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Backstreet Boys Fans in Japan

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“Mezamashi TV” entertainment reporter Shinichi Karube goes to a Backstreet Boys Concert at the Saitama Super Arena to find out more about Japanese BSB fans:




Since they first visited Japan 10 years ago, the Backstreet Boys have enjoyed a large number of fans in this country. Although their popularity has pretty much died out in their home country, they get a lot of attention every time they come to Japan for concerts.

Highlights of the video:

* A 16-year-old from Aomori who seems to have made her father a sort of fan.
* A woman who objects to Karube’s use of the term “Bakkusu” instead of “BSB” or “Backstreet Boys.”
* Sorry ladies – the BSB members all seem to be taken. None of them have Japanese wives, but Nick has a girlfriend who can speak Japanese. (he does???)
* The earliest people to arrive at their seats for one concert were a 63-year-old woman and her 70-year-old husband. The wife is a big fan of the BSB, while the husband prefers enka music.
* A woman who describes herself as just a normal fan of the group later goes on to say that she has traveled to Europe and the United States just so she could attend concerts of the group.
* A super fan in a tiger hat who has used the same cardboard sign for 15 years at various concerts around the world.

source: http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/02/21/backstreet-boys-fans-in-japan/
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[info]goodbyemyearth 21st-Feb-2010 12:58 am (UTC)
This was amazing and adorable lol.
[info]flipangel_88 21st-Feb-2010 01:00 am (UTC)
the chick who sang were pretty good. their English was really really good =]

& the host was funny when he shook Nick's hand LOL XD
[info]dearmisterecho 21st-Feb-2010 02:20 am (UTC)
I know I was quite impressed lol
[info]flipangel_88 21st-Feb-2010 02:22 am (UTC)
omfg, your icon rocks, it's Dari and Jane ♥
[info]soulfulxdreams 21st-Feb-2010 01:00 am (UTC)
it's a shame that they're not as popular as before...but hey, time's changed and so has today's music scene. It's nice to hear that they still have fans out there.

Gotta love the 63 year old lady! Can't wait til the boys head down to Sydney next month!
[info]anyappellation 21st-Feb-2010 01:01 am (UTC)
AWESOME. especially since i was coincidentally listening to Everybody (Backstreet's Back). OH HOW I MISS BSB. ;___;
[info]nandexdame 21st-Feb-2010 01:03 am (UTC)
I love when Japanese news goes to concerts and interviews fans. I particularly liked the girl who came from Aomori with her dad and the two girls with her who sang. They were pretty good.
[info]rikayla 21st-Feb-2010 01:37 am (UTC)
me too! it's nice getting the "feel" of a japanese concert even though i'm all the way here in canada, lol.
[info]lane_myer 21st-Feb-2010 01:04 am (UTC)
I didn't watch the whole clip (I'll finish when I get back) but that's awesome they have a 7 year old fan. Last summer at camp us counselors were a bit miffed when the kids said they don't like oldies. They classified oldies as The Temptations, NSYNC, and BSB.

A woman who describes herself as just a normal fan of the group later goes on to say that she has traveled to Europe and the United States just so she could attend concerts of the group.

This reminds me of some JE fans, mwahaha.
[info]tanteimiyuki 21st-Feb-2010 01:11 am (UTC)
D: Well that makes me feel ancient LOL
[info]nakurity 21st-Feb-2010 05:33 am (UTC)
same here xD
[info]cuizy 21st-Feb-2010 04:20 am (UTC)
This reminds me of some JE fans, mwahaha.

LOL

i knowwwww

it reminds me of me xDDD
[info]uchuu_kita 21st-Feb-2010 01:09 am (UTC)
That was really cute and made me nostalgic.
[info]tanteimiyuki 21st-Feb-2010 01:10 am (UTC)
I loved this so much~ BSB in Japan is some of the best stuff ever <3
One day, when I've moved to Japan, I should go to one of their concerts. It will be interesting.

The girls singing were really good in their voices and their English. That's so cute to see <3
[info]londonshowers 21st-Feb-2010 01:26 am (UTC)
Well, glad to see that they still have fans somewhere..

