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B’z The Best XXV On Sale Now, New Songs Translated

Posted on June 15, 2013
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It’s been a long time coming, but the band’s 25th anniversary campaign is officially underway! Their latest compilations, B’z The Best XXV 1988-1998 and B’z The Best XXV 1999-2012, are finally on store shelves and offer unprecedented value!

Here we have, for the first time, all 50 singles the band has released, along with four new tracks split across the two releases. The biggest draw, of course, is that the limited editions include all of the music videos for the included singles–all remastered, all in superb high quality, and almost all coming to home video for the very first time! In addition, the two collections come with two new music videos for two of the new songs. And, best of all, being the generous duo they are, you can sample all of the music videos, including those for the new songs, on their official YouTube channel! (Be sure not to miss the short videos for new songs “Kakushin” and “Utopia“, which are exclusive to the YouTube channel!)

Of course, given that most fans will be especially curious about the new songs, we’ve wasted no time in having them all translated for you:

And, as always, you can check out translations for all other 50 songs included on the Lyrics & Translations page on the B’z Wiki!

B’z have a very busy summer ahead with stops all over Japan for B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-, but you can be part of the hype right now by checking out the collections below! Both are available worldwide on CDJapan and YesAsia!

「B’z The Best XXV 1988-1998」

Track Listing:
01. Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
02. Kimi no Naka de Odoritai
03. LADY-GO-ROUND
04. BE THERE
05. Taiyou no Komachi Angel
06. Easy Come, Easy Go!
07. Itoshii Hito yo Good Night…
08. LADY NAVIGATION
09. ALONE
10. BLOWIN’
11. ZERO
12. Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai
13. Hadashi no Megami
14. Don’t Leave Me
15. MOTEL
16. Negai
17. love me, I love you
18. LOVE PHANTOM
19. Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~
20. MOVE
21. Real Thing Shakes
22. FIREBALL
23. Calling
24. Liar! Liar!
25. Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
26. HOME
-Brand New Tracks-
27. HEAT
28. Kakushin
Release date: 2013.06.12

「B’z The Best XXV 1999-2012」

Track Listing:
01. girigiri chop
02. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
03. May
04. juice
05. RING
06. ultra soul
07. GOLD
08. Atsuki Kodou no Hate
09. IT’S SHOWTIME!!
10. Yasei no ENERGY
11. BANZAI
12. ARIGATO
13. Ai no Bakudan
14. OCEAN
15. Shoudou
16. Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu
17. SPLASH!
18. Eien no Tsubasa
19. SUPER LOVE SONG
20. BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
21. Ichibu to Zenbu
22. DIVE
23. MY LONELY TOWN
24. Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo
25. Don’t Wanna Lie
26. GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-
-Brand New Tracks-
27. Q&A
28. Utopia
Release date: 2013.06.12

 

Famitsu Finds Out How B’z Made It Onto Rocksmith 2014

Posted on June 15, 2013
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Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has interviewed Rocksmith 2014 Edition’s creative director, Paul Cross, to find out more about the reasons why B’z made it onto Rocksmith 2014. Their first question was why B’z was chosen to be included in the game. Paul Cross replied “That’s of course because they’re one of the greatest bands on the planet!”, which leads Famitsu to ask the next question: Have you known about B’z before? Paul had to admit that he had not known about B’z before. He says that one of Rocksmith’s Japanese producers introduced him to the band.

With Rocksmith’s 2014 edition, Ubisoft aims to have everyone around the world enjoy the game. Therefore, they decided to include songs from all over the world. Moving on, Famitsu wanted to know why “ultra soul” was specifically chosen for the game. Paul explained that he was discussing with Ubisoft’s team in Japan which B’z song they would choose for the game. “Of course a popular song is fine, too”, Paul says, “but we wanted to find a song that is on par with the songs we have released on the previous Rocksmith.”

Finally, the magazine wanted to know if there’s a possibility that Japan will get exclusive downloadable content with the latest B’z songs, which Paul denied by stating that if there’s going to be downloadable content, it’s going to be available world wide. Furthermore, Paul says it’s possible that more Japanese artists might be included in the game in the future.

Source: 『Rocksmith 2014 Edition』に堂々B’z参戦。いったいなんで!? 開発者に独占直撃インタビュー!【E3 2013】

B’z Music Station Special: Full Live Report!

Posted on June 15, 2013
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B’z during “Q&A” on Music Station

Today’s broadcast of Music Station was a very special occasion. To commemorate the B’z 25th anniversary, the program decided to conduct a B’z special where the band would perform 4 songs—three of which were drawn from fan requests. After the other two show guests—Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Kanjani 8—were introduced, B’z kicked off the show with their first ever televised performance of 「Q&A」. Following the performance, a segment called “BIRTH YEAR SONGS” was shown. This time, they introduced hit songs that were released in 1993. And of course, B’z also made an appearance in this segment with “Hadashi no Megami” coming in first place of the ranking.

Read on to check out our full write-up of the one hour special featuring several interview segments with the band, as well as to see which songs they decided to perform from the fan requests!

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B’z to Conduct Special Program on YouTube June 16th! [UPDATED]

Posted on June 13, 2013
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UPDATE! The special program has been scheduled for this Sunday, June 16th, at 9:00 PM JST (8:00 AM EST, 1:00 PM BST, 2:00 PM CEST, and 8:00 PM CST). You can watch on the band’s YouTube channel and expect full coverage from us here at OFF THE LOCK once the program is over!

The band has just announced that they will conduct a special program which will be broadcast live on YouTube sometime in June. The program will be moderated by Masanori Ito who is well-known in Japan for his outstanding work as a music critic. On the show, Masanori Ito will talk with B’z about their 25 years as a band and this will present a unique opportunity to hear things that have never been talked about before. Additionally, a part of the program is dedicated to answering questions sent in by fans via Google+, Facebook and Twitter. The deadline for sending in your questions is this Friday, May 24th. [UPDATE: Questions are no longer being accepted.]

How to send in your questions:

Google+
Post your question in this community: https://plus.google.com/communities/104189337228227134374

Facebook
Comment on this post to submit your question: https://www.facebook.com/bz.official/posts/450880008337301

Twitter
Post a tweet with your question using the hashtag #Bzに質問

B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- Tour Merchandise

Posted on June 12, 2013
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The band has finally posted the official tour merchandise available for purchase at the upcoming LIVE-GYM shows. The main tour merchandise will be available for purchase at B’z The Store at a later date. As usual, we have translated them such that you can take a good look at them.

Since there are a lot of items, you will find them all after the break!

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Release Message From The Band Regarding XXV Compilations

Posted on June 11, 2013
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Koshi Inaba

Celebrating our 25th anniversary, B’z The Best XXV has finally been released! When I listen to the singles that we have released since our debut in 1988, a lot of views from the past come to mind. And once again, I feel thankful to the fans and staff members that have supported us all these years. Please keep supporting us. ARIGATO☆Inaba

Tak Matsumoto

Thanks to you fans we have been able to produce music until now. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you very much!! I hope you enjoy the 25th anniversary as well as our current plans. Tak