Boowy

Although they would eventually become one of the biggest bands in Japan in the '80s, Boøwy had to face not only the pitfalls of a band finding its feet, but would have to fight an uphill battle against a Japanese record industry that wasn't too happy about a band that took promotion and management into its own hands. Boøwy's roots first took shape way back in 1979, when founding members Himuro Kyosuke and Hotei Tomoyasu were involved in a music contest in their hometown of Takasaki. Himuro's band, Death Penalty, won, and Hotei's band finished runner-up. Himuro coupled victory...