Dance-vocal group Da-iCE released their ninth full-length album, and their first in over a year, on January 14th.
TERMiNaL is said to be designed as an entryway for new listeners who discovered Da-iCE through hits like Star Mine and I wonder, while also serving as a restart line for the group themselves.
Previously
released tracks include the funk-driven dance number FUNKEYS featuring Akiko Wada, TV Asahi drama theme Black and White and Nonfictions, the 2025 Summer High School Baseball support song and "Nettō Kōshien"
theme. Alongside these are six new tracks: TERMINAL, OLD meets NEW, Try&Groove, Before the Lullaby, That you know? and Past days.
Notably, OLD meets NEW, Try&Groove, Before the Lullaby and That you know? showcase a new creative challenge for the group, with members forming unit pairings and co-writing the songs themselves. The album
also includes a bonus track: a newly rearranged version of Live goes on, which was originally released on their 2018 album BET, re-recorded with all members to reflect where Da-iCE stands today as they enter their 15th
anniversary year.
Links to download and stream TERMiNaL on various music platforms are available here.
The music video for the title track TERMINAL has also been released on
YouTube. Co-produced by members Taiki Kudo and Yudai Ohno alongside rising trackmaker MONJOE, the song weaves terminal-inspired sounds and imagery into "a dance-driven anthem that perfectly embodies the
album’s theme of departure, transition, and renewal."
