BACK-ON and Beverly’s first ever collaboration! New ‘Kamen Rider Gotchard’ song ‘THE SKY'S THE LIMIT’ by BACK-ON × Beverly!

“THE SKY’S THE LIMIT” Digital jacket Cover

Following their Kamen Rider Gotchard theme song ‘CHEMY×STORY’, Japanese band BACK-ON have announced a new collaboration with singer Beverly, who previously provided the show’s “kick song” ‘Rising Fighter’. ‘THE SKY’S THE LIMIT’ by BACK-ON × Beverly will be featured as an insert song in the Gotchard series, and released as a digital single on 26 May!

The track is a “rainbow song”, and the Kamen Rider on the cover is streaked with all the colors of the rainbow. BACK-ON and Beverly recently performed together at the all-star ‘Kamen Rider Gotchard’ fan event titled Kamen Rider Gotchard Gatchanko FESTIVAL!!, which was held on May 3 and 4 for a capacity 3,200 crowd. They announced the new single on stage, then gave a blistering performance. The news of the song, created through a rare collaboration between these two legendary Kamen Rider artists, was a huge surprise for the assembled audience of diehard Kamen Rider Gotchard fans.

Don’t miss ‘THE SKY’S THE LIMIT’ when it comes to download and streaming platforms, filling the world of Gotchard with rainbow colors here!

BACK-ON and FLOW release new collab! ‘TV size’ short version of ‘KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD’ opening theme song ‘CHEMY×STORY’ out now!

CHEMY×STORY Jacket Cover

Performed by rock band BACK-ON, ‘CHEMY×STORY’ is the opening theme song to KAMEN RIDER GOTCHAR’. At a press conference held back in August, BACK-ON stated in a video message that they plan to evolve the song through collaboration with other artists, echoing the fusion seen in KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD. And now, in 2024, they have followed up on that promise with the release of a new collaboration version of the theme song!

 For this new version, BACK-ON have joined forces with fellow rock band FLOW, teaming up under the name BACK-ON × FLOW! And from Sunday, January 7, when the first new episode of KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD of 2024 was broadcast, the theme song has been updated to the two bands’ new version of ‘CHEMY×STORY’! The “TV size” short version of the song is also out now on download and streaming services, following its release on January 7.

Look out for this new version of ‘CHEMY×STORY’ arranged by FLOW on your favorite music service or during the TV show’s opening here!


▼ Comment from BACK-ON

“We can finally announce this! The story in Gotchard is filled with twists and turns, and this seemed like the perfect timing to add a surprise twist to the opening theme song as well. We thought of this band as soon as this project first came along, and we wanted to go further than all the Rider collaborations of the past, so we crashed through the boundaries to bring this track to life!

“I personally have admired FLOW since I was a teenager, and I had always wanted to have the opportunity to perform together with such a great band on a Rider collaboration... Through this song, which has great chemistry with Gotchard, we want to convey each Sunday morning that dreams can come true if you keep pursuing them!

“We hope you enjoy the new ‘CHEMY×STORY’!”

▼ Comment from FLOW

“This collaboration was made possible when we were approached by the two members of BACK-ON. As fans since childhood, it was a pleasure to work on a song for our hero Kamen Rider. This is a song that could only have been made together with BACK-ON, so we hope you enjoy this unique chemical reaction, just like the fusion in Kamen Rider Gotchard.

“Let’s all join together to enjoy Kamen Rider Gotchard!”

BACK-ON Trigger Big Reaction with KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD Opening Theme ‘CHEMY×STORY’

‘CHEMY×STORY’ Digial Jacket Cover

Pop-rockers BACK-ON prove once again they are ones to keep an ion as new single ‘CHEMY×STORY’ (pronounced like ‘Chemistry’) causes a big reaction in Japan.

When news broke that ‘CHEMY×STORY’ would feature as the official opening theme to KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD, the latest series of Japan’s pop-culture phenomenon KAMEN RIDER, the hashtag #BACKONtrended across their home country as fans took to social media to share the big announcement. The band also became the number one trending topic on Yahoo! News, and a tweet about the track from KAMEN RIDER’s music manager received almost one million views. The TV cut of the track is available to download and stream this week, as KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD’s first episode airs.

BACK-ON are no strangers to catchy opening theme songs. In a career spanning nearly two decades, they’ve handled songs for some of Japan’s most loved anime franchises, including GUNDAM, Initial D and Fairy Tail. It’s no surprise that music and TV lovers alike are making a big deal about BACK-ON making the leap from the world of anime into the explosive realms of Japanese live-action superhero TV shows (tokusatsu), not least because of the amount of effort and energy they put into each song, making sure the music and lyrics hit the mark with the core audience of each show, while also keeping BACK-ON’s distinctive sound and style.

