ikō" (☞異界逝コウ☜; "Leave for the Otherworld")
  6. "Madō Wakusei" (⌘惑う惑星⌘; "Perplexing Planet")
  7. "Gokuraku Izuko" (極樂いづこ; "Where Is Paradise")
  8. "Shukusei no Yoake" (⇔粛正の夜明け⇔; "Dawn of Correction")
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0088
  • Released: September 11, 2013 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1009)
8 tracks
  1. "Kuru Kuru Nenbutsu" (苦苦★念仏; "Dukkha Dukkha Prayer," also a pun on kuru kuru)
  2. "Bōbaku Meido Sō" (茫漠冥途草; "Vast Fields of Hell")
  3. "Shikkoku no Tokimeki" (漆・黒・の・と・き・め・き; "Darkest Palpitations")
  4. "Akuyami Kirishima" (惡闇霧島; lit. "Fog Island of Darkness and Evil")
  5. "Hyakkien" (◎百鬼園◎; lit. "One Hundred Demon Garden")
  6. "Junrei Jigoku" (巡礼地獄♨; "Hell Journey")
  7. "Guchi Guchi Akuma" (愚痴×愚痴×悪魔; "Grumbling Devil")
  8. "Uchū no Mattan" (宇宙の末端☆彡; "Edge of the Universe")
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Kōgeki-teki Kokumin-teki Ongaku (攻撃的国民的音楽; "Aggressive National Music")
  • Released: August 8, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1011)
8 tracks
  1. "Akai Shōdō RIP" (赤い衝動-R.I.P-; "Red Impulse RIP")
  2. "Imi Nai" (IMNY; read as "No Meaning")
  3. "Kōgeki-teki Kokumin-teki Ongaku" (攻撃的国民的音楽; "Aggressive National Music")
  4. "Chōkankaku-teki Uchū" (-超感覚的宇宙-; "Extrasensory Universe")
  5. "Violet Purple Bible" (Violet Purple Bible)
  6. "Tokai no Makai" (都会の魔界; "Urban Demon World")
  7. "Yūrei Doraivu" (ユーレイ・ドライヴ; "Ghost Drive")
  8. "Eito Bīto na Hitobito" (エイトビイトな人々; "Everyone Is 8-Beat")
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Nihon (日本; "Japan")
  • Released: August 18, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1013)
9 tracks
  1. "Prologue" (prologue)
  2. "Bōgatsu Bōjitsu" (亡月亡日; read as "X Day of X Month", spelled with a character for "deceased")
  3. "Zetsumyō Sigma" (絶妙Σ; "Exquisite Sigma")
  4. "Kiteretsu Rejа̄" (奇天烈レジャ〜; "Bizarre Leisure")
  5. "Ginga no Haji" (銀河の恥…; "Galactic Shame")
  6. "Taian Naito" (大安ナイト; "Taian Night")
  7. "Yūsei yori Ai o Komete" (幽星より愛を込めて; read as "From Another Planet with Love", spelled with a character for "dark")
  8. "Urutora Hevun" (ウルトラ・ヘヴン; "Ultra Heaven")
  9. "Nō ga Torokeru Machi 888" (脳がとろける街888; "Melting Brain Street 888")
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Tōkyō (凍狂; "Tokyo")
  • Released: August 18, 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1014)
9 tracks
  1. "Kyomu Kyomu" (虚夢虚夢; lit. "Empty Dream", can also be read as "nothingness")
  2. "Kindonichi" (金土日; "Friday, Saturday, Sunday")
  3. "Nō no Ōkoku" (脳の王国; "Kingdom of the Mind")
  4. "Yūrakuchō-sen" (幽楽町線; "Purgatory City Line", same reading as Yūrakuchō Line)
  5. "Tōkyō" (凍狂; read as "Tokyo", spelled with characters for "cold" and "crazy")
  6. "Getto" (月斗)
  7. "Shikō" (紫光; "Violet Light")
  8. "Ei Ō Āru" (永・凹・阿阿瑠; "AOR")

Bonus track:

  1. "Kaikan Ryokō" (怪感旅行; "Fantastical Journey")
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Genma Taisai (幻魔大祭; "Grand Festival of Demons")
  • Released: August 18, 2021 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD/DVD (PPR-1015)
9 tracks
  1. "Jove Jove" (JOVE JOVE; romanized onomatopoeia of jabu jabu, "With a Splash")
  2. "Dokidoki" (怒喜怒気; a pun on doki doki, spelled with characters for "joy" and "wrath")
  3. "M.O.Eight" (M.O.8; can also be read as "M.O.Ya", a pun on moya moya)
  4. "Oh! Soji!" (OH!SOJI!)
  5. "Keikō" (慧光; lit. "Enlightenment Light")
  6. "It's a Ma-Day" (IT'S a 魔DAY)
  7. "Kami @ Netsu" (神@熱)
  8. "Kyōkan Dekinai" (狂感できない; read as "Cannot Sympathize")

Bonus track:

  1. "Genma Taisai (Album Version)" (幻魔大祭(Album Version))
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Hachi tasu Kyū (八+九; "8 plus 9")
  • Released: May 2, 2025 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1019~20)
19 tracks

