Koshi Inaba News

Five and a half years following the release of his last solo single on CD, Koshi has announced the release of his long-awaited ninth single 「Hane」(Feather). The title track of the single will serve as the opening theme to the anime series Detective Conan from January 9th. The song made its world-premiere during the InterFM radio show Happy Hour! held at the HMV & BOOKS TOKYO opening event with Koshi Inaba as guest.

The single will be out on January 13th, 2016 with Koshi’s solo tour 「Koshi Inaba Live 2016 ~en III~」 kicking off just three days later. Several packages are available for purchase: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD+DVD+Bluray. The limited edition package comes in CD+DVD and CD+Blu-ray flavors and contains the songs that were rotated on a daily basis during the en-ball tour and were not included on the Blu-ray release of 「Koshi Inaba LIVE 2014 ～en-ball～」.

The “Ryu ga Gotoku” (“Yakuza”) special edition includes a special music video featuring 「Receive You [Reborn]」 as well as a special talk with “Ryu ga Gotoku” creator Toshihiro Nagoshi. Furthermore, the “Ryu ga Gotoku” edition includes a special download code for “Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami” which unlocks a special opening sequence in the game. The content contained on the DVD as well as the Blu-ray that comes with the “Ryu ga Gotoku” edition is the same—to suit both DVD and Blu-ray viewers.

Regular edition and limited edition cover “Ryu ga Gotoku” special edition cover

Koshi Inaba New Single 「Hane」 Release: 2016.01.13 Price (Regular Edition): 1,500 Yen (tax included) Price (CD+DVD/CD+Blu-ray Edition): 2,400 Yen (tax included) Price (Ryu ga Gotoku Special Edition): 3,200 Yen (tax included) [Track listing] 1. Hane (Feather, 羽) Opening theme to anime series 「Detective Conan」 from January 9th. The song conveys the message to aim for a new world—a better life situation. The intro starts with strings and a four beat Eurobeat-style tune until the song later transitions into a rock tune with strong guitar sound provided by LOUDNESS’ guitarist Akira Takasaki. 2. Symphony #9 A medium tempo song that opens with a very emotional voice. 3. BLEED Main theme song to the PS3/PS4 video game 「Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami」due for release on January 26th. 4. Suiro (Waterway, 水路) A ballad song serving as the theme to the WOWOW drama 「Godan」. [DVD / Blu-ray Limited Edition] Previously unreleased live footage of 「Koshi Inaba LIVE 2014 ～en-ball～」 not collected on the recent home video release. 1. CAGE FIGHT 2. AKATSUKI 3. Sono Switch wo Ose 4. Nani mo Nai Machi 5. Zettai(teki) 6. Salvation [Ryu ga Gotoku Special Edition] The DVD+Blu-ray in this package have the same content, differing only in visual quality: 1. Receive You [Reborn] “Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami” version MUSIC VIDEO 2. Koshi Inaba x Toshihiro Nagoshi Special Talk Furthermore, this edition includes a download code that unlocks a special opening sequence in the game itself.

Koshi Inaba News

Koshi has posted a message for his fans commemorating his new home video release. Check it out below.

Koshi Inaba News

Koshi Inaba will provide the theme song to the WOWOW drama “Godan” which is set to start airing every Sunday 10PM from November 22nd. The song is called “Suiro” (waterway).

Koshi commented as follows: “I painted the main character of the song as a person who believes in tomorrow and tries to do something with his life, although he regrets his past and is in fear of loss amidst the two views on passing time: flowing time and accumulating time. I’m looking forward to hearing it in the drama.”

A 60 second promotion video has been posted on the show’s official website, in which the song is audible for about 15 seconds.

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Koshi provides the theme song to the latest game in the highly acclaimed “Ryu Ga Gotoku”(“Yakuza”) series, called “Kiwami”. Kiwami is essentially a full remake of the first “Ryu Ga Gotoku” game originally released on the PlayStation 2 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game series. The game will be available for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on January 21, 2016. In addition to the theme song which is a new song (title unknown) , he also provides a re-imagined version of the Playstation 2 version theme song 「Receive You」 titled「Receive You [Reborn]」.

A release date for these two songs has yet to be announced. Check out the short trailer for the game below.

[UPDATE 10/1]
You can now check out Koshi’s re-imagined version of “Receive You” called “Receive You [Reborn]” around the one minute mark in this new trailer!

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The release date for the home video release of Koshi’s 2014 solo tour 「Koshi Inaba LIVE 2014 ~en-ball~」 has finally been announced. The show at the Shinagawa Stellar Ball is going to be out on DVD and Blu-ray on November 18th at a price of 6,480 Japanese Yen. Judging from the set list, the home video release will feature the final show of the tour, which was also broadcast across Japan in select theaters as part of a “live viewing” experience.

DVD & Blu-ray「Koshi Inaba LIVE 2014 ～en-ball～」

The cover for the Blu-ray version. The cover for the DVD version.

[CONTENT] 01. Jimmy no Asa 02. THE RACE 03. CHAIN 04. Wonderland 05. arizona 06. Touch 07. Yokorenbo 08. Golden Road 09. Nemurenai no wa Dare no Sei 10. Shoumen Shoutotsu 11. Nakinagara 12. Tooku Made 13. Route 53 14. Stay Free 15. Nensho 16. Kodoku no Susume 17. Bicycle Girl 18. Cross Creek 19. My Mirai 20. oh my love 21. Nami 22. Tomo yo 23. Okay Approx. run time: 150 Minutes Release date: November 18th, 2015 Price: 6,480 Japanese Yen (includes tax) [BUY / PRE-ORDER] DVD Version (2 discs): [Amazon Japan] [YesAsia (US)] [YesAsia (Global)] [CDJapan] Blu-ray Version (1 disc): [Amazon Japan] [YesAsia (US)] [YesAsia (Global)] [CDJapan]

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Koshi Inaba’s solo live tour from last year is finally seeing its release. The full show at the Shinagawa Stellar Ball will be available on DVD and Blu-ray in November. No further details were given at this point.

Expect further information in September, as new releases are usually announced one and a half months in advance.