This morning, two coloured pages featured B'z ads in the Asahi Shinbun (one of Japan's most renown newspapers), promoting this new release. Also, busses with ads on it could be seen on the streets.

Until August 1st, Tower Records music shops are hosting a corner called "B'z SHOP-GYM". Both DVD and Blu-Ray are offered with a 15% discount, and you can get a special commemorating seal (in 2 different colours, red and blue) and mini-uchiwas with tour's logo on it.
In some shops you can also see a scale model of the "flying stage" used during dome tour dates.

photo credit: Q-DICE

The 3 DVDs contain the following performances:

Disc 1:

1. FIREBALL (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 “FIREBALL”)
2. Pleasure 2000 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 “juice”)
3. Koi-Gokoro(KOI-GOKORO) (B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 “ELEVEN”)
4. BLOWIN' (B'z LIVE-GYM '94 “THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-”)
5. BE THERE (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 “FIREBALL”)
6. Nagai Ai (B'z LIVE-GYM '99 “Brotherhood -Extra-”)
7. Don't Leave Me (B'z LIVE-GYM '94 “THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-”)
8. Negai (B'z LIVE-GYM '96 “Spirit LOOSE”)
9. OH! GIRL (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '92 “TIME”)
10. DEEP KISS (B'z LIVE-GYM '98 “SURVIVE”)
11. Real Thing Shakes (B'z LIVE-GYM '96 “Spirit LOOSE”)
12. Konya Tsuki Mieru Oka Ni (B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 “ELEVEN”)
13. TIME (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '92 “TIME”)
14. Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai (B'z LIVE-GYM '93 “RUN”)

Disc 2:

1. Calling (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 “FIREBALL”)
2. RING (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 “juice”)
3. MOTEL (B'z LIVE-GYM '94 “THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-”)
4. GIMME YOUR LOVE ~Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER~ (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 “FIREBALL”)
5. Swimmer Yo 2001!! (B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 “ELEVEN”)
6. Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~ (B'z LIVE-GYM '96 “Spirit LOOSE”)
7. ZERO (B'z LIVE-GYM '93 “RUN”)
8. Liar! Liar! (B'z LIVE-GYM '98 “SURVIVE”)
9. juice (B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 “CIRCLE OF ROCK”)
10. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (B'z LIVE-GYM '98 “SURVIVE”)
11. Arakure (B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 “BIG MACHINE”)
12. ultra soul (B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 “CIRCLE OF ROCK”)
13. Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (B'z LIVE-GYM '99 “Brotherhood -Extra-”)
14. Hadashi no Megami (B'z LIVE-GYM '93 “RUN”)
15. BANZAI (B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 “CIRCLE OF ROCK”)
16. RUN (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 “FIREBALL”)

Disc 3:

1. SPIRIT Loose Opening Movie (B'z LIVE-GYM '96 “Spirit LOOSE”)
2. #1090 Thousand Dreams (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '92 “TIME”)
3. Hana (B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 “BIG MACHINE”)
4. Fuusen (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure '97 “FIREBALL”)
5. Tooku Made (B'z LIVE-GYM '99 “Brotherhood -Extra-”)
6. Dattara Agechae Yo (B'z SHOWCASE "GO! GO! HEAVEN")
7. SKIN (B'z LIVE-GYM '99 -Brotherhood- SHOWCASE "B'zepp")
8. Logic (B'z SHOWCASE "Kobushi wo Nigire")
9. STAY GREEN ~Mijuku na Tabi wa Tomaranai~ (B'z SHOWCASE "SAPPORO DEVIL")
10. juice "1 CAM" (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 “juice”)
11. juice "2 CAM" (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 “juice”)
12. juice "3 CAM" (B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 “juice”)

As you probably already noticed, the official B'z website has changed its design. A new release is coming up, called "B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure - Typhoon No. 20 -". It's a DVD containing a secret(?) concert that has been shot somewhere, and it contains 30 songs! No further details have been given concerning the price, set list, contents of the box, number of discs, etc. The DVD will be released on December 10th.

I will keep you posted as news come up!

Read on for the full awesomeness of the two new releases.

Now, let me formally introduce: B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"! It's the first 20th anniversary ultra best-of album and will be released... June 18th! It will be a two CD set, featuring twenty years of amazing B'z music. There's also a CD+DVD bundle launching as well and you can check out both of them below.

B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" Track Listing

The first pressing limited edition will include with a DVD that features 10 songs played live at various LIVE-GYM concerts.

B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" First Pressing Limited Edition DVD

Again, you can own either package on June 18th!
The first press limited edition will carry a 4,200 Yen price tag (~$42/~27€) and the normal edition will carry a 3,200 Yen price tag (~$32/~20€).

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B'z The Best Ultra Treasure

This release is not even the tip of the iceberg. Let me introduce the second B'z best-of compilation for the celebration of their 20th anniversary... B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"! It will be released just days before the 20th anniversary, on September 17th.

What's so special about this wonderful release is that the fans, themselves, are the ones who get the pick their favorites for it. The songs with the most votes will find their way into the release. Scroll down ON THIS SITE to see all of the B'z releases and pick the ones you would like to see most on the release. While choosing, note down the number of the song in RED and enter it into one of the three boxes.

Here is a translation of the request form, from top to bottom:
Nickname:
Prefecture: (just pick a random one, as there's unfortunately no overseas option)
Age:
Sex: (left is Male and right is Female)
Request Song 1: (First song number you chose)
Request Song 2: (Second song number you chose)
Request Song 3: (Third song number you chose)

After you have filled everything in, click the SEND button and you're done. The deadline for requests is midnight on June 30th! After requesting, all that's left to do is hope your songs end up on the final release!

BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN

A lot of people are already jamming out to the latest release by B'z: BURN -Fumetsu no Face- (BURN ーフメツノフェイスー). It's their first single of 2008 and their 45th single to date. Keep up the good work, B'z! Will B'z be able to make BURN their 41st consecutive No.1 single? We'll keep you posted on the state of sales and its rankings on the Oricon charts!

If you're still undecided and don't know whether you should buy BURN or not, Jd is already writing up his review for you to enjoy. Stay tuned for that.

Lastly, with BURN being released, the official B'z website has been updated to feature a BURN wallpaper on their special page. Click here to check it out.