B’z ACTION CLOSE-UP Interview
Feature This is a subtitled version of a CLOSE-UP interview with B’z on a Japan Countdown concerning their latest album, “ACTION”. The broadcast date of this show dates back to December 2007, so don’t be surprised. The translation is provided by us here at OFF THE LOCK, so please enjoy.
Stay tuned for future subtitled interviews and features!
B’z LIVE-GYM 2008 “ACTION”: Nagano Big Hat Public Tickets
News If you happen to not be a B’z PARTY member, you likely already know you can’t buy ”ACTION” tickets before fanclub members. If you wish to attend an ACTION concert — namely the one detailed below — you can read more below.
As of this writing, there are still ”ACTION” tickets available for the concerts in the “Nagano Big Hat” venue on May 4th and May 5th.
Note: I do not believe you can buy tickets from outside Japan, so you’ll likely need to arrange something with a friend overseas.
B’z LIVE-GYM 2008 “ACTION”
Nagano Big Hat
May 4th/May 5th, 2008
18:00 Start (May 4th)
17:00 Start (May 5th)
Ticket Price: 8000 Yen (~$80 / ~50€)
Tickets available at:
Lawson Ticket (May 4th Tickets No Longer Available) (L-Code: 74807)
Pia (Both dates still available) (P-Code: 288-513)
E-Plus (May 4th Tickets No Longer Available)
B’z LIVE-GYM 2008 ”ACTION” (Hall Tour)
News 
The following lists every set B’z has played for the first half of the “ACTION” tour (the hall tour, which involves smaller venues). When the tour resumes with the big arena tour on 4/19, we’ll post the new setlist and update it regularly.
The titles in blue under venues denote what song was played in place of another from the previous set.
“BURN -Fumetsu no Face-” Promotional Car Rolling Out in Tokyo?
News According to this blog, a promotional car with the BURN -Fumetsu no Face- cover printed on it will roll out in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area on the day the single is released. The entry on the blog further notes that KOSE is also promoting by broadcasting their commercial (which features BURN -Fumetsu no Face-) on TV and showing them on monitors in stores. Nonetheless, it is a rare to see a promotional car being rolled out for publicity purposes. One way or the other, it will offer considerable publicity to KOSE’s new products.
We may get pictures of the car on the day of the release.
Stay tuned for more!
Source: O.NO.RE Vlog
Music Freak Magazine Vol. 160
News 
The latest issue of the free Music Freak Magazine features a review of the latest single, BURN -Fumetsu no Face- (BURN -フメツノフェイスー), as well as the latest article from their “more plus B’z life” series.
“more plus B’z life” Vol. 5 features a survey of “B’z Songs Women Want Men To Hear” (女性が男性に聴いて欲しいＢ’ｚの曲).
See the Top 20 songs below.
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Will “BURN” Become the 41st Consecutive No.1 Single?
News With BURN -Fumetsu no Face- coming out next week, everyone’s wondering if it has the power to give B’z their 41st consecutive No.1 single on the Japanese Oricon charts. Oricon themselves recently conducted a survey of the band’s popularity in general and among specific age groups.
Check out their findings below!
