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Recorded
  
2013

Language
  
Japanese

Artist
  
Gesu no Kiwami Otome

Label
  
Gesukiwa Records

Length
  
21:19

Producer
  
Gesu no Kiwami Otome

Release date
  
6 March 2013

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Released
  
March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)

Dress no Nugikata (2013)
  
Odorenai nara, Gesu ni Natte Shimae yo (2013)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Progressive rock

Dress no Nugikata (ドレスの脱ぎ方, Doresu no Nugikata, "The Way to Take Off a Dress") is the debut extended play by Japanese band Gesu no Kiwami Otome, released on March 6, 2013.

Contents

Background and development

Gesu no Kiwami Otome was first formed in May 2012 by Indigo la End vocalist and songwriter Enon Kawatani, out of members of other musical units that Kawatani respected. The band's official site opened on September 17, and on September 20 they released a self-produced demo called Otome no Nichijō.EP (乙女の日常 .EP, "Woman's Everyday.EP") to Disk Union. The band performed their first concerts in November 2012, and Otome no Nichijō.EP steadily sold at Disk Union, becoming one of the most bought releases from the site in December.

On January 27, Dress no Nugikata was announced by the band. Artist Nobumi Fukui was asked to draw cover, and was inspired to draw "eloquent rude girl".

Promotion and release

On February 21, a video for "Black Parade" was released to YouTube, which was directed by Tadashi Sugimoto. The video had only been shot less than two weeks earlier, on February 10. In early April 2013, Gesu no Kiwami Otome made their first appearances on the J-Wave radio programs Radio Donuts and Hello World.

On April 20, Gesu no Kiwami Otome performed a live concert to promote the release at Shimokitazawa Era in Tokyo, entitled Gesu Otome Shūkai Vol. 1. At this concert, the band released a second demo extended play, Otome to Dance.EP. The band shot a second music video with Tadashi Sugimotoon May 12, which was unveiled on YouTube 10 days later.

Gesu no Kiwami Otome performed at the Space Shower Sweet Love Shower 2013 festival on September 1 in Yamanashi, and held their first full-scale concert in Kanazawa on September 14.

Critical reception

Critical reception to Dress no Nugikata was positive. Nobuaki Onuki from What's In? felt there was a "great balance of meaning and flow" in the songs. Keita Itō noted how different the release was to the music of Indigo la End, and praised the band's sound.

Track listing

All tracks written by Enon Kawatani.

Songs

1Black Parade5:23
2Monie Wa Kanashimu4:08
3Gesu No Kiwami1:35

References

Dress no Nugikata Wikipedia