The Boom
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The Boom was a Japanese rock band best known for their 1993 hit single "Shima Uta," which blended rock with Okinawan folk influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9116773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boom Context triple: [Miyazawa Masaki, memberOf, The Boom]
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A.
Da Boom
"Da Boom" is a notable early Family Guy episode best known for its Y2K apocalypse storyline and the first appearance of recurring character Mort Goldman.
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B.
Boom Boom
"Boom Boom" is a classic 1961 electric blues song by John Lee Hooker that became one of his most famous and frequently covered recordings.
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C.
Here Comes the Boom
Here Comes the Boom is a 2012 sports comedy film starring Kevin James as a high school teacher who becomes a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school.
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D.
Red Hot & Boom
Red Hot & Boom is a large annual Independence Day-themed fireworks and music festival held in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
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E.
Kaboom
Kaboom is a 2010 surreal coming-of-age dark comedy film written and directed by Gregg Araki.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boom Target entity description: The Boom was a Japanese rock band best known for their 1993 hit single "Shima Uta," which blended rock with Okinawan folk influences.
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A.
Da Boom
"Da Boom" is a notable early Family Guy episode best known for its Y2K apocalypse storyline and the first appearance of recurring character Mort Goldman.
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B.
Boom Boom
"Boom Boom" is a classic 1961 electric blues song by John Lee Hooker that became one of his most famous and frequently covered recordings.
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C.
Here Comes the Boom
Here Comes the Boom is a 2012 sports comedy film starring Kevin James as a high school teacher who becomes a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school.
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D.
Red Hot & Boom
Red Hot & Boom is a large annual Independence Day-themed fireworks and music festival held in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
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E.
Kaboom
Kaboom is a 2010 surreal coming-of-age dark comedy film written and directed by Gregg Araki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Japanese rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1986 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ganga Zumba
ⓘ
Kazufumi Miyazawa (solo) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | A Peacetime Boom ⓘ |
| disbanded | 2014 ⓘ |
| famousFor |
1993 hit single Shima Uta
ⓘ
blending rock with Okinawan folk music ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| genre |
Okinawan folk-influenced rock
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
A Peacetime Boom
ⓘ
FACELESS MAN ⓘ
linked to:
The Faceless Man
JAPANESKA ⓘ Kyokuto Sanba ⓘ Okinawa – Watashi no Shima ⓘ Shishunki ⓘ TROPICALISM-0 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Hiroshi Kado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazufumi Miyazawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Kobayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshiharu Takahashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | http://www.the-boom.com/ ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Kaze ni Naritai
ⓘ
Shima Uta ⓘ Tebichi no Hi ⓘ Tsuri ni Ikou ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Okinawan traditional music ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | Japanese ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Kazufumi Miyazawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
incorporates Latin influences
ⓘ
incorporates folk influences ⓘ incorporates reggae influences ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
performed Shima Uta at NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
ⓘ
linked to:
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
|
| notableSong | Shima Uta ⓘ |
| notableWork | Shima Uta ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularityPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Sony Music Records
ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
|
| releaseYearOfDebutAlbum | 1989 ⓘ |
| roleOfHiroshiKado | drummer ⓘ |
| roleOfKazufumiMiyazawa |
songwriter
ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ |
| roleOfTakashiKobayashi | guitarist ⓘ |
| roleOfYoshiharuTakahashi | bassist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boom Description of subject: The Boom was a Japanese rock band best known for their 1993 hit single "Shima Uta," which blended rock with Okinawan folk influences.
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