Base Ball Bear (ベースボールベアー)
Tokyo, Japan
Rock
2001-Present
Profile
Base Ball Bear is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo that formally began in 2002, although the members assembled in the autumn of 2001. The band, which was initially named Planet, was formed for a one-time performance at a high school culture festival, but they decided to continue playing due to how well they were received at the festival and how much fun they were having. Base Ball Bear made its major debut in early 2006 with EMI Music Japan. Their style influences include Japanese indie rock bands Number Girl and Supercar, and British rock bands such as Oasis. The band has been noted for the "nostalgic" feel of band leader Yūsuke Koide's lyrics, often about teenage life and memories. They are also known for their contributions to the soundtrack of the movie Linda Linda Linda (in which female bassist Shiori Sekine had a leading role) and performing the themes to the anime series Toshokan Sensō and Ōkiku Furikabutte.
The band's former name, Planet, most likely came from a Supercar song of the same name. Their current name also derives partially from a song name. Koide thought of Japanese singer Chocolat's song "Base Ball and Elvis Presley", and suggested the name "Base Ball". Guitarist Yuasa thought it would be better if they added one more word to it, and the rest of the band agreed. They eventually settled on the word "bear".
Credit: jpopasia
Members
Yusuke Koide: Vocal & guitar.
Shōhei Yuasa: Guitar.
Shiori Sekine: Bass.
Daisuke Horinouchi: Drum.
Discography
-Amateur Releases
Mae -Front- (前－front－)(July 2002)
1. My Generation' (マイジェネレーション)
2. Wave
3. November; JHS (ノーベンバー；JHS)
4. Pureway
5. Sky High (スカイハイ)
Ushiro -Back- (後－back－)(July 2002)
1. Hope
2. Rainpark
3. Evilway
4. 89
5. Boy
Change Up (チェンジアップ?) (Sept 2002)
1. Change Up (チェンジアップ)
White Twilight (ホワイトワイライト?) (Oct 2002)
1. White Twilight (ホワイトワイライト)
2. November: JHS (ノーベンバー：JHS)
3. Planetarium (プラネタリウム)
4. Slogan (スローガン)
5. My Generation (マイジェネレーション) (acoustic version)
School Life (スクールライフ?) (Nov2002)
1. School Life (スクールライフ)
HR (Mar 2003)
1. HR
2. School Life (スクールライフ)
3. Slogan (スローガン)
YUMEisVISION (Jun 2003)
1. YUMEisVISION (DREAMisVISION)
YUME/SAYONARA (Oct 2003)
1. YUMEisVISION (DREAMisVISION)
2. Sayonara-Nostalgia (Goodbye Nostalgia)
-Indies Releases
Yūgata Generation (夕方ジェネレーション Evening Generation) (Nov 26, 2003)
1. Sayonara-Nostalgia (Goodbye Nostalgia)
2. Tsuyogari Shōjo (つよがり少女 Show-of-Force Girl)
3. Metamorphosis Massaichū (メタモルフォーゼﾞ真っ最中 Right in the Middle of Metamorphosis)
4. Binetsu Boy (微熱ボーイ Low Fever Boy)
5. Sunset-KI･RE･I (SUNSET~BEAU-TI-FUL)
6. Yūgata Generation (夕方ジェネレーション Evening Generation)
7. Boy Meets Girl
Yume Is Vision (Jul 7, 2004)
1. Yume is Vision (Dream is Vision)
2. Kimi no Speed-kan (君のスピード感 Your Sense of Speed)
3. Tokyo Pyramid (東京ピラミッド)
4. Doppelgänger Graduation (ドッペルゲンガー・グラジュエーション)
High Color Times (Mar 16, 2005)
1. Gokusaishiki Imagination(極彩色イマジネイション A Vivid Imagination)
2. April Mirage
3. Kūhi Ganbō (空飛願望 Aspiring to Fly)
4. Himawari no Jūnigatsu (向日葵の12月 Sunflower's December)
5. Shirayuki no Kanojo (白雪の彼女 Snow White Girl)
6. Umi ni Naritai (海になりたい I Want to Become the Sea)
7. Aimai Memories (Unclear Memories)
8. Satellite Town Nite (サテライト・タウンにて In Satellite Town)
9. Kimi-iro no Machi (君色の街 A Town of Your Color)
10. Kagenai Futari (翳ない2人 A Shadowless Couple)
11. Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei (彼氏彼女の関係 Boyfriend-Girlfriend Relationship)
12. High Color Times
Band B ni Tsuite (バンドBについて About Band
(Oct 14, 2005)1. Crazy for You no Kisetsu (CRAZY FOR YOUの季節 The Season I'm Crazy for You)
2. Gokusaishiki Imagination (極彩色イマジネイション A Vivid Imagination)
3. Satellite Town Nite (サテライト・タウンにて In Satellite Town)
4. Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei (彼氏彼女の関係 Boyfriend-Girlfriend Relationship)
5. Yume is Vision (Dream is Vision)
6. Yūgata Generation (夕方ジェネレーション Evening Generation)
7. Sayonara-Nostalgia (Goodbye Nostalgia)
8. Girl of Arms
-Major Releases
Girl Friend (Apr 12, 2006)
1. Girl Friend
2. Black Sea
3. City Dance
4. 4D Kaiwai (4D界隈 4D Neighborhood)
Electric Summer (Jun 21, 2006)
1. Electric Summer
2. Good Bye
3. Sayonara-Nostalgia (Goodbye Nostalgia) (Last Summer version)
Stand by Me (Oct 4, 2006)
1. Stand ByMe
2. Tenkū Lonely Hearts (天空Lonely Hearts Lonely Hearts in the Ether)
3. Boy Meets Girl (live)
C (Oct 29, 2006)
1. Crazy for You no Kisetsu (CRAZY FOR YOUの季節 The Season I'm Crazy For You) (album version)
2. Girl Friend
3. Matsuri no Ato (祭りのあと After the Festival)
4. Electric Summer
5. Swimming Girl (スイミングガール)
6. You're My Sunshine no Subete (YOU'RE MY SUNSHINEのすべて You're All of My Sunshine)
7. Girl of Arms
8. Death to Love (DEATHとLOVE Death and Love)
9. Stand by Me
10. Last Dance (ラストダンス)
11. She is Back
Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい I Want to Hold You) (Apr 4, 2007)
1. Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい I Want to Hold You)
2. Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei [Atarashii Kankei ver.]
Dramatic (ドラマチック) (May 16, 2007)
1. Dramatic (ドラマチック) - opening theme to the anime Ōkiku Furikabutte
2. Tōmei Jūrokuji (透明26時 2 A.M. Clarity)
3. Yūgata Generation [Atarashii Yūgata ver.]
Manatsu no Jōken (真夏の条件 Midsummer Essential) (July 18, 2007)
1. Manatsu no Jōken (真夏の条件 Midsummer Essential)
2. Gokusaishiki Imagination [Atarashii Imagination ver.]
Aish!teru (愛してる I Love You) (Oct 31, 2007)
1. Aish!teru (愛してる I Love You)
2. Casual Love (カジュアル・ラヴ)
3. Aish!teru [karaoke ver.]
4. Aish!teru [Shiori Rockets ver.] (愛してる [史織ロケッツ ver.])
Jūnanasai (十七歳) Age 17) (Dec 5, 2007)
1. Jūnanasai (17才 Age 17)
2. Dramatic (ドラマチック)
3. Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい I Want to Hold You)
4. Heaven's Door Girls
5. Aish!teru (愛してる I Love You)
6. Seventeen Romance
7. Futatsu no Sekai (Two Worlds)
8. Manatsu no Jōken (真夏の条件 Midsummer Essential)
9. Aoi Haru, Kyomu (青い春.虚無 Youth, Nothingness)
10. Wink Sniper
11. Kyōsōkyoku (協奏曲 Concerto)
12. Kizuite Hoshii (気付いてほしい I Want You to Notice)
Changes (May 8, 2008)
1. Changes (ending theme for Toshokan Sensō)
2. Summer Anthem
3. Fiction Once More
4. Dramatic to Eresama (ドラマチックとエレサマ Dramatic and Electric Summer) (live from Countdown Japan 07/08 at Galaxy Stage)
Love Mathematics (Jan 7, 2009)
1. Love Mathematics
2. School Girl Fantasy
3. Wakamono no Yukue (String Graduation Version)
Kanzen Ban Band B ni Tsuite (Jan 7, 2009)
-Disc 1
1. SAYONARA-NOSTALGIA
2. Tsuyogari Shoujo
3. Metamorphosis Massaichu
4. Binetsu Boy
5. SUNSET - KI・RE・I
6. Yogata Generation
7. BOY MEETS GIRL
8. Shoujo to Nue
9. YUME is VISION
10. Kimi no Speed-kan
11. Tokyo Pyramid
12. Doppelgänger Graduation
13. TRAGIC HEROINE
-Disc 2
1. Gokusaishiki Imagination
2. April Mirage
3. Kūhi Ganbou
4. Himawari no Junigatsu
5. Shirayuki no Kanojo
6. Umi ni Naritai
7. aimai memories
8. Satellite Town Nite
9. Kimi-iro no Machi
10. Kagenai Futari
11. Kareshi Kanojo no Kankei
12. HIGH COLOR TIMES
13. Labyrinth e no Timing
神々LOOKS YOU (Kamigami Looks You) (Apr 15, 2009)
1. 神々LOOKS YOU (映画「鴨川ホルモー」主題歌)
2. image club
3. BOYS MAY CRY
Breeeeze Girl (Jun 24, 2009)
1. BREEEEZE GIRL
2. BREEEEZE GIRLII
3. LOVE MATHEMATICS (渋谷会”TRUE LOVE”REMIX)
Stairway Generation (2009)
