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Today is going to be an epic day, all right! The release date for B’z forthcoming 19th studio album 「EPIC DAY」 has finally been announced! It’s going to be out on March 4th, 2015 and will come in four(!) different packages: LIVE-GYM 2015 Edition (CD+Original Tour Merchandise), Limited Edition (CD+DVD), Vinyl Edition (Vinyl + Digital Download Code), Normal Edition (CD Only).

Before we go into the details of each package, let’s look at the track list first. The album features 10 songs, headlined by the rock tunes　「EPIC DAY」 and　「Las Vegas」. Further songs include their 51st single 「Uchouten」 and recently announced songs 「NO EXCUSE」「Exit To The Sun」 and 「Amari ni mo」. 「Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado」, the ending SE to their 25th Anniversary tour 「B’z LIVE-GYM 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-」, is also featured on the album.

「EPIC DAY」

<SIDE A>
1. Las Vegas
2. Uchouten (51st single; theme to the NTV Drama 「Gakkou no Kaidan」)
3. Exit To The Sun (Theme to the NHK Drama 「Dark Suit」)
4. NO EXCUSE (Featured in Smirnoff commercials)
5. Amari ni mo (Featured in H.I.S. commercials)

<SIDE B>
6. EPIC DAY
7. Classmate
8. Black Coffee
9. Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado
10. Man Of The Match

※ SIDE A and SIDE B refer to the Vinyl edition

Find out more about the contents of each package by hitting “Read More”!

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Following the announcement of the hall/arena part of the band’s LIVE-GYM 2015 tour in October last year, B’z has finally announced the stadium tour schedule. Furthermore, the tour logo for the upcoming LIVE-GYM has been posted, which features a Las Vegas’esque vibe. Takanobu Masuda (Keyboards), Shane Gaalaas (Drums), Barry Sparks (Bass) and Ohga Yoshinobu (Supporting guitar) will be returning as support members for this tour!

Support Members

Keyboards: Takanobu Masuda
Drums: Shane Gaalaas
Bass: Barry Sparks
Supporting guitar: Ohga Yoshinobu

B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- Stadium Tour

June 13th — Ajinomoto Stadium
June 14th — Ajinomoto Stadium
June 27th — Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome
June 28th — Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome
July 2nd — Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 4th — Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 5th — Kyocera Dome Osaka
July 25th — Nagoya Dome
July 26th — Nagoya Dome

Ticket Prices

SS Category Seat — 13,000 Yen (FANCLUB MEMBERS ONLY)
S Category Seat — 8,800 Yen
A Category Seat — 5,000 Yen

Public Sale: April 11th, 2015

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With its first week on sale drawing to a close, it has been confirmed that “Uchouten” has become the latest B’z single to debut at the top of the Weekly Oricon Singles and Billboard Hot Singles charts in Japan. The single sold over 134,000 copies in its first week.

This extends their record of consecutive number one singles to 47 in a row, dating all the way back to the release of their first chart-topper, “Taiyou no Komachi Angel”, in June of 1990. The band will be following the release of the single with an all-new studio album entitled EPIC DAY and nationwide tour B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-.

Source: Oricon

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B’z latest single 「Uchouten」 was just released, and here we get more information about new songs! This song is called 「Amari ni mo」 (Too much) and is featured in H.I.S. latest line of commercials. The commercial will start airing in Japan from today, January 16th. It is very likely an album tune. Shouldn’t be much longer until the album is announced!

Check out the commercial below!

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To commemorate the release of their 51st single, Tak and Koshi have as usual released a message for their fans!

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The band is going to perform on Nippon TV’s show「LIVE MONSTER」for the first time. On the show, B’z are going to perform their new single「Uchouten」as well as another all-time fan favorite song. What that song may be, is unclear. The show is airing on January 18th, 2015 at 11:30PM on Nippon TV.

[UPDATE]
The second song B’z will perform on the show has been announced: It’s 「Ichibu to Zenbu」.

B’z PARTY looking for fanclub members to join the audience

The official fanclub B’z PARTY is looking for fanclub members to join the audience for the 「Music Station Super Live」 performance as well as 「Live Monster」! Fanclub members can apply through the fanclub’s official website. The deadline is December 12th. Chosen fanclub members will be notified by postcard (Music Station Super Live) or by e-mail (Live Monster).