“Hane” Release Message
Koshi Inaba has as usual released a message for his fans to commemorate the release of his new single 「Hane」. Check it out!
Koshi Inaba Hosting All Night Nippon GOLD Radio Show 1/15
Koshi Inaba has announced that he will make an appearance as a radio personality on the weekly 「All Night Nippon GOLD」 radio show. He will moderate the show on January 15th and will talk about his new single 「Hane」 as well as his solo projects in general. Musicians who call themselves “Koshi fans” will make comments on the show! In addition, they have a special “entertainment project” planned, that hasn’t been done before. The show is expected to run a full two hours.
Koshi Inaba on SMAP x SMAP For The First Time
News just broke on Fuji TV’s morning news program 「Mezamashi TV」 that Koshi Inaba will for the first time be guest on 「SMAP x SMAP」. Koshi will make an appearance during the 「SMAP x SMAP」 special scheduled to air next week Monday January 11th, 2016. Koshi will be interviewed and also perform his new single 「Hane」 live on stage together with the members of SMAP. This also marks the first time Koshi Inaba perfoming solo with another artist on stage.
Check out the news clip below.
Japanese Magazine PLAYER “2015 Readers’ Poll”
Japanese music magazine PLAYER has published its annual readers’ poll in the latest issue. Check out the ratings below.
Category “Best Artist”: B’z ranked 2nd
Category “Best New Album”: EPIC DAY ranked 2nd
Category “Best Live Performance”: B’z ranked 2nd
Catagory “Best Vocalist”: Koshi Inaba ranked 1st
Category “Best Guitarist”: Tak Matsumoto ranked 1st
Category “Best Drummer”: Shane Gaalaas ranked 6th
Category “Best Bassist”: Barry Sparks ranked 12th
Full Music Video for Koshi’s “Suiro” Now Out
Today, a full music video for Koshi Inaba’s 「Suiro」, one of the four tracks on his upcoming single 「Hane」 due out next week, was uploaded to the official B’z YouTube channel. Due to region restrictions recently imposed as a result of YouTube RED’s implementation, we have mirrored the video here for all to see.
2016 New Year Message from B’z
As is tradition, a special New Year’s greeting from B’z is now available to start off 2016! The band looks back on the past year and tells fans what’s to come in the new year. As usual, we have subtitled it in English for you. Check it out!