Koshi Inaba on SMAP x SMAP For The First Time
Koshi Inaba News 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.
Full Music Video for Koshi’s “Suiro” Now Out
Koshi Inaba News 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.
Koshi Inaba “Hane” Performance & Talk Now Subtitled
Koshi Inaba News Koshi Inaba’s recent appearance on Japanese television program 「Music Station」 has now been subtitled, including the world premiere of the full version of his upcoming single 「Hane」. The video found here is a condensed digest of the moments featuring Koshi (excerpted from the original broadcast which ran for four hours).
Akihito Tokunaga as Supporting Band Member on Music Station
Koshi Inaba News Japanese band “doa” has announced on their Facebook page that their band member Akihito Tokunaga will be a supporting band member for Koshi Inaba’s appearance on Music Station on December 25. Akihito Tokunaga is a former well-known B’z support member, having played bass on numerous LIVE-GYMs and supported B’z as well as their solo projects between 1997 and 2008.
In addition to that, doa has also revealed on their Facebook page that Akihito Tokunaga is the man in charge of arrangement of all four songs found on Koshi’s new single 「Hane」. You can read more about Akihito Tokunaga in our B’z Wiki!
Koshi Inaba’s Song “BLEED” in New Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami Trailer
Koshi Inaba News A new trailer featuring the theme song 「BLEED」provided by Koshi Inaba was unveiled today at a special event for the upcoming game Ryu ga Gotoku (“Yakuza”) Kiwami. In addition to the new trailer, part of the talk between series creator Nagoshi and Koshi was shown during the event.
The full version of the talk is included in the “Ryu ga Gotoku” special edition of Koshi Inaba’s upcoming single 「Hane」set to be released January 13.
「BLEED」 is audible from the 1:45 minute mark in the trailer below.
“Hane” TV Commercial On Air
Koshi Inaba News During the weekly broadcast of Detective Conan the tv commercial for Koshi’s upcoming single 「Hane」 made its debut. The material used for the commercial seems to stem from the music video for the single. The single is due for a January 13 release with the title track serving as the new Detective Conan opening theme from January 9.
