bis were formed in mid-2004 when former members of the bands Mei (Maru), Jakura (Seika), and Usagi (tsukasa) came together. They held a first live on the 30th August at Club Citta in Kanagawa, followed swiftly by another appearance at Takadanobaba Area on 15th September.
The famous PSCompany label (responsible for, among others, Miyavi and Kagrra) signed the band and shortly afterwards Shunsuke joined as bassist. bis joined the PSC Tribal Arrival Tour in September and October 2004 and their first mini-album Freestyle Rock ~ jinsei wa joujou da followed shortly afterwards on the 20th October. bis were on their way up.
They continued through the latter part of 2004 with a succession of lives throughout Japan, introducing more visual kei fans to their edgy brand of music. 2005 began with bis still hard at work. In five months between March and August, they released three further mini-albums; Shu no Genjitsu, Ao no Risou, and kyokutou STRIP and squeezed in their first Oneman Live at the Shibuya O-East on 7th May 2005.
kyokutou STRIP was very successful for the band, reaching No.1 on the Oricon Indies Album Chart, but about a week after the release of kyokutou STRIP, bis left the PSCompany for reasons that were never stated. They were not alone for long however, their success had been noticed and they were signed promptly by FREE WILL. bis continued a rapid release schedule with their first single on FREE WILL, Extra Baka on the 23rd November 2005. Extra Baka brought further success for bis as it reached No.1 on the Oricon Indies Singles Chart.
By the start of 2006, bis were now regularly playing sold out oneman lives, as they released a further two singles, 'Heisei comaneci' and 'NERICHAGI Otome'. At the end of September 2006, they finally announced that they would be releasing their first full album 'Believe in Style' in January 2007. There has been a slight setback however, as release has been postponed for an unspecified time.
Not that this has affected bis's success though. They were selected as an Official Artist of Glico's "PosCAM" chewing gum and linked with the free music paper "Music Up's". Their song, Color of mind... and corresponding PV were available for viewing on the Music Up's website from the start of November 2006. Also, since signing with FREE WILL, each single that was released during that period was used as the Ending Theme to the FujiTV show "Shimura Ken no Daijoubu da II" and their song START was used as the Ending Theme for NTV show, "Miracle Shape".
More releases followed in quick succession during 2007, the full length album Believe in Style and mini-album Problem Child. Both became fast sellers so it was a surprise when it seemed as though the band were going from strength to strength it was announced that bis were disbanding soon after the release of their live DVD concert Tricky Wagon. A final performance took place on 13th January 2008. From this point on the band ceased activities.
