Batten ShowJo-tai Serve Up Spicy Hakata Ska-Core in the MV for “Osshoi!”

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Fukuoka idols Batten ShowJo-tai stir things up in the MV for their major label debut single “Osshoi!” (release date: April 20)

In the MV the members of Batten ShowJo-tai run wild in the streets of Fukuoka, passing by several of the famous landmarks and even headbanging in the middle of a scramble intersection (Tenjin) and in front of Kushida shrine and Fukuoka Tower! The lyrics (which are entirely in Hakata dialect), music, and arrangement was handled by Shinobu Watanabe (ASPARAGUS) who also provided the guitar tracks along side his bandmate Naou Hara who played bass. Also contributing to the recording session was Akira Tsuneoka (drums/tambourine), Keisaku Nakamura (keyboards/instruments), Natsuko Hara (alto saxophone), YUTA919 (trumpet), and Rika Seki (trombone).

“Osshoi!” will be released in a “Minshai” CD/DVD version, a “Kikinshai” CD version, and a “Hawks to Goissho” CD version. The “Minshai” version includes the MV, choreography video, and recording/MV filming documentary video of “Osshoi!”. The “Kikinshai” version includes a bonus track titled “Sayonara DESTINY”. The “Hawks to Goissho” version includes Batten ShowJo-tai’s cover of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks cheer song “Iza Yuke Waka-taka Gundan”.