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'''B'z''' (pronounced ''Biizu'') is a duo featuring vocalist [[Inaba Koshi]] and guitarist [[Matsumoto Tak]].
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[[Image:B'z 2009.jpg|thumb|300px|B'z (2009)]]
  
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<div id="contentSub"></div><div id="jump-to-nav">Jump to: [[wiki/#column-one|navigation]], [[wiki/#searchInput|search]]</div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 382px">[[Image:A9b71d11b3c3d0 full.jpg|[[Image:380px-A9b71d11b3c3d0_full.jpg|380px|B'z - Inaba Koshi(left), Matsumoto Tak(right)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:A9b71d11b3c3d0 full.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>B'z - [[Inaba Koshi]](left), [[Matsumoto Tak]](right)</div></div></div>
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'''B'z''' (pronounced ''Biizu'') is a Japanese rock duo under the [[VERMILLION RECORDS]] label.
  
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==Members==
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*[[Matsumoto Tak]] (松本孝弘) (Guitar)
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*[[Inaba Koshi]] (稲葉浩志) (Vocals)
  
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==<span class="mw-headline">Information</span>==
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==Information==
 
B'z debuted in September 1988 with the album [[B'z (album)|B'z]] and single [[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]. Their fifth single, [[Taiyou no Komachi Angel]], was the first single to debut at #1. Each of their following singles and albums have also reached #1. Their fourth full album, [[Risky|RISKY]], not only scored #1 on the [[Oricon]] Charts, but stayed in chart rankings for 132 weeks (2 and a half years). They are easily the best selling Japanese group of all time with a reported 75 million albums being sold to date and have ranked #1 in album, single and overall sales in Japan.
 
B'z debuted in September 1988 with the album [[B'z (album)|B'z]] and single [[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]. Their fifth single, [[Taiyou no Komachi Angel]], was the first single to debut at #1. Each of their following singles and albums have also reached #1. Their fourth full album, [[Risky|RISKY]], not only scored #1 on the [[Oricon]] Charts, but stayed in chart rankings for 132 weeks (2 and a half years). They are easily the best selling Japanese group of all time with a reported 75 million albums being sold to date and have ranked #1 in album, single and overall sales in Japan.
  
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==<span class="mw-headline">Discography</span>==
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==Discography==
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px">[[Image:busy.jpg|[[Image:180px-busy.jpg|180px|B'z (1991)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:busy.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>B'z (1991)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px">[[Image:b\'z.jpg|[[Image:b%5C'z.jpg|180px|B'z (2005)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:b\'z.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>B'z (2005)</div></div></div>
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===Albums===
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===<span class="mw-headline">Albums</span>===
 
 
* [1988.09.21] [[B'z (album)|B'z]]
 
* [1988.09.21] [[B'z (album)|B'z]]
 
* [1989.05.21] [[Off the Lock|OFF THE LOCK]]
 
* [1989.05.21] [[Off the Lock|OFF THE LOCK]]
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* [1999.07.14] [[Brotherhood]]
 
* [1999.07.14] [[Brotherhood]]
 
* [2000.12.06] [[Eleven|ELEVEN]]
 
* [2000.12.06] [[Eleven|ELEVEN]]
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* [2001.07.03] [[Green|GREEN]]
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* [2001.07.03] [[Green (B'z)|GREEN]]
 
* [2003.09.17] [[Big Machine|BIG MACHINE]]
 
* [2003.09.17] [[Big Machine|BIG MACHINE]]
 
* [2005.04.06] [[The Circle|THE CIRCLE]]
 
* [2005.04.06] [[The Circle|THE CIRCLE]]
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* [2007.12.05] [[Action|ACTION]]
 
* [2007.12.05] [[Action|ACTION]]
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Mini-Albums</span>===
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===Mini-Albums===
 
* [1989.10.21] [[Bad Communication|BAD COMMUNICATION]]
 
* [1989.10.21] [[Bad Communication|BAD COMMUNICATION]]
 
* [1990.06.21] [[Wicked Beat|WICKED BEAT]]
 
* [1990.06.21] [[Wicked Beat|WICKED BEAT]]
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* [2002.04.23] [[Devil|DEVIL]] (Korea Only Release)
 
