Bluem of Youth

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Bluem of Youth (Russian: Цветы юности) is a Japanese popular music group. The name is a mix of 'bloom of youth' and 'blue'. Its members are Yuji Bessho (別所悠二) and Hiroyuki Matsugashita (松ヶ下宏之). They stopped an activity at New Year's Eve of 2002, but played 10th anniversary of their debut's revival concert in 2005.

1 Relationship to Russia
2 Discography
3 External links

[edit] Relationship to Russia

They traveled Russia by Trans-Siberian Railway for seven months from March, 1999 in Japanese television program. They were made to be on the edge of the precipice because their songs didn't sell almost and a contract with a record label was expired.

Therefore, they were taken to Moscow by the program's staff. They were told that "Travel from Moscow to Vladivostok by Trans-Siberian Railway while earning their living by only playing street concerts, compose the best song by the end of a travel and gather 10, 000 audiences in Nippon Budokan's concert on 4 October 1999. In addition, they had to change their job if they couldn't gather audience in a concert.

Finally, they composed "Last Tour" on the bank of Amur, played the song in Nippon Budokan and were able to gather 10, 000 people. (This concert was going to be done only once, but it was done twice because it became so successful.)

In 2000, they released "Subasība" (СПАСИБО) album which collected songs composed in Russia. "Supasiba" is a Japanized word for "Спасибо" which means "Thank you" in Russian language. "Stairway" which was released next to "Last Tour" was composed in Russia, too.

In 2003, they were invited to "Japan Festival in Moscow" in Malyi Theatre.

Russia is a secondary hometown for them and they have been there, including Moscow, frequently in a private travel.