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僕がBaseBallBearを好きな理由を英検1級のエッセイみたいに書く

BaseBallBear

ご存じですか?ベースボールベアー。最近のロックシーンでは主戦場には立っていませんが、数年前は ROCK IN JAPAN とかでも GRASS STAGE (ロッキン最大)で演奏してたんですよ。

今でいうKANA-BOON的な感じです。カナブーンよりは人気なかったか。まあ立ち位置ね。若者に支持されていました。

今はバンドも若者向けバンドを卒業し、当時のファンと少数の新規ティーンエージャーたちがその大半のファン層だと思います。

 

昔の持ち味は、やっぱりその若さからくる青い歌詞とメロディーです。

檸檬」とか「夏い」といった歌詞が散見されます。

あとは基本的にドラマかな?っていう、映像が流れるように連想させていく歌詞が多いです。でも物語聞かせみたいな、浅いものではないです。

 

他方、今の持ち味は少なくなった音と少しのファンク感。

四人組だったんですが、ギターが脱退してしまったので今はスリーピースです。

ヴォーカルギターこいちゃんの技巧カッティング、超上手くなった関根嬢のベースがより生える形となってしまいました。

こいちゃんのカッティング、マジでかっこいいのでぜひ観てください。

 

 

では、なぜ僕がBaseBallBearを好きなのか、理由を三つ、詳しく英語で書いていきますね。

 

エッセイ

The topic title today 「Why I like BaseBallBear

 

        Baseballbear is a Japanese rock band, which is a band of three people. Although the band was more popular in the 2000s, it is still popular among younger people. While some people say that Baseballbear is an out-dated band because of the less popularity of rock music today, I believe that Baseballbear is a very versatile band that tries to keep growing and to play music that they have never played before so that they are not going to be just an old band. As well as that, the members of the band are talkative and funny; some even misunderstand them as comedians, a feature which captures many fans.

 

        First, it has to be mentioned that Baseballbear is never as it is. For example, the band now plays rock music that is more like funk despite the fact that they used to play pure alternative rock aimed at teenagers. Giving up the type of music that a band has been playing is not easy because that is what the band should have been practising or putting effort into. This also means that the band throws away its strength to compete with others in that field. In spite of this, Baseballbear decided to play another different type of music, which was funk. The band succeeded in holding a certain amount of fans. In other words, the band successfully changed its product so that the customers they had got would continue to be their fans. What happens often in the context of rock music that targets younger people is that once youngers get old and go into next stage of life, their musical preferences change, meaning for artists who play rock for youngers have to change or grow as a band so that they survive in the music industry. To me, this was very important because I was one of them whose preferences in music changed. If Baseballbear had not changed, I would have been away from them. However, this is not to say that what the band has played since their debut was meaningless because it is the core of what they play today.

 

        Another reason why I'm so into Baseballbear is that the members are so funny. The drummer Daisuke Horinouchi, the bass Shiori Sekine and the vocalist Yusuke Koide make a perfect interaction when they have a chat. For instance, Baseballbear had a radio program called Bebobe Locks!, where they mostly just had fun talking, and even doing some funny skits on the radio. The program was so popular that it got more listeners than other artists' programs, which were broadcasted on different weekdays every week. Although the program is no longer available, this fact goes to show that the members have exceptional talent at talking. Also, another factor that makes their conversations so funny is that all the members of Baseballbear are from the same high school. This means that they had been together before they started a career of musicians, making us think that it is this kind of funniness that makes them funny; their funniness is not like what we can see in, say, American comedians, who have many funny episodes to share and make people laugh. Rather, it is the kind of funniness that most people would have experienced in school when they would laugh at nothing in particular with their friends.

 

        In summary, Baseballbear was able to adjust itself to the changing trend of its fans and successfully remains an up-to-date, talented band. The members of the band are so close that their relationship is what makes them funny and popular among people like me.

 

要約

 すみません。またながくなってしまいました。。

 

なので、理由を二つにしました。

 

では、超簡単に何を言ってたか以下に日本語で。

 

 

トピック「僕がベボベを好きな理由」

 

イントロ

ベボベ、今も人気あるのは理由あるで。

 

理由①

若者向け辞めて、ファンと一緒に成長できたね

理由②

芸人かなっていうくらい面白いね

 

まとめ

ベボベはやっぱりすごい。好き。

 

 

感想

最近はすっかりサカナクションにお熱で、ベボベ愛がやや薄まってきていたのですが、ふとした瞬間にベボベの曲とか、ラジオとか聴くと、やっぱりカッコいいし面白い。

 

特にこいちゃんはもうほんとリスペクトです。趣味が広いし、しかも深い。バンドで絶対忙しいのに、趣味のインプットがエグい多い。それで時々趣味関連で仕事してる。

 

好きなことって、二種類あると思います。何かにつながる好きと、繋がらない好き。

 

深くなるので簡単に済ませますが、前者の例はアニメ。大好きな人はめっちゃ観ますよね。それで感想とか、何がよかったとかレビューが鋭ければ仕事につながるかもしれない。

 

他方、後者の例はyoutube鑑賞。これって何も生みませんよね。好きで色んなyoutube動画めっちゃ観て、何かに繋がることもあるのかもしれないけど、youtubeのレビューって新しすぎて需要が見えないというか、すごい違和感。

 

まあ、もちろんその人が好きならなんだっていいのは言うまでもないのですが、

要は、こいちゃんの好きって、すごく生産的なんですよね。それがすごいなと。

 

ちなみに、こいちゃんのすごさは理由③にするつもりでした。

 

おわりに

いかがでしたか?

 

楽しんでいただけましたでしょうか。

 

サカナクションが好きな方はベボベもきっと好きになれる人だと思うので、ぜひ一緒にファンやりましょう。

 

それでは!