I still listen to my bsb hits albums, not gonna lie
[info]misswoodihut 21st-Feb-2010 01:27 am (UTC)
Awwwww. Now I really want to go to the BSB concert on the 27th here in Manila. D:

LOL at the phonetic transcription up there. :D
[info]rikayla 21st-Feb-2010 01:36 am (UTC)
i love them. they're so good-natured to japanese culture and language. ♥

OMG. the dad fan was too cute.

and the "backstreet boys" correction, lmao !
[info]jessui 21st-Feb-2010 01:49 am (UTC)
Did he just say that his girlfriend was the "next best thing to a Japanese girl" because she can speak full Japanese? XD
[info]potetofurai 21st-Feb-2010 02:11 am (UTC)
This was so cute!

I love BSB!! I got to go to one of the concerts in what I think was their last Major tour in the US (Black and Blue tour). I kinda want to see them again!!
[info]shavashava 21st-Feb-2010 02:14 am (UTC)
Yeah I always wonder about how the whole boy band thing died in America but it's still so popular in Asia.
But then again I doubt I could fall in love with any more American boybands as much as I love Bigbang (yeah ok not Japanese but I'm so tired of Johnnys) for example. Maybe because with American groups I'm old enough to judge them harshly for bad lyrics. If it's Korean or Japanese group I can just be like, welll english isn't their first language so whatever!
[info]futekitwilight 21st-Feb-2010 02:22 am (UTC)
I agree with everything you just said...I feel the same way.
[info]atarashiiyoake 21st-Feb-2010 08:27 pm (UTC)
Wouldn't you judge them for bad Japanese and Korean lyrics though? I've heard more than enoughcringe-worthy things in Asian pop music as well. XD
[info]shavashava 22nd-Feb-2010 03:49 am (UTC)
yeah but they're boy bands so I dont really expect much anyway. if I like a pop group its usually for their catchiness or attractiveness. superficial love for superficial music. :)
[info]guiltyschu 21st-Feb-2010 02:35 am (UTC)
HAHAHAHA, the Dad-fan beating his glow-stick in time with all the other fans, A+. Also, the old couple were so cute. Rock on, granny! :')

I only realised that BSB were here a few nights ago when I turned on the TV and AJ was...hosting, or something...on Music Fair. Wish I'd known, I'd have tried to make it to their concert!

[info]futekitwilight 21st-Feb-2010 02:44 am (UTC)
I think it's great that they're still popular, even if its not in the US. I kinda scanned some more lives and interviews of BSB in Japan..some of the songs sound pretty good/well produced.
[info]rainawallis 21st-Feb-2010 03:33 am (UTC)
Aww.... this was just adorable. :) I used to love the Backstreet Boys, but don't listen to them as much any more. The Japanese fans were sooooo cute! especially that older woman and her husband (the one who likes enka) and also the father of the fan, who became a fan as well. ^.^
[info]sapah_fu 21st-Feb-2010 03:49 am (UTC)
awww, this video made me really happy :)
[info]atarashiiyoake 21st-Feb-2010 08:21 pm (UTC)
Lol, I was like that as well. I remember copying one of their albums from my friend when I was 15 ish, but that's it. But then I really got into them a few albums ago, lol. I hated boybands when I was at the right age to like them and now I obsess over them. XD

sparkly icon is sparkly
[info]atarashiiyoake 21st-Feb-2010 08:52 pm (UTC)
Me too, kind of, a little bit. I used to be worse, I kind of grew out of it. XD I have the same thing, with a few exceptions, but I fangirl those in a whole different kind of way. And then I fangirl some older people to compensate. that's where Chun comes in. XD
[info]atarashiiyoake 22nd-Feb-2010 09:23 am (UTC)
Nah, I'd say he looks about his age, just really fit. Ikr, it's a nice change from Japanese idols from time to time, haha. And then he keeps whining he hasn't been able to keep up with working out, lol.
[info]atarashiiyoake 23rd-Feb-2010 09:25 am (UTC)
I know enough Dutch people his age who I think also look around the same he does. But maybe I just know a lot of young-looking people, haha.

