Koshi Inaba News

Koshi’s upcoming home video release of his recent solo live tour 「Koshi Inaba Live 2016 ~enIII~」 is just around the corner and an official digest video has been uploaded to the official YouTube channel. The digest video also features the TV commercial that recently started airing. Furthermore, one can see that they have put a lot of work into the camera work and editing for this release compared to the livestream that was conducted on Hulu Japan.

Koshi Inaba News

Two months after Koshi’s latest tour 「Koshi Inaba LIVE 2016 ～enIII～」 had wrapped up with a tour finale at the famous Nippon Budokan — which was even livestreamed on Hulu Japan — the home video release of said show has been announced: August 3rd, 2016. This release is announced amidst rumors that Koshi is currently working on another solo project with Stevie Salas, which may not come to fruition for another couple of months.

In addition to the tour finale at the Nippon Budokan, the package includes footage of 6 additional songs that were not performed on the tour finale due to set list rotation.

These 6 songs are:

1. Akai Ito (Only played on Jan 16 and 17)
2. Touch (Only played on Jan 22)
3. LOVE LETTER (Only played on Jan 22)
4. Fushichou (Only played on Jan 30, Feb 6, 20 and 23)
5. Stay Free (Only played on Jan 16 and 22)
6. CHAIN (Only played on six dates, not including the finale)

The first-press edition further includes a 100-page photo booklet featuring live shots during the tour, backstage shots as well as previously unreleased private photos. The photo booklet and the home video will be packaged nicely in a cardboard slipcase exclusive to the first-press edition. Only available while stocks last!

DVD & Blu-ray「Koshi Inaba LIVE 2016 ～enIII～」

Release: 2016.08.03
Price: 7560 Yen (DVD) / 7560 Yen (Blu-ray)

Set List
01. Saturday
02. oh my love
03. Okay
04. photograph
05. Kuchibiru
06. GO
07. Suiheisen
08. I AM YOUR BABY
09. Nensho
10. Koyoi Kimi to
11. Hazumu Sekai
12. Sẽno de Revolution
13. BLEED
14. Suiro
15. Symphony #9
16. Receive You [Reborn]
17. SAIHATE HOTEL
18. Shoumen Shoutotsu
19. Here I am!!
20. Hane
21. Fuusen
22. Tooku Made
23. Ai Naki Michi

Bonus Content

• Akai Ito
• Touch
• LOVE LETTER
• Fushichou
• Stay Free
• CHAIN

First-press edition

• 100-page photo booklet
• Cardboard slipcase

Koshi Inaba News

In a series of tweets responding to fans, American guitarist and frequent Koshi Inaba collaborator Stevie Salas has revealed he is currently in Japan contributing to the B’z singer’s latest solo output. Koshi’s recent commercial tie-in “YELLOW” will likely be part of this upcoming release, but no other details are available at this time.

In addition to being the guitarist for Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger, and Justin Timberlake at various points in his career, Salas has also made his name as a solo artist. His first recordings with Koshi Inaba came in the year 2004, culminating in him appearing on most of the tracks from Peace Of Mind as guitarist. One such song, “Shoumen Shoutotsu“, was co-written with Koshi and would later become the subject of an English rendition re-titled “Head On Collision” in 2006, which featured both artists on vocals. Salas’s association with B’z began long before after he became acquainted with the duo in in the early 90s, during which time Tak Matsumoto attributes Salas with assigning his longtime moniker “Tak”.

Stevie Salas with current Koshi Inaba support guitarist Duran

UPDATE: The original tweet has been removed but has been screen-capped and preserved below:

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Koshi Inaba has announced today that his new song 「YELLOW」 will be featured in KOSE’s new line of “Sports Beauty” commercials that advertise sun protection. The commercial (seen above) will be broadcasted nationwide in Japan from March 19th.

A release date for 「YELLOW」 has yet to be announced.

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Koshi Inaba has announced today that his signature blues harp model made by German musical instrument manufacturer Hohner is going to be sold exclusively to fanclub members at the price of 15700 Japanese Yen. Koshi Inaba is the first Japanese artist and the fifth artist to have a signature model made by Hohner. Hohner’s signature artists are Jean Jacques Milteau, Bob Dylan, Steven Tyler and John Lennon. The blues harp comes in a special casing that features an exclusive picture and a special inlay that presents the signature blues harp in an elegant way, making it a great object to put on display aside from the harp’s musical capabilities.

The fanclub exclusive online shop is taking orders from today until March 31st, 12:00 PM JST. Every order is limited to 4 pieces per person. As this is a build to order item, shipping will not take place until November 2016 to allow for manufacturing.

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Koshi Inaba has just announced that he will be guest on NTV’s morning news program 「ZIP!」 on March 4th, 2016. He will most likely talk about his current live tour and about the recently announced live streaming of his tour finale through Hulu.

Via: B’z Official Website