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What inspired the Shikabe Tarako Festival? Interview with HAMBURGER BOYS, official Domingo ambassadors [Part 2
Starting October 1, Domingo welcomes HAMBURGER BOYS, a popular Hokkaido-based band, as its official ambassador. Domingo and the HAMBURGER BOYS' desire to "enliven Hokkaido's cities, towns, and villages! This article is about the HAMBURGER BOYS, a group of burger boys from Hokkaido, who have been working together with Domingo to promote Hokkaido as an official ambassador. In this article, we will look into the story behind the formation of HAMBURGER BOYS and their commitment to songwriting. 
All three of us were based in Sapporo and were active in different bands and knew each other. When all three of our bands broke up or went on hiatus, we thought, "We want to do something fun! We wanted to do something interesting!At first, it was just me and guitarist Jiro Tamura, and we appeared on stage under the appropriate name "Yamada and Tamura. At that time, we were not planning to work as "Yamada and Tamura," but it was more like an extension of my solo project. At that time, Jiro Tamura said to me, "If it's Yamada-kun's music that you are working on now, I don't see us working together. ......
At the time, Yamada-kun was making ballads that were meant to be listened to in a somber way. At that time, he invited me to officially work with him, and I said, "But a ballad is not quite right. I told him, "But a ballad is not quite right. I want something with more appropriate rapping, more guitar playing, and more fun. Two days later, Yamada contacted me and said, "How about this song? I received a call from Yamada-kun two days later, saying, "How about this song? The song he sent me was called " STOP! I thought, "If this is it, I want to do it with them! So we decided to work together. I was working part-time at a ski resort at the time, and a junior asked me, "How do you write songs? " I wrote a song called " STOP! I was asked, "How do you make a song? Oh, Hidemi can DJ! So I asked him to do it, and he readily agreed, and we got started right away. Hidemi immediately created a website and started sending out information. Hidemi is not only a DJ, but also handles the band's information dissemination, recording, and photography. By dividing the roles among everyone, the HAMBURGER BOYS' range of activities has been expanding.
Since its formation, HAMBURGER BOYS has had the theme of "a bit of mischief" and has been singing in the style of taking ordinary words and scenes from daily life and making them into songs with an open and unabashed attitude. Then one day, a friend of mine decided to participate in the "Tarako Kuchibiru World Championship" held during the Shikabe Tarako Festival in Shikabe Town. All three of us are mutual friends and are the owners of the most extraordinary Tarako Kuchibiru! In this Tarako Kuchibiru World Championship, contestants are given time to express their love of Tarako, and my friend wanted to appeal with music. He said, "Mr. Yamada, can you make a song about cod roe? I'll announce at the event that an acquaintance of mine wrote it for me!" I was asked to do so, and I wrote this song. When I actually played it at the event, the people of Shikabe Town said, "Isn't this a ridiculously good song!" They were in an uproar. The final contest was "Kikitarako" and my friend, who had never been to Shikabe Town, couldn't even make it to "Kikitarako". ......
Kikitarako was a difficult quiz where you had to guess which 3 or 4 processing plants were located in the town. It was so difficult that no one could answer the first question correctly. ...... That led to an official request from the town of Shikabe for us to write a song about Tara-ko. The result was " GET TARAKO ". This song was luckily picked up by TV and other media, and the awareness that "HAMBURGER BOYS also writes songs for municipal PR" spread, and we started getting requests for natto songs, zangi songs, and so on. Basically, we are open to anything, so as the number of songs increased, people got to know us, and the number of requests from cities, towns, and villages also increased.Oh, by the way, my friend's result was an exquisite runner-up ......
