Musical Monday with Atarashii Gakko!

Atarashii Gakko! is a Japanese rock girl band whose schtick is being weird and/or dancing in school uniforms. The topics of their song are school-related, pop-culture related, or horror/B-movie level sci-fi related; it some ways, it's what a girl band would be like if they originated in an anime/manga universe and their reality is now overlapping with ours. Their musical styles range from jazzy (as you'll see in the video below) to hip-hop to hard-rock edged pop.

Atrashii Gakko! formed in 2015 when its members were in their mid-teens. They are now all in their early 20s, so they'll either be breaking up for solo careers or re-inventing themselves any day now.

Meanwhile, here's a sample of what they offer via a video from 2019...

A fan posted the English translation of the song's lyrics to YouTube. Here they are for ease of reference:

--
Crossing Gate of Love 

The feeling of love that I can't tell anyone about 

Our eyes naturally meet 

The Desire Behind the Student Handbook 

You are the only one who I can consult. 

I said it many times to you... 

(Mizyu) "I can't help it, he confessed to me..." 

I like him so much. 

Why are you going out with him? 

I can't see anything. 

I don't need anything. 

I can meet him tomorrow again so I'm happy 

I almost forgot the light of love 

You are the only one who I can consult. 

I said it many times to you... 

(Mizyu) "I can't help it, he confessed to me..." 

I like him so much. 

Oh no! you're going out with him? 

I like him so much. 

I opened my heart and I told you my secret 

I like him so much. 

Why are you going out with him? 

I said many times to you... 

(Mizyu) "I can't help it, he confessed to me..." 

I like him so much. 

You are my Crossing Gate of Love.

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If you're not afraid of color (and lots of strangeness), then you should click here and then here for a look at the music videos that first put these four young ladies on our radar.