Ikr. -.-;; This is particularly bad in Japan, lol. With a few exceptions, I usually just want them to keep their clothes on there, lol. Wu Chun can take it off any time, really. ♥
[info]gigabytexx 21st-Feb-2010 03:55 am (UTC)
Nick has a girlfriend that can speak japanese?? shocku shocku
oh well I thought all members already married =/ what happened with Kevin
I remember the good old days when I fangirled at them and collecting so many stuffs......now they're back and I still have all my old collections, how lucky ♥
[info]cuizy 21st-Feb-2010 04:21 am (UTC)
this was so cute!

and bsb sings really nice compared to ahem johnnys

tho to be fair bsb is a boyband and not idols
[info]eyeslikefirefly 21st-Feb-2010 06:50 am (UTC)
I heard Backstreet Boys in the grocery store today. I was kind of amazed to hear a new song instead of an old one~

The dad just barely waving his penlight with a super serious face made me laugh so hard. XD
[info]ai_baka 21st-Feb-2010 07:24 am (UTC)
father and daughter at concert. so cute
[info]lilichan06 21st-Feb-2010 08:08 am (UTC)
It's so cute !!!
All generations like BSB !!! Me too !!
[info]troposphation 21st-Feb-2010 09:38 am (UTC)
My childhood was like 100% BSB. I loved them SO much omgoodness.
[info]troposphation 21st-Feb-2010 09:39 am (UTC)
I wonder if Toma went to the concert~~ Isn't he a huge fan?
[info]xcrybaby 21st-Feb-2010 04:35 pm (UTC)
THIS! haha Toma's the best. He likes rock but at the same time is a BSB fan lol.
[info]agentduckiechan 21st-Feb-2010 10:51 am (UTC)
BSB!!! :D I was such a HUGE fan back in the day... it's mellowed out to nostalgia and respect now. Funnily enough, they somehow led me to become a J-pop fan; for example, I got into Arashi because they reminded me of how fun it was to be a Backstreet Boys/boyband fan lol... also, Nick is such a borderline weeaboo I love him so much XDDDDDDD

Also, did this

The wife is a big fan of the BSB, while the husband prefers enka music

remind anyone of Kanjani8? Y'know, cos they're basically an enka boyband? No? Just me? Ok then. lol.
[info]chibi_hime 21st-Feb-2010 02:06 pm (UTC)
I was actually at the Saitama concert that day. Amazing show!! In my opinion, better than any show I've seen them do in the States.
[info]xiaomay15 21st-Feb-2010 02:47 pm (UTC)
wow im happy for them.. i once has been a fan of them so i know what they are feeling..

on second thought they would be doing here in Ph a concert next week, Feb. 27..cant wait to see them again although i cant attend their concert.. they would probably do some show promo or something.. guestings.. he3
[info]xcrybaby 21st-Feb-2010 04:41 pm (UTC)
Like I've posted in my LJ before, BSB'll always have a special place in my fangirl heart or even irl. Even though I am not updated on them most of the time.

I got kinda peeve when this Japan model Liv Lo tweeted how "eew" BSB were making a come back. Go away.
Something like that. I was looking at her twitpics because she has some with Elli Rose (whom I adore). I never forgot that model's name after she dissed bsb haha
[info]atarashiiyoake 21st-Feb-2010 08:08 pm (UTC)
I now feel the desperate need to look for the tiger hat-fan the next time I'm at one of their concerts. XD
[info]dancingskeleton 22nd-Feb-2010 02:49 am (UTC)
LoL The girls singing in English...is like...the reverse of my friends and I singing JE songs XD(Only they were more slightly on key >_>) Oh dear.
[info]shade_of_kim 22nd-Feb-2010 03:12 am (UTC)
ima bias towards this fandom for a while.

god, this is why i love jpop fandom so freakin much. there's love everywhere. BSB is a legend in the boyband world, i cant get why kpop fans feels insulted when BSB is comparing DBSK with themselves. THEY SOULD BE HONOURED GOD DAMMIT!!
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