B.O.L.T is a four-member alternative girl’s idol group whose members consist of Luna Naito , Chiho Takai, Hanoha Aoyama, and Aya Shirahama. They are under STARDUST PLANET management, which also manages Momoiro Clover Z and Shiritsu Ebisu Junior High School and are currently signed with the record label is Evil Line, which is a sub-label of King Records. Naito and Takai were formerly members of another idol group called Rock A Japonica, which was a five-member group. Rock A Japonica's mission statement was to "Rock Japan" (to shake it, impress, get it going). But in April of 2019, two members left the group and the group was disbanded. A little over a week after the group was disbanded, it was announced that the remaining girls would start a new group. That group became B.O.L.T.. In November of 2019, founding member Misato graduated from the group, and the lineup of B.O.L.T has remained the same ever since. B.O.L.T debuted in July of 2015 and has since gone on to release two studio albums, one live album, and four physical singles.

The spirit of Rock A Japonica really does live on in this group, and it stays true to that original mission statement about rocking Japan. This group does an excellent job of blending traditional idol elements with a solid rock sound. Their most recent release as of this writing “Accent” does a great job of showing this off. The girls sound great in the release. The melody not only complements their vocals well but is easily identifiable as a rock song. A lot of their songs tend to be on the high-energy side, but their song “Hear You” on their Attitude album does show that they know how to slow it down and their vocals are excellent.

B.O.L.T posts all their latest news on both their official website and their Twitter page. Be sure to check out their music video “Accent” posted in the video below

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