Doping Giwaku drop intense trippy MV for single ‘Giwakufujouchu’

Doping Giwaku (Doping suspicion), a new idol group led by Kataoka Miyu, have released their first music video ‘Giwakufujouchu’ (‘Suspicions are Emerging’).

Characterised by wild and erratic electronic sounds, a catchy guitar riff, and cutesy idol style vocals, ‘Giwakufujouchu’ is far from your ordinary idol track. In fact, they appear to be aiming to be far from your standard idol group as a whole; their name literally means ‘doping suspicion’ (sometimes written as ‘Doping Doubt’), and the first video features references to various drugs. The song’s lyrics even include the lines “We’re doping suspected, but it’s fine” and “Come on, offer up your veins, serotonin, noradrenaline, legal or illegal, it doesn’t matter”.

Notably, the track is written by Tanaka Yuuki (vo., gt.) and Takuma (synth., gt.) from the band SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!!. Known for their insanely intense sound, the members injected that into Doping Giwaku to produce this single.

‘Giwakufujouchu’ received an intense music video, directed by kinoora who has previously worked with other alt-idol acts such as AVAM. Handling the VFX was TOSHA-B, who has worked with acts such as SKY-HI, Momoiro Clover Z, and Junna Hayama.

Doping Giwaku are no strangers to the idol industry, with each member having previously been part of other idol groups. Kataoka Miyu, previously of Niji no Conquistador, acts as the group’s sound director.

About Doping Giwaku

Doping Giwaku were formed in December 2023, and consisted of 5 members- Kataoka Miyu, Maekawa Ayane, Mano Emma, Seto Riko, and Misui Fuu. The group made their stage debut on January 22nd 2024 at Shibuya Stream Hall in Tokyo. They released their first digital single ‘CHIKUWA PARTY’ on January 18th. In April member Misui Fuu withdrew from Doping Giwaku leaving the group as a quartet. The group sometimes romanise their name as ‘Doping suspicion’ and ‘Doping Doubt’.

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