Atarashii Gakko!

Biography

Atarashii Gakko!, known in Japan as Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders (新しい学校のリーダーズ, lit. 'Leaders of the New School'), is a Japanese girl group formed in 2015. The group is jointly managed with Asobisystem, Twin Planet and TV Asahi Music. They made their Japanese debut in June 2017 under Victor Entertainment with the single "Dokubana", and their worldwide debut in January 2021 under 88rising with the single "Nainainai×NAINAINAI20 January 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1NAINAINAI3:14".
On December 7, 2023, Atarashii Gakko! made their U.S. television debut, performing "Tokyo Calling×Tokyo Calling20 October 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tokyo Calling3:11" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. After a successful North America tour in 2024, they were part of the matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience Los Angeles lineup together with Ado and Yoasobi.
On January 9, 2024, Atarashii Gakko! performed their first show at the Nippon Budokan, called "Seishun Shurai" ("Invasion of Youth").

Concept and formation

Atarashii Gakko! adopts a philosophy of challenging the norms of Japanese society. Positioning themselves as the representatives of Japanese youth, the group’s guiding principle states: "In a time when only exemplary citizens are acknowledged, we strive to defy a narrow-minded society by embracing individuality and freedom." While the circumstances surrounding the group’s formation have never been disclosed, they stated on the radio program All Night Nippon that they had met in a supermarket discount aisle.

In 2020, Atarashi Gakko signed to 88rising, which promotes the group internationally. In 2021, they worked on new songs in Los Angeles with producer Money Mark, several of which were on their EP Snacktime×SNACKTIME12 November 2021 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Pineapple Kryptonite3:152Free Your Mind2:573CANDY2:454Fantastico2:535Happy Hormones3:26, which released that same year.

Animation

SNS Police (2018) as anonymous (Rin) in episode 1, Taguchi's mother (Suzuka) in episode 3, Gorgonzola (Mizyu) in episode 5, Puppy (KC) (Kanon) in episode 5, and Gorilla (Rin) in episode 6.