B’z reveals PV for “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-”

Rock duo B’z has revealed the full PV for their upcoming single, “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-“!

B’z 50th single is the CM song to PEPSI NEX’s latest CM, and is scheduled for release on April 4th.

Check out the PV below!


B’z reveals details on new single, “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-”

Rock duo B’z will be releasing their new single, “GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-”, on April 4th.

The title track has already been picked up as the CM song for PEPSI NEX’s latest CM. B’z has uploaded the CMs, making-of footage, and a special ‘PEPSI NEX’ interview onto their official YouTube channel.

The single will contain …


RIAJ reveals digital certifications for January 2012

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has just released the digital recording sales certifications that artists achieved during the month of January.

To announce the certifications, the RIAJ works together with almost all of the digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, dwango, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, and many more. …


B’z provides the theme song for a game “Dragon’s Dogma”

B’z will be providing a theme song for Capcom’s new game “Dragon’s Dogma,” titled, “Into Free -Dragon-.”

The new song “Into Free -Dragon-” is a re-recorded version of “Samayoeru Aoi Dangan” which was released in 1998, with a newly written lyrics in English.  It’s currently undecided whether they would release that version or not.

“Dragon’s Dogma” is an upcoming action game for PlayStation …


B’z reveals their latest ‘Pepsi Nex’ CM

Rock duo B’z has uploaded their new CM for ‘Pepsi Nex‘ on their official YouTube channel.

The CM, titled “Xmas Lover“, depicts a merry couple ice skating in the snow. B’z also makes an appearance in the CM, singing their hit song, “Itsuka no Merry Christmas“.

Check out the CM below!

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Japan’s favorite artists named by 20,000 people

Weekly entertainment magazine “Only★Star” has revealed its 8th “20,000 Music Fans Select Their Favorite Artist Ranking”.

As expected, Arashi kept their position from last year, coming in at #1 for two consecutive years. Additionally, this year also saw some big leaps. Popular for their hit songs and infamous “Senbatsu General Election”, the girls of AKB48 jumped from #30 …


B’z exceeds 80 million total records sold with their 18th album, “C’mon”!

B’z’s new album “C’mon” sold approximately 272,000 copies in its first week, topping the weekly ranking for August 8th and pushing their total lifetime record sales to a staggering 80 million copies!

Since making their debut back in September of 1988, the legendary rock duo has released forty-nine singles and nineteen original full albums. With the release of their latest album …


B’z’s new album, “C’mon” already tops the Oricon charts, sets another record

“C’mon”, the newest album of the popular rock band B’z, has already sold 112,000 copies on its first day and topped the Oricon Daily Album Ranking chart. Since their November 2009 release of their album “MAGIC” (sold 500,000 copies in total), they have placed first a total of 24 times on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking. With this achievement, they …


Oricon ranks the best songs for summer

Aside from mobile music download site Recochoku, Oricon also recently published the results of a survey that asked 900 people to choose their favorite song for the summer.

Moreover, Oricon decided to split the result into three different rankings, showing the different tastes of those in their teens, twenties and thirties. However, there is one song that stands out being …


B’z opens official accounts on Twitter, YouTube + Facebook!

Rock duo B’z has officially opened their own Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook accounts!

The group’s YouTube channel opened on July 8th, and currently features several of their latest PVs, CMs, live performances, and more for their fans.

The Twitter and Facebook accounts both recently opened as well and currently have little information so far, but most of the posts / tweets are …


B’z to Ustream their North American concert!

Fans of the famous rock band, B’z, will be excited to hear that the boys plan to Ustream their final concert stop from the ‘B’z LIVE – GYM 2011 – long time no see-‘ tour on the night of July 24th.

This concert will be held in Los Angeles, and marks the final show for the band’s mini …


B’z to appear in new “Pepsi Nex” CM!

Rock duo B’z will appear in the latest set of “Pepsi Nex” CMs!

For their latest endorsement, B’z will give a dynamic performance to express the deliciousness and appeal of the drink. The commercial shows B’z performing on a street corner, where their live drams in person after person to the area. Filming for the commercial reportedly …


Check out a radio rip of B’z’s upcoming song, “C’mon”!

A full rip of B’z’s latest song “C’mon” has just been revealed!

“C’mon” is a mid-tempo rock tune, which will serve as the title track for the duo’s 18th album of the same name.

Until the album officially hits stores on July 27th, listen to the song below and let us know what you think!


“TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011″ to feature diverse line-up of artists

TV Asahi’s major concert event of the year, ‘TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011‘ will be held from September 23rd to the 25th at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan.

Much like the station’s popular music program ‘Music Station‘, this year’s event promises a fantastic line-up of artists. Performing on September 23rd will be L’Arc-en-Ciel, Ikimono Gakari, Kuraki Mai, TOKIO, and Unicorn. September 24th will …


Linkin Park invites B’z to play at secret show

Popular rock band B’z has been invited by Linkin Park to play at their secret show on August 31st.

This event will be held by the non-profit organization, Music for Relief, to provide aid for children in Japan affected by the tsunami and earthquake.

Linkin Park and B’z will play an intimate show at a secret venue. The venue will …


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