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On April 5, Fukie Bata was invited as a guest during the program that was broadcasted on radio France Bleu Poitou. Yes, that’s right, France. She is a Japanese citizen that moved to France in 2007 and they talked about how she came to France, and what experiences she has made. Furthermore, in the recent events of the March 11 East Japan Earthquake, they talked about her initiative to create 1000 origami cranes in order to show solidarity for the people in Japan.

“But… what does B’z have to do with it?!” you ask? Well… they also used the occasion to introduce Japan to the listeners and Fukie Bata was so kind to choose B’z as an example for Japanese Music. She especially chose BUDDY from the album ACTION, which was then broadcasted on the show. Hopefully, a few more people in France have become B’z fans now! B’z is mostly unknown in France, with Visual Kei being the reigning Japanese music genre.

Merci beaucoup to my friend Odon Vallon for his report on B’z no bise. You can listen to the radio show here using the Real Player.

Also, glad to know my French skills haven’t gotten rusty in all these years. 😉

Source(s): B’z no bise (French), Nouvelle République (French)

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The new single, Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo, isn’t even out and B’z is announcing the release of another single! Won’t be long until they announce the release of their new album… probably going to be released in July or August. As previously reported, “Don’t Wanna Lie” is going to be featured as the theme song of the new Detective Conan theatrical feature movie “A Quarter of Silence” and the second track “Homebound” is featured as the ending theme to “News 23X”. Looks like this and future singles are going to have the same limited edition: the music video on DVD.

B’z – Don’t Wanna Lie

1. Don’t Wanna Lie
2. Homebound

Price(limited edition w/ DVD): 1470 Yen
Price(regular edition): 1050 Yen

Release date: 2011.06.01

Normal Edition: [YesAsia (Global)] [YesAsia (US)] [CDJapan.co.jp]

Limited Edition: [YesAsia (Global)] [YesAsia (US)] [CDJapan.co.jp]

Lastly, a question: Am I the only one who’s irritated by that cover? First, B’z presents us an awesome cover for Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo and now this? I think it’s a little too plain what the artists did there. What do you think?

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B’z Official Website states that starting today, B’z new song “Homebound” will be the ending theme to the news show “News 23X” which airs from 22:54 to 23:45 from Monday to Thursday and 23:30 to 24:15 on Fridays on the channel TBS.

We recall that Koshi Inaba’s “Kono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite” was the ending theme to “News 23X” before, and thus, we can assume that “Homebound” is a ballad. I’m going to watch “NEWS 23X” today and will report back later.

The release date for “Homebound” and further details will be announced at a later date.

Update: Video here. Sorry for the bad video quality, I was watching it with KeyHole TV .

Update 2: Found better quality video on youtube. Now you can enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms in Tokyo – Shinjuku ;D

News 23X (Homepage)

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First of all, throughout the show, they presented the best 120 songs that cheer you up. The audience voted Negai 107th and ultra soul 5th place. This time every artist performed two songs. B’z performed their new single “Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo” and “Brotherhood”. Brotherhood is intended to cheer up the people that have been affected by the earthquake. As such Koshi changed one line: He sang “dare mo ga mainichi kutakuta ni natteru”(Everybody’s getting exhausted every day) instead of “kocchi datte mainichi kutakuta ni natteru”(“I’m getting exhausted every day”).

As for “Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo” lyrics, check out the B’z Wiki: http://bzwiki.offthelock.com/Sayonara_Kizu_Darake_no_Hibi_yo_(Lyrics)

Oh and here’s a little trivia for you B’z fans: Because of this song(Brotherhood), B’z fans call each other “B’z brother” in Japan.

Update: Put the Youtube video back there… if you like the song, buy the single.

/// Video got removed due to Copyright claim by TV Asahi Corporation ///

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This aired today on Music Station:

/// Video was removed by TV Asahi Corp. ///

東北関東大震災での地震と津波により被災された皆様に、心からお見舞いを申し上げます。ツアーで訪れ、地元の方たちと素晴らしい時間を過ごさせていただいた、その多くの町が打撃を受け、想像絶する被害大きさに愕然とし、打ちのめされた気持ちになりました。この厳しい状況から人と町が少しずつでも立ち直るためにわれわれは、自分たちにできることに全力で取り組みます。

－B’z

We would like to express our deepest condolences to everyone who has been affected by the Great Tohoku Kanto Earthquake and Tsunami. We are very depressed by the damage that has been caused in a lot of cities we have visited during our tours and had a great time in, which is way beyond our imagination. In order to help the people in this time of crisis, we’re doing everything we can do to help with all our power.

－B’z

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As B’z new single’s release has previously been postponed due to the earthquake, B’z management has set a new release date for “Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo”. The single is going to be out on April 13, 2011.

B’z – Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo(Goodbye painful days)

1. Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo
2. Dawn Runner

Price(limited edition w/ DVD): 1470 Yen
Price(regular edition): 1050 Yen

Release date: 2011.04.13

Normal Edition: [YesAsia (Global)] [YesAsia (US)] [CDJapan.co.jp] [HMV.co.jp] [Amazon.co.jp]

Limited Edition: [YesAsia (Global)] [YesAsia (US)] [CDJapan.co.jp] [HMV.co.jp] [Amazon.co.jp]