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The story
BOOWY, the rock band that broke up in 1988, remains popular enough that CD and DVD sales still haven’t slowed down 38 years later. On July 2 this year, a remastered recording of their legendary 1986 Budokan concert premiered on YouTube at the exact same start time as the original show. The next development to make waves was the release of T-shirts featuring the album cover art. The topic drew over 40 replies on 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Express+ board — alongside nostalgic comments, plenty of cool reactions showed up too, like “T-shirts, now?” and “¥6,600 is way too much,” and the discussion eventually drifted into the relationship between Kyosuke Himuro and Tomoyasu Hotei and the prospects of a reunion.
9/17 (Thu) 11:00
“Welcome to the live house, Budokan.”
BOOWY, the rock band that disbanded in 1988. Their legendary Budokan concert — famous in part for that opening MC line — took place on July 2, 1986. Now, 40 years later, at 6:30 PM on July 2 this year, the same time the original show began, a newly remastered recording of that concert premiered on YouTube.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Nothing new here
If anything, sales of the DVDs and such released recently are amazing too.
That kind of staying power has something in common with pro wrestling. Let's talk it to death!
By the way, here's my personal top 5:
1. Kagami no Naka no Marionette (Marionette in the Mirror)
2. B・BLUE
3. DREAMIN'
4. ONLY YOU
5. Wagamama Juliet (Selfish Juliet) (maybe a bit too deep-cut lol)
That's probably already forgotten by now
Over 20 years since this was first posted and it's still got flavor lol
It's been 38 years since BOOWY broke up, you idiot!
Come back when you've got your facts straight
selling off your heart and body piece by piece!
Racking up numbers and actually being popular
aren't the same thing, you easy teenage girl
Even if you're good at juggling love and romance
there's no future and no substance to it
if all you've got is an easy reputation
I absolutely love these lyrics
and now it's finally come down to T-shirts.
actually wearing that shirt now is kind of
embarrassing.
PSYCHOPATH
I'd been thinking of making one myself for ages
I remember buying a few myself
Writing it "BOOWY" is such a newbie move
(a post I saw on X)
You can't really wear a shirt like this except at a live show
just hurry up and release the footage from day two of "Honky," the Last Gigs show
There were these odd specialty shops for T-shirts and rock "black clothes" gear
Someone said Tanaka from the comedy duo Bakushou Mondai shows up in Himurock's live video "ONE NIGHT STANDS"
It's Hotei and Takahashi
Not doing a reunion is fine and all, but
then don't go and do solo shows that are all BOOWY songs
His retirement show even opened and closed with BOOWY songs
What he says and what he does just don't add up, Himuro
Apparently not a single yen of it actually goes to the members themselves though.
If I had to pick one it'd be "Instant Love," but that one's not on Toshiba so it doesn't really count
The songs on "Instant Love" are the best too, honestly
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
It’s been 38 years since BOOWY disbanded in 1988, but projects riding on their enduring popularity keep coming — this July, a remastered recording of their legendary 1986 Budokan concert premiered on YouTube at the same start time as the original show. The T-shirt release is part of that same trend, and opinions in the thread split mainly along two lines: the price and practicality question of “would you really pay ¥6,600 for an album-cover T-shirt these days,” and a gap in expectations over “will this actually build momentum toward a reunion, or is it just more merchandising.” On the relationship between Kyosuke Himuro and Tomoyasu Hotei, some posts mentioned things like “Hotei wants to invite Himuro but can’t reach him,” reflecting both a desire for a reunion and a sense of realistic distance between the two. As for how much of the merchandise revenue actually reaches the members themselves, the thread only contains unverified rumors like “apparently none of it goes to them” — no official statement has been confirmed.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “BOOWY: After the Budokan Concert Stream, Fans’ Hearts Race Over New “Album Cover T-Shirt” Release — More Developments Fuel Hopes for the “Ultimate Goal”.”
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