B'z are a famous Japanese Rock duo comprising Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 Inaba Kōshi, Vocal) and
Tak Matsumoto (松本 孝弘 Matsumoto Takahiro, Guitar). They made their record debut with "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" on September 21, 1988.
But their first big hit was "Bad Communiction" mini album, released the next year.
After a while they became one of the most popular rock bands in Japan, topping the Ori-con Charts with every release starting from their fifth single.
B'z made their first live show in USA named B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 "Rock n' California Roll" on September 24, 2002.
They also played with overseas musicians such as Aerosmith, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Brian Tichy from Ball, Fingers from Ball and more.
Discography
Singles
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (9/21/1988)
- Kimi no Naka de Odoritai (5/21/1989)
- LADY-GO-ROUND (2/21/1990)
- BE THERE (5/25/1990)
- Taiyo no Komachi Angel (6/13/1990)
- Easy Come, Easy Go! (10/3/1990)
- Itoshi Hito yo Good Night... (10/24/1990)
- LADY NAVIGATION (3/27/1991)
- ALONE (10/30/1991)
- BLOWIN' (5/27/1992)
- ZERO (10/7/1992)
- Ai no Mama ni, Wagamama ni Boku ha Kimidake wo Kizu tsukenai (3/17/1993)
- Hadashi no Megami (6/2/1993)
- Don't Leave Me (2/9/1994)
- MOTEL (11/21/1994)
- Negai (5/31/1995)
- love me, I love you (7/7/1995)
- LOVE PHANTOM (10/11/1995)
- Mienai Chikara -INVISIBLE ONE-(3/6/1996)
- Real Thing Shakes (5/5/1996)
- FIREBALL (3/5/1997)
- Calling (7/9/1997)
- Liar! Liar! (10/8/1997)
- Samayoeru Aoi Dangan -WANDERING SAPPHIRE BULLET-(4/8/1998)
- HOME (7/8/1998)
- Girigiri chop (6/9/1999)
- Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni (2/9/2000)
- May (5/24/2000)
- juice (7/12/2000)
- RING (10/14/2000)
- ultra soul (3/14/2001)
- Gold (8/8/2001)
- Atsuki Kodo no Hate (6/5/2002)
- IT'S SHOWTIME (3/25/2003)
- Yasei no ENERGY (7/16/2003)
- BANZAI (5/5/2004)
- ARIGATO (9/1/2004)
- Ai no Bakudan (3/9/2005)
Albums
- B'z (9/21/1988)
- OFF THE LOCK (5/21/1989)
- BREAK THROUGH (2/21/1990)
- RISKY (11/27/1990)
- IN THE LIFE (11/27/1991)
- RUN (10/28/1992)
- The 7th Blues (3/2/1994)
- LOOSE (11/22/1995)
- SURVIVE (11/19/1997)
- Brotherhood (7/14/1999)
- ELEVEN (12/6/2000)
- GREEN (7/3/2002)
- BIG MACHINE (9/17/2003)
- THE CIRCLE (4/6/2005)
DVD and Video
DVD
- LIVE RIPPER (3/14/2001)
- "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE (3/14/2001)
- The true meaning of "Brotherhood"? (3/14/2001)
- once upon a time in Yokohama (3/14/2001)
- a BEAUTIFUL REEL. (11/27/2002)
- Typhoon No.15 (2/25/2004)
Video
- FILM RISKY (12/16/1990)
- JUST ANOTHER LIFE (12/11/1991)
- LIVE RIPPER (12/8/1993)
- "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE (1/1/1996)
- The true meaning of "Brotherhood"? (12/8/1999)
- once upon a time in Yokohama (8/2/2000)
- a BEAUTIFUL REEL. (11/27/2002)
- Typhoon No.15 (2/25/2004)
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