Japanese group PSYCHIC FEVER is deep into its global push, and members JIMMY and WEESA sat down with Billboard Japan during a stop in London to reflect on how international audiences have reshaped the way they make music and perform.
The group has been steadily building momentum overseas, completing its first North American tour in 2025 and performing at SXSW in Austin, Texas. A new album is planned for this July. But it was the response from European fans that left the deepest impression. "You could feel this powerful energy coming off the fans," WEESA said of the group's first European appearances. "They were dancing and singing to our songs even more energetically than we were."
One key takeaway from their touring has been how different regions respond to different parts of their catalog. JIMMY noted that American audiences gravitate toward tracks with a late-1990s and 2000s feel, particularly their breakout hit "Just Like Dat feat. JP THE WAVY." In Europe, it was the electronic-leaning "Highlights," a collaboration with REN, that went viral first.
The group's path to international recognition was unconventional. Shortly after debuting, PSYCHIC FEVER relocated to Thailand for roughly six months and used the country as a base for about two years. JIMMY acknowledged the challenges but framed the experience as a launchpad. "One great thing was that we were able to use that experience as a starting point to perform in all kinds of overseas locations," he said, adding that the group has also served as a gateway for fans to discover the broader LDH family of artists.
With the new album on the horizon and an increasingly devoted global fanbase, PSYCHIC FEVER appears poised to build on the grassroots energy that social media first ignited.