RUBIA Leopard, Impish Crow, and HOUND ROAR return in 2024 for the 3rd CD series in the DIG-ROCK titled “BREAK TIME”.
To mark its fifth year, the DIG-ROCK franchise is set to release the first single CDs for each of its bands.
These CDs will include new songs along with a bonus track featuring live vocal recordings from the “DIG-ROCK 1st LIVE -FLASH-” live show held at Showa Women’s University’s Humani Memorial Hall on April 9, 2023.
At the same time, the “BREAK TIME” CD series kicks off in June. This series includes new characters voiced by Toshiki Masuda, Tomokazu Seki, and Ai Farouz.
Band’s 1st singles
First, before the franchise kicks off its 3rd CD series, all bands are set to release their 1st singles. You will find details about all those below.
HOUND ROAR “Insanity”
“Insanity” is scheduled to be released on 27/03/2024, available in regular edition.
The cover art is the following:
The tracklist is the following:
1 - Insanity
2 - Insanity（Off vocal）
3 - Bonus track：Reincanation（1st LIVE -FLASH- ver.）
A preview of “Insanity” is out. Check it out in the tweet below.
RUBIA Leopard “Halation”
“Halation” is scheduled to be released on 27/03/2024, available in regular edition.
The cover art is the following:
The complete tracklist is the following:
1 - Halation
2 - Halation（Off vocal）
3 - Bonus track：NO LIMIT（1st LIVE -FLASH- ver.）
A preview of “Halation” is out. Check it out in the tweet below!
Impish Crow “One Wish”
“One Wish” is scheduled to be released on 27/03/2024, available in regular edition.
The cover art is the following:
The complete tracklist is the following:
1 - One Wish 2 - One Wish（Off vocal） 3 - Bonus track：GROW（1st LIVE -FLASH- ver.）
A preview of “One Wish” is out. Check it out in the tweet below!
The story behind the 3rd CD series
Impish Crow soared to fame after being selected as the main theme song for an anime, with their twin vocals gaining widespread attention. Meanwhile, RUBIA Leopard, amidst preparations for an eagerly anticipated tour, continues to be a hot topic. Despite resolving internal issues, a sense of unrest lingers within HOUND ROAR.
In this update, we bring fresh ‘encounters’ from their offstage moments for their fans: “Jewels”, “Colors”, and “Master”.
―― Wishing for an even closer connection, allowing you to feel them more intimately.
Promotional video
DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME 3rd Season- Type:HR
“DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME 3rd Season- Type:HR” is scheduled to be released on 12/06/2024.
The cover art is the following:
The CD includes drama tracks as well as a new song titled “fragile“.
Tomokazu Seki joins the cast for the drama tracks alongside HOUND ROAR’s members and manager.
DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME 3rd Season- Type:IC
“DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME 3rd Season- Type:IC” is scheduled to be released on 25/09/2024.
The CD was originally going to be released in July 2024 but was postponed.
The cover art is the following:
A preview of 最幸 (Saikou), the new song, is out. Check it out below!
Ai Farouz joins the cast for the drama tracks alongside Impish Crow’s members and manager.
DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME 3rd Season- Type:RL
“DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME 3rd Season- Type:RL” is scheduled to be released on 13/11/2024.
The CD was originally going to be released in August 2024 but was postponed.
The cover art is the following:
A preview of “Teaser“, the new song, is out. Check it out below!
Toshiki Masuda joins the cast for the drama tracks alongside RUBIA Leopard’s members and manager.
What is DIG-ROCK?
DIG-ROCK is a 2D rock music franchise created by TEAM Entertainment in 2019. The franchise branches out from the drama CD series, MintLip. This is a mixed media project that incorporates music with drama CDs.
DIG-ROCK counts with 3 rock bands of different backgrounds and sound: RUBIA Leopard (Makoto Furukawa on vocals), Impish Crow (Yuma Uchida on vocals), and HOUND ROAR (Toshiyuki Toyonaga on vocals).
Go more in-depth about DIG-ROCK in our exclusive feature (Written and video) about it.
“DIG-ROCK -BREAK TIME-” CDs are available for purchase at CDJAPAN.
Source: DIG-ROCK official website / DIG-ROCK official Twitter account
