Now Subtitled: First Ever Sitdown Interview on LIVE MONSTER
Just this past Sunday, B’z made their first appearance on music talk show LIVE MONSTER. This marked their first occasion doing a proper sitdown interview of the sort, on which the band fielded questions from fans collected in a street survey and via e-mail. The episode is already being considered one of their best TV appearances in their history, during which they also perform new single “Uchouten” and recent hit single “Ichibu to Zenbu“, so don’t miss it!
B’z Score 47th Consecutive #1 Single with “Uchouten”!
With its first week on sale drawing to a close, it has been confirmed that “Uchouten” has become the latest B’z single to debut at the top of the Weekly Oricon Singles and Billboard Hot Singles charts in Japan. The single sold over 134,000 copies in its first week.
This extends their record of consecutive number one singles to 47 in a row, dating all the way back to the release of their first chart-topper, “Taiyou no Komachi Angel”, in June of 1990. The band will be following the release of the single with an all-new studio album entitled EPIC DAY and nationwide tour B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-.
Source: Oricon
New Song “Amari ni mo” Featured In H.I.S. Commercials
B’z latest single 「Uchouten」 was just released, and here we get more information about new songs! This song is called 「Amari ni mo」 (Too much) and is featured in H.I.S. latest line of commercials. The commercial will start airing in Japan from today, January 16th. It is very likely an album tune. Shouldn’t be much longer until the album is announced!
Check out the commercial below!
“Uchouten” Release Message
To commemorate the release of their 51st single, Tak and Koshi have as usual released a message for their fans!
[UPDATE] B’z To Perform For the First Time On LIVE MONSTER Jan. 18th
The band is going to perform on Nippon TV’s show「LIVE MONSTER」for the first time. On the show, B’z are going to perform their new single「Uchouten」as well as another all-time fan favorite song. What that song may be, is unclear. The show is airing on January 18th, 2015 at 11:30PM on Nippon TV.
[UPDATE]
The second song B’z will perform on the show has been announced: It’s 「Ichibu to Zenbu」.
B’z PARTY looking for fanclub members to join the audience
The official fanclub B’z PARTY is looking for fanclub members to join the audience for the 「Music Station Super Live」 performance as well as 「Live Monster」! Fanclub members can apply through the fanclub’s official website. The deadline is December 12th. Chosen fanclub members will be notified by postcard (Music Station Super Live) or by e-mail (Live Monster).
Now Subtitled: “Uchouten” Performance on Shinnen Dakara Kantetsu de Ongaku Night
As one of the final television appearances for the upcoming single 「Uchouten」, B’z recorded a showing for music panel program 「Shinnen Dakara Kantetsu de Ongaku Night」 that was aired over the weekend. The broadcast also gave us an extended look at the music video for the single as the hosts’ discussed the band and the performance. Of course, all of this has been subtitled for your enjoyment in the Dailymotion video above. You can also see the full lyrics to the new single here on the B’z Wiki.