Bee Gees

Japanese: Bee Gees(英語表記)BeeGees
Bee Gees

...The word "discotheque" originally meant a record library, in contrast to "bibliotheque" (a library, a collection of books). Dance halls that used records were originally conceived as cheap establishments for young people, to save on costs and space. However, when disc jockeys played records while talking to customers in glass partitions visible from the seats, the friendly atmosphere became popular among young people. Furthermore, record companies started to produce 30cm singles to make them easier for disc jockeys to use, and new dances that emphasized rhythm and were easy to dance to appeared one after another. In 1977, the movie "Saturday Night Fever" starring John Travolta, which featured a master of disco dancing, became a worldwide hit along with the music of the Bee Gees, and sealed the disco boom. Soul Music [Nakamura Toyo]. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bee Gees" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお〈ディスコテーク〉は本来は〈ビブリオテーク〉(図書室,蔵書)に対比してレコード・ライブラリーを意味する言葉であった。 レコードを使用するダンスホールは,最初は若年層向きの安直な店で,経費とスペースを節約するために発想されたものだが,客席から見えるガラス張りの仕切りの中でディスク・ジョッキーが客に語りかけながらレコードをかけるようになって,親しみやすい雰囲気が若者の人気を呼び,さらにレコード会社がディスク・ジョッキーの使いやすいように30cmシングル盤を作るといった動きから,リズムを強調した踊りやすい音楽と,それに合わせた新しいダンスとが次々に出現,77年にディスコ・ダンスの名手を主人公にしたジョン・トラボルタ主演の映画《サタデー・ナイト・フィーバーSaturday Night Fever》がビージーズBee Geesの音楽とともに世界的にヒットして,ディスコ・ブームを決定づけた。ソウル・ミュージック【中村 とうよう】。…

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