Bi-ray
Bi-ray 美麗-Bi-ray- | |
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 Bi-ray in Los Angeles, 2025 | |
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| Labels | Melodee |
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| Website | bi-ray |
Bi-ray (stylized in Japanese as 美麗-Bi-ray-) is a four-member Japanese girl group produced by Yoshiki. The four-octave group was formed in 2024 with members Emi, Hinata, Cocomi, and Michelle.
History
[edit | edit source]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]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Details | Ranking | Details |
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| "Butterfly"[17] |
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#1 iTunes Japan Pop chart, Recochoku, Mora[12] | Theme song for the film Bride Hard[11] |
| "Butterfly - Acoustic Version" |
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Music video directed by Yoshiki[15] |
Members
[edit | edit source]- Emi (age 16)[18]
- Hinata (age 15)
- Cocomi (age 14)
- Michelle (age 14)
References
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