B.B.Queens (B.B.クイーンズ, Bī Bī Kuīnzu) were a 1990s J-pop group whose debut single "Odoru Pompokolin" was the #1 song in 1990 on the Oricon charts, won the 32nd Japan Record Awards, was listed as the 3rd song on the JASRAC lists for 1991, and certified as a Million Record.
B.B.Queens | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 1990–1993, 2011, 2019- |
| Labels | BMG Rooms, B-Gram Records |
| Members | Yuiko Tsubokura (Vocals) Fusanosuke Kondo (Vocals) |
| Past members | Haruka Murakami (Chorus) Mami Watanabe (Chorus) Seichiro Kuribayashi (Bass) Eisuke Mochizuki (Keyboard) Keiko Utoku (Chorus) Takashi Masuzaki (Guitar) |
| Website | Official website |
The three backup singers, Utoku Keiko, Watanabe Mami and Murakami Haruka, formed an offshoot group, Mi-Ke, which had several chart singles which were "produced by B. B. Queens." In 2011, the band has reunited temporarily for special album project of which Utoku, Masuzaki, Kondo and Tsubokura together.[1][2][3][4] In 2012, the group joined in the part of Live Tour "Being Legend in 2012", with only Kondo and Tsubokura while Keiko was representing the sub-group Mi-ke.[5] Since 2019, only Tsubokura and Kondo appear as a current members of the group in the appearances of live music television shows.[6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- We Are B.B.Queens (WE ARE B.B.クィーンズ, Wī Ā Bī Bī Kuīnzu, July 4, 1990)
- Party (December 19, 1990)
- Manatsu no B.B.Queens (真夏のB.B.クィーンズ, Manatsu no Bī Bī Kuīnzu, July 3, 1991)
- Royal Straight B.B.Queens (July 20, 2011)
Compilation albums
edit- SING!!〜SEGA GAME MUSIC presented by B.B.Queens (August 12, 1992)
- complete of B.B.QUEENS at the BEING studio (November 25, 2002)
- BEST OF BEST 1000 B.B.QUEENS (BEST OF BEST 1000 B.B.クィーンズ, Besuto Obu Besuto Sauzando Bī Bī Kuīnzu, December 12, 2007)
Singles
edit- "Odoru Pompokolin" (おどるポンポコリン, Odoru Ponpokorin, April 4, 1990)
- "Gingira Paradise" (ギンギラパラダイス, Gingira Paradaisu, December 19, 1990)
- "Bokura no Nanokakan Sensō ~Seven Days Dream~" (ぼくらの七日間戦争〜Seven Days Dream〜, Bokura no Nanokakan Sensō ~Sebun Deizu Dorīmu~, June 5, 1991)
- "Kiss no Tochū" (キスの途中, Kisu no Tochū, October 9, 1991)
- "Do Re Mi Fa Daijōbu" (ドレミファだいじょーぶ, December 16, 1991)
- "Yume no End wa Itsumo Mezamashi!" (夢のENDはいつも目覚まし!, Yume no Endo wa Itsumo Mezamashi!, November 26, 1992)
- "Odoru Pompokolin ~Chibi Maruko-chan Birthday 25th Version~" (おどるポンポコリン～ちびまる子ちゃん 誕生 25th Version～, Odoru Ponpokorin ~Chibi Marukochan Tanjō 25th Version~, May 1, 2011)
Other songs
edit- "Kimi ni Kokekokkō!" (君にコケコッコー!)
- "Shogenai de yo Baby" (しょげないでよBaby)
Television appearances
edit- 41st: Odoru Pompokolin[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "B.B.クィーンズ新作アルバムにかまってちゃんコラボ曲など". Natalie Music.
- ^ "B.B.クィーンズ20年ぶりアルバム＆Mi-Keベスト同時発売". Natalie Music.
- ^ "B.B.クイーンズが19年ぶり再始動 結成20周年で初ライブ". Oricon News. 5 October 2016.
- ^ "B.B.クィーンズ、20年振りのニューアルバム発売決定". Barks. 21 June 2011.
- ^ "『BEING LEGEND Live Tour 2012』、伝説のライブツアーがDVD化決定". Barks. 25 January 2013.
- ^ "7/1 (土) 歌える！J-POP 黄金のヒットパレード". MusicGuide. 29 June 2023.
- ^ "第42回 1992年 NHK紅白歌合戦". NHK Kouhaku History.
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