(Live at the Kanbe Tarako Festival, February 2019) 
What we always keep in mind as important is "what the town is pushing most" and "easy-to-understand language and in easy-to-understand language. Other details are researched in-depth. Sometimes I refer to my own sense that I actually went there and thought it was nice, and sometimes I refer to blogs and other information from people who have visited the town using the Internet. I often find that the municipal government officials are very eager to push something that is not their main focus, saying, "This is what we want to promote this time! and sometimes they suggest that we should promote something that is not the main attraction of the city. However, we are not so sure. We are determined to create a song with a main theme that is easy to understand as a starting point. We value the order in which people listen to the songs and learn more about the town. What "people who live in the town" think about their town may be different from what "people outside the town" see. We offer suggestions from the viewpoint of people outside the town. For example, we think "Mukawa is famous for shishamo," but people in the town will say, "We have other kinds of shishamo! (). In fact, there is more than just shishamo. Actually, there are other things besides shishamo, but the word "shishamo" can be associated with "mukawa! Mukawa! We are particular about the parts of the songs that lead people to know about the town and to listen to the songs, so we actively exchange opinions with the people of the town while making the songs.
It takes a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 2 months. When we make a song , we make it in a flash. I made "STOP! Poaching" in about 30 minutes and "GET TARAKO" in about 15 minutes. When it takes time, it takes time. I wait for Yamada to come up with the song and lyrics. Yes, we go out drinking and eating until the lyrics come down. Recently I found out that if I eat tuna, it comes down to me. Mr. Yamada, I found out that if I eat tuna, it comes down, but I don't eat tuna until the last minute. I've heard that if a person who can't sleep easily takes a sleep aid, they develop a tolerance and can't sleep even if they take it, so I thought if I ate tuna right away, I wouldn't be able to come down when I really needed to. ...... I don't want to change the kind of fish I eat. So I will eat tuna when I feel really bad. It costs a lot of money to eat tuna. ......
In the interview [Part 2], we heard various stories about the formation of HAMBURGER BOYS and their commitment to songwriting! Please look forward to Domingo's future work with the HAMBURGER BOYS, our official ambassadors, as we share the charms of Hokkaido's towns and cities with you!
All three of us were based in Sapporo and were active in different bands and knew each other. When all three of our bands broke up or went on hiatus, we thought, "We want to do something fun! We wanted to do something interesting!At first, it was just me and guitarist Jiro Tamura, and we appeared on stage under the appropriate name "Yamada and Tamura. At that time, we were not planning to work as "Yamada and Tamura," but it was more like an extension of my solo project. At that time, Jiro Tamura said to me, "If it's Yamada-kun's music that you are working on now, I don't see us working together. ...... At the time, Yamada-kun was making ballads that were meant to be listened to in a somber way. At that time, he invited me to officially work with him, and I said, "But a ballad is not quite right. I told him, "But a ballad is not quite right. I want something with more appropriate rapping, more guitar playing, and more fun. Two days later, Yamada contacted me and said, "How about this song? I received a call from Yamada-kun two days later, saying, "How about this song? The song he sent me was called " STOP! I thought, "If this is it, I want to do it with them! So we decided to work together. I was working part-time at a ski resort at the time, and a junior asked me, "How do you write songs? " I wrote a song called " STOP! I was asked, "How do you make a song? Oh, Hidemi can DJ! So I asked him to do it, and he readily agreed, and we got started right away. Hidemi immediately created a website and started sending out information. Hidemi is not only a DJ, but also handles the band's information dissemination, recording, and photography. By dividing the roles among everyone, the HAMBURGER BOYS' range of activities has been expanding. Since its formation, HAMBURGER BOYS has had the theme of "a bit of mischief" and has been singing in the style of taking ordinary words and scenes from daily life and making them into songs with an open and unabashed attitude. Then one day, a friend of mine decided to participate in the "Tarako Kuchibiru World Championship" held during the Shikabe Tarako Festival in Shikabe Town. All three of us are mutual friends and are the owners of the most extraordinary Tarako Kuchibiru! In this Tarako Kuchibiru World Championship, contestants are given