*I originally posted this in May 2018. I'm reposting it for archiving purposes.
The "Watanabe Artistic Creative Kabushiki Gaisha", or WACK for short, was founded by BiS's Manager and Producer Watanabe Junnosuke in 2014 after the group disbanded. Over the past 4 yrs, the company has come to include 4 groups: BiSH, the reformed BiS, GANG PARADE, and most recently EMPiRE. 2018 is turning into a year full of changes and growth for the company.
It's flagship group, BiSH, continues to rise and is landing deals left and right: Anime Openings, CM's, Drama Themes, etc. They even have their own guitar.
It's flagship group, BiSH, continues to rise and is landing deals left and right: Anime Openings, CM's, Drama Themes, etc. They even have their own guitar.
— 音楽ナタリー (@natalie_mu) 2018年5月2日
【ROUND1新CMキャラクターに就任！】— BiSHオフィシャル (@BiSHidol) 2018年3月26日
ラウンドワンの新CMキャラクターにBiSHが就任しました！
4月1日（日）より全国でO.A.開始。
ボウリングやスポッチャ、楽しんでます。
チェックよろ。https://t.co/oTf5srHa5l#BiSH #ラウンドワン pic.twitter.com/aifm4DRVJP
【「レオパレス21」CMソング歌唱決定！】— BiSHオフィシャル (@BiSHidol) 2018年5月9日
広瀬すず主演の「レオパレス21」新CM
CMソングをBiSHが担当。
5月10日（木）から全国で放送開始！よろ。
＜レオパレス21公式サイト＞https://t.co/3YLsgWIxJ9#BiSH #レオパレス21 #夢中で頑張る君へエールを
【BiSH新曲、ドラマ主題歌決定！】— BiSHオフィシャル (@BiSHidol) 2018年3月6日
dTV×FOD共同製作ドラマ「彼氏をローンで買いました」主題歌に
BiSH新曲『Life is beautiful』が決定！
脚本は野島伸二氏。
3月9日（金）配信開始。よろ。https://t.co/oTf5srHa5l#彼ロン #BiSH pic.twitter.com/muUzS6EzAv
【BiSH×HELLO KITTY 清掃員ハローキティBIGぬいぐるみ】BiSHのファン、「清掃員」になったキティのBIGぬいぐるみが登場するよ☆5/22（火）より全国のラウンドワンのお店でGETしてね♪ https://t.co/jBPomdfnev pic.twitter.com/Bp5qGtoC1K— サンリオ (@sanrio_news) 2018年5月18日
フェンダーとBiSHのコラボギター「Fender Telecaster Thinline "BiSH"」発売決定（写真13枚） #BiSH #fender #BiSHギター https://t.co/zuI1aQhjnX pic.twitter.com/fd8xUpyRfd— 音楽ナタリー (@natalie_mu) 2018年5月22日
To top it off, BiSH just performed in front of their largest audience to date, approximately 12,000 fans, at their solo show at Yokohoma Arena.
BiSH、横浜アリーナ12,000人の前で決意表明「ここで終わりじゃない。ここからぶちかましていきます」https://t.co/TaanzSPrVx#BiSH— BARKS編集部 (@barks_news) 2018年5月24日
Meanwhile, the current incarnation of BiS recently went Major for the second time and is now operating under the J League System. This means they will be holding their own Senbatsu's for every Single. The 10 member group is split into 2 Teams, BiS1st and BiS2nd. Whichever members rank in the top 6 of the Popularity Poll will be in BiS1st. I've read that WACK was intended to be a parody of the 48Gs, so this plays into that.
【メンバー入れ替え戦『BiS.LEAGUE』詳細!!】— BiS−新生アイドル研究会-オフィシャル (@BiSidol) 2018年4月26日
『BiS.LEAGUE』では、ファンの投票で、7/4発売の「Don't miss it!!」の次の作品でのBiS1st/BiS2ndメンバーを決定します!!https://t.co/SSAqPQVWHw
— 音楽ナタリー (@natalie_mu) 2018年5月15日
WACK also created it's own Indie sub-label, WcDonald Records, which will release the first solo single for GANG PARADE member Yui Ga Dokuson in June. The MV is out now!
ユイ・ガ・ドクソン、ユーロビートでパラパラ踊る「Like a virgin」ガングロMV（動画あり） #ギャンパレ https://t.co/UNZX8VOUFt pic.twitter.com/C6dPawzcKn— 音楽ナタリー (@natalie_mu) 2018年5月30日
Regarding the business side of things, a few weeks ago Watanabe, the WACK Founder and Manager we all love to hate, announced the company was hiring more staff for Artist Management. That was a good sign the company is growing.MVゐτ ＜ れ ﾅﾆ ｶゝ ﾅょ ？OTOTOY ､ﾅ ω τ″ ┐ └| ─ DLもτ″ ､ｷ ちゃ ぅ ！— ユイ・ガ・ドクソン (@yuiGD_GANG) 2018年5月30日
感想 彳寺 っτ ゑ ｶゝ ω ね https://t.co/y6YWr0VFQchttps://t.co/F3n47djIBZ pic.twitter.com/3LdlLZYleV
【間も無くWACK求人終了】5月11日まで。よろ。人手不足。https://t.co/DWsZoD9T4D— 渡辺”ジュンジュン”淳之介 (@JxSxK) 2018年5月7日
Just the other day, the full picture was revealed when it was announced that WACK will start it's first ever Kenkyuusei Trainee Program, called WAgg. Girls age 12 - 17 can receive training with the possibility of eventually joining BiSH, BiS, or other WACK groups.
【NEWS】BiS、BiSH、GANG PARADE、EMPiREを手がける「株式会社WACK」が、次世代のアイドル育成を目指し活動する「WAggプロジェクト」を立ち上げることを発表! 12～17歳までの女性を対象に、新メンバーオーディションを開始!!https://t.co/9N8TNBGlaI pic.twitter.com/8ZcAHEeMV8— オトトイ (@ototoy_info) 2018年5月28日
It's Hello Pro Egg, WACK style 
Even though WACK was intended to mirror 48Gs, it's structure feels more similar to Hello Project (they even did Shuffle Units last year), so the name is fitting, especially considering so many WACK members are big H!P fans. Previously, Applicants went through an arduous, week long Training Camp to get into WACK. I can only assume WAgg will incorporate some of these elements as well as some new ones that we probably can't imagine.
Even though WACK was intended to mirror 48Gs, it's structure feels more similar to Hello Project (they even did Shuffle Units last year), so the name is fitting, especially considering so many WACK members are big H!P fans. Previously, Applicants went through an arduous, week long Training Camp to get into WACK. I can only assume WAgg will incorporate some of these elements as well as some new ones that we probably can't imagine.
All this has happened in just the first half of 2018. It's going to be exciting to see what happens in the second half and for the years to come as WACK continues to grow.
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