BiS Kaidan

BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) was a Japanese noise band formed in 2012 as a collaboration between the female idol group BiS (a name which stands for "Brand-new idol Society") and the noise band Hijokaidan.

BiS Kaidan was a project launched by Hijokaidan's frontman Jojo Hiroshige. Initially he expressed a desire to work with idol group Momoiro Clover Z to create "Momoclo Kaidan," but fans on Twitter suggested that BiS, a group known for their punk rock sound and extreme stunts, would fit Hijokaidan's image better.

They initially worked together as what was to be a one-off unit in November 2012, where they performed live noise renditions of BiS' songs "eat it" and "nerve". However, Hiroshige was interested in taking the project further, and so requested to release something with the group. In doing so, they became the first and only noise band on BiS' label Avex Trax, the biggest major record label in Japan. In 2013, they then released a self-titled album which includes a cover of Jun Togawa's hit song "Suki Suki Daisuki". They are billed as the world's first idol noise band.

They released a music video for their "Suki Suki Daisuki" cover on the 30th of June, which features homages to other noise and punk groups such as Hanatarash and The Stalin.

In May 2014, the group held their final concert as BiS Kaidan before disbanding, much as BiS themselves will disband in July. Notably, their final show began with the group performing "nerve", their representative song, thirteen times in a row.

The BiS members currently involved in this project are leader Pour Lui, Saki Kamiya, First Summer Uika, Ten Tenko, Nozomi Hirano, and Megumi Koshouji, who is their newest member after joining the group in early November. Hijokaidan's members are Jojo Hiroshige, Junko, and Toshiji Mikawa, who also performs in Incapacitants.

Former members of BiS Yurika Wakisaka, Rio Michibayashi, and Yufu Terashima also performed as BiS Kaidan, but have now left the group. Due to the way in which their album was created (Hijokaidan adding noise to remixed BiS songs), it also features the voice of Yukiko Nakayama on "eat it", who graduated from BiS in late 2011, before the BiS Kaidan collaboration ever took place.

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