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