Bi-ray

In 2023, the four members of Bi-ray - Cocomi, Emi, Michelle, and Hinata - competed in Nippon Television's "Kashō-ō (The Singing King)".^[1] Japanese rock star Yoshiki, who was a special judge for the program, decided to mentor the performers.^[2][3]

On July 6, 2024, Bi-ray made its first public appearance on Nippon Television's "The Music Day", performing a short version of the song "Butterfly", written and produced by Yoshiki.^[4][5][6][7]

In September 2024, the group performed at Yoshiki's annual dinner show event in Tokyo.^[8] In December, they performed on Nippon Television's "King of Singing - All Japan Singing Championship".^[9]

In May 2025, Bi-ray performed the U.S. national anthem at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.^[10]

In June 2025, "Butterfly" was announced as the group's first digital single and as the theme song for the film Bride Hard.^[11][3] The song reached #1 on the iTunes Pop, Recochoku, and Mora charts in Japan,^[12] and the music video, co-directed by Yoshiki, was released on June 20.^[13] On August 30, the group appeared at Yoshiki's sold-out "Evening/Breakfast with Yoshiki 2025 in Tokyo Japan Kurenai" and performed their next single, "Your Jealousy".^[14]

In September 2025, Bi-ray released the "Butterfly (Narrative Version)" music video directed by Yoshiki, which featured on-screen appearances by Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Colleen Camp, Gigi Zumbado, Da'Vine Joy Randolf, and Yoshiki.^[15] On the same day, the "Butterfly - Acoustic Version" digital single was released.

On October 16, 2025, Bi-ray was awarded the Next Generation Rising Star Award by the Japan America Society of Southern California.^[16] On March 4, 2026, the group released their second single, "Let You Go". The song's music video featured actors Yumia Fujisaki and Manato Sakamoto.^[17]

• Emi (age 16)^[19]

• Hinata (age 15)

• Cocomi (age 14)

• Michelle (age 14)