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PassCode

OriginOsaka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2013-present
Labelswe-B studios
Universal Music Japan
JPU Records
MoooD Records
MembersNao Minami
Kaede Takashima
Hinako Ōgami
Emily Arima
Past membersReika Kanzaki
Saki Sakurai
Kyōko Kazuki
Yūri Kurohara
Yuna Imada
Websitepasscode-official.com

Passcode (Japanese: パスコード, Hepburn: Pasukōdo; stylized as PassCode), is a Japanese metal idol group founded in 2013.[1]

Passcode was formed in Osaka in 2013 and consists of the four vocalists Nao Minami, Kaede Takashima, Emily Arima and Hinako Ōgami. Passcode is supported by a backup band.[2]

After releasing several singles and albums on smaller labels, the group signed to Universal Music Japan and released their second full-length album Zenith in 2017.[3] In 2018 the band signed with British record label JPU Records and released a best-of record called Ex Libris Passcode in Europe.[4]

Their song "Ichika Bachika" became the opening song for the second season of the live-action film adaption of Kakegurui.[5] In June 2020, their ninth single "Starry Sky" debuted at number 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly singles chart and the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart, selling over 7,000 units in its first week after release.[6][7]

The musical style of Passcode can be described as Electronicore. Some vocalists use harsh vocals next to cleans. Yuna Imada contributed the harsh vocals before her retirement in 2021, with the job now handled by former Ladybaby member Emily Arima.[citation needed] Kaede Takashima uses the harsh vocals in some tracks like "Taking You Out" and "Club Kids Never Die". The band uses Auto-Tune while singing.[2]

The band mixes metalcore with EDM and J-pop.[3] The songs are written in Japanese language and contain English-language parts as well.[2]

  • Nao Minami – vocals, and dancer (2013–present)
  • Kaede Takashima – vocals, and dancer (2014–present)
  • Hinako Ōgami – vocals, and dancer (2015–present)
  • Emily Arima – vocals, and dancer (2021–present)

PassCode membership period
Past members

  • Reika Kamisaki – vocals, and dancer (2013)
  • Saki Sakurai – vocals, and dancer (2013)
  • Kyōko Kazuki – vocals, and dancer (2013)
  • Yūri Kurohara – vocals, and dancer (2013–2015)
  • Yuna Imada – vocals, and dancer (2014–2021)
Passcode discography
Studio albums5
EPs1
Live albums1
Compilation albums3
Singles10
Video albums13
Music videos28
  1. ^ Only "Tonight" charted.
  1. ^ "株式会社 we-B studios PassCode". we-B studios. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Saskia (May 30, 2018). "PassCode – Eine Perle aus Fernost". Silence Musik Magazin (in German). Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Idol Chatter: PassCode Interview". Straight From Japan. Straight-from-japan.com. April 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ edoh (August 23, 2018). "PassCode joins JPU Records and announces compiled overseas album plus single". Jrocknews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (January 22, 2019). "Live-Action Kakegurui Series' 2nd Season Reveals Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "PassCode、『STARRY SKY』で初のシングルチャート首位 三者三様な楽曲でライブ感ある1枚に". Real Sound (in Japanese). 30 May 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "【ビルボード】PassCode『STARRY SKY』、自身初のシングル・セールス首位に". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "PassCodeのアルバム作品" [Passcode albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart:
  10. ^ a b c d Peak chart positions for albums on Billboard Japan's Top Albums chart:
  11. ^ "PassCode、本日10/5リリースの海外デビュー盤『Ex Libris PassCode』を日本でもデジタル配信開始！新録曲が聴けるダイジェスト映像公開も！" (in Japanese). Gekirock.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "PassCodeのシングル作品" [Passcode singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  13. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:
  14. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart:
  15. ^ "PassCodeのDVD作品" [Passcode DVDs] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "PassCodeのBlu-ray作品" [Passcode Blu-rays] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 4, 2021.