Honest Boyz
Honest Boyz | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Rhythm Zone (2016), LDH Music (2017-present) |
| Members | |
| Website | ldh |
Honest Boyz (stylized in all caps)also HONEST BOYZ®, is a 5-member hip hop group consisting of four MC's and one DJ: Naoto (Exile member & Sandaime J Soul Brothers leader), Verbal (from m-flo and PKCZ®), Sway (from Doberman Infinity & Gekidan Exile), Mandy (from Exile & Generations) and Nigo.[1]
The group was formed in 2016 and is managed by LDH under the label LDH Music.
Overview
[edit]This group made their debut with "Part Time Hero", a theme song of TV drama "Night Hero Naoto" starring Naoto.[2] Their second single "YO!" had been selected as an interlude of the movie "High & Low The Movie 2 / End Of Sky". These 2 songs both took up the 1st place on iTunes Songs Chart.[3]
On April 17, 2019, it was announced that the unit will make its world debut with the new song "Electricity featuring Lil Uzi Vert" which was selected as the ending song of Hollywood's live-action movie "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" for both "the original movie" and "the Japanese version", the song is produced by Pharrell Williams and features rapper Lil Uzi Vert and is scheduled to be released under a major overseas label.[4]
Members
[edit]| Name | Position | Date of birth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naoto | MC and Leader | August 30, 1983 | Also a member of Exile and Sandaime J Soul Brothers |
| Verbal | MC | August 21, 1975 | Also a member of m-flo, PKCZ and Teriyaki Boyz |
| Sway | June 9, 1986 | Also a member of Doberman Infinity and Gekidan Exile | |
| Mandy | January 25, 1991 | Also a member of Exile and Generations | |
| Nigo | DJ | December 23, 1970 | Also a member of Teriyaki Boyz |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Release date | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN[5] | Hot 100[A] | |||
| 2019 | March 6 | Sakura feat. Kobukuro | 17 | 57 |
Digital singles
[edit]| Year | Release date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | June 25 | Part Time Hero |
| 2017 | November 7 | YO! |
| 2018 | February 5 | HeartBreakerZ featuring Crazyboy |
| June 16 | Bepping Sound feat. Hiroomi Tosaka | |
| 2019 | Electricity featuring Lil Uzi Vert |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Tokyo Dip feat. Pharrell Williams |
Tie-up
[edit]| Song | Tie-Up |
|---|---|
| Part Time Hero | TV Tokyo "Night Hero Naoto" theme song |
| YO! | "High & Low The Movie 2 / End Of Sky" interlude song |
| Electricity featuring Lil Uzi Vert | "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" ending song[7] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EXILENAOTO、ラップに初挑戦". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "NAOTO(EXILE/三代目JSB)率いる、HIPHOPユニット「HONEST BOYZ(R)」結成！NAOTO、関口メンディーがラップに初挑戦も｜E-TALENTBANK co., ltd". E-TALENTBANK co., ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "HONEST BOYZ® | MANAGEMENT | LDH". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "HONEST BOYZ®'s new song "ELECTRICITY featuring Lil Uzi Vert" selected as the ending song of Hollywood's live-action movie "POKÉMON Detective Pikachu"!". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "HONEST BOYZ(R)の売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 4, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "HONEST BOYZ、ハリウッド映画「名探偵ピカチュウ」のエンディングソングで世界デビュー" [Honest Boyz makes a world debut with the ending song of the Hollywood movie "Detective Pikachu"]. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2019.