Messages from Tak and Koshi & "Long time no see" as Theme Song
"Long time no see" has been announced as the theme song for the drama show "Salaryman Kintaro 2", which will start airing on TV Asahi in January, 2010. If you want to check it out, here's the official homepage: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kintaro/
With B'z 17th official studio album "MAGIC" out of the door, Tak and Koshi have put up their messages directed at their fans:
Tak's Message:
Seriously! It's MAGIC!!
Tak
Koshi's Message:
This is an album that shows the awesomeness of the band.
It was fun producing it!!
Pump up the volume and listen to it☆
Koshi Inaba
MAGIC Samples & Radio Special Now Online
The new album, MAGIC, is set to be released in a few weeks, which inevitably meant we were in for the sample treatment. On the official band site, samples of every song are now available and they are sounding brilliant. There seem to be no shortage of hard rock tunes, either.
Check out those samples here, but that isn't all. One month ago (as Tobias reported here), B'z were on bayfm78 to play back some songs from the new album and talk about their career. That radio show is now available online with no region restriction. (The stream is only available until December 31st, 2009) You can hear several songs from the new album in streaming quality as well as listen to Tak & Koshi on the station's designated subsite. The songs featured are the Introduction, TINY DROPS, and the titular track, MAGIC.
Not much else to note on the new album front aside from a bit of information coming out about the CD+DVD edition. The backstage documentary included in that edition has a runtime of 67 minutes, so see if that factors into which edition you decide to purchase.
MAGIC will be released on November 18th in both a CD edition and a CD+DVD special edition, for 2940 Yen and 3780 Yen respectively.
Update: Apparently, the show proved so popular that it was viewed online 10,000 times within the first day of being uploaded.
B'z NEW ALBUM "MAGIC" & LIVE-GYM 2010 ANNOUNCED!
Way to go there, guys! This has not been announced on the official website at the time of this posting.(Update: Now on official site as well) I just read it on a japanese blog, who read it in a newspaper this morning.
So yeah, 17th album "MAGIC". It's going to be out November 18th, 2009 (I told you so! November!). The Limited Edition comes with bonus documentary footage as well as live footage from SHOWCASE 2009 and SUMMER SONIC 2009. The bonus DVD is entitled "Magical Backstage Tour 2009".
Limited Edition Price: 3780 Yen (tax incl.)
Regular Edition Price: 2940 Yen (tax incl.)
Tracklisting:
01. Introduction
02. DIVE
03. Time Flies
04. MY LONELY TOWN
05. long time no see
06. Ichibu to Zenbu
07. PRAY
08. MAGIC
09. Mayday!
10. TINY DROPS
11. Dare ni mo ienee
12. Yume no Naka de Aimashou
13. Freedom Train
B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't no magic"
Schedule
January 14, 2010 -- Aomori Civic Cultural Hall
January 15, 2010 -- Odate Shimin Bunkakaikan
January 17, 2010 -- Sendai Sunplaza Hall
January 19, 2010 -- Fukushima-ken Bunka Center
January 22, 2010 -- Asahikawa Shimin Bunkakaikan
January 24, 2010 -- Hokkaido Kousei Nenkin Kaikan
January 26, 2010 -- Hakodate Shimin KaikanFebruary 12th, 2010 -- Fukuoka Yahoo Japan! Dome
February 13th, 2010 -- Fukuoka Yahoo Japan! Dome
February 17th, 2010 -- Nagoya Dome
February 19th, 2010 -- Nagoya Dome
February 20th, 2010 -- Nagoya Dome
February 24th, 2010 -- Kyocera Dome Osaka
February 26th, 2010 -- Kyocera Dome Osaka
February 27th, 2010 -- Kyocera Dome Osaka
March 3rd, 2010 -- Tokyo Dome
March 4th, 2010 -- Tokyo Dome
March 6th, 2010 -- Tokyo Dome
March 7th, 2010 -- Tokyo Dome
Upcoming Events
- 18/08/2010
Koshi Inaba New Album "Hadou" - 21/09/2010
B'z 22nd Anniversary - 23/09/2010
Koshi Inaba's 46th Birthday