3776 (pronounced Minanaro) is a Japanese idol group themed after Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain.
The city office stopped Ishida from performing the song "Yuurei Shoutengai" (Ghost Shopping District) since they felt that the song's title and lyrics were inappropriate, and asked Ishida to change the name to "Gambare Shoutengai" (Cheer Up!
3 EPs, "Yappari Kimi wa Sousa Bacchirisa", "Minna no Fujinomiya Yakisoba", and "Wakatteyo nee Sensei" were released on April 27, 2013, after they had already parted ways.
3776 debuted their first song "Watashi no Sekaiisan" (My World Heritage) at a ceremony held by the Fujinomiya city office celebrating Mt.
The song poked fun at people who were carried away with the prestige of Mt Fuji receiving "World Heritage Site" status, promoting the idea that the true value of something is unchangeable whether recognized by an authority or not.
Because Seina Hara, Yuika Taki and Rina Nakahara left the group successively, Ishida declared 3776 Season#1 to be over in October.
3776 Season#2 consisted of Rena Mochizuki, Mari Mitsumoto, Hina Saito, and Chiyono Ide.
Further resignations from leading members forced Ishida to start 3776 Season#3 as Chiyono Ide's solo project.
Then the online music distribution website OTOTOY started offering "Love Letter" and TEAM MII's "Yappari Kimi wa Sousa Bacchirisa", "Minna no Fujinomiya Yakisoba", and "Wakatteyo nee Sensei" for download, all previously only available on CD.
Following this, OTOTOY began to build up many different corporate relationships with 3776, and eventually digitally released all of their previous CDs.
At the concert, they started to sell 3.11 as their first single, and Mari Mitsumoto returned as a special guest.
[7][8] On December 12, 2015, they released their full-length album "3776 wo Kikanai Riyuu ga Aru to Sureba" (If there were a reason to not listen to 3776).
It received high acclaim from critics and musicians alike and became their first commercially successful CD.
[10] One live in Tokyo was released as BD-R.[11] At their third "one man show" live concert at Shinjuku Loft named "Bon to 3776 ga Issho ni Kuruyo" (Bon festival and 3776 come together), they performed their Top 5 most famous songs as voted on by their fans.
The end of 3776 Season#3's live concert on January 7, 2017, marked the beginning of a period of hiatus for 3776, taken for the purpose of affording Chiyono Ide the time to sufficiently concentrate on her preparatory studies for high school entrance exams.
3776 Extended is a style in which Chiyino Ide and producer Akira Ishida play while creating sound.