is a song by Japanese hip hop duo
Creepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip-hop duo consisting of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei, currently signed to Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records. The duo rose to international prominence in 2024 by the single " Bling-Bang-Bang-Born", an opening t ...
from their fourth studio album ''
Legion
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'' (2025). It was released as a
single
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* Single (music), a song release
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by Onenation and
Sony Music Associated Records
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is operat ...
on January 27, 2024. The song was used as a theme song for television series ''
Extremely Inappropriate!'' (2024).
Background and release
On December 20, 2023,
Creepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip-hop duo consisting of DJ Matsunaga and R-Shitei, currently signed to Onenation and Sony Music Associated Records. The duo rose to international prominence in 2024 by the single " Bling-Bang-Bang-Born", an opening t ...
announced that they would be in charge of the theme song for 2024 television series ''
Extremely Inappropriate!'', titled "Nidone". Later, the duo also made cameo appearance on the final episode of the series. The song was available for
digital music
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and
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platforms on January 27, 2024, following the series' first episode ended. Subsequently, it was released alongside "
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" as a
double A-side
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on March 20. Daiki Kamoshita directed the music video for "Nidone" with the theme of "wind of the times and trends", premiered on March 29.
Composition
A
Jersey club
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track,
"Nidone" was written for "dedication to the people of the
Reiwa era
is the current and 232nd era of the official calendar of Japan. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Emperor Akihito's eldest son, Naruhito, Enthronement of the Japanese emperor, ascended the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan. The da ...
who live in fear of the ever–changing 'righteousness' bound by compliance," according to the press release. The lyrics also takes inspiration in the ''Extremely Inappropriate!'' plot, contrasting between the
Showa and Reiwa eras while making references to various aspects of the Japanese folklore like
Urashima Tarō
is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale (''otogi banashi''), who, in a typical modern version, is a fishermen, fisherman rewarded for rescuing a sea turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace (Ryūgū-jō) beneath the sea. There, ...
,
Momotarō/Onigashima, and
Hanasaka Jiisan , also called , is a Japanese folk tale.
Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford collected it in ''Tales of Old Japan'' (1871), as "The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom". Rev. David Thomson translated it as "The Old Man Who Made t ...
.
Accolades
Track listing
* Digital download and streaming
# – 3:27
# "Nidone" (instrumental) – 3:27
* CD single (first production limited edition, regular edition)
# "Nidone" – 3:29
# " Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" – 2:50
# "Nidone" (instrumental) – 3:29
# "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" (instrumental) – 2:50
* CD single (period production limited edition)
# "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" – 2:50
# "Nidone" – 3:29
# "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" (instrumental) – 2:50
# "Nidone" (instrumental) – 3:29
* Blu-ray (first production limited edition) — Creepy Nuts One Man Tour Ensemble Play at Saitama Super Arena
# "2Way Nice Guy" – 3:48
# "Joen Dan'yū-shō" – 3:47
# "Teren Tekuda" – 3:28
# "Spotlight" – 4:01
# "Patto Saite Chitte Hai ni" – 3:18
# "Santora" – 4:21
# "Mimi Nashi Hōichi Style" – 3:40
# "Dawn" – 3:33
# "Daten" – 2:58
# "Yofukashino Uta" – 4:04
# "Inu mo Kuwanai" – 3:13
# "Kami-sama" – 3:49
# "Madman" – 1:36
# "Yūjin A" – 3:13
# "Front 9 Ban" – 3:54
# "Losstime" – 3:49
# "Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e" – 4:11
# "Bad Orangez" – 3:53
# "Great Journey" – 4:19
# "Miyagebanashi" – 5:21
# " Baka Majime" – 3:06
# "Nobishiro" – 5:17
# "Behind the Scenes of Creepy Nuts in Saitama Super Arena" – 29:33
* Blu-ray (period production limited edition)
# "TV Anime '' Mashle: Magic and Muscles – The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam'' Non-Credit OP Video" – 1:29
Personnel
* R-Shitei – vocals, lyrics
* DJ Matsunaga – composition, arrangement
* Masahito Komori – mixing
* Mike Bozzi
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– mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2024 songs
2024 singles
Creepy Nuts songs
Japanese television drama theme songs
Jersey club songs
Songs in Japanese
Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles