Busaiku

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] They debuted on December 13, 2013 with the release of their first single A gift from heaven produced by Masahiro Nakai. They were dressed in plain suits like businessmen and sang many comical songs like comedians.[2][3][4]

"Busaiku" means "ugly" or "uncool" in Japanese, and was taken from the name of Kis-My-Ft2 namesake show "Kis-My Busaiku," which was unusual for a group name from the idol agency, Johnny & Associates.[5]

Their single Signpost was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[6]

  1. ^ 舞祭組. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2、3年越しの「格差解消」!?　新曲ジャケットの異変にファン大歓喜". exite (in Japanese). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  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. ^ "キスマイ発ユニット"舞祭組"が本音ポロリ。「ブサイクと呼ばれるのは嫌だった」". exite (in Japanese). 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  6. ^ "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.