Busaiku

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Busaiku
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2013 (2013)–present
LabelsMent Recording
Spinoff ofKis-My-Ft2
MembersWataru Yokoo
Toshiya Miyata
Takashi Nikaido
Kento Senga

Busaiku (舞祭組) is a Japanese boy band with four members from Kis-My-Ft2.[1] Their single "Michishirube" was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[2]

They debuted on December 13, 2013 with the release of their first single "Tana Kara Botamochi" produced by Masahiro Nakai who is a member of SMAP. They were dressed in plain suits like businessmen and sang many comical songs that were not idol-like.[3][4]

Members[edit]

Formation[edit]

On the October 5, 2013 broadcast of "Kiss My BUSAIKU! (Fuji Television), Masahiro Nakai who was a member of SMAP, mentioned that the "back row" four members of Kis-My-Ft2, Wataru Yokoo, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaido, and Kento Senga, were not getting much attention compared to the front members, Hiromitsu Kitayama, Taisuke Fujigaya, and Yuta Tamamori. He also offered to provide the music.

On the November 11, 2013 broadcast of "Kiss My BUSAIKU! (Fuji Television), the four members of the new unit "Busaiku" announced that their debut song "Tana Kara Botamochi" would be released on December 13. The "Sound Room" (TBS Television (Japan)) broadcast on the same day, hosted by Nakai, was their first TV program appearance as Busaiku. In addition to providing the music, Nakai also choreographed and planned and directed the music video. On November 15 of the same year, they performed "Tana Kara Botamochi" live for the first time at Kis-My-Ft2's Tokyo Dome concert.

History[edit]

2013[edit]

On Friday, December 13, Busaiku started with their first single "Tana Kara Botamochi".

2014[edit]

On April 21, they made a regular appearance on the music program "UTAGE!" On July 27, they released their second single "Ti Ti Ti Terette Teretititi -Dare no Ketsu-". On October 18, the drama "Heisei Busaiku Otoko", in which all members appear, begins airing.

2015[edit]

On March 8, their third single, "Yacchatta!!" was released.

2017[edit]

On January 4, their 4th single "Michishirube" was released. The title track is their first self-produced song and a ballad. It reached No. 1 on the Oricon charts for the first time. Over four days from January 5 to 8, they held a high-touch meeting & public recording titled "Busaiku Oshogatsu Campaign - Japan Nationwide Doshirube no Tabi" (Busaiku New Year Campaign - Japan Nationwide Doshirube's Journey). On December 13, their first album "Busaiku no, Wa!" was released.

2018[edit]

January 10 - February 28, their first solo concert tour "Busaiku Mura no Watto! Odoroku Dai 1 show" was held. On April 23, their second drama, ""OO" na Hito no Matsuro," starring all the members, begins airing. On August 22, their first live DVD/Blu-ray "Busaiku Mura no Watto! Odoroku Dai 1 show" was released.

2020[edit]

February 9 - The stage play ""OO" People's Lives: The XXX Choices We Made" was performed, in which all the members appeared. On December 10, the DVD ""OO" People's Lives - Bokutachi ha Chosen XX na Choice" was released as a mail order only/completely made-to-order product.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
[5] 		Album
JPN
Oricon
[6][7] 		JPN
Hot.
[8]
"Tana Kara Botamochi" 2013 2 2
  • RIAJ: Gold
 Kis-My-Journey
"Busaiku no, Wa!"
"Ti Ti Ti Terette Teretititi -Dare no Ketsu-" 2014 2 4
  • RIAJ: Gold
 "Busaiku no, Wa!"
"Yacchatta" 2015 3 6
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Michi Shirube" 2017 1 2
  • RIAJ: Gold

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peaks Certifications Sales
JPN
Oricon
[9] 		JPN
Hot.
[10]
Busaiku no, Wa!
  • Released: December 13, 2017
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 1 1
  • JPN: 100,000

Filmography[edit]

Television drama[edit]

Music programs[edit]

  • Utage! (TBS, 2014–2015)[14]
  • Momm!! (TBS, 2015–2017)

Commercials[edit]

Concerts[edit]

Busaiku Mura no Watto! Odoroku! Dai 1 sho was Busaiku's first concert tour. The theme was "Wa!".[A] They performed eighteen songs and mobilized 52,465 people.[16]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and attendance
Date City Country Venue Attendance Notes
Asia
January 10, 2018 Osaka Japan Grand Cube Osaka 52,465[17]
January 11, 2018 3 performances
January 25, 2018 Nagoya Nagoya Congress Center
January 26, 2018 3 performances
January 30, 2018 Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza
January 31, 2018 3 performances
February 12, 2018 NHK Hall
February 21, 2018 Sendai Sendai Sun Plaza
February 22, 2018 3 performances
February 27, 2018 Fukuoka Fukuoka Sunpalace
February 28, 2018 3 performances

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Wa (和, wa), ring (輪, wa), story (話, wa), and laughter (笑, wa).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e 舞祭組. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ "週間CDシングルランキング2017年01月16日付". OriconNews (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ "舞祭組のデビューシングル「棚からぼたもち」がオリコンウィークリーランキング2位を獲得！". okmusic (in Japanese). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "キスマイ舞祭組、中居正広作詞作曲の新シングルで目指したのは"プロの宴会芸"？". realsound (in Japanese). 8 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会. RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  6. ^ 舞祭組のシングル売上ランキング. oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  7. ^ Oricon positions:
  8. ^ Billboard Hot 100 positions:
  9. ^ 【オリコン】舞祭組、1stアルバムが初登場1位 [Busaiku, 1st album debuts at number one] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  10. ^ "Busaiku no, Wa!". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  11. ^ "The Record > 2018 > The Record 2 (February 2018)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). p. 15. Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  12. ^ キスマイ「後列の４人」舞祭組がドラマ初主演！実名で出演. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  13. ^ 舞祭組が初主演ドラマに本人役で登場。とある会社の愛すべき“ブサイク社員”に！ (in Japanese). Internet TV Guide. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  14. ^ キスマイユニット舞祭組、奇想天外第2弾は「てれてぃてぃてぃ!?」. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon News. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  15. ^ 舞祭組が居酒屋を舞台にノリノリダンシング！. Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). The Television. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  16. ^ "KIS-MY-FT2 Concert/Stage". Johnny & Associates. Archived from the original on 2018-02-17.
  17. ^ 舞祭組、初ライブツアーでそわそわ “1列目”に慣れず「照明が痛い」. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon News. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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