WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA have released their latest single, ‘Scipio’ (‘スキピオ’), along with a gyaru-themed music video.
A catchy warped history lesson in the guise of a Y2K gyaru fever dream, ‘Scipio’ (pronounced “sukipio”) draws heavily from eurobeat, with a fast electronic beat and para para choreography to match.
Written by vocalist Utaha, the track is sung from the perspective of Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He attends a live show at the Colosseum, gets struck by idol fandom, and heads to Zama, reframed here as a gig venue rather than a battlefield. In the queue for a cheki, he runs into former archenemy Hannibal, and the two reconcile as fellow fans, bonding over after-parties, tours and release events. The chorus is an emphatic cry of “push your oshi, great Scipio!”.
The title is a play on words, with “Scipio” sounding like the Japanese “sukipi”, meaning “the person you like”.
In the accompanying music video, directed by Nao Watanabe, Utaha appears on a highway with a crowd of gyaru and gyaruo (male gyaru) with cars ready to drift. Throughout the video are scenes of para para dancing and a gloriously dated CG Utaha. Toward the end, a dripped-out bust of Scipio appears before Utaha hits the highway in a high-speed race.
WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA‘s ‘Scipio’ is available across streaming platforms now. Watch the video below.
WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA
Scipio
Release Date: 22/04/2026
Label: WARNER MUSIC JAPAN
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