And “Just Like Dat,” Japanese boy band Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe is rapidly gaining global momentum thanks to their viral 2000s hip-hop-inspired song that quickly sparked a TikTok dance challenge trend.
Released earlier this year with their digital EP “99.9 Psychic Radio,” “Just Like Dat,” featuring hip-hop artist JP The Wavy, has since garnered over 17 million views on YouTube and 10 million streams on Spotify with its groovy and smooth dance choreography.
“When we released the song, we actually didn’t expect that we [would get] a lot of attention and interest from a lot of people all over the world. I’m so glad that we have our fans sharing on social media our music video,” Jimmy, the band’s half-Japanese, half-Nigerian rapper known for his deep voice, tells NextShark. He also notes that the song’s success gave them the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles for a pop-up performance in July.
Known as PSYFE on social media, the group quickly made a mark in the J-pop scene, earning the “Next Generation Global Award” at South Korea’s 2022 Genie Music Awards and Asia’s Rising Star at Thailand’s 2022 Digital Awards in their first year. Currently on their first Asia tour, Psychic Fever is composed of Tsurugi, Jimmy, Weesa, Kokoro, Ryoga, Ren and Ryushin.
Formed by the talent management company LDH Japan in July 2019, the group went through auditions and extensive training before debuting in 2022 with their studio album “P.C.F.” Despite being from different cities, Jimmy shares that they have been close since they were around 10 or 11, having trained together at the same dance school. Growing up together has strengthened their bond, making them more like family and brothers than just bandmates.
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Psychic Fever is the seventh group to emerge from the artist collective Exile Tribe. The boys acknowledge J-pop’s evolution since the 90s or early 2000s, with Weesa noting that today groups like themselves…
