Following the Japanese TV premiere of the winter 2026 TV anime Medalist Season 2 on January 24, 2026, the music videos for the new season's opening and ending theme songs were released on the respective artists' official YouTube channels. The seven-member Japanese girl group HANA performed the opening theme song "Cold Night." HANA "Cold Night" Music Video Medalist Season 2 Creditless Opening Movie HANA, formed by members selected through BMSG's audition program "No No Girls", began activities in January 2025 and won the Best New Artist award at the 67th Japan Record Awards in the end of that year. As their first anime tie-in song, "Cold Night" released digitally first on January 24, 2026, ranking #6 in Oricon's daily single charts on its first day. As their third single, the CD single followed on January 28, ranking #4 in the daily single charts on its first day. "Cold Night" jacket HANA artist photo Meanwhile, the three-piece Japanese rock band Conton Candy performed the ending theme song "Rookies." Conton Candy "Rookies" Music Video Medalist Season 2 Creditless Ending Movie Conton Candy was originally formed in 2018, and "Rookies" is their fourth anime tie-in song, following "Futsuu" for Sakamoto Days , "Snow Drop" for Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus , and "Touring" for Touring After the Apocalypse . "Rookies" released digitally first on January 25, with the CD single following on March 4, 2026. "Rookies" jacket Conton Candy artist photo Yasutaka Yamamoto ( Servant x Service ) directs the Medalist anime at studio ENGI, with series composition by Jukki Hanada ( Sound! Euphonium ), character designs by Chinatsu Kameyama ( In Another World With My Smartphone 2 ) and music by Yuki Hayashi ( Haikyu!! ). An anime film is also scheduled to premiere in 2027 . Kodansha USA publishes an official English version of Ikada Tsuruma's original manga and describes the story: Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream…and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice…on the world's stage! Source: HANA official YouTube channel , Conton Candy official YouTube channel
