Effective period / Period of releases: 1992 - 1994

Members: Kazufumi Miyazawa, Hiromasa Yamakawa, Takashi Kobayashi (3), Takao Tochigi

The Boom was an influential Japanese band, active between 1986-2014. Their music balanced between pop and rock, but also included elements from many other music styles. They played their farewell show at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on 2014.12.17.

The Boom are:

Kazufumi Miyazawa / 宮沢和史 (vocals, main songwriter)
Takashi Kobayashi / 小林孝至 (guitar)
Hiromasa Yamakawa / 山川浩正 (bass)
Takao Tochigi / 栃木孝夫 (drums)