[BOØWY’s Masterpieces] A comprehensive showcase from hidden fan favorites to signature hits!
The songs of BOØWY, the legendary band that blazed across Japan’s 80s rock scene, still carry an undying sense of innovation and beauty.
Many of you may find your hearts seized by Kyosuke Himuro’s sensuous vocals and Tomoyasu Hotei’s inventive guitar sound—hearing them even now can send a thrill through you.
In this article, we introduce the gems they left behind, along with the stories behind them.
Longtime fans can relive the excitement of their first listen, while those new to BOØWY can immerse themselves in the band’s richly layered world and enjoy the journey.
Playlist
| [BOØWY’s Masterpieces] A comprehensive showcase from hidden fan favorites to signature hits! | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | CLOUDY HEARTBOØWY |  play_arrow | BO… begins with a delicate and striking guitar tone. |
| 2east | B BLUEBOØWY |  play_arrow | It was often played as the first song at live shows… |
| 3east | MEMORYBOØWY |  play_arrow | Kyosuke Himuro and Tomoyasu Hotei have reached an irreparable (irreversible)... |
| 4east | Selfish JulietBOØWY |  play_arrow | Released as a single as a classic ballad… |
| 5east | Dreamin’BOØWY |  play_arrow | One thing that cannot be overlooked when introducing this song is the retirement anecdote... |
| 6east | DOWN TOWN SHUFFLEBOØWY |  play_arrow | With a groovy bassline, it's like Tomoyasu Hotei... |
| 7east | FANTASTIC STORYBOØWY |  play_arrow | A late-period BOØWY masterpiece! Released in September 1987... |
| 8east | NOISE LIMITTERBOØWY |  play_arrow | A song about the feeling of the limiter in your head breaking... |
| 9east | ANGEL PASSED CHILDRENBOØWY |  play_arrow | I found myself irresistibly drawn into a world swirling with madness... |
| 10east | OUR REVOLUTIONBOØWY |  play_arrow | Kyosuke Himuro’s sharp vocals and Tomoyasu Hotei... |
| 11east | SYMPHONICBOØWY |  play_arrow | Vividly depicting the fleeting yet beautiful scenes of love… |
| 12east | Black RhapsodyBOØWY |  play_arrow | Kyosuke Himuro’s sensual vocals and Tomoyasu Hotei… |
| 13east | CELLULOID DOLLBOØWY |  play_arrow | I’m captivated by the decadent world that Kyosuke Himuro depicts… |
| 14east | INTRODUCTIONBOØWY |  play_arrow | An experimental sound that captivates the heart, an instru... |
| 15east | PSYCHOPATHBOØWY |  play_arrow | The tension of a band on the verge of breaking up grips the listener… |
| 16east | SENSITIVE LOVEBOØWY |  play_arrow | Regret for a love that has ended, and the wish to rewind time… |
| 17east | GIGOLO&GIGOLETBOØWY |  play_arrow | The urban nighttime games of strategy Kyosuke Himuro depicts, and... |
| 18east | ONLY YOUBOØWY |  play_arrow | Overcoming the pain of the past, the one and only precious person... |
| 19east | Miss Mystery LadyBOØWY |  play_arrow | An ingenious sound embedded in the intro, huh... |
| 20east | MY HONEYBOØWY |  play_arrow | My heart is captured by the bouncy shuffle beat… |
| 21east | Before getting on the highwayBOØWY |  play_arrow | Reco... in West Berlin, West Germany, while the Wall was still up |
| 22east | BLUE VACATIONBOØWY |  play_arrow | In the audio source, this starts with a sound like a xylophone... |
| 23east | BEAT SWEETBOØWY |  play_arrow | From the intro riff to the guitar solo, Hotei’s... |
| 24east | BAD FEELINGBOØWY |  play_arrow | I once aimed to become a guitarist because I admired Hotei… |
| 25east | ON MY BEATBOØWY |  play_arrow | Defiant, charging forward with a punk-like rapid beat… |
| 26east | FUNNY-BOYBOØWY |  play_arrow | The intro, which makes full use of recording effects, is also interesting… |
| 27east | RAIN IN MY HEARTBOØWY |  play_arrow | The fifth album, “BEAT EMOTI… |
| 28east | DAKARABOØWY |  play_arrow | After the breakup, their eighth single—which effectively became their last— |
| 29east | Longer Than ForeverBOØWY |  play_arrow | It carries the nuance of “longer than eternity.” |
| 30east | IMAGE DOWNBOØWY |  play_arrow | Included on the first album MORAL… |
| 31east | ELITEBOØWY |  play_arrow | The first ... announced on March 21, 1982 |
| 32east | GIVE IT TO ME (LIVE VERSION)BOØWY |  play_arrow | Originally, on the first album “MORAL…” |
