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MyGO!!!!!
OriginJapan
Genres
  • Rock
Years active2022–present
LabelsBushiroad Music
Members

MyGo, styalized as MyGO!!!!!, is a Japanese all-female rock band that is part of Bushiroad's media franchise BanG Dream!. Formed in 2022, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's anime series and mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! in addition to performing their characters' respective instruments in live concerts.

The band consists of Amane Shindō (vocals), Hina Sugata (guitar), Yūka Nishio (bass), Mika (drums), and Ayasa (violin). In the game, Morfonica is represented by five first-year students at the prestigious Tsukinomori Girls' Academy: Mashiro Kurata (Shindō), Tōko Kirigaya (Sugata), Nanami Hiromachi (Nishio), Tsukushi Futaba (mika), and Rui Yashio (Ayasa).

Of the nine bands in BanG Dream!, MyGo is one of six whose members perform their own music.

History

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Morfonica's formation was announced on 1 March 2020 during the franchise's live stream BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! @HHW CiRCLE Live Broadcasting Pre-3rd Anniversary Special. The band is the seventh in the franchise and the fourth that performs in live concerts after Poppin'Party, Roselia, and Raise A Suilen.[1] During the stream, a music video for their song "Daylight" was broadcast; the video was animated by the BanG Dream! anime's studio Sanzigen.[2] A live-action music video and an introduction clip starring the voice actresses were released four days later.[3] The Morfonica-centric weekly YouTube show Morfonical, hosted by the band's members, began airing on 24 March.[4]

On 13 May, Morfonica was named Tower Records' recommended artist of May 2020. "Daylight" was released as their debut single two weeks later on 27 May.[5] The single sold over 15,000 copies in its first week, and peaked at second on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[6] In June, the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 4, a series of cover songs by Morfonica and other bands in the franchise, topped Oricon's Weekly Albums Chart with 2,231 sales in the opening week.[7]

Morfonica's first concert, Special Live ~Summerly Tone♪~ at the BanG Dream! 8th☆Live, is scheduled for 23 August at Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest; they will be joined by Poppin'Party, Raise A Suilen, and Pastel*Palettes' Ami Maeshima.[8]

Members

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  • Takamatsu Tomori
  • Chihaya Anon
  • Kaname Raana
  • Nagasaki Soyo
  • Shiina Taki

In-universe band

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In the anime and game, Morfonica is a band of first-year high school students at the prestigious Tsukinomori Girls' Academy.[2] They were added to BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! during the game's third-year anniversary on 15 March 2020.[9]

The band makes its anime debut in the 2020 spin-off series BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~.[10]

Discography

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As of 23 June 2020, Morfonica has 2 original songs.[11]

Singles

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Year Title Release date Peak Oricon chart position Notes Ref
2020 "Daylight" (Daylight -デイライト- 」) 27 May 2 Morfonica's first single [12]

Albums

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Year Title Release date Peak Oricon chart position Notes Ref
2020 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 4 (バンドリ! ガールズバンドパーティ! カバーコレクション Vol.4) 27 May 1 Joined by Poppin'Party, Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes, Hello, Happy World!, and Raise A Suilen [13]

References

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  1. ^ Morrissy, Kim (7 March 2020). "BanG Dream! Announces New Violin Rock Band Morfonica". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Komatsu, Mikikazu (1 March 2020). "Watch Anime MV by BanG Dream!'s New Violin Rock Band Morfonica". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (5 March 2020). "BanG Dream!'s 4th Real Band Morfonica Members Introduce Themselves in Video". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "「バンドリ!」,Morfonicaの冠番組「MORFONICAL」の放送が決定" ["Bandori!", Morfonica's crown program "MORFONICAL" will be broadcast]. Craft Egg (Press release) (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (13 May 2020). "BanG Dream! Violin Rock Band Morfonica Chosen as Tower Records Japan's Recommended Artist of May 2020". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Walkure, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, YOASOBI, and Lady Gaga Top the Oricon Charts for the Week of 5/25 – 5/31". Arama! Japan. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ^ "【ビルボード】バンドリ!カバーアルバム第4弾が総合アルバム首位 3位にはレディー・ガガ" [[Billboard] Bandori! The 4th cover album is Lady Gaga in 3rd place]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ "BanG Dream! 8th☆LIVE". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. ^ "「バンドリ!ガルパ」,3周年キャンペーンやアップデートの情報が公開" ["Bandori! Garupa" 3rd anniversary campaign and update information released]. 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. ^ Hacaga, Shawn (19 June 2020). "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO~OHMORI~ Episode #07 Anime Review". Fandom Post. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Music". BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (in Japanese). Bushimo. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Daylight-デイライト-". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ^ "バンドリ! ガールズバンドパーティ! カバーコレクションVol.4" [BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.4]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2020.