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B'z is a famous Japanese hard rock band comprised of Tak Matsumoto (松本 孝弘 Matsumoto Takahiro, Guitar) and Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 Inaba Kōshi, Vocal).

Profile

B'z made their record debut with "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (だからその手を離して)" on September 21, 1988. Their first big hit was from the Bad Communication mini album, which was released the next year. They quickly became one of the most popular rock bands in Japan. In their 17 year career span, B'z has had great success with 36 consecutive singles ever since Taiyou no Komachi Angel which topped at #1 on the release day on the Oricon charts.B'z is also the best-selling Japanese musical act in history, with 75 000 000 records sold worldwide.

On September 22, 2002, B'z played their first live show in the United States, called B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 "Rock n' California Roll". They have also played with overseas musicians such as Aerosmith in the closing ceromony of FIFA wolrd cup 2002, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Brian Tichy from Ball, Fingers from Ball, Steve Vai, and more.

Discography

Albums

Original Album

  1. B'z (21 September 1988)
  2. OFF THE LOCK (21 May 1989)
  3. BREAK THROUGH (21 February 1990)
  4. RISKY (27 November 1990)
  5. IN THE LIFE (27 November 1991)
  6. RUN (28 October 1992)
  7. The 7th Blues (2 March 1994)
  8. LOOSE (22 November 1995)
  9. SURVIVE (19 November 1997)
  10. Brotherhood (14 July 1999)
  11. ELEVEN (6 December 2000)
  12. GREEN (3 July 2002)
  13. BIG MACHINE (17 September 2003)
  14. THE CIRCLE (6 April 2005)
  15. MONSTER (28 June 2006)

Ballad Album

  1. The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ (11 December 2002)

Greatest hits Album

  1. B'z The Best "Pleasure" (20 May 1998)
  2. B'z The Best "Treasure" (20 September 1998)
  3. B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (30 November 2005)

Must Have Album

  1. B'z The "Mixture" (23 February 2000)

Mini Album

  1. BAD COMMUNICATION (21 October 1989)
  2. WICKED BEAT (21 June 1990)
  3. MARS (29 May 1991)
  4. FRIENDS (9 December 1992)
  5. FRIENDS II (25 November 1996)

Miscellaneous Album

  1. B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION (19 February 1992)
  2. B'z TV Style II SONGLESS VERSION (20 December 1995)

Singles

  1. だからその手を離して [Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite] (21 September 1988)
  2. 君の中で踊りたい [Kimi no Naka de Odoritai] (21 May 1989)
  3. LADY-GO-ROUND (21 February 1990)
  4. BE THERE (25 May 1990)
  5. 太陽のKomachi Angel [Taiyō no Komachi Angel] (13 June 1990)
  6. Easy Come, Easy Go! (3 October 1990)
  7. "愛しい人よ"Good Night..." [Itoshii Hito yo" Good Night...] (24 October 1990)
  8. LADY NAVIGATION (27 March 1991)
  9. ALONE (30 October 1991)
  10. BLOWIN' (27 May 1992)
  11. ZERO (7 October 1992)
  12. 愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない [Ai no Mama ni, Wagamama ni Boku ha Kimidake wo Kizu Tsukenai] (17 March 1993)
  13. 裸足の女神 [Hadashi no Megami] (2 June 1993)
  14. Don't Leave Me (9 February 1994)
  15. MOTEL (21 November 1994)
  16. ねがい [Negai] (31 May 1995)
  17. love me, I love you (7 July 1995)
  18. LOVE PHANTOM (11 October 1995)
  19. ミエナイチカラ ～INVISIBLE ONE～ [MIENAICHIKARA ~INVISIBLE ONE~] (6 March 1996)
  20. Real Thing Shakes (5 May 1996)
  21. FIREBALL (5 March 1997)
  22. Calling (9 July 1997)
  23. Liar! Liar! (8 October 1997)
  24. さまよえる蒼い弾丸 [Samayoeru Aoi Dangan] (8 April 1998)
  25. HOME (8 July 1998)
  26. ギリギリchop [GIRIGIRI chop] (9 June 1999)
  27. 今夜月の見える丘に [Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni] (9 February 2000)
  28. May (24 May 2000)
  29. juice (12 July 2000)
  30. RING (14 October 2000)
  31. ultra soul (14 March 2001)
  32. GOLD (8 August 2001)
  33. 熱き鼓動の果て [Atsuki Kodou no Hate] (5 June 2002)
  34. IT'S SHOWTIME!! (25 March 2003)
  35. 野性のENERGY [Yasei no ENERGY] (16 July 2003)
  36. BANZAI (5 May 2004)
  37. ARIGATO (1 September 2004)
  38. 愛のバクダン [Ai no BAKUDAN] (9 March 2005)
  39. OCEAN (10 August 2005)
  40. 衝動 [Shoudou] (25 January 2006)
  41. ゆるぎないものひとつ [Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu] (15 April 2006)
  42. SPLASH! (7 June 2006)

