Basement Boys Blog

Since I just updated the main website with the "What are Basement Boys?" section, I'd like to elaborate a little bit about the topic here on the blog.

If you checked the site today you might have noticed a few changes on the homepage. After thinking about things and after factoring in recent developments, I have decided to make the site a bit more general and include information on other groups as well as more info about the genre itself. Here are a few artists that will most likely be featured on the site in the future. Artits with an * are ones I have seen live at events. Jump Up Joy * BANQUET * MIXMADE Scramble Gum *  X-BORDER * JACK☆POT * Saito Shuusuke * Other groups I have been kind of interested in because of their members' stage activities include: IVVY, TWIN PARADOX, (Night Ravens),  Zero Planet, TFG. Groups I have seen (some live on stage and some at other events) and I could write about if there is interest (or if/when I have time): CIYST N0NAME PRIZE-OUT Thumbnail N.E.O FEARLESS (old) BUZ-ZER =conect Mush Up 徒花TOXiC LIBRE FUNTOS Contact+ MADKID GMOST Mr. University  Divers...

With the ongoing COVID-10 (New Coronavirus) situation as it is, it honestly did not come as a big surprise that the live had to be cancelled. What did surprise me though was how long it took for the decision to be made. The cancellation was announced at 2AM today (the day of the concert). The group immediately went on a live stream to announce the development to as many people as possible and spread the news on social media. In the course of the morning and early afternoon, the group put together an impromptu small-scale event to still interact with the fans who had already taken time off and/or traveled all the way to Tokyo to see the show. While the official announcement says cancellation, the group vowed that it would only be a postponement and that they would make up for it for sure. They made the decision to have a replacement event instead of streaming their show and thus performing in an empty venue because 'lives are to be enjoyed, well, live'. Further annou...

The beginning of the end starts tomorrow. In today's countdown post I will introduce some of my favourite YouTube videos posted by the group over the course of the past 1 year and 2 months. Let's End Johnson! レッツエンドジョンソン！

Day 2 of the countdown. Today I'll talk about the few MVs WhiteA have up on their YouTube Channel.

Unfortunately the first real post on this blog is the 'beginning of the end' of my favourite group WhiteA. As you might have read on the main website, the group announced that they are going to go on hiatus starting March 25. Before they part with their fans, they are going on their "Final Live Tour", which consists of 2 concerts, "White -memory-" (March 20) and "As -message-" (March 25). While these are separate events, there will be a distinct red thread connecting the two, although you will still be able to enjoy them individually of course. But according to the guys themselves, 'some things will make more sense if you've seen both'. What they mean remains to be seen. Since the title of the first concert is memory, I will share my memories of WhiteA in this blog post.

Welcome to the Basement Boys Blog. If you're here you've either found your way over from The Basement Boys Base Website or you stumbled over this by chance. So, let me elaborate a little bit on the website title. Why "Basement Boys"? (click to read more)