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Full Music Video for Koshi’s “Suiro” Now Out

Posted on January 5, 2016
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.

2016 New Year Message from B’z

Posted on January 5, 2016
News

As is tradition, a special New Year’s greeting from B’z is now available to start off 2016! The band looks back on the past year and tells fans what’s to come in the new year. As usual, we have subtitled it in English for you. Check it out!

[Retrospective] 2004 — Formation of TMG, Koshi’s Debut Solo Tour, “BANZAI” & “ARIGATO” Singles

Posted on January 2, 2016
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All sample videos contained in this article are publicly sourced and are reproduced here only for accessibility.

Hot off the previous year’s multiple tours, the band began 2004 in the studio recording new material. While the year would yield no new B’z studio album, both Koshi and Tak would embark on respective solo projects that were yet unprecedented for both musicians.

The year’s first release, however, came in the form of home video Typhoon No.15 ~B’z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure “IT’S SHOWTIME!!” in Nagisaen~ on February 25, 2004. Released on DVD and VHS simultaneously, the set offered full coverage of the band’s 15th anniversary concert at Nagisaen—the very site where they had previously performed their only other open-air concert: B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure’93 “JAP THE RIPPER”. The release also came bundled with the documentary The Days of Pleasure, documenting the hall tour and rehearsals leading up to the finale show on the band’s anniversary, along with footage of the band recording the year’s studio album BIG MACHINE.

Prior to fully committing the year to solo projects, a new single entitled “BANZAI” from the earlier sessions was released on May 5, 2004. The song proved to be an immediate hit on the live stage in the years that followed, with repeated performances at various LIVE-GYMs, including 2005’s “CIRCLE OF ROCK” and 2008’s 25th anniversary tour GLORY DAYS.

 


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B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- on DVD & Blu-ray 2016.02.24!

Posted on December 31, 2015
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The 2015 tour that saw B’z play forty shows in five months is at last coming to home video! 「B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-」 is scheduled for release on home video February 24th, 2016 and will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray with a retail price of 6,800 yen. The 153-minute video captures the tour finale from July 26th at Nagoya Dome for the first time.

The tour, which came in support of their nineteenth album EPIC DAY, featured an eclectic setlist with revivals of several classic songs from years long past. The video naturally features a great many home video premieres, including for “Uchouten”, “Las Vegas”, “NO EXCUSE”, “Amari ni mo”, “Exit To The Sun”, “Black Coffee”, “Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado”, “Man Of The Match”, and the eponymous “EPIC DAY”. Popular hit single “RED” opens the show and will see its video debut on this release alongside 1994 B-side “YOU&I“, which had not been played live since 2000’s Pleasure LIVE-GYM “juice”.

One special inclusion in the release is the bluesy acoustic version of “ZERO” played in the middle of the show, which otherwise has not been played with such a revision. The high-energy setlist includes other singles “BURN -Fumetsu no Face-” and “Atsuki Kodou no Hate“, which both could only previously be found on one home release each (LIVE-GYM 2008 -ACTION- and 2002’s “GREEN”, respectively). Fellow GREEN song “Blue Sunshine” likewise returns since the tour of the same name

TIME” returns for the first time since 2010’s “Ain’t No Magic”, while newfound fan-favorite “HEAT” sees its first performance during a mainline LIVE-GYM. Another beloved gem “Swimmer yo!!” also sees only its third inclusion on a home video. Staple singles “Ai no Bakudan“, “ultra soul“, and “Ichibu to Zenbu” round out the setlist.

 

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B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-

Blu-ray: 1 Disc
DVD: 2 Discs
Release: February 24th, 2016
Price: 6,800 Yen (tax incl.) / Approx. $58 USD
Pre-order: CD-Japan — Blu-ray / DVD

01. RED
02. NO EXCUSE
03. YOU&I
04. TIME
05. HEAT
06. Amari ni mo
07. Exit To The Sun
08. Black Coffee
09. Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado
10. Man Of The Match
11. Atsuki Kodou no Hate
12. ZERO (Bluesy Acoustic Version)
13. Blue Sunshine
14. Uchouten
15. ultra soul
16. Swimmer yo!!
17. BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
18. Las Vegas
19. EPIC DAY
20. Ichibu to Zenbu
21. Ai no Bakudan

Koshi Inaba “Hane” Performance & Talk Now Subtitled

Posted on December 29, 2015
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).

Koshi Inaba “Hane” Music Video Now Subtitled

Posted on December 26, 2015
Feature


Koshi Inaba is scheduled to release his latest single 「Hane」 on January 13, 2016 and today, we have the song’s music video available with subtitles. The video runs just over two minutes and is also available from the official B’z YouTube channel.