Tag Archives: Tie-ins
“Kakushin” Featured in NTV Drama Kumo no Kaidan
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There have been rumors about a possible tie-in for one of the new songs on the B’z The Best XXV releases, but now it is official: Kakushin has been selected to be the theme song for the upcoming Nippon Television drama “Kumo no Kaidan”. The series is set to air on April 17th, which will also be the first chance to hear a portion of Kakushin. Tak and Koshi have shared their thoughts on the song as well.
Tak Matsumoto
I had a look at the script before starting work on the song and had a lot of fun working on it from the melody to the arrangement. I really can’t wait for it to be aired. I will be glad if you enjoy this song along with the drama.
Koshi Inaba
I have read Jun’ichi Watanabe’s original novels and have also taken into account the drama’s theme and script when I wrote the lyrics and melody for the song. We really like the song we have produced. Please enjoy it along with the drama.
“Love Bomb” To Be New Pepsi NEX Song
News The interview with B’z in the latest issue of the B’z official fanclub magazine Be With! reveals that “Love Bomb” will be the next Pepsi Nex title song. While it is not known that this is in fact an English version of Ai no Bakudan(=Love Bomb), it should be safe to assume that it is.
Koshi also mentions that “Love Bomb” came up while working on songs. It looks like B’z is indeed working on an English album.
There’s no word on a release date for “Love Bomb” so far… stay tuned!
“ultra soul 2011” Theme Song for FINA World Championships
News After it got a little quieter in the B’z news segment, it was only a matter of time until B’z news would come up again. As the release of B’z new single, “Don’t Wanna Lie”, draws closer, new information is beginning to be revealed! In fact, early birds can already get their copy of the single today in Japan.
So, this morning, it was revealed that B’z is providing the official theme song for the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai. It’ll take place from July 16 to July 31 and will be broadcasted on TV Asahi. According to the newspaper, “ultra soul 2011” is a rearranged version of the original “ultra soul” released in 2001.
You can listen to it here, it’s a bit from the program “Morning Bird” on TV Asahi where they talk about Kitajima Kosuke, a Japanese swimmer. Can anybody make out a difference between ultra soul 2011 and the original ultra soul? It somehow sounds the same to me.
It is also worth noting that the original ultra soul was the theme song for the first ever FINA World Championships held in Asia in 2001. This year marks the 10th anniversary and for that occasion they chose ultra soul again. Very original…
Does this mean “ultra soul 2011” will be a 3rd track on another single? Or on the album? Or just for publicity? We’ll keep you updated!
New Song “Homebound” As News 23X Ending Theme
News B’z Official Website states that starting today, B’z new song “Homebound” will be the ending theme to the news show “News 23X” which airs from 22:54 to 23:45 from Monday to Thursday and 23:30 to 24:15 on Fridays on the channel TBS.
We recall that Koshi Inaba’s “Kono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite” was the ending theme to “News 23X” before, and thus, we can assume that “Homebound” is a ballad. I’m going to watch “NEWS 23X” today and will report back later.
The release date for “Homebound” and further details will be announced at a later date.
Update: Video here. Sorry for the bad video quality, I was watching it with KeyHole TV .
Update 2: Found better quality video on youtube. Now you can enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms in Tokyo – Shinjuku ;D
Additional Info About “Don’t Wanna Lie”
News News has finally reached official channels as B’z Official Website and Conan-Movie.jp have been updated to report that B’z will indeed serve the theme song for Detective Conan’s 15th theatrial movie called “A Quarter of Silence”. But that is not all: The very same song is going to be the new opening to the anime series as well. Starting April 30th, the song will be the opening theme to Detective Conan on TV.
A release date has yet to be determined, but considering it is going to make an appearance on TV as well, I say we can expect further news in April.
Oh and don’t miss the chance to check out the theatrical trailer which features a small part of “Don’t Wanna Lie”. Just head over to www.conan-movie.jp, click on “Trailer” and select the first one at the top.
B’z “Don’t Wanna Lie” Theme Song For Conan Movie *Update*
Feature Some person on the Japanese bulletin board 2ch leaked the information that B’z will do the theme song to the latest Detective Conan movie “A Quarter of Silence” which will hit theatres on April 16th. The Detective Conan series is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Here’s the picture that has been posted on 2ch:
The song is called “Don’t wanna lie”. There’s also a message from B’z in the blue box. Unfortunately the resolution of the picture is too low to make out what the text says but someone on 2ch was kind enough to type it up:
“Congratulations to Detective Conan celebrating its 15th anniversary.
We have been offered to produce a song a lot of times for Detective conan. The song is closely related to the movie.
It has been 5 years(*) since our last production for Detective Conan, we have put a lot of enthusiasm into it. It’s a great honour for us.
The song is about the will to not lie to yourself in important situations in life.
Please enjoy “Don’t wanna lie” along with the Detective Conan movie.”
(*) They did “Shoudou” and “Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu” in 2006 for Detective Conan
More information is expected to surface soon. The song should appear in the theatrical version of the trailer which is expected to air in a few days. Also, the announcement, along with details, is expected to be in the next issue of the Shounen Sunday magazine, hitting stores next week on Wednesday.
*UPDATE*
Here’s a picture of the article in the morning paper:
Stay tuned!
Source: 2ch (Japanese Bulletin Board)
