B’z History Vignette: “2013”
With the dawn of the band’s 30th anniversary year and the release of B’z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX, the official B’z website has changed its splash page to one that will support yearly vignettes for the band’s long history. The latest, for 2013, covers B’z The Best XXV 1988-1998, B’z The Best XXV 1999-2012, and the band’s twenty-fifth anniversary shows and can be viewed below:
B’z to Appear on Music Station Ultra FES 2017 *UPDATED*
UPDATE (6/19): The official Music Station website has been updated with the songs each artist will be performing. B’z will almost certainly be performing at the end of the show as is custom and will be performing “Seimei” and “ultra soul“.
It has just been announced that B’z will be appearing on Music Station Ultra FES 2017 as part of the massive lineup that includes AKB48, Maki Ohguro, Sekai no Owari, Tokio, Hey! Say! Jump, Morning Musume ’17, Momoiro Clover Z, and Yoshiki of X-Japan alongside most other prominent Japanese music acts of the modern era.
It is unknown what exactly B’z will perform as part of their appearance. Their last showings on television came in late 2014 and early 2015 as part of promotions for their then-latest single “Uchouten“. On occasions when the band have no recent release to promote, they often bring songs from the back catalogue such as with their appearance on Music Station SUPER LIVE 2012 where they performed “Ichibu to Zenbu” in its TV debut three years after release. It was paired with their most-performed television song “Ai no Bakudan” in its tenth showing.
The program will air on Monday, September 18, on TV Asahi.
B’z History Vignette: “2012”
With the dawn of the band’s 30th anniversary year and the release of B’z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX, the official B’z website has changed its splash page to one that will support yearly vignettes for the band’s long history. The latest, for 2012, covers “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-“, the band’s self-titled English album that was released worldwide on iTunes (since delisted apart from individual single “Into Free -Dangan-“), previously unreleased footage from U.S. and Canada tour B’z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-, and footage from its Japanese extension B’z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- EXTRA and can be viewed below:
B’z History Vignette: “2011”
With the dawn of the band’s 30th anniversary year and the release of B’z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX, the official B’z website has changed its splash page to one that will support yearly vignettes for the band’s long history. The latest, for 2011, covers “Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo“, “Don’t Wanna Lie“, C’mon, Tak Matsumoto’s joint Grammy Award win with Larry Carlton, new footage from B’z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- in the United States & Canada, and can be viewed below:
B’z History Vignette: “2010”
With the dawn of the band’s 30th anniversary year and the release of B’z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX, the official B’z website has changed its splash page to one that will support yearly vignettes for the band’s long history. The latest, for 2010, covers live tour B’z LIVE-GYM 2010 “Ain’t No Magic” (as there were no B’z singles or albums that year), Tak Matsumoto’s collaborative studio album TAKE YOUR PICK with Larry Carlton, Koshi Inaba’s solo single “Okay” and solo album “Hadou” and can be viewed below:
B’z History Vignette: “2009”
With the dawn of the band’s 30th anniversary year and the release of B’z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX, the official B’z website has changed its splash page to one that will support yearly vignettes for the band’s long history. The latest, for 2009, covers “Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE“, “MY LONELY TOWN“, and MAGIC and can be viewed below: