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Happy New Year 2013 from B’z!
Feature As with every year, B’z has posted a message for their fans on the official fanclub’s website. B’z is now truly 25 years old as the band was founded in 1988. Look forward to those three upcoming LIVE-GYM releases and let’s see what the band has got in store for us this year!
We at OFF THE LOCK also wish you all the best and a happy new year!
Koshi and Tak’s “My Best Album 2012”
Feature Koshi and Tak have set down with Japanese magazine “WHAT’s IN?” and shared their favorite albums in 2012. Interestingly enough, Tak’s #5 is one of his own works: Strings Of My Soul. That’s a rather odd choice. Why would he choose his own album as #5?
Here are Koshi and Tak’s favorite albums of 2012:
Tak Matsumoto
- Aerosmith / Music from Another Dimension
- One Direction / Up All Night
- The Derek Trucks Band / Already Free
- Adam Rogers / Sight
- Tak Matsumoto / Strings Of My Soul
Koshi Inaba
- The Big Pink / Future This
- Led Zeppelin / Celebration Day
- Soundgarden / King Animal
- Sakanaction / DocumentaLy
- Tak Matsumoto / Strings Of My Soul
What are your favorite albums of 2012? Share them with us in the comments! We wish you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Be With! Vol. 94 Interview Translation
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Be With! Vol 94 Cover
We are sure it’s been a while since you’ve read a full interview with B’z that was exclusive to fanclub members. Keen used to translate bits here and there which would also reveal funny bits about the band. We are striving to do the same. In Be With! Vol. 94 the band talks about their collaboration with Kim Hyun Joong, the release of the LIVE-GYM 2011 DVD and their ongoing collaboration with Pepsi!
You can find the interview in our B’z wiki: http://bzwiki.offthelock.com/Be_With!_Vol._94_(June_2012)
I have received Be With! Vol. 95 yesterday and will start translating the interview soon. The interview in this issue was conducted right after the Pepsi NEX PREMIUM LIVE, so they’re also going to talk about that. Once I’ve done that, I will also translate music video shooting diaries, backstage reports and such. This depends on the issue. I’ll start with volume 95 and work my way through all the older ones.
Stay tuned! And don’t forget to keep the hype going!
Official Lyrics to the New English Songs Released!
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of July, we finally got to see what B’z had been working on in their recent studio ventures. From those sessions came the five songs that would make up the worldwide release that formed the band’s debut English album, but at the time, we weren’t privy to the official lyrics with it being a digital release and all. Now, that is no longer a concern, thanks to the latest installment of the band’s official fanclub magazine, Be With! Vol. 95!
Of course, we’ve updated the corresponding B’z Wiki pages on all of the songs with the final lyrics. For a shortcut, click the title of the song you want to check out below!
B’z J-WAVE Radio Segment Translation
Feature | Koshi: | Good afternoon to everyone who tuned into J-WAVE HOLIDAY SPECIAL: PEPSI NEX presents ALL TOGETHER NOW. I’m Koshi Inaba. | |
| Tak: | And I’m Tak Matsumoto. | |
| Koshi: | So, today’s topic is what you could enjoy with somebody, what could get you excited. In other words: “Together!”. What we’ve been producing as B’z together with everyone else’s effort is the latest installment in our series of Pepsi NEX commercials. | |
| Tak: | Right. I’m sure you’ve seen it. It conveys a summer feeling and is really bright! | |
| Koshi: | Yeah. There was a concert scene in a country to the south and everybody was standing around. | |
| Tak: | The main point of the commercial was our live performance and a lot of people would just stream into the audience. | |
| Koshi: | It looked just like a normal live performance. Everyone was getting excited about it. We all created a “Together”, indeed. | |
| Tak: | That’s right. | |
| Koshi: | If you haven’t seen it yet, feel free to switch on the TV. You should see it if you zap through the channels a bit. | |
| Tak: | Yes. (laughs) | |
| Koshi: | Feel free to watch it. The song that’s playing in the commercial is one we’ve produced by the title of “Love Bomb”. It’s a song you’ve all probably heard already, because it’s the English version of a hit song we released in 2005, “Ai no Bakudan”. The song didn’t just receive an English version but has also been re-recorded. | |
| Tak: | Yeah. | |
| Koshi: | In other words, we’ve used a re-recorded song for this commercial. | |
| Tak: | Yeah, but I have to say I enjoyed re-recording an old song from years ago and seeing how it turned out. | |
| Koshi: | That’s true. Right when we were working on it, Pepsi approached us with their summer version of a commercial and I think they were a perfect match. Now, please have a listen to “Love Bomb”. | |
| 「Love Bomb」 Full version on air |
B’z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C’mon- DVD/BD Release Message
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“C’mon”
You can relive those emotions now!
You must watch it!!
Tak
The C’mon tour we’ve embarked on while you’ve been supporting us is finally out on DVD!
It has been a tour where I could reassure myself of the bond between us and our fans. Please also enjoy watching it at home.
ARIGATO☆Inaba
