DIV vocalist CHISA and Gravity vocalist Roku have teamed up for 2 collaboration videos as part of the ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘ project.
The singers worked together to cover each other’s songs, and released music videos alongside them on January 28th and 29th. Firstly was a duet cover of Gravity’s ‘Dengeki Shougeki LIGHTNING’ from their 2022 album of the same name. The next song was a duet cover of DIV’s ‘BUTTERFLY DREAMER’, originally featured on their 2015 album ‘SECRET’.
Notably, both videos were filmed and edited by DIV drummer Satoshi, and feature the DIV and Gravity vocalists singing together. The visuals are tailored for each song’s style, with ‘Dengeki Shougeki LIGHTNING’ being full of bright colours and comic book-like effects, while ‘BUTTERFLY DREAMER’ takes a darker approach with contrasting lights and deeper colours.
The project is in promotion of the bands’ upcoming 2 man show, also titled ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘. The concert will take place on February 17th at Ikebukuro EDGE.
The videos are available to watch now on the bands’ YouTube channels. ‘Dengeki Shougeki LIGHTNING’ is featured on Gravity’s channel, while ‘BUTTERFLY DREAMER’ is on DIV’s. Watch the DIV and Gravity collaborations below!
About Gravity
Gravity formed in 2017, with their official live debut held on September 24th the same year. Vocalist Roku and guitarist Myu met in high school, formed a band, and began recruiting the rest of the members who are the current Gravity. In November 2018, to coincide with the release of their 3rd single, the band temporarily changed their name to Gravity↗↗tanoshisa♪FULLVOLTAAAGE!!!. The band reverted back to their original name in September 2022. In 2023 they participated in LittleHEARTS’ Sendai store ‘omotenashi imonikai’ (hospitality imoni party) closing event. Various VK band members from Tohoku, including Yomi (NIGHTMARE), Jun (DOG inThePWO), and more, gave ingredients to Gravity guitarist An to cook into the imoni. In October 2023, guitarist Myu was hospitalised, before finally being discharged in December, and rejoining band activities in January 2024. They have participated in various events such as BugLug’s BugSummit, and ROYZ‘s GOD FES. Gravity are Roku (vo.), Myu (gt.), An (gt.), Rikuto (ba.), and Shacho (dr.).
About DIV
DIV (pronounced ‘dive’) officially formed in 2012, as vocalist CHISA joined, and released their first EP ‘Mudai no Document’ in April 2012. Tickets for their first solo live show ‘ONE BY ONE’ held on May 6th, 2013 sold out in 3 minutes. Tickets for their second solo live show ‘ZERO ONE’ held on November 3rd, 2013 sold out in just 60 seconds. The band steadily released 10 singles, 2 mini albums, and 2 full length albums before disbanding in 2016, following the departure of CHOBI (ba.) and SATOSHI (dr.). In 2017, Chisa and Shogo formed ACME. In 2021, CHISA featured, alongside ACME, in a video with popular Welsh YouTuber CDawgVA, sharing visual kei to a whole new audience. Then in 2023, after a 7 year stint away, DIV returned, and held their restart live titled ‘NEVER DIVIDED JUST DIVE’. In October 2024, the band released their first single in 8 years, also titled ‘Never Divided Just Dive’. Satoshi, who left due to medical issues, was able to rejoin. DIV are CHISA (vo.), SHOGO (gt.), CHOBI (ba.), and SATOSHI (dr.).
