Atarashii Gakko!

Not to be confused with Leaders of the New School.

Atarashii Gakko!, known in Japan as Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders (新しい学校のリーダーズ, lit. 'New School Leaders'), is a Japanese girl group formed in 2015. The group is jointly managed with Asobisystem,^[2] Twin Planet and TV Asahi Music.^[3] It made its Japanese debut in June 2017 under Victor Entertainment with the single "Dokubana", and its worldwide debut in January 2021 under 88rising with the single "Nainainai".^[4]

Atarashii Gakko! 新しい学校のリーダーズ
Atarashii Gakko! in 2024 From left to right: Rin, Suzuka, Kanon, and Mizyu
Background information
Also known as	Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment 88rising
Members	Mizyu Rin Suzuka Kanon
Website	atarashiigakko.com (English) leaders.asobisystem.com (Japanese)
YouTube information
Channel	ATARASHII GAKKO! - 新しい学校のリーダーズ
Years active	2015—present
Genre	Music
Subscribers	1,440,000[1]
Total views	332 million[1]

On December 7, 2023, Atarashii Gakko! made their U.S. television debut, performing "Tokyo Calling" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.^[5]

On January 9, 2024, Atarashii Gakko! performed their first show at the Nippon Budokan, called "Seishun Shurai" ("Invasion of Youth").^[6]

Overview

Concept and formation

Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders 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 exemplar citizens are acknowledged, we strive to defy a narrow-minded society by embracing individuality and freedom."^[4] 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.^[4]

In 2020, Atarashi Gakko signed to 88rising, which promotes the group internationally.^[7] In 2021, they worked on new songs in Los Angeles with producer Money Mark, several of which were on their EP Snacktime, which released that same year.^[8][9]

Members

Name	Birth date (age)	Birthplace	Role
Mizyu (みぢゅ)[10]	(1998-12-22) December 22, 1998 (age 25)[11]	Tokyo[12]	kawaii-but-fierce[4]
Rin (りん)[10]	(2001-09-11) September 11, 2001 (age 23)[11]	Saitama[12]	funky[4]
Suzuka (すずか)[10]	(2001-11-29) November 29, 2001 (age 22)[11]	Osaka[12]	wildcard[4]
Kanon (かのん)[10]	(2002-01-18) January 18, 2002 (age 22)[11]	Gunma[12]	graceful[4]

Discography

Singles

#	Title	Release date	Oricon peak position	Albums
1	Gakkou Ikeya (学校行けやあ゛)	May 13, 2017	—	Non-album single
2	Dokubana (毒花)	June 7, 2017	84[13]	Maenarawanai
3	Kimiwaina'17 (キミワイナ'17)	October 25, 2017	190[13]
4	Koi no Shadanki feat.H Zettrio (恋の遮断機 feat.H ZETTRIO)	January 23, 2018	—
5	Saishujinrui (最終人類)	February 28, 2018	—
6	Ookami no Uta (狼の詩)	August 29, 2018	142[14]	Wakage Gaitaru
7	Mayoeba Totoshi (迷えば尊し)	December 12, 2018	—
8	Koi Geba (恋ゲバ)	February 6, 2019	—
9	Otonablue (オトナブルー)	April 30, 2020	—	Ichijikikoku
10	Que Sera Sera (ケセラセラ)	May 15, 2020	—	Maningen
11	Koibumi (恋文)	May 22, 2020	—
12	Nainainai	January 20, 2021	—	Non-album single
13	Freaks (with Warren Hue)	March 2, 2021	—	Non-album single
14	Pineapple Kryptonite	September 21, 2021	—	Snacktime
15	Woo! Go!	April 15, 2022	—	Non-album single
16	Baby [Amazon Original] (with Seiho)	July 27, 2022	—	Amazon Music exclusive, non-album single
17	Hanako	October 31, 2022	—	Non-album single
18	The Edge	February 24, 2023	—	Non-album single
19	Janaindayo (じゃないんだよ)	March 22, 2023	—	Ichijikikoku
20	Maningen (マ人間)	August 9, 2023	—	Maningen
21	Tokyo Calling	October 20, 2023	—	AG! Calling
22	Toryanse (とおりゃんせ)	January 26, 2024	—
23	Hello	February 9, 2024	—	The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
24	Ghostbusters: Frozen Summer	March 6, 2024	—	Song for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
25	Change	July 19, 2024	—	Non-album single

Albums

#	Title	Release date	Oricon peak position
1	Maenarawanai (マエナラワナイ)	March 20, 2018	187[13]
2	Wakage Gaitaru (若気ガイタル)	March 6, 2019	140[13]
3	AG! Calling	June 7, 2024	—

