THE FIRST 『 Base Ball Bear 』 THREAD!

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

『 Base Ball Bear 』



Figuring out Japanese band nomenclature can be frustrating, and Base Ball Bear is a case in point. It seems that the band's 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 band's name. The "bear" part has no special meaning.

MEMBERS

• Yūsuke Koide (小出 祐介 ,Koide Yūsuke?, born December 9, 1984 in Tokyo) - Vocalist & guitarist, primary songwriter and the leader of the band. He likes movies, music, and reading. He likes old school hip hop and his favorite artists include XTC, Happy End and Perfume. He is also a fan of drama actress and idol Meguru Ishii.
  
• Shouhei Yuasa (湯浅 将平 ,Yuasa Shōhei?, born April 16, 1984 in Chiba Prefecture) - Guitarist and unofficial dancer. Shōhei was on the swim team when he was in high school and worked as a lifeguard before the band became famous. He occasionally does yoga. He likes drinking and eating. His favorite artists are Thee Michelle Gun Elephant and Sly & the Family Stone.
  
• Shiori Sekine (関根 史織 ,Sekine Shiori?, born December 8, 1985 in Saitama Prefecture) - Bass guitarist and chorus. Shiori is the only female member of Base Ball Bear and had no experience playing bass guitar before joining the band. Recently Shiori had her hair cut. This can be seen in the new Promotional Video "Love Mathematics" and in their official site. Shiori had a leading role as Nozomi in the movie Linda Linda Linda. She is a fan of Ultraman and likes cooking (especially desserts). She also likes manga and is a fan of Namie Odama. Her favorite artists include Jethro Tull, Caravan, Keiichi Suzuki, Yui and GO!GO!7188.
  
• Daisuke Horinouchi (堀之内 大介 ,Horinouchi Daisuke?, born January 17, 1985 in Tokyo) - Drummer and chorus. He has a younger sister. His favorite hobbies are lifting weights and watching pro wrestling and soccer. His favorite artists are The Police, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, and Nile Rodgers.

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 Bear's early demos were very amateurish, although it was obvious tell they had a lot of originality and potential. The band's 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.
article by; nippop & wikipedia

DISCOGRAPHY

INDIES



+ SINGLES



07.07.2004 | YUME is VISION
01 Yume Is Vision
02 Kimi no Speed-kan
03 Tokyo Pyramid
04 Doppelgänger Graduation



+ MINI-ALBUM



11.26.2003 | Yuugata Generation
01 Sayonara-Nostalgia
02 Tsuyogari Shoujo
03 Metamorphosis Massaichu
04 Binetsu Boy
05 Sunset-KI･RE･I
06 Yuugata Generation
07 Boy Meets Girl




10.14.2005 | Band B ni Tsuite
01 Crazy for You no Kisetsu
02 Gokusaishiki Imagination
03 Satellite Town Nite
04 Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei
05 Yume is Vision
06 Yugata Generation
07 Sayonara-Nostalgia
08 Girl of Arms


+ ALBUM



03.16.2005 | High Color Times
01 Gokusaishiki Imagination
02 April Mirage
03 Kūuuhi Ganbo
04 Himawari no Junigatsu
05 Shirayuki no Kanojo
06 Umi ni Naritai
07 Aimai Memories
08 Satellite Town Nite
09 Kimi-iro no Machi
10 Kagenai Futari
11 Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei
12 High Color Times




MAJOR



+ SINGLES



06.21.2006 | ELECTRIC SUMMER
01 ELECTRIC SUMMER
02 Good bye
03 Sayonara Nostalgia (Last Summer Version)





10.04.2006 | STAND BY ME
01 STAND BY ME
02 Tenku Lonely Hearts
03 Boy Meets Girl (Live)




04.04.2007 | Dakishimetai
01 Dakishimetai
02 Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei (Atarashii Kankei Version)




05.16.2007 | Dramatic
01 Dramatic
02 Tomei Jurokuji
03 Yugata Generation (Atarashii Yugata Version)




07.18.2007 | Manatsu no Jouken
01 Manatsu no Jouken
02 Gokusaishiki Imagination (Atarashii Imagination Version)




10.31.2007 | Aishiteru
01 Aishiteru
02 Casual Love
03 Aishiteru (Karaoke Version)
04 Aishiteru (Shiori Rockets Version)




05.08.2008 | changes
01 changes
02 Summer Anthem
03 Fiction Once More
04 Dramatic to Eresama




07.01.2008 | LOVE MATHEMATICS
01 LOVE MATHEMATICS
02 SCHOOL GIRL FANTASY
03 Wakamono no Yukue 'String Graduation Version'




15.04.2008 | Kamigami LOOKS YOU
01 Kamigami LOOKS YOU (神々LOOKS YOU)
02 image club
03 BOYS MAY CRY



+ MINI-ALBUMS




12.01.2006 | Band B ni Tsuite
01 Crazy for You no Kisetsu
02 Labyrinth e no Timing
03 Satellite Town Nite
04 Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei
05 Yume is Vision
06 Yugata Generation
07 Sayonara-Nostalgia
08 Girl of Arms
(This is the same as the indies release except for track two, which was changed to Labyrinth e no Timing (ラビリンスへのタイミング Timing to the Labyrinth) for the major release.)




