Barbee Boys has been played on NTS in shows including The Athenian Marketplace , featured first on 17 February 2017. Songs played include Midnight Peepin', 負けるもんか and Makeru Monka.

バービーボーイズ BARBEE BOYS originally formed with five members in 1980.

Vocalists: KONTA (who also plays soprano saxophone) KYOKO 杏子

Guitarist: Imamichi Tomotaka (IMASA).

Bassist: ENRIQUE

Drummer: KOISO

They released 16 singles between 1984 and their break-up in 1992. They released 8 original albums. After their disbandment, 3 best-of compilations as well as remastered re-issues of their albums were released.

Their love songs were written by IMASA. KONTA expressed the male's dilemma and KYOKO performed the woman's side of things.