Basement Boys Blog

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.

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.

All idol groups vie for the support of their fans. In return, fans try to support their favourite idols and favourite members. How do you support your favourites? You buy their goods and merchandise. In the underground idol world, the "Goods/Merchandise Sales" (物販 Buppan) is not always about buying actual goods (e.g. penlights, t-shirts, etc.) but can be about buying 'time' in way. AKB48 created what is called the trend of "idols you can meet" and the Underground idol industry is very much about that. It all happens in "reward sessions" for fans called "tokutenkai" (特典会), which are similar to what is called a "Meet & Greet" in the West.

Please help to support clubasia! Crowdfunding project on Campfire HERE . I was hoping to write a happy entry for the end of the month but alas. It was announced today that a number of well-known and well-loved live house venues would close their doors forever at the end of May 2020.

Warning: LONG POST Defining or thematic colours are everywhere in Japanese pop-culture. Characters have 'image colours' and some groups have a 'group colour' and then even within groups the members have their own 'member colours'. The main reason for having these colours is for "identification purposes" e.g. how to identify with your group or your favourite member of the group. Groups featured in this post in length are: ☆ WhiteA ☆ 9bic

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...

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)