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With its first week on sale drawing to a close, it has been confirmed that “RED” has become the latest B’z single to debut at the top of the Weekly Oricon Singles charts in Japan. The single sold over 157,000 copies in its first week.

This extends their record of consecutive number one singles to 48 in a row, dating all the way back to the release of their first chart-topper, “Taiyou no Komachi Angel”, in June of 1990. The band’s nationwide tour titled B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- is currently underway.

Source: Oricon

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ROCKROCK, the famous rock bar in Osaka, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The bar has been visited by countless rock bands touring Japan, including B’z. They are celebrating the anniversary with a special show called 「ROCK BEYOND ROCK」 held at Zepp Namba in Osaka on July 7. Japanese heavy-metal band LOUDNESS was the first act to be announced to headline the show. Today, B’z has been added to the lineup! General sale starts June 20.

B’z as they visited ROCKROCK a couple of years ago

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The crowd at Ajinomoto Stadium

[UPDATE 6/14: Added Setlist for 6/14 show]

The stadium part of the EPIC NIGHT tour has kicked off in Tokyo at the Ajinomoto Stadium today. And we have the setlist right here for you!

Check it out below.

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Tram in Hiroshima as seen from the street.

With under one week until the release of 「RED」, music channels have started airing the short version of the music video, which basically is the first half of the song. Furthermore, promotion for the new single has started in the streets of Hiroshima. Trams are decorated with posters advertising the new single.

Check out the short version of the music video below!

Inside the tram.

Inside the tram.

If you haven’t pre-ordered 「RED」 yet, you can do it HERE.

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The band has launched a social network campaign, which will be conducted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The campaign runs from May 23 to June 14 23:59. You can find more details regarding the respective social networks below.

Facebook / Twitter

Post your versification beginning with “R” “E” and “D”! From all published posts, a few will be randomly chosen and awarded with a “RED” present.

An example given on the website:

renai demo shigoto demo
( R ENAI… )
en wo taisetsu ni
( E NWO… )
deai wo taisetsu ni
( D EAIWO… )

• Follow @Bz_Official (Twitter) or like https://www.facebook.com/bz.official (Facebook)
• Post your versification using the hashtag #BzRED!
• In case of Facebook, make sure your post’s privacy setting is set to public

Instagram

Post your “RED” pictures using the hashtag on Instagram!

• Follow bz_red on Instagram
• Post your picture on Instagram using the hashtag #BzRED

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Four additional shows have just been announced for the ongoing B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- tour. These four shows will be part of B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night-. Yes, you read that right: “epic night” in lowercase letters. A fanclub draw will not be available for these shows due to the announcement being very short notice. However, a small amount of fanclub exclusive tickets is available. Both, regular fans and fanclub members apply on the same site, that is https://ticket-every.jp/bz2015/. Fanclub members have the chance to apply for tickets twice: the fanclub exclusive registration as well as the regular registration.

However, regulations regarding the ticket sign-up procedure have become a lot stricter this time around. A face picture is required to be uploaded to the service upon registration, and that includes your +1 in case you order two tickets. Furthermore, identity verification will take place at the venue and the accepted identification methods make it impossible for people from outside Japan to get to these shows.

B’z LIVE-GYM 2015 -epic night-

Ticket price: 8,800 Yen

June 18th — Zepp Namba (Osaka)
June 22nd — Zepp DiverCity (Tokyo)
July 14th — Zepp Nagoya
July 21st — Zepp Fukuoka