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UPDATE: The official B’z website has been updated with the above table, and we’ve translated it to English for you. Fall is just around the corner, start making those plans!

The image to the right is an excerpt from a newspaper announcing the release of GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku- as well as… B’z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-, in North America! B’z is returning to the United States and Canada this September and October, and for the first time, they’re not just playing the West Coast!

In other news, the English version of Samayoeru Aoi Dangan, Into Free -Dangan-, will be available worldwide for purchase on iTunes starting April 4th! (UPDATE: It’s available right now!)

The tour at a glance:

September 17th, 2012
The Warfield [San Francisco, CA]

September 19th, 2012
The Moore Theater [Seattle, WA]

September 20th, 2012
Orpheum Theatre [Vancouver, BC]

September 26th, 2012
Sound Academy [Toronto, ON]

September 28th, 2012
The Fillmore [Silver Spring, MD]

September 30th, 2012
Best Buy Theater [New York, NY]

October 7th, 2012
Gibson Amphitheatre [Los Angeles, CA]

We’ll keep you posted on further tour information and when the tickets go on sale!

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Tomorrow marks the official release of B’z 50th single GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku- and as usual, Tak and Koshi have posted messages for their fans online. Tak’s message is again very simple.

GO FOR IT!
You have to do it!!

Tak

Although they may be wonderful memories, there are times when you have to overcome them with a “GO FOR IT, BABY” spirit.

Koshi Inaba

I already got my single today and I have to say it is great! It comes with a card that has an ID on it. You’ll have to enter it online to enter the drawing to win one of 2000 B’z x Pepsi NEX T-Shirts! Make sure you know somebody with a Japanese address because they only accept Japanese addresses.

Keep on rockin’, people!

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We are just little over a week away from the release of B’z 50th single GO FOR IT BABY -kioku no sanmyaku- and the music video for said single has been posted on the band’s official YouTube channel today. I have uploaded the video for your convenience – especially if you are from a region where you cannot view it (e.g. Germany). Feel free to leave your opinion on the music video in the comments!

Moreover, additional details regarding the Pepsi NEX special campaign have been unveiled. As you know, with the purchase of B’z new single you get the chance to win one out of two thousand B’z x Pepsi NEX special T-Shirts! All you have to do is send in the postcard that comes with the single. Now the designs of these T-Shirts have been revealed.

When you receive your postcard with the single, you can choose whether you’d like type A or type B in case you are one of the few lucky winners. You’ll also have to choose your T-Shirt size (M or L only).

Deadline for submission is April 30th, 2012.

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The annual Billboard Japan Music Awards take place on March 3rd, 2012. B’z has been nominated in the categories “Top Pop Artist 2011” and “Animation Artist of the Year 2011” for providing a song to the Detective Conan series with their 49th single “Don’t Wanna Lie”.

Last year, Koshi Inaba was nominated for “Top Pop Arist 2010” but unfortunately didn’t get an award for his solo work. Also, it has already been one year since Tak Matsumoto won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album! I remember it like it was yesterday. Such a great moment.

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As promised, here is the subtitled version of the interview. Enjoy!

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GO FOR IT, BABY!

That’s the motto for B’z 50th single! It will come out on April 4th, 2012! This year, B’z will also be involved in Pepsi commercials. “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-” will be the title song for the new Pepsi Nex ad campaign. The first commercial with the title “Tshirts live” will go on air February 28th.

The limited edition of the single will feature the “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-” music video as well as three performances from the PEPSI NEX presents B’z 1 DAY LIVE at Shibuya AX:

1. Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo
2. Ichibu to Zenbu
3. Liar! Liar!

“GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-” will be available for download as “Chaku-Uta”(Ringtone) as of February 24th, 9:00 AM.

The commercial as well as making of and interview can be seen on B’z Official YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Bz
We will post a translation of the interview later this day! Stay tuned!

Special campaign: Send in your postcards that came with the single to win one of 2000 B’z x PEPSI NEX special t-shirts! You’ll have to send it in by April 30th.

B’z – GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-

1. GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku- (PEPSI NEX commercial theme song)
English: GO FOR IT, BABY -Mountains of Memories-

2. Honoka naru Hi (仄かなる火)
English: Vague Fire

3. Ryuusei Mask (流星マスク)
English: Shooting Star Mask

Price(limited edition w/ DVD): 1,785 yen
Price(regular edition): 1,260 yen

Release date: 2012.04.04