Golden Bomber’s famous and popular songs

English is so cool.Gōruden Bonbā

[Golden Bomber] Junko @ Reita’s wife [Live DVD]

It’s a song where a vocalist who’s bad at English just strings together English words and sings them to sound like real lyrics.

It’s been a staple at live shows and has been performed often for years.

If you listen with a Japanese translation, it’s terrible, but the tempo and rhythm are great, and above all it’s fun, so it’s a song loved by everyone.

She even looks like my late wife.Gōruden Bonbā

Golden Bomber “She Looks Like My Dead Wife” MV

It’s a song about how the bride-to-be starts to look more and more like the ex-wife who passed away.

It shifts from a chant-like melody to a brighter one, making for a unique structure.

It’s also interesting that the actress playing the bride and the one playing the wife in the music video actually look alike.

MasashiGōruden Bonbā

Masashi

This song is about love for “Masashi.” Or so it seems—partway through, all the members start introducing themselves, each insisting, “I’m Masashi.” It does wrap up with a proper punchline at the end, but that sense of not quite making sense is very Golden Bomber, and it’s part of why the song is popular.

I want to become beautifulGōruden Bonbā

Golden Bomber / Wanting to Become Beautiful (guitar cover) [Tried Playing]

It’s a relentlessly self-deprecating yet somehow poppy and laugh-inducing song.

I have no idea what the rap part in the middle is supposed to mean, but the rhythm is strangely good, so I can’t help enjoying it, frustrating as that is.

It’s in karaoke too, so I think it’d be fun to shout it out together with everyone.

Dance My GenerationGōruden Bonbā

Golden Bomber “Dance My Generation” MV

It’s a song with a music video that evokes the Bubble era: members dressed in flashy, bubble-era outfits throw money around and hit on women.

The track fits the video and the dance perfectly.

Even though it gives off such a high-energy, go-getter vibe, there’s an endearing hint of awkward dorkiness that it just can’t shake.

Ice BoxGōruden Bonbā

ICE BOX

This song is something that vocalist Shō Kiryūin fulfilled on his own after writing on his blog that he wanted to create a tune like one that would play in a refreshing ICE BOX commercial.

It seems it didn’t end up on a TV commercial, but a video of the members eating ICE BOX has been uploaded.

While you were awayGōruden Bonbā

I often hear people say Golden Bomber only has upbeat songs, but this one is a ballad.

It feels packed with feelings like: I want to see you; I feel miserable about how I’ve changed while you’ve been gone; I wonder what you would think.