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B’z to Perform on 2017 FNS Music Festival
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On December 6, B’z will perform on the first night of Fuji TV’s 2017 FNS Music Festival. It is unknown which song they will perform as of the initial announcement. Other popular Japanese acts such as Mai Kuraki, TOKIO and Arashi are also scheduled to make an appearance on the same night.
B’z to Provide Theme Song to Upcoming Game Dynasty Warriors 9
News Further information regarding B’z upcoming 20th studio album DINOSAUR has been unveiled. The track “King Of The Street” off the new album will serve as the theme song to the Japanese release of upcoming hack and slash game Dynasty Warriors 9 as it is titled in the west (the game is to be published as Shin Sangokumusou 8 [真・三國無双8] in Japan). The games use the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history as a basis that continue to be romanticized in countless television dramas, movies, and video games.
The game will release on February 8, 2018 in Japan and worldwide on February 13, 2018. The game will be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. A special trailer featuring the song has been uploaded by the game’s publisher. You can check it out below!
The last time B’z provided a theme song to a video game was 2012’s “Into Free -Dangan-” which served as the theme to Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma. The song, featured in the trailer below leading up to the game’s release, is currently the only B’z song available for purchase on international storefronts and can be purchased for the local equivalent of $0.69 on iTunes worldwide.
B’z “Dinosaur” Music Video Now Available!
News As everyone expected, a promotional video of some form for the upcoming album DINOSAUR was inevitable, and today we have it with the debut of a full-length music video for album opener “Dinosaur“! It had been everyone’s hope that the titular track, which was naturally speculated to be the song featured in the 30th anniversary year teaser, would not be only a brief guitar introduction—and thankfully, it is not! “Dinosaur” is a full-fledged song all unto its own and is available to hear in full below:
B’z to Perform on Best Artist 2017, “Dinosaur” as Geostorm Film Theme
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On November 28, one day prior to the release of twentieth studio album DINOSAUR, B’z will perform on NTV’s Best Artist 2017. It is unknown which song they will perform as of the initial announcement. Other popular Japanese acts such as Arashi and AKB48 will be taking the stage the same night.
Additionally, the title song from the album, “Dinosaur”, will also be used as the theme to the local Japanese release of disaster film Geostorm when it opens in the country on January 19, 2018.
B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR” Logo Revealed
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A long-awaited update on the official website has given us our first glimpse at B’z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 “LIVE DINOSAUR” in the form of the tour’s logo. The tour kicks off in Hokkaido on December 14 and will span eighteen total shows. The finale will come at Kyocera Dome Osaka in mid February over three nights and may be the subject to filming for their next home video. Notably, this is their first tour since B’z LIVE-GYM ’91~’92 “IN THE LIFE” to span two years and the first to take place in winter since the comparably lengthy B’z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C’mon-.
The titular album, DINOSAUR, is due out in two weeks on November 29, 2017 and can be pre-ordered internationally from the retailers below:
CDJapan: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition
YesAsia: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition
Amazon Japan: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition
B’z New Studio Album DINOSAUR : Track Order Revealed
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Next month, B’z will release their long-anticipated twentieth studio album: DINOSAUR. The thirteen-track album features both A-sides from this year’s number-one single “Seimei/Still Alive” alongside the 7-Eleven commercial tie-in “CHAMP“—all three of which were performed as part of B’z SHOWCASE 2017 -B’z In Your Town-.
Today, the band have finalized the track listing for the album with an announcement on the official website:
1. Dinosaur
2. CHAMP
3. Still Alive
4. Haruka — ハルカ
5. Sore Demo Yappari — それでもやっぱり, But Still
6. Seimei — 声明, Declaration
7. Queen Of The Night
8. SKYROCKET
9. Roof Top — ルーフトップ
10. Yowai Otoko — 弱い男, Weak Man
11. Itoshiki Yuurei — 愛しき幽霊, Beloved Ghost
12. King Of The Street
13. Purple Pink Orange
In addition, for the first time ever, limited edition copies of the album will be issued in both DVD and Blu-ray packages. The video component features the band’s full performance from ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017, with a setlist featuring perennial favorites such as “ultra soul” and “Ichibu to Zenbu“, alongside new single “Still Alive” and rarities such as 2011’s “Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo“.
For those that missed it upon release, the short music video for “Seimei” is still available for viewing on the B’z YouTube channel:
In the coming weeks, fans can expect samples of the album’s tracks and likely video additions as well. With 2015’s release of preceding studio album EPIC DAY, the band released numerous short promotional music videos leading up to its release, including for opener “Las Vegas” as shown below:
DINOSAUR releases on November 29, 2017 and can be pre-ordered internationally from the retailers below:
CDJapan: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition
YesAsia: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition
Amazon Japan: Regular Edition, Limited DVD Edition, Limited Blu-ray Edition
There will also be retailer-specific pre-order bonuses that include wristbands, sticker sheets, clear posters, ticket holders, clear files, fabric posters, and more. Most if not all of the pre-order bonuses are not eligible for overseas shipping through conventional channels.