* [2002.04.23] [[Devil|DEVIL]] (Korea Only Release)
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Singles</span>===
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===Best Albums===
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* [1998.05.20] [[B'z the Best "Pleasure"|B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]
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* [1998.09.20] [[B'z the Best "Treasure"|B'z The Best "Treasure"]]
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* [2002.12.11] [[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]] (Ballad Collection Album)
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* [2005.11.30] [[B'z the Best "Pleasure II"|B'z The Best "Pleasure II"]]
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* [2008.06.18] [[B'z the Best "Ultra Pleasure"|B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]
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* [2008.09.17] [[B'z the Best "Ultra Treasure"|B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]]
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===Other Albums===
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* [1992.02.19] [[B'z TV Style Songless Version|B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION]] (Karaoke Album)
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* [1995.12.20] [[B'z TV Style II Songless Version Original 15 Karaoke Version|B'z TV STYLE II Songless Version Original 15 Karaoke Version]] (Karaoke Album)
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* [2000.02.23] [[B'z The "Mixture"]] (Best-of-best Self-Cover Album)
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===Singles===
 
* [1988.09.21] [[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]] (だからその手を離して; ''So Let Go of That Hand'')
 
* [1988.09.21] [[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]] (だからその手を離して; ''So Let Go of That Hand'')
 
* [1989.05.21] [[Kimi no Naka de Odoritai]] (君の中で踊りたい; ''I Wanna Dance Inside You'')
 
* [1989.05.21] [[Kimi no Naka de Odoritai]] (君の中で踊りたい; ''I Wanna Dance Inside You'')
 
* [1990.02.21] [[Lady-Go-Round|LADY-GO-ROUND]]
 
* [1990.02.21] [[Lady-Go-Round|LADY-GO-ROUND]]
 
* [1990.05.25] [[Be There|BE THERE]]
 
* [1990.05.25] [[Be There|BE THERE]]
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* [1990.06.13] [[Taiyou no Komachi Angel]] (太陽のKomachi Angel; ''Town Beauty from the Sun'') (first '''<nowiki>#1</nowiki>''' single)
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* [1990.06.13] [[Taiyou no Komachi Angel]] (太陽のKomachi Angel; ''Town Beauty from the Sun'')
 
* [1990.10.03] [[Easy Come, Easy Go!]]
 
* [1990.10.03] [[Easy Come, Easy Go!]]
 
* [1990.10.24] [[Itoshii Hito yo Good Night...]] (愛しい人よGood Night...; ''Lovely One, Good Night...'')
 
* [1990.10.24] [[Itoshii Hito yo Good Night...]] (愛しい人よGood Night...; ''Lovely One, Good Night...'')
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* [1992.05.27] [[Blowin'|BLOWIN']]
 
* [1992.05.27] [[Blowin'|BLOWIN']]
 
* [1992.10.07] [[Zero (B'z)|ZERO]]
 
* [1992.10.07] [[Zero (B'z)|ZERO]]
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* [1993.03.13] [[Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni, Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai]] (愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない; ''Even as Love is Selfish, You're the Only One I Won't Hurt'')
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* [1993.03.13] [[Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai]] (愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない; ''Even as Love is Selfish, You're the Only One I Won't Hurt'')
 
* [1993.06.02] [[Hadashi no Megami]] (裸足の女神; ''Barefoot Goddess'')
 
* [1993.06.02] [[Hadashi no Megami]] (裸足の女神; ''Barefoot Goddess'')
 
* [1994.02.09] [[Don't Leave Me]]
 
* [1994.02.09] [[Don't Leave Me]]
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* [1996.05.15] [[Real Thing Shakes]]
 
* [1996.05.15] [[Real Thing Shakes]]
 
* [1997.03.05] [[Fireball|FIREBALL]]
 
* [1997.03.05] [[Fireball|FIREBALL]]
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* [1997.07.09] [[Calling]]
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* [1997.07.09] [[Calling (B'z)|Calling]]
 
* [1997.10.08] [[Liar! Liar!]]
 
* [1997.10.08] [[Liar! Liar!]]
 
* [1998.04.08] [[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]] (さまよえる蒼い弾丸; ''Wandering Blue Bullet'')
 
* [1998.04.08] [[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]] (さまよえる蒼い弾丸; ''Wandering Blue Bullet'')
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* [2000.02.09] [[Kon'ya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni]] (今夜月の見える丘に; ''Tonight at the Hilltop Where We Can See the Moon'')
 
* [2000.02.09] [[Kon'ya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni]] (今夜月の見える丘に; ''Tonight at the Hilltop Where We Can See the Moon'')
 
* [2000.05.24] [[May]]
 
* [2000.05.24] [[May]]
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* [2000.07.12] [[juice]]
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* [2000.07.12] [[Juice|juice]]
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* [2000.10.04] [[Ring|RING]]
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* [2000.10.04] [[Ring (B'z)|RING]]
 
* [2001.03.14] [[Ultra Soul|ultra soul]]
 
* [2001.03.14] [[Ultra Soul|ultra soul]]
 
* [2001.08.08] [[Gold|GOLD]]
 
* [2001.08.08] [[Gold|GOLD]]
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* [2003.03.26] [[It's Showtime!!|IT'S SHOWTIME!!]]
 
