***\\BASE BALL BEAR//*** (YUI Lover: The 1st YUI Forum & Fansite)

Title: ***\\BASE BALL BEAR//***
Description: the invasion begins...

Roxy36 - November 2, 2006 10:11 PM (GMT)

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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! they're AWESOME!!! also, their music is ... ...um... IT IS......i can't explain...it's FUNKY AND HIP AND CATCHY .. B)

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

As of now, they released 2 mini-albums, 4 singles, AND...they recently released their DEBUT ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XDXDXD :toast :lalala :toast

Anyway, here's a taste of the one...the only...BASE BALL BEAR!!!

Second Single "Electric Summer"
http://www.sendspace.com/file/v2dsna

I'll post their First Single entitled "Girlfriend" later today...i gotta finish up my photoshop class...

Electric Summer PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxWVo8SY_Fs

Girlfriend PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPduGUhUXsk

Crazy For You PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h7gYyZGIGc

Stand By Me PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCi_9XfcLpg...related&search=

Roxy
Peace@

PS: did i mention that i <3 SHIORI-CHAN!!! she is one bad @$$ bassist! haha

br4d137 - November 2, 2006 10:46 PM (GMT)

yay! many thanks! now i can listen to them in the car! thanks much!

For_the_Ears - November 3, 2006 10:34 AM (GMT)

yea, i like it... :D its different sure but not alien different lol nice reccomendation :thumbsup:

PS: dont we have similar tastes?

br4d137 - November 9, 2006 09:36 PM (GMT)

im pretty sure a lot of people on this forum would have similar taste... we all love YUI forsure right?! ^_^

Roxy36 - January 30, 2007 04:56 AM (GMT)

yea, i agree...i bet everyone in the forum like at least two of the same artists... *cough* michelle branch, avril lavigne, john mayer, etc... ???

anyway, BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kaenzi - January 30, 2007 05:22 AM (GMT)

yeah, i like "stand by me" en "Girl friend" very much,
Shiori Sekine who play in bassist, i saw her in "Linda, Linda, Linda" movie, also like that song :guitar

just check their single "STAND By ME" link this address
http://z14.invisionfree.com/YUI_Lover/inde...?showtopic=2853

flamecaster - February 5, 2007 07:01 PM (GMT)

at first i didnt noticed the bassist in the movie ... she looks different in the pvs

atheon - February 5, 2007 09:55 PM (GMT)

I LOVE BASE BALL BEAR LOL :flyaway

Why nobody mention about 'matsuri no ato'??? The electric guitar is wicked XD 2nd most played song for me besides YUI's :P

I have a thing with female bassist, watched Lindax3 as well, love it :D

davedim - February 5, 2007 10:19 PM (GMT)

Heh. Best band name ever.

Thanks for introducing me to them.

I'm gonna go look around for more stuff now.^^

Roxy36 - February 6, 2007 12:08 AM (GMT)

QUOTE (atheon @ Feb 5 2007, 09:55 PM)

I have a thing with female bassist, watched Lindax3 as well, love it :D

that makes two of us...haha!! but i didn't watch lindax3...i should :swt yea, she looks really different in the movie...probably cause she's not wearing any make up in it..."all natural" :thumbsup:

Oh, matsuri no ato is a really nice song...but i'm still stuck in "old" baseballbear mode (ala "electric summer", "girlfriend", "sayonara nostolgic")

edit: and FINALLY, MORE FANS!!!

atheon - February 6, 2007 12:31 AM (GMT)

QUOTE (Roxy36 @ Feb 6 2007, 08:08 AM)

You should watch it then, Shiori's talking voice is so much different than her singing voice XD

Minor spoiler: She played a little bit of guitar in it as well =P

I like 'Girlfriend' too~

shirou - February 6, 2007 08:30 AM (GMT)

they seem really interesting.....i'm gonna download some of their songs today ^__^

kaenzi - February 13, 2007 09:18 AM (GMT)

i just want to share their mini album "Band B ni tsuite" , just check thik link
http://z14.invisionfree.com/YUI_Lover/inde...?showtopic=2853

hope like it :unsure:

Roxy36 - March 14, 2007 04:11 AM (GMT)

BUMP!!

just wanted to share one the most amaaazing collaborations in jmusic that i've ever seen and heard...

Base Ball Bear x Chatmonchy
(@_@)

i was soooooo suprised and amazed when i saw this! i even posted it on the newly made, Chatmonchy thread! haha

peace@

Roxy36 - March 22, 2007 05:59 PM (GMT)

ahh, second BUMP! (sorry for the double bumps)

but i have a good reason...

-=BASE BALL BEAR=- NEW SINGLE/PV OUT!!! XD

here's the pv! enjoy!!!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HE7ZEZTC

ItIsHerWhoDidIt - March 24, 2007 09:02 AM (GMT)

SAYONARA-NOSTALGIA and YUME is VISION, sounds really catchy, liked it a lot

Roxy36 - May 22, 2007 06:27 PM (GMT)

BUMP again! haha

Let's keep this thread aliiive! This band is reaaally good! XD

here's the new pv, Dramatic.. it's gonna be used as the theme song for the anime, Ookiku Furikabutte.. awesome!

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zmyzs-i2Lw

Roxy36 - July 28, 2008 06:33 AM (GMT)

BUMP serving as an update!

summer is still goin' strong, and bebobe has a new song/pv out!

here's SUMMER ANTHEM :good

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2ia4yd

peace@

daibasu - July 28, 2008 09:17 AM (GMT)

wow. there's a baes ball bear thread here! i listen to BBB too! does anybody know where to get their albums? :)

Roxy36 - August 2, 2008 03:17 AM (GMT)

hey, daibasu! welcome to the club, man.

yeah, you can find their stuff on cdjapan.co.jp and yesasia.com

hope that helps! :good

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