Previously BACK-ON’s high-energy single ‘Chair’ secured the pair’s debut to the KAMEN RIDER universe when it featured as an insert song in last season’s KAMEN RIDER GEATS. ‘Chair’’s lyrics, composition and cover art all referencing parts of the show. New single ‘CHEMY×STORY’ follows suit by including elements of KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD within the release, from the series protagonist featuring on the single’s cover art, to his catchphrase “Gotcha!” appearing within the lyrics, plus clever wordplay that incorporates themes from the story within the lyrics. The song title ‘CHEMY×STORY’ itself being a play on words, sounding like the English word ‘chemistry’ while referencing the KAMEN RIDER GOTCHARD’s plot, a “STORY” which revolves around the “CHEMY”, an artificial lifeform that has been unleashed and must be recaptured. Perhaps this word play goes much deeper than it first seems? Fans will have to watch the series to see if the mystery is revealed.

KENJI03, BACK-ON’s guitarist and writer for the track comments, “We finally got to do a theme song for KAMEN RIDER!”. Bandmate and rapper TEEDA adds, “I’m honoured to sing the theme song of KAMEN RIDER, which I have loved since I was a child. We hope you like it and we’re looking forward to play ‘CHEMY×STORY’ in front of you guys soon!”

‘CHEMY×STORY’ by BACK-ON is available to download and stream now!

Tokyo Ska Paradise Bring the Saber to the New Kamen Rider!

Popular nine-member ska band Tokyo Ska Paradise announced that they will be teaming up with the popular Kamen Rider series to provide the theme song for the newly announced Kamen Rider Saber. This will be the second Rider Reiwa period with 01 being the predecessor and will be based on fairytales and blades.

Bassist for the band Tsuyoshi Kawakami commented on the theme of the track and the difficulty of composing it while during the ongoing pandemic saying “With difficult times like this, I took a different approach of composing the song and made it with the image of not only being cheerful, but also giving courage when confronting difficulties”. There are no further details about the track at this time but in the meantime be sure to check out the break down for Kamen Rider Saber below!

Beverly goes to Infinity and beyond with new album!

Filipina Japanese pop singer Beverly is bringing her third album INFINITY on December 4! INFINITY comes to us a year and a half after her second album 24 came out. It will feature hit songs “Everlasting Sky”, “Adventure”, “Endless Harmony”, and “Again”. Indeed, these are some star-studded tracks. “Everlasting Sky” was used for the film Kamen Rider: Build Be The One, “Adventure” for the theme of smartphone game Tales of Asteria, “Endless Harmony feat. LOREN” for the ending theme to popular adventure fantasy anime Fairy Tail, and “Again” for the opening theme to the 2019 adaption of popular shoujo anime Fruits Basket.

INFINITY will come in three gorgeous editions: a CD + Blu-ray, a CD + DVD, and a CD-only regular edition. While all editions will include twelve tracks, the CD + DVD and CD + Blu-ray editions will feature Beverly’s 2nd JOURNEY ‘24’ Tour 2018 held at Yoyogi Yamano Hall and the music video for her song “Toutoi”. The first press edition comes with a sleeve case but only on a first come, first served basis, so pre-order your copies below!

CD + DVD edition

CD + Blu-ray edition

CD-only regular edition

CD only regular edition

CD only regular edition

Beverly/INFINITY track listing:

CD Tracklist

  1. Poison Ivy

  2. Serenade

  3. Toutoi (尊い; Precious)

  4. Everlasting Sky

  5. Higher Ground

  6. Nobody

  7. Home

  8. Life at the Party

  9. Adventure

  10. Again

  11. Sagashi ni Ikou yo (探しに行こうよ; Let's Go Searching)

  12. Endless Harmony feat.LOREN

CD + DVD edition

CD + DVD edition

DVD/Blu-ray Tracklist

CD + Blu-ray edition

CD + Blu-ray edition

  1. "Toutoi" MUSIC VIDEO

  2. One-Man Live Tour Beverly 2nd JOURNEY 24 Tour 2018.7.8 @ Yamano Hall Live Movie (ワンマンライブツアーBeverly 2nd JOURNEY「24」Tour 2018年7月8日@山野ホール Live Movie)

    1. Power of love

    2. All I Want

    3. LOVE THERAPY

    4. Baby don't cry ~Kamisama ni Fureru Kuchibiru~ (Baby don't cry 神様に触れる唇)

    5. Fly in the sky

    6. Hurting Me

    7. Future

    8. I need your love

    9. Just once again

    10. My Boy

    11. JUMP!

    12. I'm Ready

    13. Tomorrow

    14. A New Day
      <Encore>

    15. PANDORA feat. Beverly "Be The One"

    16. TETSUYA KOMURO feat. Beverly "Guardian"

    17. Sing my soul

    18. Amazing Grace

Check out the Music Video for “Toutoi” below!