The Boom is a Japanese rock band. Its members are Miyazawa Kazufumi (vocals), Kobayashi Takashi (guitar), Yamakawa Hiromasa (bass guitar), and Tochigi Takao (drums). This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

The four musicians, friends from Yamanashi Prefecture, formed the band in 1986 as a hokoten street band in Tokyo. They soon began getting club gigs and a record deal with Sony, with whom they released their first album, A Peacetime Boom, in 1989.^[1] Map of Yamanashi Prefecture. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Vocalist Miyazawa Kazufumi who is the composer and lyricist for The Boom was inspired by the music of Okinawa. A single CD Shima-uta was released in 1993 with high sales, which reached approximately 1.5 million and brought fame to the band, around the world as well as at home. On December 31st 1993, The Boom participated in Kōhaku Uta Gassen, an exclusive show usually reserved for elite musicians. Miyazawa Kazufumi is the founder of the Japanese/Okinawan band The Boom. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article is about the prefecture. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit ÄŒeské Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... Kōhaku Uta Gassen ), more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show broadcast on television and radio on New Years Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHKs networks and some overseas (mainly...

After they released Shima-uta, the group went on to perform Kaze-ni Naritai, Kaero-kana, and Tsukisaemo-nemuruyoru, but Kazufumi wanted to write more Okinawa songs, so an album comprised purely of Okinawa songs was released.

Miyazawa Kazufumi released several solo albums, and composed songs for other musicians, including Akiko Yano, Kyoko Koizumi, and Rimi Natsukawa. Many people are under the misconception that Miyazawa Kazufumi's hometown is Okinawa, but this is not the case. Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子 Yano Akiko) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician. ... KOIZUMI Kyoko (Japanese: 小泉今日子) (born 4 February 1966 in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actress. ... Rimi Natsukawa is a Japanese folk singer who performs Okinawan Japanese music. ...

In April 2007, "Um" the first album by Miyazawa's new band Ganga Zumba will be released. A short tour by the core members of this group (Miyazawa/Takano/Tatsu/Suzano/Vachet) is planned for May.

Discography

Singles

• 'Kimi wa TV-kko' (21 May 1989)
• 'Hoshi no Love Letter' (21 September 1989)
• 'Kikyu ni Notte' (1 December 1989)
• 'Tsuri ni Ikou' (21 March 1990)
• 'Sakadachi sureba Kotae ga Wakaru' (21 July 1990)
• 'Kyofu no Hiruyasumi' (22 May 1991)
• 'Michizure' (21 November 1991)
• 'Soredake de Ureshii' (2 May 1992)
• 'Shima Uta (Uchinaguchi Version)' (12 December 1992)
• 'Tsuki sae mo Nemuru Yoru' (21 April 1993)
• 'Shima Uta (Original)' (21 June 1993)
• 'Manatsu no Kiseki' (21 July 1993)
• 'Karatachi Nomichi' (1 October 1993)
• 'Yuzai' (21 November 1993)
• 'Kaeroukana' (21 October 1994)
• 'berangkat -Buranka-' (1 July 1994)
• 'Kaze ni Naritai' (24 March 1995)
• 'Teida Akara Nami Kirara' (Summer 1995) - Not sold at store
• 'Tegami' (13 December 1995)
• 'Toki ga Tateba' (22 May 1996)
• 'Chuousen' (21 June 1996)
• 'Tsuki ni Furu Ame' (28 April 1999)
• 'Osaka de Momareta Otoko' (12 May 1999)
• 'Furusato ni Nattekudasai' (8 October 1999)
• 'Kamihikoki' (31 December 1999) - Not sold at store
• 'Itsumo to Chigau Basho de' (16 March 2000)
• 'Kuchibue ga Fukenai' (4 October 2000)
• 'Kamisama no Hoseki de dekita Shima' (5 October 2001)
• 'Shima Uta - Shima Uta' (22 May 2002)
• 'Kono Machi no Dokoka ni' (5 June 2002)
• 'Boku ni Dekiru Subete' (4 December 2002)
• 'Kaze ni Naritai' (6 August 2003)
• 'Hikari' (5 May 2004)
• '24 Jikan no Tabi' (8 May 2004)

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April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (279th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 4th redirects here. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Albums

• A Peacetime Boom (21 May 1989)
• Sairen no Ohisama (1 December 1989)
• JAPANESKA (21 September 1990)
• D.E.M.O. (21 March 1991)
• Shisyunki (22 January 1992)
• THE BOOM (21 September 1992)
• Kyokuto Sanba (21 November 1994)
• REMIX MAN '95 (21 April 1995)
• Samba do Extremo Oriente (5 February 1996)
• TROPICALISM-0 (1 July 1996)
• THE BOOM2 (Red) (22 January 1997)
• THE BOOM2 (Blue) (21 March 1997)
• Singles + (27 February 1999)
• No Control (12 May 1999)
• LOVIBE (4 October 2000)
• THE BOOM STAR BOX EXTRA (5 December 2001)
• OKINAWA -Watashi no Shima- (19 June 2002)
• SHIMA UTA -Grandes Exitos- (19 September 2002)
• Singles + a (1 January 2003)
• Hyakkei (30 June 2004)

May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• THE BOOM MUSIC GALLERY - The official website
• Nippop Profile | The Boom
• Official Website for Ganga Zumba [1]