News

Hey folks, I just received an E-Mail stating that the results for the French J-Music Awards 2009 are out.

B’z did fairly well, I suppose. An interesting aspect is what the average voter is like. According to their statistics, girls hold 2/3 of the total votes.

Here is an extract from the results in which B’z was ranked. For a full list of the results, check here.

Best single from a male band or a band with male lead vocals of the year 2009

01- the GazettE – DISTRESS AND COMA (15.95%)
02- abingdon boys school – JAP (12.11%)
03- VAMPS – I GOTTA KICK START NOW (11.51%)
04- B’z – Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE (9.5%)

Best album from a male band or a band with male lead vocals of the year 2009

01- KAT-TUN – Break the Records -by you & for you- (15.74%)
02- the GazettE – DIM (13.81%)
03- VAMPS – VAMPS (12.24%)
04- Tohoshinki – The Secret Code (11.19%)
05- Kanjani8 – PUZZLE (6.83%)
06- B’z – MAGIC (5.91%)

Best Live DVD of the Year 2009

10- B’z – Live-Gym Pleasure 2008 -Glory Days- (3.1%)

Site News

Hey people,

Nothing to see here, really.
Just testing the wordpress app I installed on my smartphone.
Woo… Looking great so far.

Also, I’m currently working on a mobile version of OTL so everybody can be up to date with B’z on the go.

Cheers.

News

Hey guys, the dome tour kicked off today and we have the set list. To our disappointment we have to inform you that they didn’t change anything in the set list. However there appears to be a main and a substage so even fans further away from the stage can enjoy B’z.

The set list remains the same as B’z LIVE-GYM 2010 “Ain’t no Magic” Hall Tour Set List.

If there are any changes in the next shows we’ll inform you.

Koshi Inaba News

SLASH’s self-titled solo album “SLASH” is going to be released in Japan on March 31st, 2010. Yes, that’s right, it’s going to be released before the rest of the world gets it in April. The Japanese album contains SAHARA featuring Koshi Inaba as the last track. Price will be 3600 Yen for the deluxe edition (CD+DVD) and the regular edition will be 2500 Yen.

However, there will be also an English version of SAHARA available on international iTunes as soon as the album is released. We have yet to know if Koshi Inaba is involved in the English version as well.

Check out the tracklist for the Japanese version below. (The international version does not feature SAHARA as the 14th track)

Update: There are going to be releases for different regions which contains a track where Slash is collaborating with a local artist from that area. Furthermore, there are talks about releasing an international version of the album which features all regional exclusive tracks. A release date has yet to be announced.

01. Ghost (Ian Astbury)
02. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne)
03. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie)
04. Promise (Chris Cornell)
05. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother)
06. Gotten (Adam Levine)
07. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmeister)
08. Watch This (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan)
09. I Hold On (Kid Rock)
10. Nothing To Say (M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold)
11. Starlight (Myles Kennedy)
12. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca)
13. We’re All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop)
14. SAHARA (Koshi Inaba)

News

Yep, the tour kicked off today, and the first concert is already over, and here’s the set list for those eager to find out.

SPOILER WARNING: If you plan on attending the LIVE-GYM I suggest you don’t read this as it will probably spoil your fun at the concert.

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Hey there people, I’ve read about this on the BNP forums and also on a site affiliated with OTL (http://www.bznobise.eu/). For the French-speaking folks among you this site is probably already known to you.
However, as I’ve had a lot of chit-chat with Odon Vallon (the webmaster of B’z no bise), I encourage you all to vote for B’z on the French J-Music Awards for making a change even though you’re not French.
Can’t speak French? Don’t fret. Thanks to my wonderful memory of the French I learned back then in high-school I’ll explain the voting process in detail for you.

Step one:

Register for an account so you can vote here: http://www.frenchjmusicawards.com/register.php
The form goes as follows: Username/Nickname, Password, Repeat Password, E-Mail. (The last two are your birthdate and gender, which are optional and only serve their statistics)

Step two:

Check your E-Mail (perhaps even the spam-folder) for an E-Mail from “French JMA 2009” and click the confirmation link in the E-Mail (which should look like this: http://www.frenchjmusicawards.com/validate.php?email=XXXXX@XXXX&validate=XXXXXX)

Your votes are not valid unless you confirm your registration by clicking on that link!

Step three:

Log in to your account with the username and password you provided: http://www.frenchjmusicawards.com/vote.php

Voting is possible from January 11th, 2010 12 AM to January 31st, 2010 11:59 PM (GMT+1). The results will be out in early February!

Here are the categories in the voting section from top to bottom:

1) Best women’s solo artist single of 2009
2) Best men’s solo artist single of 2009
3) Best female or mixed group single of 2009
4) Best “boys band” single of 2009
5) Best male group single of 2009 => B’z – Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE
6) Best collaboration single of 2009 ( Sorry no Koshi x SLASH there 🙁 )
7) Best women’s solo artist album of 2009
8 ) Best men’s solo artist album of 2009
9) Best female or mixed group album of 2009
10) Best male group album of 2009 => B’z – MAGIC
11) Best “Best-of” album of 2009
12) Best Live-DVD of 2009 => B’z LIVE-GYM PLEASURE 2008 -GLORY DAYS-
13) Best choreography of 2009 (name a song that has been released as a single or as part of an album in Japan in 2009)
14) Female or mixed group of 2009 (one Japanese artist per box; mixed group only counts if the main vocalist is female)
15) Male or mixed group of 2009 (Same as 14), just male vocalist)
16) Revelation of 2009
17) Best concert or tour in France in 2009
18) Best CD cover of 2009
19) Japanese artist you want to come to France in 2010 (or something like that? not sure)

Anyway, happy voting!