Singles sales

Year Single 1st week sales Copies sold
1988 だからその手を離して [Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite] unknown unknown
1989 君の中で踊りたい [Kimi no Naka de Odoritai] unknown unknown
1990 LADY-GO-ROUND 6,080 25,000
1990 BE THERE 31,280 340,000
1990 太陽のKomachi Angel [Taiyou no Komachi Angel] 52,080 462,000
1990 Easy Come, Easy Go! 96,690 470,000
1990 "愛しい人よ"Good Night..." [Itoshi Hito yo" Good Night...] 92,500 353,000
1991 LADY NAVIGATION 212,850 1,171,000
1991 ALONE 381,340 1,125,000
1992 BLOWIN' 586,580 1,762,000
1992 ZERO 615,470 1,309,000
1993 愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない [Ai no Mama ni, Wagamama ni Boku ha Kimidake wo Kizu Tsukenai] 725,340 2.019,000
1993 裸足の女神 [Hadashi no Megami] 778,336 1,734,000
1994 Don't Leave Me 791,310 1.444,000
1994 MOTEL 738,520 1,316,000
1995 ねがい [Negai] 701,870 1.499,000
1995 love me, I love you 455,360 1.394,000
1995 LOVE PHANTOM 951,140 1.862,000
1996 ミエナイチカラ ～INVISIBLE ONE～ [MIENAICHIKARA ~INVISIBLE ONE~] 715,620 1.236,000
1996 Real Thing Shakes 606,360 1.141000
1997 FIRE BALL 426,820 757,000
1997 Calling 506,100 1.000,020
1997 Liar! Liar! 469,200 794,000
1998 さまよえる蒼い弾丸 [Samayoeru Aoi Dangan] 405,590 692,000
1998 HOME 559,170 961,000
1999 ギリギリchop [GIRIGIRI chop] 501,910 805,000
2000 今夜月の見える丘に [Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni] 671,630 1.129,000
2000 May 457,110 695,000
2000 juice 452,790 674,000
2000 RING 400,450 540.000
2001 ultra soul 501,040 876,000
2001 GOLD 400,020 562,000
2002 熱き鼓動の果て [Atsuki Kodou no Hate] 370,730 501,000
2003 IT'S SHOWTIME!! 308,262 423,000
2003 野性のENERGY [Yasei no ENERGY] 230,019 305,000
2004 BANZAI 187,503 279,000
2004 ARIGATO 188,000 256,000
2005 愛のバクダン [Ai no BAKUDAN] 200,023 280,000
2005 OCEAN 265,000 509,000
2006 衝動 [Shoudou] 202,000 304,000
2006 ゆるぎないものひとつ [Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu] 161,000 233,000
2006 SPLASH! 271,000 330,000
33,620,000

Albums sales

Year Album 1st week sales Copies sold
1988 B'z 3,790 338,000
1989 OFF THE LOCK 4,590 608,000
1989 BAD COMMUNICATION 87,100 1.182,000
1990 BREAK THROUGH 41,700 725,000
1990 WICKED BEAT 101,250 1,111,000
1990 RISKY 314,770 1,697,000
1991 MARS 664,010 1,735,000
1991 IN THE LIFE 1.043,070 2.403,000
1992 RUN 1.190,380 2.197,000
1992 FRIENDS 706,950 1,359,000
1994 The 7th Blues 1,049,900 1,630,000
1995 LOOSE 1.336,150 3,003,000
1996 FRIENDS II 966,140 1,467,000
1997 SUVIVE 1.040,160 1,723,000
1998 B'z The Best "Pleasure" 2.709,530 5,140,000
1998 B'z The Best "Treasure" 2.500,120 4.430,000
1999 Brotherhood 1.019,270 1,392,000
2000 B'z The "Mixture" 1.101,440 1.500,000
2000 ELEVEN 756,910 1,132,000
2002 GREEN 800,120 1,126,000
2002 The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ 1.050,125 1,713,000
2003 BIG MACHINE 500,237 743,000
2005 THE CIRCLE 345,041 519,000
2005 B'z The Best "Pleasure II" 762,000 1,192,000
2006 MONSTER 401,000 528,000
42,000,000

DVD

  1. LIVE RIPPER (14 March 2001)
  2. "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE (14 March 2001)
  3. The true meaning of "Brotherhood"? (14 March 2001)
  4. once upon a time in Yokohama (14 March 2001)
  5. a BEAUTIFUL REEL. (27 November 2002)
  6. Typhoon No.15 (25 February 2004)