12.04.2006 | GIRL FRIEND
01 Girlfriend
02 Black Sea
03 City Dance
04 4D Kaiwai


+ ALBUMS




29.11.2006 | C
01 Crazy for You no Kisetsu (album version)
02 Girlfriend
03 Matsuri no Ato
04 Electric Summer
05 Swimming Girl
06 You're My Sunshine no Subete
07 Girl of Arms
08 Death to Love
09 Stand by Me
10 Last Dance
11 She is Back




05.12.2007 | 17 Sai
01 17 Sai
02 Dramatic
03 Dakishimetai
04 Heaven's Door Girls
05 Aishiteru
06 Seventeen Romance
07 Futatsu no Sekai
08 Manatsu no Jouken
09 Aoi Haru, Kyomu
10 Wink Sniper
11 Kyosokyoku
12 Kizuite Hoshii




07.01.2009 | Kanzen Ban Band B ni Tsuite
-Disc 1

1. SAYONARA-NOSTALGIA
2. Tsuyogari Shoujo
3. Metamorphosis Massaichu
4. Binetsu Boy
5. SUNSET - KI・RE・I
6. Yogata Generation
7. BOY MEETS GIRL
8. Shoujo to Nue
9. YUME is VISION
10. Kimi no Speed-kan
11. Tokyo Pyramid
12. Doppelgänger Graduation
13. TRAGIC HEROINE

Disc 2

1. Gokusaishiki Imagination
2. April Mirage
3. Kūhi Ganbou
4. Himawari no Junigatsu
5. Shirayuki no Kanojo
6. Umi ni Naritai
7. aimai memories
8. Satellite Town Nite
9. Kimi-iro no Machi
10. Kagenai Futari
11. Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei
12. HIGH COLOR TIMES
13. Labyrinth e no Timing

LINKS

Base Ball Bear official website
Base Ball Bear @ EMI Music Japan

[Mirai Noah]

I really like their song "Changes." Any other recommendations?

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

ELECTRIC SUMMER is a song/single to downlaod! It's amazing!
Aishiteru is also a great song, thats how I discovered them =)
I also loovee LOVE MATHEMATICS specially the refrain when Shiori also sings xD

Then download the rest if you like those =P

[rookies]

I saw the "Love Mathematics" PV a few months ago, and I love it!

I like the animation in the PV, and is very cute also.

[Mirai Noah]

Cool, I'll check those out!

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

You should tell me if you like it =p

[Beauty4123]

today i've watched the PVs for "kamigami LOOKS YOU", "changes", "electric summer", "manatsu no jouken", "CRAZY FOR YOU no kisetsu", and "girlfriend". and i seriously LOVE all of these songs! i've heard of the group last year, but i wasn't really interested in following their music, lol. but now i will because their really great!

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

Manatsu no Jouken is now growing on me too ehehe

[Beauty4123]

i'm listening to SCHOOL GIRL FANTASY from the LOVE MATHEMATICS single their music is so cool!

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

EHEHE That's a great song too.
One of the things I love are the solos made by the guitarrist Shouhei. He's so funny xD
Their B-Sides are a good material too. Listen FICTION ONCE MORE from changes, is great too. And listen to 17 Sai from their albuim 17 Sai. I am posting their discography go check. I am uploading the singles first then I will upload the albums =p
I love their titles are so great xD

[Beauty4123]

new single!

Originally Posted by moviebuffwwc @ JPM

NEW SINGLE
『BREEEEZE GIRL』
Base Ball Bear
2009.6.24 OUT


Official Website

[rookies]

I like the title of the new single.

Kamigami LOOKS YOU was okay I guess, I didn't find it catchy or anything.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to the upcoming single, and I hope it will be good.

[Beauty4123]

from JPM

Originally Posted by moviebuffwwc

NEW SINGLE
『BREEEEZE GIRL』
Base Ball Bear
2009.6.24 OUT


First Pressing
TOCT-45011
1200円 (tax in)


Regular Edition
TOCT-45010
1000円 (tax in)

Tracklist:
01 BREEEEZE GIRL
02 BREEEEZE GIRL II
03 LOVE MATHEMATICS (渋谷会”TRUE LOVE”REMIX)

CD-EXTRA feature:
01 LIVE CLIP 「ELECTRIC SUMMER」 from "COUNTDOWN JAPAN 08/09" at EARTH STAGE
02 LIVE CLIP 「祭りのあと」 from "COUNTDOWN JAPAN 08/09" at EARTH STAGE
03 VIDEO CLIP 「BREEEEZE GIRL」 (Available on First Pressing only)


Official Website

[rookies]

@ Foxxy: Is it possible you can put the Discography section in your first post under a spoiler button?

It's pretty graphic-intensive, and clogs up the page, and makes the page really slow to load. T_T

@ Beauty: I like the covers, thanks for posting them.

[Beauty4123]

BREEEEZE GIRL PV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBk912KmSg

[rookies]

^ Thanks, I will watch it now.

Don't think I will see zombies in this PV, like their last one, lol. xD

[Beauty4123]

no, but you'll see flying boys i really do like the song, but i'm more anxious for "stairway generation" to be released. now that song is better than both kamigami looks you and breeeeze girl.

[rookies]

I just finished watching the pv, and you're right, there are flying boys, hehe. In slow-motion though, cool. I like new pv, is really good. ^^

[Chokki]

new single already?! AWESOME!

[kakumei]

"Stairway Generation" 2009.08.05
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=TOCT-45012

「Stairway Generation」 2009年8月5日発売　TOCT-45012　￥1,000(税込)
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