Genie High (ジェニーハイ) is a Japanese progressive indie band, notably fronted by Enon Kawatani (川谷 健太) of Gesu no Kiwami Otome (ゲスの極み乙女) and Ikkyu Nakajima (中嶋 イッキュウ) of Tricot (トリコ).
The band includes members with various backgrounds in the Japanese entertainment scene,[1] including controversial composer Takashi Niigaki (新垣 隆), comedian TV host Kazutoyo Koyabu (小籔 千豊) and TV personality / comedic actor Kunihiro Kawashima (川島 邦裕) also known as Kukki [ja] (くっきー!).
The band was formed after Nakajima, Niigaki, and Kukki appeared regularly on the talk-show Bazooka!!
The self-titled EP Genie High (ジェニーハイ) debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Japan "Hot Albums" chart.
[7] This was followed by the full-length release Genie High Story (ジェニーハイストーリー) in November 2019, which debuted at number 18.