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Roxy36

Posted: Jan 31 2008, 09:10 AM

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Base Ball Bear, or "BeBoBe" (BBB), is a fresh, young, and rising band that delivers great vocals and catchy riffs! ..As some of you know, BBB collaborated with our beloved chatmonchy in a past Nyaku Nyaku tour..

What's there to say... The roof exploded with so much intensity! In short, this band is awesome!

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Figuring out Japanese band nomenclature can be frustrating, and Base Ball Bear is a case in point. It seems that the bands four members really liked a song by Japanese female singer Chocolat called Baseball and E. Presley, so they decided to use baseball as part of the bands name. The bear part has no special meaning. You figure it out. BBB comprises guitarist/vocalist Yusuke Koide, whos from Atsugi, in Kanagawa Prefecture; bassist Shiori Sekine the only female member of the band whos from Saitama City in Saitama Prefecture; guitarist Shohei Yuasa, another Atsugi native, and drummer Daisuke Horinouchi, whos from Tokyo. They met while they were in high school, specifically when Koide decided to organize a band to play at a school festival. They kept at it, and then sent a demo tape to Toshiba-EMI talent scout Keitaro Kamo, whose other musical discoveries include Number Girl, Super Butter Dog and Kishidan. Kamo liked what he heard and mentored the band preparatory to their recent signing to Toshiba-EMI. This is a young band - none of the members of Base Ball Bear is older than 20. Almost as soon as the band got together, Base Ball Bear started releasing self-distributed tapes and CD-Rs of their music. Their first official release was the mini-album Yugata Generation (Evening Generation) in November 2003. Base Ball Bears early demos were very amateurish, although it was obvious tell they had a lot of originality and potential. The bands more recent material is much tighter and extremely well-performed, combining a strong power-pop sense with a sometimes harsh, angular sound that recalls Gang of Four.

by Steve McClure

This of course was taken from their Myspace Music Page...So yea...they're just a totally unique, "different sounding", band! I guess due to the fact that the bassist, Shiori Sekine, often sings chorus for Yusuke (front man of BBB), and sometimes sing duets together! Hmm, at first, they kinda reminds me of an early "Supercar".. *ahem* before supercar went electronica and what not.. (Still, I love 'em too!)

Official Website
http://www.baseballbear.net/

NOW, for some videos!

One of my all time favs, "Electric Summer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLlEwLTO2E

"Girl Friend"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnG5WZMYF0M&feature=related

"Dramatic"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPO7KMWy54&feature=related

YUMEisVision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_duZIojlTDA&feature=user

"Stand by ME"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWdhdbo6-xc&feature=related

"Dakishimetai"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AgSsAUQrfk&feature=related

"Crazy For You" Hear Shiori rock out the vocals in this one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98V2AHqFZtU&feature=related

Their latest pv "Aishiteru" ...translated too! (also, Shiori has her own solo this time!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7hy4HQIpp4&feature=related

Well, that's it for now.. They have so much more great songs! But too lazy to put 'em down.. hehe. But definitely, check 'em out!

(Along with chatmonchy, i'm seriously aching to watch these guys live!)

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doubledown11	Posted: Jan 31 2008, 12:12 PM
Veni. Vidi. Monchy. Group: Global Moderator Posts: 1,128 Member No.: 54 Joined: 3-November 07	Aargh!! I almost had a chance to see this band play live. I had tickets to their show with Art-School and Doping Panda last night. BUT Rin Toshite Shiure were playing at Shinjuku Loft at the same time. I miraculously got into watch Rin Toshite Sigure even though tickets were long sold out (got on a waitinglist). RTS played first but didn't finish until 915pm. When I got to Shibuya to watch BeBoBe and Art-School, both bands had already finished and only Doping Panda was left. But if I could do it over again, I wouldn't change a thing. Rin Toshite Shigure was AMAZING!! I didn't want to say this in the Tokushima thread b/c I only wanted to write nice things about the Chatmonchy concerts but RTS completely blew away Chatmonchy in terms of sheer brilliance. Watching Chatmonchy is awesome!! Their songs move your soul and seeing Ecchan up close in person is breathtaking BUT watching Rin Toshite Sigure is akin to dating Ecchan for a year, proposing to her and having her say "Yes!!" THAT was how awesome the Rin Toshite Sigure performance was. UNBEATABLE. TK is God incarnate on the Telecaster. But I've digressed way too far. BeBoBe's a great band. An opportunity to watch them last night would have made it perfect. Got their discography on my computer at home if anyone's interested (though to be honest I've only listened to a handful of their songs). But their performance with Chatmonchy alone impressed the hell out of me.

youngelectricpop	Posted: Jan 31 2008, 12:54 PM
Seimeiryoku Group: Elite Member Posts: 426 Member No.: 66 Joined: 29-November 07	I love me some Base Ball Bear. I came across them about the same time as chatmonchy. Both bands ended up being my favorite finds that year. I wasn't really into their most recent album, though. It was really mellow, despite having single tracks that weren't. The album was still pretty decent, but I liked 'C' much more. Nyaku Nyaku tour needs to come to the US, please. I don't really listen to Snowkel, but they're alright in my book.

chattomato	Posted: Feb 6 2008, 01:08 AM
chattoemoncheese! Group: Elite Member Posts: 252 Member No.: 56 Joined: 6-November 07	hmm interesting pv for aishiteru! did u notice julius the monkey on his guitar in the beginning part? haha. --------------------

