Boys and Men, stylized as BOYS AND MEN, and colloquially referred to as ''BOYMEN'' or ''BM'', is a Japanese
idol group established in 2010 in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
. The group is composed mainly of members from the
Tōkai region
The is a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes. Because Tōkai is a sub-region and is not officially classified, there is s ...
. They belong to Fortune Entertainment. The group started up by performing musical with singing, acting and dancing, then started to show up on TV show, radio and different kind of music festival. The group's base activity location is Nagoya.
Their single was
number-one on the ''
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
'' Weekly
Singles Chart and also
number-one on the ''
Billboard
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''
Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and '' Hanshin Contents Link'' since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thur ...
. Their single was also number-one on both charts.
Members
Former members
Discography
Singles
# Bari Bari ☆ Yankee Road (バリバリ☆ヤンキーロード)(2012年2月14日)
# Kawaranai Story / READYxREADY! (変わらないStory/READY×READY!)(2012年7月27日)
[「Kawaranai Story」is YanKee5's、「READY×READY!」is Makoto's songs.]
# Granspear no theme (グランスピアーのテーマ)(2013年12月18日)
# Shiawase no Tane / My Only Christmas Wish (幸せの種/My Only Christmas Wish)(2013年12月23日)
[「Shiawase no Tane」is YanKee5's、「My Only Christmas Wish」is Makoto's songs.。]
# RETURNER(2014年1月11日)
# Chocolate Prince (チョコレートプリンス)(2014年2月1日)
# Shautteiina / Lovely Monster (シャウッティーナ/Lovely Monster)(2014年5月10日)
[「Shautteiina」is YanKee5's、「Lovely Monster」is Makoto's songs.]
# Tokonatsu Alright!!! (常夏オーライ!!!)(2014年7月25日)
# Good Job! Muchuuman / Mikansei Puzzle. (グッジョブ! ムチューマン/未完成パズル。)(2014年11月12日)
# BOIMEN Taisou (ボイメン体操)(2015年3月1日)
# Rei / Fanfare (
零/Fanfare)(2015年4月4日)
#
ARC of Smile!(2015年5月27日、マーベラス)
# stand hard! 〜Orera no Akogare Ryuu Senshi〜 (stand hard! 〜オレらの憧れ竜戦士〜)(2015年7月4日)
# Onegaiyo! Oh Summer (お願いよ!Oh Summer!)(2015年7月31日)
#
BOYMEN NINJA(2016年1月6日)
[販売元はユニバーサルミュージック。]
#
Wanna be!(2016年2月3日、
キングレコード)
#
YAMATO☆Dancing(2016年8月24日、Virgin Music)
# DoraMAX!!! 〜Orera no Akogare Ryuu Senshi〜ドラMAX!!! 〜オレらの憧れ竜戦士〜(2017年4月15日)
# Howoagero (
帆を上げろ!)(2017年8月2日、Virgin Music)
#
UFO
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(2017年11月3日、Virgin Music)
# Shinkarion (進化理論)(2018年5月9日)
# En・Tenka Dasshu (炎・天下奪取) (2018年9月12日発売予定)
# Film in my head (頭の中のフィルム) (5/29/2019)
# Fortissimo #ff (Mokoto) (フォルティシモ#ff) (6/13/2019)
# Gattan Gotton GO! (ガッタンゴットンGO!) (12/25/2019)
# Oh Yeah! (9/09/2020)
# New Challenger (7/28/2021)
Albums
* Yankee ★ Road (
ヤンキー★ロード)(2013年5月4日)
* YANKEE ROAD the BEST(2014年12月23日)
* Chicken (チキン)(Dai Nana Gakuen Choir (第七学園合唱部)、2016年5月19日、AR Records)
*
Cheer up!(2016年6月1日、キングレコード)
* Ifudoudou〜B.M.C.A.〜 (
威風堂々〜B.M.C.A.〜)(2016年12月14日、Virgin Music)
* TOKIO 47(配信アルバム、2017年3月28日、Virgin Music)
* Tomoarite (
友ありて・・)(2017年12月20日、Virgin Music)
* BOYMEN the Universe (2021-01-27)
Notes
References
Works cited
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External links
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Japanese musical groups
2010 establishments in Japan
Musical groups established in 2010
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