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Nowhere Boys (Hong Kong band)

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Nowhere Boys
BornHansun :2月11日
Fisher :2月27日
Ken:6月27日
Nate:8月20日
Van :11月7日
Origin Hong Kong
GenresIndie rock, Cinematic rock
Years active2015–
LabelsMedia Asia
MembersVan (vocal)
Fisher (keyboard/violin)
Kenneth (guitar)
Hansun (bass)
Nate (drum)

Nowhere Boys is a 5-piece pop rock band in Hong Kong formed in 2015. It is currently under record label Media Asia. Band members include vocalist/guitarist Van Chan, drummer Nate Wong, guitarist Kenneth Angus, keyboardist/ violinist Fisher Kan, and bassist Hansun Chan. Nowhere Boys classified their music as ‘Cinematic Rock’, most of their songs are inspired by movies.

Background

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Members of Nowhere Boys are of different background. Before Nowhere Boys, Van was an architect; Nate, graduated from Berklee College of Music, was a full-time drummer. Kenneth was a guitar fixer, Fisher and Hansun taught piano/guitar.

In October 2014, Van met drummer Nate at a movie music event in Backstage Live Restaurant in Hong Kong. After jamming, they decided to form a band. Van thus found Kenneth, Fisher and Hansun whom he met earlier to form the band.

Career

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In July 2015, they released their first self-financed Extended Play, Nowhere Boys. The EP was recorded in their homes with their own equipment. The 1,000 copies printed were gone in three months.[1] It also went top 10 in iTunes Music.[2] They signed with Frenzi Music in late 2015.

Nowhere Boys then successfully crowdfunded HKD$100,000 (~ US$12,800) via Musicbee for their second EP, Welcome To Our Hyperreality, which was released in April 2016.

Nowhere Boys recorded “普通華” with actor Neo Yau Hawk-Sau in August 2016. The song went number 7 in Hong Kong Commercial Radio chart.[3] They also created the theme song, Song of Battle, for E-Sports Festival 2016.

Name

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The name of the band was from the British film Nowhere Boy (2009). In a scene, young John Lennon gets told off at school. “You’re going nowhere!” snarls a furious headmaster. The future Beatles founder replies: “Is ‘nowhere’ full of geniuses, sir? Because I probably do belong there.”[4]

Discography

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Album title Song title Related movies
Nowhere Boys 狂想曲 (Rhapsody) /
Ditto The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up Peter Pan
Ditto 4, 3, 2.5 /
Ditto Castle In The Sky Castle in the Sky
Ditto 推石頭的人 /
Ditto Back In Time The Butterfly Effect
Welcome To Our Hyperreality 紅藥丸 . 藍藥丸 (feat. 黃靖) (Red Pill Blue Pill) (feat. Jing Wong) The Matrix
Ditto The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up (Part 2) Peter Pan
Ditto 逃出阿卡拉 (Escape From Alcatraz) Escape from Alcatraz
Ditto Closer But Far /
Ditto 亂世超人 /
Ditto 麥克折射線 Hu-Du-Men
/ 普通華 Fat Choi Spirit, God of Gamblers II, A Moment of Romance, Full Throttle
/ Sound of Battle /

Charts

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Highest position in Hong Kong Charts
Album Song 903 RTHK 997 TVB Remarks
2015
Nowhere Boys 狂想曲 (Rhapsody) - - - - feat. Heyo
2016
Nowhere Boys 亂世超人 - - - -
Welcome To Our Hyperreality 逃出阿卡拉 (Escape From Alcatraz) 9 - - -
/ 普通華 7 × × × feat. 游學修
Welcome To Our Hyperreality 麥克折射線 19 13 17 -
/ 大步走 - 12 - -
/ 天外飛仙 2 - 2 9

References

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  1. ^ "Nowhere Boys: meet HK's most unique live band". Scmp.com. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ "【專訪】Nowhere Boys玩「電影式搖滾曲」 用曲風征服觀眾". Hk01.com. 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "881903.com 商業電台 - 主頁". 881903.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28.
  4. ^ Hk, Esquire. "專業碟評|Nowhere Boys Cinematic Rock眼球盛宴". Esquire Hk.