Extended plays

#	Title	Release date	Oricon peak position
1	Snacktime	November 12, 2021	—
2	Ichijikikoku (一時帰国)	April 12, 2023	3[15]
3	Maningen (マ人間)	August 16, 2023[16]	7[17]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Director	Notes
2015	Kamu to Funyan tofubeats Remix (噛むとフニャン tofubeats Remix)	Atarashii Gakko!		360° music video Collaboration with Fit's and Tofubeats[18]
2016	Gakkou Ikeya (学校行けやあ゛)	Atarashii Gakko!	Yukihiro Morigaki	CM song for Koikeya[19]
2017	Dokubana (毒花)	Atarashii Gakko!	Masatoshi Takizawa
	Kimiwaina'17 (キミワイナ'17)	Atarashii Gakko!	Masatoshi Takizawa
2018	Koi no Shadanki feat.H Zettrio (恋の遮断機 feat.H ZETTRIO)	Atarashii Gakko! and H Zettrio	Masatoshi Takizawa
	Saishujinrui (最終人類)	Atarashii Gakko!	Masatoshi Takizawa
	Ookami no Uta (狼の詩)	Atarashii Gakko! and H Zettrio	2Boy and Ryo Ichikawa
	Shoujo Gannen (少女元年)	Urbangarde and Atarashii Gakko!	Shun Murakami
	Piroti (ピロティ)	Atarashii Gakko!
2019	Mayoeba Totoshi (迷えば尊し)	Atarashii Gakko!	Masatoshi Takizawa
	Koi Geba (恋ゲバ)	Atarashii Gakko!	Masatoshi Takizawa
	Masage Cannavaro (まさ毛カンナヴァーロ)	Atarashii Gakko!
	Donimo Tomaranai (どうにもとまらない)	Klang Ruler and Atarashii Gakko!		Linda Yamamoto cover
	Waratteyurushite (笑って許して)	Klang Ruler and Atarashii Gakko!		Akiko Wada cover
2021	Nainainai	Atarashii Gakko!	Pennacky
	Freaks	Atarashii Gakko! and Warren Hue	Nasty Men$ah
	Pineapple Kryptonite	Atarashii Gakko!	Philip Atwell
	Intergalactic[20]	Atarashii Gakko!	Sayaka Nakane[21]	Beastie Boys cover
	Free Your Mind	Atarashii Gakko!	Sayaka Nakane
2022	Woo! Go!	Atarashii Gakko!	Mackenzie Sheppard	Collaboration with Nike Japan
	Baby [Amazon Original]	Seiho and Atarashii Gakko!	Ran Tondabayashi
	Hanako	Atarashii Gakko!	Sayaka Nakane
2023	The Edge	Atarashii Gakko!	Fantasista Utamaro
	Otonablue (オトナブルー)	Atarashii Gakko!	Eri Yoshikawa
	Janaindayo (じゃないんだよ)	Atarashii Gakko!	Sayaka Nakane
	Suki Lie	Atarashii Gakko!	Eri Yoshikawa
	Seishun Wo Kirisaku Hado (青春を切り裂く波動)	Atarashii Gakko!	Sayaka Nakane
	Maningen (マ人間)	Atarashii Gakko!	Eri Yoshikawa
	Tokyo Calling	Atarashii Gakko!	Pennacky
2024	Toryanse (とおりゃんせ)	Atarashii Gakko!	Mess
	Ghostbusters: Frozen Summer	Atarashii Gakko!	Zumi	Song for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
	FRDP (ドラ１独走)	Sheena Ringo and Atarashii Gakko!
	Fly High	Atarashii Gakko!	Yuichiro Saeki
	Change	Atarashii Gakko!	O
	Omakase	Atarashii Gakko!	Hiroki Sugiyama
	Shimi (シミ)	Maximum the Hormone feat. Atarashii Gakko!	Yasuhiro Arafune

Filmography

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.^[22]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2023	Baby Assassins 2 Babies	Themselves	Cameo	[23]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2017	Joshu Seven	Prisoners	Cameo in episode 8	[24]
2018–present	Break!	Themselves		[25]
2018–2019	Kannai Devil	Themselves		[26]
2023–present	Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders no Kagai Jugyou	Themselves		[27]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2019	Suzuka's Room	Themselves		[28]
2020	Record of New School's Strangeness	Themselves		[29]
2020–2021	Seishun Academy	Themselves		[30][31][32]
2021	Japan Youth Trilogy	Themselves		[33][34][35]
2022	Music Video VFX Magic With Atarashii Gakko!	Themselves		[36]
2023	Hee! Hee! Hoo!	Themselves	Episode 1	[37]

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31. ATARASHII GAKKO! - Seishun Academy 102: Happy New Year. 88rising. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via YouTube.
32. ATARASHII GAKKO! - Seishun Academy 103: Japan Train Travel. 88rising. January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via YouTube.
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37. ATARASHII GAKKO! - 新しい学校のリーダーズ [@japanleaders] (January 26, 2023). "胎児向け 音楽ｴﾝﾀｰﾃｲﾝﾒﾝﾄTVショー 【ひ～！ひ～！ふ～！】がAmazon Prime Videoにて配信開始🤰🤰👶🏻🧠☀️ エピソード１に新しい学校のリーダーズが出演！番組のために書き下ろした楽曲「BABY」も披露しています🎵 https://t.co/zp6hM546XP" [Music entertainment TV show for fetuses [Hi~! Hi~! Phew! ] is now available on Amazon Prime Video 🤰🤰👶🏻🧠☀️ The new school leaders will appear in Episode 1! The song "BABY" written for the program is also shown 🎵] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

• Official English website