B’z at TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011
News B’z performance at the TV Asahi Dream Festival held in Nippon Budokan has just wrapped up. They were the last band to perform for the day. Always save the best for last, eh? In case anyone’s wondering: Doesn’t look like it’s going to be aired on television. Too bad.
We have the set list right here for you. Check it out after the break.
Introducing: C’mon Tour Merchandise
News We’re all excited about the C’mon tour officially kicking off in Miyagi Sekisuiheim Arena, Sendai. We’d like to use the occasion to introduce the merchandise for the tour which will also be available for online purchase later. The merchandise is comprised of “Official Merchandise”, “Gacha Gacha Items” and “Charity Goods”. Charity Goods? Yeah. If you buy a charity charm set for 500 Yen, you help people rebuild the cities that have been destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
Gacha Gacha items are those you can get from the slot machines at the venues. Those usually include (among others): wristbands, sticker sets, etc.
We’re going to introduce the “Official Merchandise” part. Read on for more!
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LIVE-GYM 2011 -C’mon- Arena Tour Underway!
News Just under two months since B’z made their triumphant return to the North American music stage following an eight year absence, they are now back in Japan and back doing what they do best. As support for only the latest number one studio effort from the band, the similarly titled “C’mon” LIVE-GYM tour kicked off today with a performance at Miyagi Sekisuiheim Super Arena.
B’z will play an encore concert at the venue again tomorrow night, and from there will move onto Sundome Fukui on September 24th. The arena portion of the tour will conclude on November 6th after seventeen performances, with the dome shows beginning on December 4th in Fukoka before wrapping up on Christmas Day at Tokyo Dome.
Setlist obscured beyond the break to avoid potential spoilers.
Sales Break 80 Million Barrier, English Songs To Be Released?
News B’z sales have been steady and strong, and even after almost 23 years, they still maintain a strong position in the charts. With the release of their new album “C’mon”, which debuted at number 1 in the Oricon Weekly Chart with 272,397 copies sold, they’ve broken the 80 million barrier in terms of total sales. Their total sales now amount to about 80,600,000 albums and singles sold – a first in Japanese history. They are at the top in Japan, with Mr. Children (54.9 million) in second place and Ayumi Hamasaki (49.5 million) in third place.
Will B’z ever stop producing music? No. Read on for the full article.
C’mon Special Campaign
News B’z new album “C’mon” is in stores today, and 111,549 units have already been sold on the previous day. Unsurprisingly, B’z has done it again: They’ve earned the pole position on the Oricon Daily Album Chart. To celebrate the release of the new album, B’z has launched a special campaign:
Every copy of C’mon – be it the regular or the limited edition – comes with a small card that has an ID on the back. If you go to http://www.bz-vermillion.com/928live/, you can enter your ID by clicking on the button at the bottom.
Once you’ve entered your ID, you are automatically participating in a giveaway where you can win one of the few tickets they’re giving out for the PEPSI NEX special performance in Shibuya AX on September 28th. Until now, you were only able to get a ticket by buying Pepsi Nex and collecting points until you’ve got enough points to redeem them and earn your ticket. The deadline to redeem your code is September 6th, 2011 11:59PM.
That is not all, however. Once you redeem your code, you’ll also get special download contents. As I’ve found out, it’s actually just a wallpaper available for Android/iPhone/PC/etc which you can download in whatever format you prefer. I haven’t received my copy yet, so I don’t know what kind of wallpaper it is, but I’m sure it must be something good 😉
Oricon Daily Album Charts: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-07-26/
C’mon Release Message
News 
A “C’mon” from us to everyone.
Once again, it[the album] is filled with a lot of songs I personally love to sing.
I hope it will reach each and every one of you.
And I’m looking forward to the day we can sing them together!!
Koshi Inaba
C’mon Japan!
C’mon!!
You really must listen to “C’mon”!!
Tak