Much like the legendary ghost, boogieman's beginnings were shrouded by mystery. Their first advertisements were nothing but a logo splashed across black fliers and their line up remained hidden, even during the debut of their activities. At their first show, on December 31, 2007 at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, the band remained concealed behind a curtain.
While boogieman was to be a guest performer at Clash Against Commercialism, an American event scheduled for April 2008, the event was cancelled last minute and boogieman did not announce any further activities. The band did not resurface again until May 5th, five months after their last performance, as part of the lineup for the studs's tour final. When boogieman's members were finally revealed, fans were delighted to see familiar faces, with Junno (ex-beaU) on vocals, Yuana (ex-kagerou) and Akira (ex-baroque) on guitar, Bansaku (ex-baroque) on bass, and Yuuchiro (ex-metronome) on drums.
boogieman's live activities started off slow in the spring, appearing at Like an Edison events and ruvie's final show but by summer, they were moving at a much quicker pace, performing at many Undercode and Speed disk events through the remainder of the year. They held their first nationwide tour in November, which consisted of nine dates.
The band kicked off 2009 with the Beautiful:madnesS vol.2 -Beautiful worLd- live on January 7th at Shibuya O-East and within the next two weeks performed with fellow indies bands 176BIZ and girugamesh. On January 21st, boogieman released their first mini album, libido. In celebration, the band hosted three events, two of which sold out almost immediately.
The year is proving to be a busy one for boogieman, as they are scheduled to play at several events over the next few months.
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