The Bawdies | |
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 The Bawdies in July 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, beat music, rhythm & blues |
| Years active | 2004–Present |
| Labels | Seez Records Getting Better (2009-present) |
| Members | Roy Taxman Jim Marcy |
| Website | thebawdies |
The Bawdies is a Japanese rock band signed to the Seez Records label and the Getting Better sub-label of Victor Entertainment. The band is heavily influenced by 1950s-1960s beat music and early rhythm & blues styles of music. [1] [2]
Band members Roy Watanabe, Jim Kimura, and Marcy Yamaguchi became friends as children, and met fourth member Taku "Taxman" Funayama while in high school. Watanabe discovered The Sonics, a 1960s American garage band, which influenced his musical tastes. The band was formed on New Year's Day in 2004. [1] Starting in 2006, as of September 2011 the band has released five full-length albums. The band has been compared to The Beatles is some news stories. [1]
English "modfather" Paul Weller reportedly was impressed with the band's third album This Is My Story, released in April 2009. The album reached # 1 on the iTunes Store rock chart and # 4 on the J-Pop album chart soon after its release. [3] The album was their first album release with Victor Entertainment, and Naoki Sato of Love Psychedelico oversaw production. [4]
In January 2010, the band received the favorite Japanese act award at the CD Shop Awards. [5] Also in 2010, the band's single "Just Be Cool" reached #8 on the Oricon chart, and #5 on the Japan Hot 100. The "Hot Dog" single made it to #7 and #3, respectively.
In April 2011, the band's single "Love You Need You" peaked at #3 on the Japan Hot 100. [6] For the single's title track, the band collaborated with singer and rapper Ai.
The band played at the Budokan in November 2011, and a live CD of the performance is to be released in March 2012. [7]
In February 2012, the band's single "Rock Me Baby" rose to number 6 on the Japan Hot 100 chart. The song was also selected to be the theme song of the new Japanese television drama "Hungry!" (ハングリー!). [8] [9]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Albums Chart [10] | Billboard Japan Top Albums | |||
| Yesterday and Today |
| – | – | |
| Awaking of Rhythm and Blues |
| 146 | – | |
| This Is My Story |
| 30 | 27 [11] | |
| There's No Turning Back |
| 6 | 8 [12] | |
| Live the Life I Love |
| 6 | 6 [13] | |
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| – | – | |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Chart [15] | RIAJ Digital Track Chart | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | ||||
| "I Beg You" | 2007 | 147 | – | – | Awaking of Rhythm and Blues | |
| "It's Too Late" | 2009 | 21 | – | 4 [16] | There's No Turning Back | |
| "Hot Dog" | 2010 | 21 | – | 3 [17] | ||
| "Just Be Cool" | 97 | – | 5 [18] | Live the Life I Love | ||
| "Love You Need You" (featuring Ai) | 2011 | 3 | – | 3 [19] | ||
| "Red Rocket Ship" | 12 | – | 8 [20] | 1-2-3 | ||
| "Rock Me Baby" | 2012 | 6 | 10 [21] | 6 [22] | ||
| "Lemonade" | 6 | – | 3 [23] | |||
| "The Seven Seas" | 2013 | - | - | 5 [24] | - | |
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