Basement Boys Blog

In the ongoing series of 'Kira blabbers on about BANQUET'... I will be talking about the music videos available on YouTube today. As a small heads up, some of the BANQUET music videos are available with English subs :)

I focused on in-person tokutenkai in my previous post HERE and only mentioned online ones in passing at the end but since we still live in a global pandemic and online events and tokutenkai have more or less become the norm, I'll talk about that a bit more today.

Remember how I said that I got into the fandom because of TeniMyu? Well guess what, I'm coming full circle because now Gaku is going to be in Shin TeniMyu. So let me talk about that today, well, TeniMyu that is and Gaku and about my thoughts and feelings regarding this matter.

I am doing this on Twitter but I thought I'd re-post it here to keep and since there is no character limit on a blog, I will also be able to add more details as well. Only Yuma's will be featured here on the blog, though. I don't think I really have much to add to the others and well, this challenge was made for just ONE oshi after all, so I guess I'll stick to that, despite doing all the boys before but I really noticed as I went along that some of the questions, I could only answer for Yuma and none of the others.

I wrote myself that being a fan of these "underground groups" is not something that is common among foreign fans, so how did I get into this? Not surprisingly, I get this question quite a bit, both from international and domestic friends and fans I talk to and I can't blame you all. So let me try and answer the question.

As requested, I will be writing more about the boys here and introduce them on a more 'personal level' (i.e. my own thoughts and opinions and flail and not just objective information). For more objective information about the group, you can go my website HERE (connected to this blog, written in English) or visit the group's official website HERE (Japanese). Alright, so, WELCOME TO THE BANQUET WORLD. Note: This will be long.

Alright, I decided to take part in Blogtober, so I'll try to update this blog more frequently this month (and hopefully beyond that). First things first, please check out BANQUET's crowdfunding project . Why are they doing this? Well, the reason is probably obvious but the pandemic hasn't been kind on anyone in the entertainment industry and indies group such as BANQUET especially are struggling to stay afloat. The reason why they are insisting on making the concert happen is a little bit more, well, emotional. The concert in November will be their last time as 5 members. One of the members, GAKU, will be leaving the group in order to focus on his dream - becoming an actor. So the group and the fans want to send him off with a bang. If you'd like to help but want to donate a lower amount than the minimum 3000 yen rewards tier, I am collecting donations to make a grouped one. I will give people who donate my own rewards for participating, so if you're interested, fee...