Latest Release
- FEB 28, 2024
- 6 Songs
- Stairway Generation - Single · 2009
- Dramatic - Single · 2007
- C · 2006
- Kougen · 2017
- C · 2006
- Endless Etude - Single · 2023
- 十七歳 · 2007
- Shin Kokyuu · 2011
- Diary Key · 2021
- Changes - EP · 2008
- 2011
Artist Playlists
- The Tokyo trio's scrappy J-rock odes to electric youth.
About Base Ball Bear
Base Ball Bear began life as an Oasis cover band called Planet while the group’s members were still in high school. ∙ Several of their early songs were featured in Linda Linda Linda, a Japanese film starring bassist Shiori Sekine. ∙ They signed a deal with EMI Music Japan in 2006 and released their breakthrough album, 十七歳, a year later. ∙ In 2008, they made their first appearance on the TV show Music Station—the Japanese equivalent of Total Request Live. ∙ All of their major singles and albums—more than 25 releases—have hit Oricon’s Top 50 weekly charts. ∙ Their biggest hit, 2007’s “Dramatic,” remained on the the Japanese charts for 16 weeks. ∙ Base Ball Bear songs have been featured in the anime TV series Toshokan Sensō, Gintama, and Ōkiku Furikabutte.
- ORIGIN
- Japan
- FORMED
- March 2002
- GENRE
- Rock