Backstreet Boys Fans in Japan
“Mezamashi TV” entertainment reporter Shinichi Karube goes to a Backstreet Boys Concert at the Saitama Super Arena to find out more about Japanese BSB fans:
Since they first visited Japan 10 years ago, the Backstreet Boys have enjoyed a large number of fans in this country. Although their popularity has pretty much died out in their home country, they get a lot of attention every time they come to Japan for concerts.
Highlights of the video:
- A 16-year-old from Aomori who seems to have made her father a sort of fan.
- A woman who objects to Karube’s use of the term “Bakkusu” instead of “BSB” or “Backstreet Boys.”
- Sorry ladies – the BSB members all seem to be taken. None of them have Japanese wives, but Nick has a girlfriend who can speak Japanese.
- The earliest people to arrive at their seats for one concert were a 63-year-old woman and her 70-year-old husband. The wife is a big fan of the BSB, while the husband prefers enka music.
- A woman who describes herself as just a normal fan of the group later goes on to say that she has traveled to Europe and the United States just so she could attend concerts of the group.
- A super fan in a tiger hat who has used the same cardboard sign for 15 years at various concerts around the world.
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