time to express their love of Tarako, and my friend wanted to appeal with music. He said, "Mr. Yamada, can you make a song about cod roe? I'll announce at the event that an acquaintance of mine wrote it for me!" I was asked to do so, and I wrote this song. When I actually played it at the event, the people of Shikabe Town said, "Isn't this a ridiculously good song!" They were in an uproar. The final contest was "Kikitarako" and my friend, who had never been to Shikabe Town, couldn't even make it to "Kikitarako". ......Kikitarako was a difficult quiz where you had to guess which 3 or 4 processing plants were located in the town. It was so difficult that no one could answer the first question correctly. ...... That led to an official request from the town of Shikabe for us to write a song about Tara-ko. The result was " GET TARAKO ". This song was luckily picked up by TV and other media, and the awareness that "HAMBURGER BOYS also writes songs for municipal PR" spread, and we started getting requests for natto songs, zangi songs, and so on. Basically, we are open to anything, so as the number of songs increased, people got to know us, and the number of requests from cities, towns, and villages also increased.Oh, by the way, my friend's result was an exquisite runner-up ......(Live at the Kanbe Tarako Festival, February 2019) What we always keep in mind as important is "what the town is pushing most" and "easy-to-understand language and in easy-to-understand language. Other details are researched in-depth. Sometimes I refer to my own sense that I actually went there and thought it was nice, and sometimes I refer to blogs and other information from people who have visited the town using the Internet. I often find that the municipal government officials are very eager to push something that is not their main focus, saying, "This is what we want to promote this time! and sometimes they suggest that we should promote something that is not the main attraction of the city. However, we are not so sure. We are determined to create a song with a main theme that is easy to understand as a starting point. We value the order in which people listen to the songs and learn more about the town. What "people who live in the town" think about their town may be different from what "people outside the town" see. We offer suggestions from the viewpoint of people outside the town. For example, we think "Mukawa is famous for shishamo," but people in the town will say, "We have other kinds of shishamo! (). In fact, there is more than just shishamo. Actually, there are other things besides shishamo, but the word "shishamo" can be associated with "mukawa! Mukawa! We are particular about the parts of the songs that lead people to know about the town and to listen to the songs, so we actively exchange opinions with the people of the town while making the songs. It takes a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 2 months. When we make a song , we make it in a flash. I made "STOP! Poaching" in about 30 minutes and "GET TARAKO" in about 15 minutes. When it takes time, it takes time. I wait for Yamada to come up with the song and lyrics. Yes, we go out drinking and eating until the lyrics come down. Recently I found out that if I eat tuna, it comes down to me. Mr. Yamada, I found out that if I eat tuna, it comes down, but I don't eat tuna until the last minute. I've heard that if a person who can't sleep easily takes a sleep aid, they develop a tolerance and can't sleep even if they take it, so I thought if I ate tuna right away, I wouldn't be able to come down when I really needed to. ...... I don't want to change the kind of fish I eat. So I will eat tuna when I feel really bad. It costs a lot of money to eat tuna. ......In the interview [Part 2], we heard various stories about the formation of HAMBURGER BOYS and their commitment to songwriting! Please look forward to Domingo's future work with the HAMBURGER BOYS, our official ambassadors, as we share the charms of Hokkaido's towns and cities with you!
Click here to read the first part of the interview! Hokkaido is number one!Interview
with HAMBURGER BOYS, Domingo's official ambassador [Part 1]
https://domingo.ne.jp/article/3484/1HAMBURGER BOYS
formed in Sapporo in January 2012. The three members are Yuta Yamada (MEN☆SOUL) on vocals, Jiro Tamura (ex. The VOX) on guitar, and Hidemi Kaneda (ex. Thunder Drum) on DJ. They are active mainly in Hokkaido, and their music, which is tied up with cities, towns, and villages, has been getting a lot of attention. They are called the "Daian band of the north. Yamada (VO) and Tamura (guitar) are active as personalities on FM NORTHWAVE and STV radio, respectively. The band has an integrated production and distribution system in which only the members are involved in everything from music production to recording and music video production. They also provide music and have many commercial tie-up songs. WEB: https://hamburgerboys.com/index.html Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSB6wpzgGVcEXG9_3YlmuCQ
