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Our full B’z Wiki article is now available for Tak Matsumoto’s brand new studio album, New Horizon! Every facet of the album is covered, from the origins of the tracks to the supporting members involved. Come give it a read to learn more about Tak’s latest work!

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Click here to view the full romanized, kanji, and English lyrics

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Click here to view the full romanized, kanji, and English lyrics

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It’s that time of year again, when B’z have released their latest home video package to the great anticipation of every fan. This time around, the band have offered up B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 ENDLESS SUMMER -XXV BEST-, a DVD and Blu-ray release that showcases their recent 25th anniversary tour B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- in full, along with a full documentary chronicling every step of the way.

The dome portion of the tour also marked the live debut of a new song entitled “Endless Summer“. The hard-rocking titular tune was written specifically for the occasion to exhibit the theme of the tour, and of course, we’ve translated it in full for all international fans to enjoy. Additionally, we have rounded up the lyrics and translations to each and every song performed on the tour below so that you won’t miss a beat!

LYRICS INDEX

B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- 25th Anniversary Finale at Nissan Stadium

1. Endless Summer
2. ZERO
3. Pleasure 2013 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~
4. LADY NAVIGATION
5. Taiyou no Komachi Angel
6. Negai
7. Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai
8. GOLD
9. C’mon
10. Rain (Tak’s Solo)
11. Kakushin
12. Aikawarazu na Bokura
13. Ai no Bakudan
14. Ichibu to Zenbu
15. LOVE PHANTOM
16. Q&A
17. NATIVE DANCE
18. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
19. girigiri chop
20. RUN
21. juice
22. ultra soul

B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- Hall Tour Finale at Aizu Fugado

1. Q&A
2. F・E・A・R
3. LADY NAVIGATION
4. STAY GREEN ~Mijuku na Tabi wa Tomaranai~
5. Yumemi ga Oka
6. Utopia
7. Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO)
8. Happiness
9. Survive
10. GOLD
11. Rain (Tak’s Solo)
12. The Wild Wind
13. Dead End
14. Perfect Life
15. NATIVE DANCE
16. OH! GIRL
17. girigiri chop
18. Ichibu to Zenbu
19. ALONE
20. BAD COMMUNICATION

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From now on we will also bring you the latest updates from the B’z PARTY staff. Fanclub staff members regularly post information about the fanclub and B’z. This will also give everybody the chance to understand them if you are a member of B’z PARTY and don’t speak Japanese.

This diary in particular reveals the title for the new song played during the show at the EX THEATER ROPPONGI and used as the ending music for the 25th anniversary tour Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-. The title is “Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi nado”.

Title: Speaking of winter…

Christmas illumination is lighting up the city, and once you see the Santa Claus and snowman decorations in front of all the shops, it certainly feels like winter. This year’s summer was a very, very long one (for B’z PARTY) and thus, we were not able to feel autumn at all and feel a bit sad about it. But we get to eat very delicious nabe in cold winters! Therefore we want to make up for fall this winter. (…fall is the best time to eat!? lol)

Well, speaking of winter, the annual christmas cards come to mind! They will be sent out momentarily and this year’s motive features a wonderful picture of Tak and Koshi that reflects this holiday season. Please look forward to it☆ And one more thing when speaking of winter… the annual B’z calendar!! Have you all already got your pre-orders in? This time we have also taken pre-orders at the venues during the ENDLESS SUMMER tour, and are currently underway to finish our final preparations before sending them out to you. When your B’z Calendar 2014 will be shipped depends on the time you have pre-ordered yours, so you might get the Christmas card at the same time as the calendar. For those that have pre-ordered, please look forward to the B’z Calendar 2014.　♪
And for those that haven’t pre-ordered yet, you can still order using the mail-in form contained in fanclub magazine vol. 99 and if you pay by December 15th, the calendar will be shipped before the end of the year. Those who just thought “Oh man, I want a B’z calendar now!” should please hurry. Of course you can also order at the fanclub member exlcusive online store “B’z PARTY the Store”. Just click “SHOP” after logging in to B’z PARTY. We hope that we are able to bring the B’z Calendar 2014 to as many people as possible before 2014.☆ Please look forward to it♪ (T)

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The other day, on November 30th, B’z has rocked the EX THEATER ROPPONGI with their “B’z Special LIVE”. Just like we told you during the last staff diary, we have completed our work for fanclub issue no. 100 before the B’z Special LIVE. Therefore, we were not able to put a report regarding the B’z Special LIVE in the upcoming issue and would like to put the setlist information in this staff diary instead! There are a lot of songs that haven’t been played in a while as well as the unannounced ending song from the ENDLESS SUMMER tour as well as a cover of a LOUDNESS song. This is a very rare setlist. And since this is a concert after finishing up a long tour, this concert turned out to be a bit different from the usual LIVE-GYM performances, in a more relaxed atmosphere.☆

B’z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI 2013/11/30 ～SET LIST～
1.Kuroi Seishun / 2.F・E・A・R / 3.Yasei no ENERGY / 4.STAY GREEN ～Mijuku na Tabi wa Tomaranai～ / 5. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni / 6.ONE ON ONE / 7.Yami no Ame / 8.SKIN / 9.Ichibu to Zenbu / 10.ultra soul / 11.Crazy Night（LOUDNESS Cover） / 12.Nagai Ai / 13.Perfect Life / 14.OH! GIRL / 15.Q&A / 16.Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi nado / 17.Shoudou ［ENCORE］1.BANZAI / 2.IT’S SHOWTIME!!

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So, about one week later, after my first ever B’z dome concert in Osaka, which I was able to attend thanks to a friend from the UK, the fateful day approached. I’m of course talking about B’z 25th anniversary day: September 21st, 2013. 25 years ago, on that day, B’z debuted with their first single Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite and their self-titled debut album B’z. And right when B’z announced this 25th anniversary tour, I knew that I wanted to get tickets to the September 21st show. I just had to.

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