"Butsumetsu Side" (仏滅SIDE; "Unlucky Side"):

  1. "Brain Damage" (脳騒曲, Nōsōkyoku; could be a pun on kyōsōkyoku)
  2. "Yaoyoroz" (YAOYOROZ; romanized yaoyorozu)
  3. "Dischord" (不狂音, Fukyōon; could be a pun on fukyōwaon)
  4. "Dancing in the Dark" (近頃どうしてる？, Chikagoro Dō Shiteru?; "What have you been up to?")
  5. "Light in the Darkness" (幽光, Yūkō; lit. "Faint Light")
  6. "Instrumental 1" (因素音①, Insuon 1)
  7. "Ale.!!" (Ale.!!)
  8. "Shout!" (絶狂NOW!, Zekkyō NOW!; a pun on zekkyō, spelled with characters for "peerless" and "crazy")
  9. "Nirvana" (浮楽浮楽, Furafura; a pun on fura fura, spelled with characters for "float" and "happiness")

"Taian Side" (大安SIDE; Lucky Side):

  1. "Instrumental 2" (因素音②, Insuon 2)
  2. "Hells Bells" (奈落サブウーファー (Album Version), Naraku Sabuūfā (Album Version))
  3. "The Dark Side of the Moon" (鬼畜, Kichiku; "Brute")
  4. "Dusty Springfield" (泥春, Deishun; lit. "Muddy Springtime")
  5. "Paradise City" (沙羅魔都, Saramato; a pun on salamat)
  6. "Desert Moon" (不浄と我楽多の砂漠, Fujō to Garakuta no Sabaku; "Desert of Impurity and Rubbish")
  7. "A Love Supreme" (摩訶摩訶摩訶, Maka-maka-maka; could be a pun on mahā and a SNES video game Maka Maka [ja])
  8. "Silly Love Songs" (HOTOTOGISU♡; "Lesser Cuckoo")
  9. "Desire" (魔炎, Maen; "Demon Flame")
  10. "8989" (八苦八苦, Hakku Hakku; "Eight Sufferings")
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Live albums

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Oricon
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1010 (-1010-)
  • Released: 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: СВ (PPR-1010)
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0567 (0567; can be read as "ko-ro-na")
  • Released: 2020 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-0567)
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Extended plays

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1st E.P (ファーストE.P)
  • Released: April 29, 2009 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1001)
4 tracks
  1. "Sappūkei Gurōbaru Gurūvu" (殺風景グローバルグルーヴ; "Boring Global Groove")
  2. "Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko" (太陽ヲ盗ンダ男; "The Man Who Stole the Sun")
  3. "O-nobori-san" (オノボリサン; "Country Bumpkin")
  4. "Hachi-jū Hachi Ginkō" (八十八銀行; "Bank Eighty Eight")
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1st mini album (ファースト・ミニ・アルバム)
  • Released: August 8, 2009 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1002)
6 tracks
  1. "Bukkyō" (仏狂; spelled as "Buddha" and "crazy", read as "Buddhism")
  2. "Josei Mondai to Kake Gorufu" (女性問題ト賭ケゴルフ; "The Female Issue and Golf Betting")
  3. "O-henro-san" (ohenro3; "Pilgrim")
  4. "9.17" (9.17)
  5. "Nō wa Netenai" (脳ハ寝テナイ; "Sleepless Brain")
  6. "Petenshi to Ato no Matsuri" (ペテン師ト後ノ祭リ; "Too Late for the Swindler")
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Singles

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"1st maxi single" (ファースト・マキシ・シングル)
  • Released: October 28, 2009 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: CD (PPR-1003)
3 tracks
  1. "Ai wa Sanmoji" (愛ワ三文字; "Love Is Three Letters")
  2. "Ukiuki" (浮き浮き; "Cheerfully")
  3. "Bonus Track" (Bonus track)
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"Armageddon Fest." (幻魔大祭)
  • Released: May 1, 2020 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "Armageddon Fest." (幻魔大祭, Genma Taisai; lit. "Grand Festival of Demons")
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"The Dark Side of the Moon" (鬼畜)
  • Released: April 16, 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "The Dark Side of the Moon" (鬼畜, Kichiku; "Brute")
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"Hells Bells" (奈落サブウーファー)
  • Released: August 6, 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "Hells Bells" (奈落サブウーファー, Naraku Sabuūfā; "Hellish Subwoofer")
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"Dancing in the Dark" (近頃どうしてる？)
  • Released: December 3, 2023 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "Dancing in the Dark" (近頃どうしてる？, Chikagoro Dō Shiteru?; "What have you been up to?")
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"A Love Supreme" (摩訶摩訶摩訶)
  • Released: July 27, 2024 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "A Love Supreme" (摩訶摩訶摩訶, Maka-maka-maka; could be a pun on mahā and a SNES video game Maka Maka [ja])
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"Brain Damage" (脳騒曲)
  • Released: September 17, 2024 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "Brain Damage" (脳騒曲, Nōsōkyoku; could be a pun on kyōsōkyoku)
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"Yaoyoroz" (YAOYOROZ)
  • Released: March 15, 2025 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: Digital
1 track
  1. "Yaoyoroz" (YAOYOROZ; romanized yaoyorozu)
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Videos

Video albums

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Kōgeki-teki Kokumin-teki Ongakusai (攻撃的国民的音楽祭; "Aggressive National Music Festival")
  • Released: 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: PPR
  • Formats: DVD (PPR-1012)
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Music videos

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"Butsumetsu Torishunā" (仏滅トリシュナー) YouTube
  • Released: August 17, 2010 (INT)
"Palama Jipang" (PALAMA・JIPANG) YouTube
  • Released: August 17, 2011 (INT)
"Reikai Nūbō" (霊界ヌ〜ボ〜♨) YouTube
  • Released: June 3, 2012 (INT)
"Kuru Kuru Nenbutsu" (苦苦★念仏) Takashi Taniguchi[29] YouTube
  • Released: September 11, 2013 (INT)
"Kōgeki-teki Kokumin-teki Ongaku" (攻撃的国民的音楽) Taro Maruyama[30] YouTube
  • Released: July 9, 2014 (INT)
"Zetsumyō Sigma" (絶妙Σ) YouTube
  • Released: August 17, 2015 (INT)
"Shikō" (紫光) YouTube
  • Released: December 9, 2016 (INT)
"Kindonichi" (金土日) Mani Kato[31] YouTube
  • Released: February 3, 2017 (INT)
"Yūrakuchō-sen" (幽楽町線) Taro Maruyama[30] YouTube
  • Released: July 21, 2017 (INT)
"Tōkyō" (凍狂) Mani Kato[31] YouTube
  • Released: December 26, 2017 (INT)
"Nō no Ōkoku" (脳の王国) Taro Maruyama[30] YouTube
  • Released: June 26, 2018 (INT)
"Jove Jove" (JOVE JOVE) Mani Kato[31] YouTube
  • Released: July 5, 2019 (INT)
"M.O.Eight" (M.O.8) Taro Maruyama[30] YouTube
  • Released: November 15, 2019 (INT)
"Kyōkan Dekinai" (狂感できない) Mani Kato[31] YouTube
  • Released: December 24, 2019 (INT)
"Genma Taisai (Album Version)" (幻魔大祭(Album Version)) YouTube
  • Released: July 2, 2021 (INT)
"Deishun" (泥春) YouTube
  • Released: February 23, 2023 (INT)
"Saramato" (沙羅魔都) YouTube
  • Released: May 21, 2023 (INT)
"Maka-maka-maka" (摩訶摩訶摩訶) YouTube
  • Released: July 26, 2024 (INT)
"Nōsōkyoku" (脳騒曲) Takashi Taniguchi YouTube
  • Released: September 20, 2024 (INT)
"Yaoyoroz" (YAOYOROZ) Mani Kato[32] YouTube
  • Released: March 15, 2025 (INT)
"Fukōn" (不狂音) Takayuki Kodzima YouTube
  • Released: December 6, 2025 (INT)
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Guest appearances

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"Shikō" (紫光; "Purple Light") feat. Margarette (摩阿訶烈音) from 88Kasyo Junrei
  • Lyrics: Margarette Hiroi[9]
  • Music: DJ Rokugatsu (DJ6月)
 Batten Shāku (バッテンシャーク; "X Shark")
  • Released: June 17, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: Low High Who?
  • Format: CD (LHWCD-0031),[33] digital download
 DJ Rokugatsu
"Pilgrim" (ピルグリム) by 88Kasyo Junrei Tribute to The Band Apart (tribute to the band apart)
  • Released: September 19, 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Format: CD (PCCA-04705),[35] digital download

Peaked at 22 on the Oricon Albums Chart[36]

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"Kata Kamuna!" (肩噛むな！; "Don't Bite My Shoulder!") by Ie no Mae de Gorira ga Shinderu (家の前でゴリラが死んでる; "A Dead Gorilla In Front Of Your House") Onryо̄ o Agete Kike Tako!! Onryо̄ o Agero Tako! Nani Utatten no ka Zenzen Wakannē n da yo!! Original Compilation Album (音量を上げて聴けタコ!! ～音量を上げろタコ！なに歌ってんのか全然わかんねぇんだよ!! オリジナルコンピレーションアルバム～)
  • Released: October 3, 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music　
  • Format: CD + DVD (KSCL-3110/1), CD (KSCL-3112), digital download[37]

Peaked at 56 on the Oricon Albums Chart[38]

"Ao no Sekai" (青の世界; "World of Blue") by 88Kasyo Junrei Parade III -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- (PARADE III ～RESPECTIVE TRACKS OF BUCK-TICK～)
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Acting performances

  • Louder! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp! [ja][40](音量を上げろタコ！なに歌ってんのか全然わかんねぇんだよ!!; "Onryо̄ o Agero Tako! Nani Utatten no ka Zenzen Wakannē n da yo!!")
Appeared as a fictional band Ie no Mae de Gorira ga Shinderu (家の前でゴリラが死んでる), with singer Mayako Shimizu (清水麻八子) as the vocalist[41][42]

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