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The official B’z website has been updated today to include the latest messages from Tak and Koshi concerning their latest release, BURN -Fumetsu no Face-, which is due tomorrow. We translated the messages for you -OFF THE LOCK Style- (going back with that one).

Read on to find out what they had to say.

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Today, the official B’z fanclub (B’z PARTY) shipped out the latest issue of the fanclub’s official magazine, “be with!”. It features “TAK’S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL” because, as we all know, Tak’s birthday was on March 27. In addition, there’s a great backstage report from the LIVE-GYM 2008 “ACTION” tour and related tidbits.

As is the case with every issue, there’s a special “FLASH BACK” page devoted to the ongoings of B’z from the olden days. This time, they went with 1998.

If you wish to grab one of these issues, you may want to try getting it from Yahoo! Auctions Japan.

If you aren’t fortunate enough to get your hands on the issue, don’t fret. As soon as I receive mine, I’ll post a detailed report of its contents. Stay tuned.

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This is a subtitled version of a CLOSE-UP interview with B’z on a Japan Countdown concerning their latest album, “ACTION”. The broadcast date of this show dates back to December 2007, so don’t be surprised. The translation is provided by us here at OFF THE LOCK, so please enjoy.

Stay tuned for future subtitled interviews and features!

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If you happen to not be a B’z PARTY member, you likely already know you can’t buy ”ACTION” tickets before fanclub members. If you wish to attend an ACTION concert — namely the one detailed below — you can read more below.

As of this writing, there are still ”ACTION” tickets available for the concerts in the “Nagano Big Hat” venue on May 4th and May 5th.

Note: I do not believe you can buy tickets from outside Japan, so you’ll likely need to arrange something with a friend overseas.

B’z LIVE-GYM 2008 “ACTION”

Nagano Big Hat
May 4th/May 5th, 2008

18:00 Start (May 4th)
17:00 Start (May 5th)

Ticket Price: 8000 Yen (~$80 / ~50€)

Tickets available at:

Lawson Ticket (May 4th Tickets No Longer Available) (L-Code: 74807)
Pia (Both dates still available) (P-Code: 288-513)
E-Plus (May 4th Tickets No Longer Available)

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The following lists every set B’z has played for the first half of the “ACTION” tour (the hall tour, which involves smaller venues). When the tour resumes with the big arena tour on 4/19, we’ll post the new setlist and update it regularly.

The titles in blue under venues denote what song was played in place of another from the previous set.

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According to this blog, a promotional car with the BURN -Fumetsu no Face- cover printed on it will roll out in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area on the day the single is released. The entry on the blog further notes that KOSE is also promoting by broadcasting their commercial (which features BURN -Fumetsu no Face-) on TV and showing them on monitors in stores. Nonetheless, it is a rare to see a promotional car being rolled out for publicity purposes. One way or the other, it will offer considerable publicity to KOSE’s new products.

We may get pictures of the car on the day of the release.

Stay tuned for more!

Source: O.NO.RE Vlog