WACK is a Japanese music production company specialising in alternative idols. The company was founded by Junnosuke Watanabe in 2014, following the first disbandment of BiS and the formation of Pla2me.
History
2014–2016: Establishment, formation of Bish, and second generation of Bis
WACK was established by Junnosuke Watanabe on August 8, 2014, after the dissolution of the first generation of Bis and the formation of Pla2me. On January 14, 2015, the formation of Bish was announced. On July 8, 2016, the relaunch of Bis was announced with the return of original member Pour Lui.
2017–2018: Formation of Empire, shuffle units, and Pedro
On August 23, 2017, the formation of Empire, a collaboration group between WACK and Avex, was revealed, their first song "Empire Is Coming" was released on October 6. On October 6, WACK's first shuffle unit Saint Sex was formed. They released their first single "WACK is Fxxk" on October 18. On December 6, WACK and Scrambles released a joint album entitled WACK & Scrambles Works, in which different artists under the company covered different songs such as Bis' "Nerve" and "Gives", and Gang Parade's "Plastic 2 Mercy". On May 28, 2018, WACK launched its trainee programme, Wagg. On July 26, WACK's second shuffle unit, Holy Shits released its first single "WACK is Shit". In September, Bish's Ayuni D debuted as a solo artist under the name "Pedro" with the studio albumZoozoosea.
2019: Bis' third generation, third shuffle unit and formation of two new groups
On March 30, 2019, WACK's founder announced that he would be holding auditions for Bis' third generation. On April 10, WACK's third shuffle unit Bully Idol, a parody of Billie Idle, released their version of "Soshite, Mata...". On June 19, a new idol group was announced under the temporary name Curry Rouxz, the group would consist of former Bis members Pan Luna Leafy and Yuina Empire, and Wagg trainee Uruu Ru. Auditions for a fourth member were held and a fourth member Yumeka Naukana? was added to the line-up, which would be named Carry Loose. They released their eponymous debut album on October 22, 2019. The third generation of Bis debuted on August 14, with the albumBrand-new idol Society, sharing its name with the first generation of Bis' debut album. From November to December, WACK documented the audition process of forming a new group through the survival reality show, Monster Idol, which aired on TBS' Wednesday's Downtown. The group's name, Mameshiba no Taigun, debut single "Restart", and final four member line-up was finalised on December 18. Although a fifth member was added on December 25.
On March 28, 2020, Gang Parade split into two groups: Go To The Beds and Paradises. They released the debutsplit EP, G/P, consisting of three songs per group and Kamiya Saki's final solo song before graduating from Gang Parade and WACK on April 1, 2020, after being an artist under the company since August 2014. On June 1, WACK opened global auditions for a new group.
