The Boom
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- This article is about the Japanese rock band, The Boom. For the American punk rock band, The Boom, see Boom, The.
The Boom is a Japanese rock band. Its members are Miyazawa Kazufumi (vocals), Kobayashi Takashi (guitar), Yamakawa Hiromasa (bass guitar), and Tochigi Takao (drums).
Vocalist Miyazawa Kazufumi who is the composer and lyricist for The Boom was inspired by the music of Okinawa. A single CD Shima-uta was released in 1993 with high sales, which reached approximately 1.5 million and brought fame to the band, around the world as well as at home. On December 31st 1993, The Boom participated in Kouhaku Uta Gassen, an exclusive show usually reserved for elite musicians.
After they released Shima-uta, the group went on to perform Kaze-ni Naritai, Kaero-kana, and Tsukisaemo-nemuruyoru, but Kazufumi wanted to write more Okinawa songs, so an album comprised purely of Okinawa songs was released.
Miyazawa Kazufumi released several solo albums, and composed songs for other musicians, including Akiko Yano, Kyoko Koizumi, and Rimi Natsukawa. Many people are under the misconception that Miyazawa Kazufumi's hometown is Okinawa, but this is not the case.
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Discography
Singles
- 'Kimi ha TVkko' (5/21/1989)
- 'Hoshi no Rabureta' (9/21/1989)
- 'Kikyu ni Notte' (12/1/1989)
- 'Tsuri ni Ikou' (3/21/1990)
- 'Sakadachi sureba Kotae ga Wakaru' (7/21/1990)
- 'Kyofu no Hiruyasumi' (5/22/1991)
- 'Michidure' (11/21/1991)
- 'Soredake de Ureshii' (5/2/1992)
- 'Shima Uta (Uchinaguchi Version)' (12/12/1992)
- 'Tsuki sae mo Nemuru Yoru' (4/21/1993)
- 'Shima Uta (Original)' (6/21/1993)
- 'Manatsu no Kiseki' (7/21/1993)
- 'Karatachi Nomichi' (10/1/1993)
- 'Yuzai' (11/21/1993)
- 'Kaeroukana' (10/21/1994)
- 'berangkat -Buranka-' (7/1/1994)
- 'Kaze ni Naritai' (3/24/1995)
- 'Teida Akara Nami Kirara' (Summer 1995) - Not sold at store
- 'Tegami' (12/13/1995)
- 'Toki ga Tateba' (5/22/1996)
- 'Chuousen' (6/21/1996)
- 'Tsuki ni Furu Ame' (4/28/1999)
- 'Osaka de Momareta Otoko' (5/12/1999)
- 'Furusato ni Nattekudasai' (10/8/1999)
- 'Kamihikoki' (12/31/1999) - Not sold at store
- 'Itsumo to Chigau Basho de' (3/16/2000)
- 'Kuchibue ga Fukenai' (10/4/2000)
- 'Kamisama no Hoseki de dekita Shima' (10/5/2001)
- 'Shima Uta - Shima Uta' (5/22/2002)
- 'Kono Machi no Dokoka ni' (6/5/2002)
- 'Boku ni Dekiru Subete' (12/4/2002)
- 'Kaze ni Naritai' (8/6/2003)
Albums
- A Peacetime Boom (5/21/1989)
- Sairen no Ohisama (12/1/1989)
- JAPANESKA (9/21/1990)
- D.E.M.O. (3/21/1991)
- Shisyunki (1/22/1992)
- THE BOOM (9/21/1992)
- Kyokuto Sanba (11/21/1994)
- REMIX MAN '95 (4/21/1995)
- Samba do Extremo Oriente (2/5/1996)
- TROPICALISM-0 (7/1/1996)
- THE BOOM2 (Red) (1/22/1997)
- THE BOOM2 (Blue) (3/21/1997)
- Singles + (2/27/1999)
- No Control (5/12/1999)
- LOVIBE (10/4/2000)
- THE BOOM STAR BOX EXTRA (12/5/2001)
- OKINAWA -Watashi no Shima- (6/19/2002)
- SHIMA UTA -Grandes Exitos- (9/19/2002)
- Singles + a (1/1/2003)
- Hyakkei (6/30/2004)
External Link
- THE BOOM MUSIC GALLERY (http://www.five-d.co.jp/boom/) - The official website
- Nippop Profile | The Boom (http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-135/artist_name-the_boom/)