NYC Boys
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NYC is a Japanese boy band formed by Ryosuke Yamada
and Yuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP
and Johnny's Jr.
Yuma Nakayama
in 2010. Before that, seven-members unit NYC Boys (stylized NYC boys) was formed on June 7, 2009, to promote the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
, an event that began on July 31 and ended on August 23, 2009. They performed the theme song "NYC" in Tokyo and Osaka before each game.
and Yuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP
would join Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow to form NYC Boys. On July 15, 2009, their first single "NYC/Akuma na Koi", "NYC" being the theme song for the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
, was released. During the announcement for forming NYC Boys, it was said that the group will be a temporary one, only active for the time of the Volleyball Tournament which was from July 31 to August 23, but even after the end of the tournament, the members of the group meet periodically to perform their songs.
In November, the media announced that they would be guest appearing on Japan's highest rated annual music television show, Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, on December 31, 2009. Other guest appearances this year include FNS Kayosai on December 2, 2009. On January 1, 2010, media announced that the group would not be a temporary one anymore and that Ryosuke Yamada
and Yuri Chinen would be working as members of both Hey! Say! JUMP
and NYC Boys in the future.
On March 3, 2010, it was announced on the Johnny's website that NYC without the boys (B.I.Shadow) will release a new single entitled "Yūki 100%" which is opening theme song for an anime entitled Nintama Rantarō
. The coupling song entitled "Yume no Tane" will be the ending theme. Their single was released last April 7, 2010. The said song "Yūki 100%" topped Japan Billboards' Weekly Hot 100 and Oricon's Weekly Chart.
On October 20, 2010, NYC released a single titled Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe. The single became #1 on the Oricon weekly charts in its first week of sales.
On March 9, 2011, the group released a new single with the name of 'Yume Tamago
', which peaked first on the Oricon Daily Singles chart with 31,393 sales and ended up in fourth position on the Oricon Monthly singles chart with 154,140 sales, being certified gold by the RIAJ.
On February 2012, NYC will release their 4th single having Yuma Nakayama
's solo song Glass no Mahou.
Ryosuke Yamada
is a Japanese tarento, actor, singer, dancer, and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates and currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Career:...
and Yuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
and Johnny's Jr.
Johnny's Jr.
is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet officially debuted either with a unit or as a solo act. The juniors are mostly younger than 30, with the exception of Sano Mizuki.- A.B.C-Z : is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet...
Yuma Nakayama
Yuma Nakayama
is a Japanese actor and singer. He was a member of the temporary J-pop groups Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow, TOP KIDS and Hey!Say!7 West from Johnny's Entertainment and currently performs as a member of NYC.-Biography:...
in 2010. Before that, seven-members unit NYC Boys (stylized NYC boys) was formed on June 7, 2009, to promote the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from July 31 to August 23, 2009. The finals was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan...
, an event that began on July 31 and ended on August 23, 2009. They performed the theme song "NYC" in Tokyo and Osaka before each game.
History
On June 7, 2009, at the concert "Forum Shinkiroku!! Johnny's Jr. 1 Day 4 Performances Yaruzo!", it was announced that Ryosuke YamadaRyosuke Yamada
is a Japanese tarento, actor, singer, dancer, and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates and currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Career:...
and Yuri Chinen of Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
would join Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow to form NYC Boys. On July 15, 2009, their first single "NYC/Akuma na Koi", "NYC" being the theme song for the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from July 31 to August 23, 2009. The finals was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan...
, was released. During the announcement for forming NYC Boys, it was said that the group will be a temporary one, only active for the time of the Volleyball Tournament which was from July 31 to August 23, but even after the end of the tournament, the members of the group meet periodically to perform their songs.
In November, the media announced that they would be guest appearing on Japan's highest rated annual music television show, Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Kohaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
, on December 31, 2009. Other guest appearances this year include FNS Kayosai on December 2, 2009. On January 1, 2010, media announced that the group would not be a temporary one anymore and that Ryosuke Yamada
Ryosuke Yamada
is a Japanese tarento, actor, singer, dancer, and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates and currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Career:...
and Yuri Chinen would be working as members of both Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
and NYC Boys in the future.
On March 3, 2010, it was announced on the Johnny's website that NYC without the boys (B.I.Shadow) will release a new single entitled "Yūki 100%" which is opening theme song for an anime entitled Nintama Rantarō
Nintama Rantaro
is a Japanese anime series based on Sōbē Amako's manga Rakudai Ninja Rantarō. It was produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and originally broadcast on NHK. It is aimed at young children, featuring the adventures of Rantarō and his friends and teachers at Ninja school. The fact that glasses are worn...
. The coupling song entitled "Yume no Tane" will be the ending theme. Their single was released last April 7, 2010. The said song "Yūki 100%" topped Japan Billboards' Weekly Hot 100 and Oricon's Weekly Chart.
On October 20, 2010, NYC released a single titled Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe. The single became #1 on the Oricon weekly charts in its first week of sales.
On March 9, 2011, the group released a new single with the name of 'Yume Tamago
Yume Tamago
is the third released single by the J-pop group NYC. It was released on March 9, 2011 two days before the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The single was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan.-Single information:...
', which peaked first on the Oricon Daily Singles chart with 31,393 sales and ended up in fourth position on the Oricon Monthly singles chart with 154,140 sales, being certified gold by the RIAJ.
On February 2012, NYC will release their 4th single having Yuma Nakayama
Yuma Nakayama
is a Japanese actor and singer. He was a member of the temporary J-pop groups Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow, TOP KIDS and Hey!Say!7 West from Johnny's Entertainment and currently performs as a member of NYC.-Biography:...
's solo song Glass no Mahou.
Current members
- N Nakayama Yuma
- Y Yamada RyosukeRyosuke Yamadais a Japanese tarento, actor, singer, dancer, and a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates and currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Career:...
- C Chinen Yuri
Former members
- Boys
- Kento Nakajima
- Kikuchi Fuma
- Hokuto Matsumura
- Yugo Kochi
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales |
RIAJ Certification |
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| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... singles chart |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
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| 2009 | "NYC Akuma na Koi/NYC is the debut single of the J-pop group Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow and NYCboys, which was temporary unit.-Limited Edition A:CD# # NYC # Dial Up DVD# Music Clip # Making# Jacket Shooting... " |
Split single with Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow as NYC Boys | 1 | 3 | 287,000 | Platinum |
| 2010 | align="left"| | Hikaru Genji cover | 1 | 1 | 122,000 | Gold |
| align="left"| | 1 | 1 | 118,000 | Gold | ||
| 2011 | align="left"| | 2 | 1 | 148,218 | Gold | |
| 2012 | align="left"| | |||||