Video

  1. FILM RISKY (16 December 1990)
  2. JUST ANOTHER LIFE (11 December 1991)
  3. LIVE RIPPER (8 December 1993)
  4. "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE (1 January 1996)
  5. The true meaning of "Brotherhood"? (8 December 1999)
  6. once upon a time in Yokohama (2 August 2000)
  7. a BEAUTIFUL REEL. (27 November 2002)
  8. Typhoon No.15 (25 February 2004)

LIVE-GYM (concert tours)

  • LIVE-GYM #00 (1989)
  • LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" (1989)
  • LIVE-GYM "BAD CLUB-GYM" (1989)
  • LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" (1990)
  • LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY"
  • LIVE-GYM "Pleasure '91"
  • LIVE-GYM '91~'92 "IN THE LIFE"
  • LIVE-GYM Pleasure '92 "TIME"
  • LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN"
  • LIVE-GYM Pleasure '93 "JAP THE RIPPER"
  • LIVE-GYM '94 "The 9th Blues" PART 1
  • LIVE-GYM '94 "The 9th Blues" PART 2
  • LIVE-GYM Pleasure '95 "BUZZ!!"
  • LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE"
  • LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 "FIREBALL"
  • LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE"
  • LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood"
  • LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice"
  • LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN"
  • LIVE-GYM in Taipei 2001 / LIVE-GYM in Hong Kong 2001
  • LIVE-GYM 2002 "GREEN ～GO★FIGHT★WIN～"
  • LIVE-GYM 2002 "Rock n' California Roll"
    • September 22 - Canes Bar & Grill: California
    • September 24 - The Palace: California
  • LIVE-GYM 2003 The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"
  • LIVE-GYM 2003 BANZAI IN NORTH AMERICA
    • October 12 - House of Blues: Las Vegas, Nevada
    • October 14 - House of Blues: Los Angeles, CA
    • October 15 - House of Blues: Los Angeles, CA
    • October 18 - The Fillmore: San Francisco, CA
    • October 19 - The Fillmore: San Francisco, CA
    • October 21 - Showbox: Seattle, Washington
    • October 23 - Commodore Ballroom: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"
  • LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"
  • LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE"

Covers

  • Priscilla Chan has covered a Cantonese version of "NATIVE DANCE" called "放鬆三分鐘".
  • For her second major label single, Aya Kamiki has covered "ピエロ" [PIERO], the 2nd Beat to "ゆるぎないものひとつ" [Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu].

Trivia

  • million seller singles - 1st overall
 1 - B'z (15 overall / 1 Double Million Seller)
 2 - Mr. Children (10 / 2) 
 3 - Glay (6)
  • million seller albums - 1st overall
  1 - B'z (19)
  2 - Mr. Children (10) 
  2 - Dreams Come True (10) 
  4 - Yumi Matsutoya (9) 
  4 - Zard (9)
  • sales overall : 1st - (~75.000.000) (2nd - Mr. Children (~47.670.000)
  • Consecutive No.1 Hits : 1st overall (38) -- from "太陽のKomachi Angel [Taiyou no Komachi Angel]" (1990) to "SPLASH!" (2006) (2nd - Seiko Matsuda(25)& Mr. Children(25) )
  • During the height of X-Files' popularity in Japan, the B'z single "LOVE PHANTOM" was used as the closing credits theme song.
  • As recently as 2003, B'z were ranked the highest paid performers in Japan based on the income tax they paid. Despite being less popular now than in their bubble-era heyday, their appeal is still nearly universal in Japan, where housewives and teenagers both attend their concerts.
  • Both Inaba and Matsumoto have recorded solo albums while still staying together as B'z.
  • They rarely make TV appearances - this lack of over-exposure could lend to their longevity.
  • Their song "DEVIL", an English cover of their song "TOKYO DEVIL", was produced for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan.
  • The first track in Matsumoto's "THE HIT PARADE" solo album, titled "Katen ni Shiyagare", features Inaba as the vocalist.
  • Their song "Atsuki Kodō no Hate" appears in the arcade drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin 4, and recently in the Nintendo DS rhythm game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan.
  • Their song "BAD COMMUNICATION" appears in the Game Boy Color rhythm game beatmania GB GotchaMIX2.
  • Their song "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni" was used in the 2000 TV drama Beautiful Life.
  • Their song "Liar! Liar!" appears in the arcade and PlayStation 2 rhythm game GitaDora! GuitarFreaks 4th Mix & DrumMania 3rd Mix.
  • Their song "ultra soul" appears in the arcade drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin 2.
  • Several B'z songs were used in the Detective Conan anime series.
    • "GIRI GIRI chop" (TV series OP from Ep. 143-167)
    • "Shoudou" (TV series OP from Ep. 425-437)
    • "ONE" (Movie #3 ED)
    • "Everlasting" (Movie #6 ED)
    • "Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu" (Movie #10 ED)

See also

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