Tag Archives: Tie-ins
B’z “Exit To The Sun” On Air
News The first episode to NHK’s new drama「Dark Suit」just ended, with B’z new song playing at the very end! Check it out below! In my opinion, this sounds more like a B-side song to me. The real single has yet to reveal itself! Stay tuned!
New Song “Exit To The Sun” Theme Song to NHK Drama
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The wait is finally over! Well, to an extent, at least. The band has just announced that their new song「Exit To The Sun」will be featured as the theme song to the upcoming NHK Drama「Dark Suit」starring Takumi Saito. The drama is set to air on November 22nd at 9PM, which is next week on Saturday!
A release date for「Exit To The Sun」has not been announced yet. Stay tuned for more information!
Koshi Inaba’s New Song To Be Featured in Olympus TV Commercial
Koshi Inaba News More solo news! Koshi Inaba’s new song 「oh my love」 will be featured in the new line of Olympus commercials. The commercial starring Japanese soccer player Keisuke Honda will advertise Olympus’ new mirrorless camera OM-D E-M10. The commercial is set to be on air Japan-wide from March 7th. More details on “oh my love” as well as the forthcoming new album will be revealed at a later date.
Update: The commercial is now live on YouTube! Check it out below.
B’z DLC Available Now for Rocksmith 2014 [UPDATED]
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It’s been a long time coming, but as we previously reported, B’z classic singles “girigiri chop“, “Easy Come, Easy Go!” and “juice” are all now available on the Xbox marketplace as downloadable content for guitar-learning video game Rocksmith 2014! The songs will also be downloadable shortly in the PlayStation Store and on Steam, so you won’t have to wait long. Hang in there!
Update: The DLC is now available on Steam and in the Playstation Store.
Ubisoft Japan has also posted a gameplay video for girigiri chop which you can check out below.
Rocksmith 2014 Released in Japan, Message from Tak Matsumoto and Special Campaign Announced
News Hey folks, it’s been a busy couple of weeks after getting back from my trip to Japan, but today is the time for some B’z updates! Rocksmith 2014 Edition was released in Japan on November 7th, 2013 and with it, a special message from Tak Matsumoto concerning the game was released.
What great times we live in! If Rocksmith had existed when I was just a young aspiring guitar player…I probably would have become an even better guitarist now. Be a guitar hero with Rocksmith!
Takahiro Matsumoto
To celebrate the release of the Japanese version of Rocksmith 2014, Ubisoft Japan is also conducting a special giveaway for Japanese players. They are giving away an Epiphone Tak Matsumoto Double Cutaway Standard Cherry which has been signed by Tak Matsumoto himself! The campaign runs until November 30th, 2013.
B’z To Be Featured in Guitar Video Game Rocksmith 2014, Also as Downloadable Content [UPDATED 8/29]
News [UPDATE 8/29]: CNET Japan is now reporting that three more B’z songs will be available as downloadable content. They are juice, Easy Come, Easy Go!, and girigiri chop.
[UPDATE 7/4]: Famitsu now also reports that Tak Matsumoto’s solo work “GO FURTHER” has also been announced to be part of Rocksmith 2014 Edition.
At their press conference yesterday for the E3 video game event, game publisher Ubisoft unveiled the next iteration in their Rocksmith franchise, which allows both prospective and experienced guitarists to learn and hone their skills on the instrument with the guitar of their choice. Among the announcements and demonstrations for the game, Ubisoft announced their first teaser of the tracklisting, and one addition particularly stands out: B’z — Ultra Soul. We presume this will be the English version released on the band’s debut English album last summer and performed as one of the staples during their ensuing North American tour. The English version can be purchased on iTunes along with the other four new English tracks here.
B’z are in good company, being joined by other rock heavy-hitters such as Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, and Oasis, with many, many more to come. The original Rocksmith game, available now, was released in 2011 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The original game allowed users to expand their virtual library via downloadable content, so the opportunity for further B’z action to be featured in the game isn’t out of the question just yet.
Rocksmith 2014 Edition ships in October of this year and will be available for PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3.
