GENIC, a seven-member dance and vocal pop group from Japan with a mixed male and female lineup, have released their fourth album ‘if’ on Wednesday, February 5.
As the title suggests, the album embarks on a journey through a “what if” world through GENIC’s music, and is an entertaining collection of accessible “pop & cool” music that has become the group’s trademark.
The album contains 14 songs, two of which were used as theme songs for TV drama series and two more from commercials starring the members of GENIC themselves, along with an additional three hours of video content. Their music videos continue the “what if” theme, with the lyrics and visuals of ‘FUN! FUN! FUN!’ exploring a colorful miracle island, and ‘IT’S SHOWTIME’ showing a version of GENIC if they had been a 1990s J-pop group instead of starting in the modern era – truly a series of fun parallel worlds to enjoy.
The members of GENIC have been expanding their horizons through acting, writing, modeling and more. In 2024, Atsuki Mashiko appeared as Haku in the London production of the stage play adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’.
With a performance scheduled at the iconic Nippon Budokan on November 5, 2025, the group will take further leaps into the world of entertainment, bringing the “pop & cool” style that only this boy-girl pop group can offer.