B’z Warming Up in Okinawa For Pleasure 2013 Tour
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B’z live in Nago. Source: B’z Facebook page
B’z has officially started their summer tour schedule with a SHOWCASE show in Nago (Okinawa)! This show, B’z SHOWCASE 2013 -Pleasure75-, is serving as a warm-up for the upcoming summer tour B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- that will be commemorating their 25th anniversary. For the curious: The “75” in the title represents the local, with “NA” representing “7” and “GO” representing “5”.
In addition, we’ve gotten our first look at this season’s tour goods. The goods, shown below, were on sale at the venue and will soon be available on B’z The Store.com. Expect a LOT more items to be unveiled when those for the LIVE-GYM tour are announced!
Please note: As we are going to attend B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- shows in Japan, we are not going to take a look at the setlists for the SHOWCASE show as well as upcoming shows. Therefore the setlists will not be published on the site or the wiki until the tour has come to an end. Please do look forward to detailed show reports from us!
Check out the tour goods after the break!
25th Anniversary Special Digest 1988~2013 Video on YouTube
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Following the live broadcast of the 43 minute long 25th Anniversary Special Digest 1988~2013 on NicoNico Video, the video has also been posted on B’z Official YouTube channel. You can watch the video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-z9m6V9-Wc.
The video presents a look back on the past 25 years of B’z career, highlighting various milestones:
1988 — B’z debut
1995 —「B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure’95 “BUZZ!!”」First Stadium Tour
1997 —「B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure’97 ”FIREBALL”」First Dome Tour
1999 — Tak Matsumoto became the 5th Gibson signature artist and has received his own Gibson signature guitar
2001 — B’z embarks on their first Asia Tour
2002 — B’z embarks on their first North American Tour
2007 — B’z is inducted into the Hollywood Rockwalk as Asia’s first artist
B’z Special LIVE at the EX Theater Roppongi 11/30
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Japan’s TV channel TV Asahi is celebrating their 55th Anniversary this year and will open a new venue this winter called the EX THEATER ROPPONGI. To commemorate the opening of this venue, a special B’z concert is going to be conducted at the EX THEATER ROPPONGI on November 30th. Tickets can be obtained through a giveaway that starts with the release of the two 25th Anniversary compilations 「B’z The Best XXV 1988-1998」 and 「B’z The Best XXV 1999-2012」.
To participate in the giveaway, you will have to buy both compilations (normal or limited edition). Each of the releases will have a card in it that will allow you to take part in the giveaway. You will need both to enter. Just one of them is not sufficient. How the giveaway works exactly, is described on the cards shipping with the CD releases. We will let you know once we have them!
850 lucky people will get the chance to get two tickets to the show on November 30th. The deadline for taking part in the giveaway is October 31st, 2013.
Special Music Freak Issues Sold At LIVE-GYM Venues
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Two special issues of the Music Freak magazine are going to be available for sale at LIVE-GYM venues during the band’s B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- 25th anniversary tour. The two issues will be a compilation of the past featurings of the band in the Music Freak as well as Music Freak Es magazines. The first issue will be called 「music freak magazine & Es Flash Back B’z XXV Memories I」and will feature snippets from 1995 to 2003 for a total of 294 pages. The second issue is called 「music freak magazine & Es Flash Back B’z XXV Memories II」and will feature snippets from 2003 to 2012 for a total of 268 pages.
Both issues will go on sale at the same time and will cost 2,800 yen each. Where the magazines will be sold at the venue, will be announced on the official website on the day of the show.
Music Station B’z Special Airs June 14
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The band has just announced that they will perform on an episode of Music Station, which is set to air on June 14th, 2013. Just one day prior to the band’s 25th anniversary tour B’z LIVE-GYM PLEASURE 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- kicking off, B’z will be on Music Station for an all night B’z special. Additionally, the top B’z songs viewers want B’z to sing will be announced. The program is conducting a survey for that purpose. The band will perform four songs on the show! Three of them will be fan requests!
You can take part in the survey here: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/sec/opinion/130614.html
Click on 応募する and then fill out the form. The first input field is 曲名 (song name), the second field is 性別 (gender), so choose 男性(male) or 女性(female). The third and last input field is asking for your age. And then click the 確認する (confirm) button to submit your song! The deadline for submissions is June 14th, 2013 8PM JST.
“Q&A” Music Video Now Available with Subtitles
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The newest song by B’z, entitled “Q&A“, has started airing as the new opening to the anime series Detective Conan as of May 4th. “Q&A” is set to be released as part of B’z The Best XXV 1999-2012 — one of the two best-of compilations B’z is going to release on June 12th of this year. In addition to the song premiering on the anime series, B’z has also published a 90 second excerpt from their newest effort’s music video. (Be warned: It features a samurai warrior fighting multiple fierce ninjas. Brace yourselves!)
In addition, we also have the lyrics thus far, along with their accompanying translation, available on the B’z Wiki. For your viewing pleasure, we have taken the time to subtitle aforementioned music video made available by the band on their YouTube channel. Feel free to view it below and be sure to get in your pre-order for the two compilations due for release in just over a month!