Besides Poppin Party, many other bands have appeared in "BanG Dream!", including CHiSPA, who has a deep connection with Yamabuki Saya. CHiSPA is also a band that aims to perform live at SPACE, and we will explore what their appeal is. We will also talk about the members of CHiSPA, and use this as an opportunity to get to know them better.
What kind of band is CHiSPA? What is their appeal?
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CHiSPA is a band that appears in the TV anime "BanG Dream!" and was formed by Umino Natsuki. Umino Natsuki was also friends with Yamabuki Saya of Poppin Party, who played in a band together when they were in junior high school, and the bass and keyboard players were also friends. A new drummer replaces Yamabuki Saya, who left the band for family reasons, and the four of them audition to perform at SPACE, and are accepted.
Vo&Gt: Umino Natsuki
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Umino Natsuki, who is the vocalist and guitarist of CHiSPA, is a first-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy, where Toyama Kasumi and others also attend. She is classmates with Ichigaya Arisa, but they have hardly had a conversation because she is taking credits in a planned manner. She has a distinctive hairstyle that exposes her forehead, and has a bright personality that leads the CHiSPA members, so it seems that she is working hard as a band leader.
Yamabuki Saya was a bandmate in middle school
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Yamabuki Saya was a bandmate in middle school, and the two are depicted spending time together. However, Yamabuki Saya had to leave the band due to her mother's ill health, and since then their relationship has become estranged. Before the school festival, he mistakenly thought that the band had resumed activities, but it seems that he had always been concerned about Yamabuki Saya. Then, on the day of the festival, he was happy when Yamabuki Saya popped in to play drums for Poppin Party, and he spoke some words that helped to ease the tension in her heart.
Dr: Ogo Satomi
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CHiSPA's drummer is Ogo Satomi, who joined the band after Saya Yamabuki left. While she has a very quiet personality, the other members say that she plays flashy, which makes you imagine the huge gap between her appearance and her personality. She is also a first-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy, but it seems that Yamabuki Saya knew nothing about her until she was introduced to her by Umino Natsuki on the day of the school festival.
Suggesting that she participate in SPACE's audition
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Although Oko Satomi appears to have a very quiet personality, she is surprisingly proactive. With the decision to close SPACE, it will be extremely difficult to grab the few remaining chances to perform live, but he suggested it to Umino Natsuki, who is a bit shy. Even before the auditions, when he saw the other members about to be crushed by anxiety and pressure, he told them it would be okay, and it seems that he unexpectedly plays the role of a mood maker.
Key: Kawabata Mayu
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CHiSPA's keyboardist is Kawabata Mayu, who was one of the members in a band with Yamabuki Saya when she was in junior high school. She attended a different high school from Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy, but it turns out that she continued to play with Umino Natsuki, who was also in the band with her. She has a distinctive twin-tail hairstyle, and although she doesn't speak much in the story, there are sure to be some people whose eyes are glued to her adorable appearance.
Ba: Mori Fumika
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The bassist of CHiSPA is Mori Fumika, who was also a bandmate of Yamabuki Saya in middle school and continued to play in a band with Umino Natsuki. We learn from the school festival live scene that she attends the same high school as Kawabata Mayu, and that she is still friends with Umino Natsuki, even though they attend different high schools. At the audition, she is told that her bass is running a bit too fast, but she manages to convince the owner that she has given it her all and is accepted to perform at the live show.
CHiSPA aims to perform at SPACE
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CHiSPA is an important presence in the story, supporting Saya Yamabuki to start her band activities again. They are also one of the bands aiming to perform at SPACE, and are in fact rivals with Poppin Party. However, because they share the same goal, they are moving forward in a direction that helps each other rather than fighting, and it is clear that they get along well, even thinking together about what is "lacking."
Give it your all at the audition and get a pass
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CHiSPA participated in the SPACE audition, but even though it was a preliminary battle to stand on the stage they longed for, they seemed nervous. The owner pointed out each of their shortcomings, but in the end, when asked "Did you do your best?", everyone answered YES with confidence. The owner, who values more than just performance technique in order to perform at SPACE's live shows, gave CHiSPA the thumbs up, and at that moment the members were overjoyed and in tears.
They also performed at the Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy cultural festival
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Although each member of CHiSPA attends a different school, they participated in the Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy cultural festival live and gave a spectacular performance. Behind the scenes, Yamabuki Saya decides to join Poppin Party as the drummer and rushes to school, where she bumps into Umino Natsuki and the others in front of the gym. There, Yamabuki Saya, who had been avoiding Umino Natsuki for a long time, confesses her true feelings and they resolve their strained relationship. No one thinks badly of Yamabuki Saya, and once their relationship has improved, they send her off to a live show, so it can be said that CHiSPA has had a big influence on Poppin Party.
Don't miss this touching episode of CHiSPA and Yamabuki Saya!
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We have considered the members and charms of CHiSPA, but above all, we can see that Saya Yamabuki is the one who supported Poppin Party to join as the drummer, and plays a very important role. Also, it is one of the most touching episodes in "BanG Dream!", so you must have been even more interested in CHiSPA's existence! It's a shame that he only appears in the second half of the story and isn't depicted in much detail, but he does make a brief appearance in the smartphone game, so there's no doubt that he has a loyal fan base.
