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The band has released a new digital single on October 7. It is called “Illumination” which serves as the theme song for the NHK TV series “omusubi”. A full no-credits version of the opening was posted to YouTube. The full version of the song can be found on your favorite music streaming service such as Apple Music or Spotify.

Additionally, B’z have announced that their new song “Muchi” (Whip) will serve as the theme song to the upcoming series “INFORMA -yami wo ikiru kemono tachi”, which will be streamed on ABEMA. A trailer was released today, which features a part of the song. You can also check it out on YouTube.

Looks like B’z is gearing up for a new album release next year! Stay tuned for more news.

Tak Matsumoto News

Tak Matsumoto Group is officially back! Their website “takmatsumotogroup.com” has relaunched under a new domain. To date, there is not much information on the website except their previous discography and an introduction to the members of TMG. What’s important to note is that the website is both available in Japanese and in English.

On the official B’z website, an upcoming album as well as a Japan tour are teased with the relaunch of the site. Further information has not been revealed yet. Perhaps we’re lucky, and the second TMG album will get an international release like the first one did? Would also be nice to have some international dates for a tour and not just a Japan-only tour.

Fingers crossed!

Tak Matsumoto News

The last time Tak Matsumoto teamed up with Eric Martin and Jack Blades was in 2004 when they formed the supergroup “Tak Matsumoto Group” and released their album “TMG I”. Now, in an interview with rockpages.gr, Jack Blades reveals that their second album is currently underway and will be officially announced in the coming weeks.

Read the full post from rockpages.gr here: https://www.rockpages.gr/jack-blades-reveals-second-tmg-album-with-eric-martin-and-tak-matsumoto

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The band has announced today, that they will provide the theme song to the upcoming movie “omae no tsumi wo jihaku shiro” (English: Confess your sins) starring Shinichi Tsutsumi and Kento Nakajima. The song, titled “Dark Rainbow”, is meant to depict “emotions rampaging against the darkness” to tie in with the movie’s theme of the protagonist in search for the hidden truth. The band also adds in a comment that they are very eager to perform this song live as well.

The movie is due out in Japanese theatres on October 20 this year. A first teaser trailer was released which includes the riff of “Dark Rainbow” in the background. Check it out below!

Koshi Inaba News

Koshi Inaba has announced that he is going to provide the theme song to an upcoming TV drama “Anata ga Shitekurenakute mo”. The dorama is to air on Fuji TV every Thursday from April 13, 2023.

The drama is based on the manga with the same name. The theme song “Stray Hearts” is meant to convey the protagonists’ uncertainty of their feelings.

A short clip was aired during the morning show on Saturday on Japanese TV. Check it out below!

Koshi Inaba News

Koshi Inaba will hold his first pair of solo concerts ever since the pandemic started. Titled “Koshi Inaba LIVE 2023 ～en3.5～“, the tour will encompass two shows at Yokohama Arena on February 1 and 2, 2023. The title seems to indicate that the shows are a step towards an upcoming ～en4～ including a new solo album.

The show on February 2 will actually be live-streamed and I’d like to emphasize that the stream will be available world-wide! (except China, Russia and North Korea) Tickets can be bought through pia. They have added an English page for overseas customers. There you can enter your details and pay by credit card. Rest assured, foreign credit cards are accepted!

Be aware: If you can’t watch the show live, the archived stream will only be available for one day – until February 3, 23:59 Japanese Time.

Support Members Announced

Furthermore, the supporting band members have been announced:

Drums: Hideya Suzuki (JEN) from Mr. Children
Bass: Akihito Tokunaga
Guitar: DURAN
Keyboards: Sam Pomanti