Roxy36	Posted: Feb 27 2008, 01:33 PM
#1 Ecchan Lover Group: Admin Posts: 977 Member No.: 2 Joined: 20-August 07	hey, look what i found up on youtube! it's the song that they were performing with chattomonchi and snowkel! apparently, the song "Konya wa Boogie Back" is originally by Ozawa Kenji with Kreva... original sounds cool too! but i still love BBB's and chatmonchy's version better! >D~ oh, and snowkel too.. haha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un55-kOCRHg&feature=related -------------------- chatmonchy ROCK fever!!! ---------------------------------------- 4th DVD!!! "RESTAURANT DESSERT" 09.8.26 OUT!!! Order now from cdjapan.co.jp or yesasia.com!

youngelectricpop	Posted: Feb 27 2008, 02:21 PM
Seimeiryoku Group: Elite Member Posts: 426 Member No.: 66 Joined: 29-November 07	Haha, Kreva is too laid back. I liked some Kick the Can Crew, but his solo stuff is too lazy. That song was also done in the Go For The Sun Tour featuring Analog Fish, Fujifabric, and Sparta Locals(all great bands). All of them went out on stage but they were lacking some serious funk except for Sparta Locals frontman Abe. I had the video favorited on YouTube, but it seems like it was taken down. Base Ball Bear, chatmonchy, and Snowkel's rendition is much better, though. I mean you got Koide MCing like a fiend and Ecchan going "nyaku nyaku." I really wanna see the song they performed for the 2007 Nyaku Nyaku tour, Choo Coo Train! Haha. Better than konya wa boogie back, imo.

fredooi	Posted: Mar 14 2008, 12:48 AM
chatmonchy has come Group: Member Posts: 6 Member No.: 138 Joined: 7-March 08	yeah a friend of mine recommend BBB to me too...i've listened to their latest album, but i don't quite like their music~~~ maybe next time!

frienger�	Posted: Apr 24 2008, 10:04 AM
Koi no Kemuri Group: Advanced Member Posts: 42 Member No.: 48 Joined: 24-October 07	yeah aishiteru is boring for me.....but i really like girlfriend and dramatic =)

fukubun	Posted: Aug 5 2008, 03:59 AM
Koi no Kemuri Group: Advanced Member Posts: 31 Member No.: 277 Joined: 4-August 08	BBB's been all over the place with their songs, but i hope they reach greatness soon :D am a sucker for Electric Summer and Dakishimetai. Still the only band that i've seen live in Japan Was at a Hiroshima show this spring when i was on holiday there. I must say they were much better live that i ever expected And sekine-chan is just so edible!

youngelectricpop	Posted: Aug 23 2008, 03:41 AM
Seimeiryoku Group: Elite Member Posts: 426 Member No.: 66 Joined: 29-November 07	Modnar linked some new vids on the shoutbox. Shiori http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZEZ6FDEDqI too cute. Also, new song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slIiRYVBcV4 Used as a theme for something.. http://ip.tosp.co.jp/p.asp?I=SIXDAYS ..Not sure what it is.

Roxy36	Posted: Aug 23 2008, 10:59 AM
#1 Ecchan Lover Group: Admin Posts: 977 Member No.: 2 Joined: 20-August 07	niccce. i'm really enjoyin' their new track right now. thanks for the links guys -------------------- chatmonchy ROCK fever!!! ---------------------------------------- 4th DVD!!! "RESTAURANT DESSERT" 09.8.26 OUT!!! Order now from cdjapan.co.jp or yesasia.com!

bayueriko	Posted: Oct 10 2008, 04:39 PM
Daidai Group: Elite Member Posts: 178 Member No.: 326 Joined: 9-October 08	i already know them since the Big Wind up! showed on Animax i love the bassist kekeke

NejiPooshon	Posted: Jan 6 2009, 10:11 AM
Joshitachi ni Asu wa nai Group: Elite Member Posts: 129 Member No.: 80 Joined: 16-December 07	I love this band! I found out them these days... I was looking for something about CDJP0809 and saw a pic from them, i don't know why but I tryed to look for something on youtube and since i listened to ELETRIC SUMMER, loved it! I'm looking for some fan sites, foruns or something like this to know more about them... I just found their discography at jpopsuki, but there isn't any seed anymore though. =\ the blog that I found there isn't a brand-new post since 2007 T_T -------------------- ~bai bai boo .~~~.New rouge Revolution .~~~.

kero copy	Posted: Jan 28 2009, 04:25 AM
Tobiuo no Butterfly Group: Elite Member Posts: 137 Member No.: 101 Joined: 10-January 08	the only thing why i become their fan ... ... is ... SHIORI SEKINE!!!!! ... ... and beside her in that pic is ecchan!!!!! ... my fav song is off course: WINK SNIPER! cuz shiori is the main vocalist in this song!! ... my first songs from this band are ... mmm ... Dramatic. Dakishimetai. and Stand by me from youtube ... ... and found that their bass player is so much caught my attention ... so ... ... and this is the best shot in Linda Linda Linda [for me] ... how can she play in this film? --------------------

dso	Posted: Jun 29 2009, 10:34 PM
Renai Spirits Group: Advanced Member Posts: 73 Member No.: 350 Joined: 9-November 08	Whoaaa, nice pic with Ecchan ^^ BTW: The four-member band Base Ball Bear has finally made it to the Nippon Budokan. On January 3, 2010, they will perform their first concert at that venue. Nice~ Hope they release their first live DVD with that performance I love Budokan

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