History Manga / Beck1999

** There's also Koyuki singing in English without knowing the language. To be fair, he's not ''that'' bad with getting it right, it's only his accent that's too thick (for example, his "gently" in "Moon in the Water" sounds like [[JapaneseRanguage "gent'''r'''y"]]).

** There's also Koyuki singing in English without knowing the language. To be fair, he's not ''that'' bad with getting it right, it's only his accent that's too thick (for example, his "gently" in "Moon in the Water" sounds like "gent'''r'''y").

** There's also Koyuki singing in English without knowing the language. To be fair, he sings well, it's only his accent that sucks (for example, his "gently" in "Moon in the Water" sounds like "gent'''r'''y").

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Chiba's a loud, passionate goofball, and his temper is largely played for laughs. He's also hands down the toughest fighter in the band, and kicks ass on behalf of his friends more than once.

* JerkAss: Ryuusuke, especially later in the manga.
** Also, Kevin in the manga. He does everything to push the members of BECK (rather, MCS) around while they are touring the USA as the opening act for F.V.E. (the band for which he and his brother, David, who is sympathetic towards the guys, play) just for the hell of it. But then again, he justifies this by the fact that MCS's performances in USA are subpar (which they had been, until Ryusuke rejoined them in Seattle). From what David tells Ryusuke later on, this may be simply prejudice since [[spoiler: Kevin had a Japanese girlfriend in high school, but she cheated on him.]]
** Ryusuke should be more like a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* MySisterIsOffLimits: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] after Ryuuki hears the members of Beck joke about how much Koyuki and Maho spend time together. His response is to pull Koyuki to the side and give him a condom.

* IKnowKarate: It's mentioned that Chiba is a martial artist, though for most of the series it's an InformedAttribute we only see when he harasses his friends with kicks and [[WrestlerInAllOfUs pro wrestling moves]]. His skills are finally put on display when [[ChekovsSkill he uses Karate]] to rescue Koyuki from [[TheBrute a recurring villain]] and periodically [[CurbStompBattle trounces]] [[BullyHunter schoolyard bullies]]. It's even more impressive in the live action movie, when he knocks around a large gang at the skatepark. Most of the fight happens off-screen, but the bullies limp away frantically as Chiba triumphantly cheers, so it can be inferred he's just as tough as he claims to be.

* TheAce: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Koiyuki. He's considered by those around him to be naturally gifted at singing, but his guitar skills are considered mediocre at the start of the story. The latter continues to grow with the more he practices.

* BashBrothers / BackToBackBadasses: Chiba + Tetsuo = CurbStompBattle.

** Doggie, Leon Sykes's manga-only second bodyguard, is a dead-on {{Expy}} of SnoopDogg.

* ThePowerOfRock: A more realistic version than usual.

* AGoodNameForARockBand; Well, no. "BECK" gets settled on because all other options Ryuusuke and Chiba can come up with suck ''worse''. By the time they make their international debut, their first agent comes up with the name "Mongolian Chop Squad". It's used whenever they're outside Japan, usually abbreviated to [=MCS=].
** LineOfSightName: How they settle on "BECK"; they name the band after the dog, who was there at the time.

* BurgerFool: Hiromi used to work at a donut joint when Koyuki met her. She was fired for making a mistake (which is [[NoodleIncident never described]] or brought up again).

* BigDamnHeroes: Ryuusuke has a bad habit of making impossible bets. [[spoiler:Later in the manga, at Avalon Fest, he wagers that BECK will get the most viewers, everyone else goes out of their way to help. Matt Reed flies Koyuki in with his helicopter when it seems like Koyuki will be late for the show, and colleague band Room 13 tells people to go to their performance. Even Hype's singer Dexter Adams tells his fans to head to the show. Even the festival's organizer, Jodie Riley, helps out by opening up the gates and let anyone into the stage, even those without passes (since they would end up rioting to get in anyway). Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work out.]]

* CelebrityLie: subverted. Ryuusuke's claims to be an old friend of Dying Breed guitarist Eddie Lee are largely believed to be of this trope, but is in fact true.

** Lampshaded when Saku justifies not showing his driver's license to Koyuki: he says the photo didn't come out good because he had to open his eyes. But since said photo is neer seen, the trope's still in effect.

* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five-Temperament Ensemble]]: a more accurate description of the group's dynamics. Chiba (choleric), Taira (melancholic), Koyuki (leukine), Saku (sanguine), and Ryusuke (phlegmatic).

* IdiotCrows: well, more like a cockatoo.

* ScaryShinyGlasses: {{BigBad}}s Ran and Leon Sykes have these. Overlaps with SunglassesAtNight in Ran's case (Sykes ''does'' take his off on occasion).

** [[spoiler:The day of the Avalon Festival is the one definite Point were this Trope is probably invoked. (She wanted to go to Japan a few chapters earlier and packed her Lingerie)]]

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: For a series which features real musicians and instrument brands, it's surprising, but there are some, like Music Vibe instead of {{MTV}}.

** If [[Music/SmashingPumpkins Billy Corgan]] wore sunglasses and had drinking problems, he'd be Matt Reed.

** Be honest, Eddie Lee gives off the feel like he's a more upbeat version of [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Kurt Cobain]]. He also looks like a younger [[Music/{{Silverchair}} Daniel Johns]].

** The scene where Koyuki [[MusicForCourage plays a DyBre song]] over the school PA system, later alluding to [[TheShawshankRedemption The Shawshank Redemption]] to explain himself to his teacher.

* FaceDoodling: [[http://www.onemanga.com/Beck/37/58/ here]]. But Koyuki [[http://www.onemanga.com/Beck/37/59/ gets even]] (with a ShoutOut to [[{{Kinnikuman}} another manga]] no less!).

Not to be confused with the [[{{Music/Beck}} alternative rock musician of the same name]].

** Chiba's afro is a ShoutOut to RageAgainstTheMachine frontman Zack de la Rocha. The two have a number of similarities, from the way they look to the rapping used in their songs.

** The rail platform where [[spoiler:Maho and Koyuki have their reunion]] happens to be the exact same platform in Dartford where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had their famous reunion in 1961, a meeting that eventually led to the formation of the RollingStones.

** Earth's vocalist and guitarist are highly reminiscent of [[TheWho Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend]], down to the stage antics.

* EgocentricTeamNaming: When the main characters are trying to come up with a name for their band, lead guitarist Ryuusuke spends a moment on the floor writing ideas. When he's finished, he holds it up proudly, and every suggestion contains his name, like [[JimiHendrix "The Ryuusuke Experience"]] and so on. Of course, no one was impressed, though the fangirls that hang around them were amused.

* AuthorAppeal: Creator Harold Sakuishi is a very big fan of the RedHotChiliPeppers, so it's no surprise that Taira is pretty much modeled after RHCP bassist Flea.

** Taira is one to RedHotChiliPeppers bassist Flea, from the playing style to the bleached hair. Pretty much expected since Sakuishi is apparently a big RedHotChiliPeppers fan.