B'z
| B'z | |
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 Kōshi Inaba (left) and Tak Matsumoto (2012) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Japan |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock , pop rock , blues rock , new wave , J-pop |
| founding | 1988 |
| Founding members | |
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Tak Matsumoto Kōshi Inaba |
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B'z (pronounced Bies) is a rock band known beyond Japan , consisting of Tak Matsumoto ( 松本 孝 弘Matsumoto Takahiro , guitar , composition ) and Kōshi Inaba ( 稲 葉 浩 志Inaba Kōshi , vocals ), real name Hiroshi Inaba ( 稲 葉 浩 志 , Inaba Hiroshi ).
Since they were founded, they have sold over 77 million records (34 million singles, 43 million albums; as of mid-2008). With their 48th single, Sayonara Kizudarake no Hibiyo, 43 of their singles made it to number 1 in the Japanese charts. On November 19, 2007, B'z became the first Asian band to be immortalized on the Rock Walk of Fame.
history
B'z made their debut with "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" on September 21, 1988. Their first big hit was the mini-album "Bad Communication" released the following year. Shortly thereafter, they became one of the most successful Japanese rock bands. Since their fifth single, they have always reached one of the top positions in the Japanese charts.
In 2002, B'z gave their first international live show in the USA .
In their career, B'z have often worked with international musicians such as Aerosmith , Billy Sheehan , Pat Torpey and others. While Koshi Inaba with Slash collaborated at the first solo album with the song SAHARA, 2010 Tak Matsumoto with the American has jazz guitarist Larry Carlton released a joint album, Take your pick , that in February 2011 the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album won Has.
These and other solo projects of the past few years briefly led to rumors of separation, but these fell silent with the release of their new album The Circle .
Like other artists, B'z was hit by the triple catastrophe of March 11th. The band was supposed to release their 48th single Sayonara Kizudarake no Hibiyo on March 30th, but postponed it to April 13th. B'z is the only Japanese band to take part in the Tsunami Relief project introduced by Linkin Park . The project aims to help the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami . On August 31, 2011, B'z played with the band Linkin Park on a Secret Show . The show took place in a small, personal location in Los Angeles on August 31, 2011. The location was only given to those who received the tickets. The fans collected 350,000 US dollars for this. 100% of the proceeds support children and families affected by the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 and the tsunami.
Some songs by B'z were also used in a shortened form as the opening or ending for the anime series Detective Conan . Among other things, the 49th single Don't Wanna Lie was used as the ending of Detective Conan's 15th anime film and as the opening of the TV series since the beginning of April 2011. This single was released on June 1st.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 JP
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| 1988 | B'z |
JP47 (87 weeks) JP |
First published: September 21, 1988
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| 1989 | Off the lock |
JP33  × 2
(126 weeks)JP |
First published: May 21, 1989
Sales: + 800,000 |
| 1990 | Break through |
JP3  (124 weeks)JP |
First published: February 21, 1990
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| Risky |
JP1 (132 weeks)JP |
First published: November 7, 1990
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
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| 1991 | In the life |
JP1 × 2
(98 weeks)JP |
First published: Nov 27, 1991
Sales: +2,000,000 |
| 1992 | run |
JP1 × 6
(53 weeks)JP |
First published: October 28, 1992
Sales: +2,400,000 |
| 1994 | The 7th Blues |
JP1 × 4
(16 weeks)JP |
First published: March 2, 1994
Sales: + 1,600,000 |
| 1995 | Loose |
JP1 × 3
(32 weeks)JP |
First published: November 22, 1995
Sales: +3,000,000 |
| 1997 | Survive |
JP1 (24 weeks)JP |
First published: November 19, 1997
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Brotherhood |
JP1 (14 weeks)JP |
First published: July 14, 1999
Sales: + 1,200,000 |
| 1999 | Eleven |
JP1 (12 weeks)JP |
First published: December 6, 2000
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Green |
JP1 × 3
(16 weeks)JP |
First published: July 3, 2002
Sales: + 1,200,000 |
| 2003 | Big machine |
JP1 × 3
(24 weeks)JP |
First published: September 17, 2003
Sales: + 750,000 |
| 2005 | The Circle |
JP1 × 2
(23 weeks)JP |
First published: April 6, 2005
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2006 | monster |
JP1 × 2
(19 weeks)JP |
First published: June 28, 2006
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2007 | Action |
JP1 (27 weeks)JP |
First published: December 5, 2007
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 2009 | Magic |
JP1 × 2
(26 weeks)JP |
First published: November 18, 2009
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2011 | C'mon |
JP1 (24 weeks)JP |
First published: July 27, 2011
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 2015 | Epic Day |
JP1 (24 weeks)JP |
First published: March 4th, 2015
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 2017 | Dinosaur |
JP1 (40 weeks)JP |
First published: November 29, 2017
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 2019 | New love |
JP1 (… Where.)JP |
First published: May 29, 2019
Sales: + 250,000 |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Web links
- Official website ( Japanese and English )
- Bznobise.eu : French website with translations and reports
- OFF THE LOCK : English website with news about the band; named after the album "OFF THE LOCK" by B'z.
Individual evidence
- ↑ B'z が ア ル バ ム １ 位 獲得 数 22 作 で 歴 代 単 独 首位 、 主要 6 部門 完全 制 覇 の 金字塔 . In: Oricon Style. Retrieved June 24, 2008, May 8, 2010 (Japanese).
- ↑ B'z の ラ ン キ ン グ . In: Oricon .