| 33east | DANCING IN THE PLEASURE LANDBOØWY |  play_arrow | In 1986, BOØWY’s fourth album... |
| 34east | PLASTIC BOMBBOØWY |  play_arrow | As the chilling title suggests, it barrels straight through to the chorus… |
| 35east | NO NEW YORKBOØWY |  play_arrow | As befits one of their early signature songs, a loathing of tearing flowers apart… |
| 36east | INSTANT LOVEBOØWY |  play_arrow | It’s also the title of the second album... |
| 37east | The seasons change only you.BOØWY |  play_arrow | This song, which became the final single cut, is a maste… |
| 38east | HONKY TONKY CRAZYBOØWY |  play_arrow | It’s like a rhyme that makes you want to say the song title out loud… |
| 39east | WORKING MANBOØWY |  play_arrow | A thrilling intro with a rising scale... |
| 40east | LIAR GIRLBOØWY |  play_arrow | This song that starts with a synth-organ-like sound… |
| 41east | DON’T ASK MEBOØWY |  play_arrow | In 1986, BOØWY’s fifth album “... |
| 42east | JUSTYBOØWY |  play_arrow | A memorable guitar riff and the interplay of drumming... |
| 43east | Jealousy on the lipsBOØWY |  play_arrow | This song, with its strikingly bouncy bass riff… |
| 44east | JUST A HEROBOØWY |  play_arrow | Also the title of their fourth album, “JU… |
| 45east | RUNAWAY TRAINBOØWY |  play_arrow | BOØWY’s fifth album, “BEAT …” |
| 46east | TEENAGE EMOTIONBOØWY |  play_arrow | Featured on BOØWY’s second album… |
| 47east | WATCH YOUR BOYBOØWY |  play_arrow | Included on the first album “MORAL”… |
| 48east | 16BOØWY |  play_arrow | This song, which begins with a wistful vocal and arpeggios, is also... |
| 49east | BELIEVEBOØWY |  play_arrow | The fifth album, “BEAT EMOTI… |
| 50east | ROUGE OF GRAYBOØWY |  play_arrow | The fourth album, “JUST A HER… |
| 51east | DRAMATIC?DRASTIC!BOØWY |  play_arrow | The fifth album “BEAT EMOTIO…” |
| 52east | WELCOME TO THE TWILIGHTBOØWY |  play_arrow | A medium-tempo track with a slightly bittersweet feel… |
| 53east | OH! MY JULLY Part1BOØWY |  play_arrow | Words that resonate lasciviously, with suggestive undertones… |
| 54east | Honky-Tonky CrazyBOØWY | play_arrow | "Honky-Tonky Crazy" is, 1… |
| 55east | The seasons change only youBOØWY |  play_arrow | The stylish sound is really cool... |
| 56east | MARIONETTEBOØWY |  play_arrow | Among BOOWY’s songs, the most popular… |
| 57east | GUERRILLABOØWY |  play_arrow | Included on the first album “MORAL”… |
| 58east | RATSBOØWY |  play_arrow | A song from the era when it was still written in kanji as “暴威,”... |
| 59east | PLASTIC OCEANBOØWY |  play_arrow | The fourth album, “JUST A HER… |
| 60east | BEAT EMOTIONBOØWY |  play_arrow | Introduction to BOØWY’s classic album, BEAT EMOTION |
| 61east | ENDLESSBOØWY |  play_arrow | The end of the first album “MORAL”… |
| 62east | LIKE A CHILDBOØWY |  play_arrow | Precise with Hotei’s light fret movement and fingering… |
| 63east | RENDEZ‐VOUSBOØWY |  play_arrow | BOØWY’s sixth album, “PSYCH…” |
| 64east | MASS AGEBOØWY |  play_arrow | The ninth track of the first album “MORAL”… |
| 65east | LONDON GAMEBOØWY |  play_arrow | BOØWY’s second album, “INSTA…” |
| 66east | BABY ACTIONBOØWY |  play_arrow | From the offbeat guitar that evokes ska… |
| 67east | CHU-RU-LUBOØWY |  play_arrow | The original song was created by Himuro and Moroboshi in their high school band. |
| 68east | SUPER-CALIFRAGILISTIC- EXPIARI-DOCIOUSBOØWY |  play_arrow | Released in 1986, BOØWY’s fifth ... |
| 69east | out!BOØWY |  play_arrow | Looking stylish through the way you dress and what you wear... |
| 70east | MORALBOØWY |  play_arrow | Regarding this song, it goes like, 'I love other people's misfortune,' and... |
| 71east | SCHOOL OUTBOØWY |  play_arrow | “Just quit school already!”—that early bout of bluster… |
| 72east | LET’S THINKBOØWY |  play_arrow | After the breakup, it was released as their eighth single... |
| 73east | 1994 -LABEL OF COMPLEX-BOØWY |  play_arrow | This song, with its strikingly mysterious wordplay, at the time of its release... |
| 74east | THIS MOMENTBOØWY |  play_arrow | BOØWY’s second album, “INSTA…” |
| 75east | MarionetteBOØWY |  play_arrow | Formed in 1981 in Gunma Prefecture, the band Boo... |
| 76east | MarionetteBOØWY | play_arrow | Among BOØWY’s many songs, it stands out as exceptionally... |