* [2003.03.26] [[It's Showtime!!|IT'S SHOWTIME!!]]
 
* [2003.10.24] [[Yasei no Energy|Yasei no ENERGY]] (野性のENERGY; ''Wild Energy'')
 
* [2003.10.24] [[Yasei no Energy|Yasei no ENERGY]] (野性のENERGY; ''Wild Energy'')
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* [2004.05.05] [[Banzai|BANZAI]]
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* [2004.05.05] [[Banzai (B'z)|BANZAI]]
 
* [2004.09.01] [[Arigato|ARIGATO]]
 
* [2004.09.01] [[Arigato|ARIGATO]]
 
* [2005.03.09] [[Ai no Bakudan]] (愛のバクダン; ''Love Bomb'')
 
* [2005.03.09] [[Ai no Bakudan]] (愛のバクダン; ''Love Bomb'')
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* [2007.05.09] [[Eien no Tsubasa]] (永遠の翼; ''Eternal Wings'')
 
* [2007.05.09] [[Eien no Tsubasa]] (永遠の翼; ''Eternal Wings'')
 
* [2007.10.03] [[Super Love Song|SUPER LOVE SONG]]
 
* [2007.10.03] [[Super Love Song|SUPER LOVE SONG]]
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* [2008.04.16] [[Burn -Fumetsu no Face-|BURN -Fumetsu no Face-]] (BURN-フメツノフェイス-) <-- '''41st Consecutive #1 Single'''
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* [2008.04.16] [[Burn -Fumetsu no Face-|BURN -Fumetsu no Face-]] (BURN-フメツノフェイス-)
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* [2009.08.05] [[Ichibu to Zenbu / Dive|Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE]] (イチブトゼンブ)
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===<span class="mw-headline">Compilations</span>===
 
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* [1998.05.20] [[B'z the Best "Pleasure"|B'z The Best "Pleasure"]] (Best Album)
 
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* [1998.09.20] [[B'z the Best "Treasure"|B'z The Best "Treasure"]] (Best Album)
 
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* [2002.12.11] [[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]] (Ballad Collection Album)
 
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* [2005.11.30] [[B'z the Best "Pleasure II"|B'z The Best "Pleasure II"]] (Best Album)
 
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* [2008.06.18] [[B'z the Best "Ultra Pleasure"|B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]] (Best Album)
 
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* [2008.09.17] [[B'z the Best "Ultra Treasure"|B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]] (Best Album)
 
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===<span class="mw-headline">Other</span>===
 
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* [1992.02.19] [[B'z TV Style Songless Version|B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION]] (Karaoke Album)
 
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* [1995.12.20] [[B'z TV Style II Songless Version Original 15 Karaoke Version|B'z TV STYLE II Songless Version Original 15 Karaoke Version]] (Karaoke Album)
 
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* [2000.02.23] [[B'z The "Mixture"]] (Best-of-best Self-Cover Album)
 
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===<span class="mw-headline">Collaboration</span>===
 
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* [2000.11.29] [[The Best Of Detective Conan|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN]](名探偵コナン テーマ曲集)
 
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* [2003.12.10] [[The Best Of Detective Conan 2|THE BEST OF DEYECTIVE CONAN 3]] (名探偵コナン テーマ曲集２)
 
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* [2008.08.06] [[The Best of Detective Conan 3|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 3]] (名探偵コナン テーマ曲集３)
 
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* [2006.12.13] [[THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 〜The Movie Themes Collection〜|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 〜The Movie Themes Collection〜]]　
 
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> Awards </span>==
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==Awards==
 
* Nihon Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Best 5 Artist Award ''(1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)''
 
* Nihon Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Best 5 Artist Award ''(1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)''
 
* Nihon Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Best 5 Singles Award ''(1992-1996)''
 
* Nihon Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Best 5 Singles Award ''(1992-1996)''
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* Nihon Golden Disc Grand Prize Music Of the Year ''(2003, 2005)''
 
* Nihon Golden Disc Grand Prize Music Of the Year ''(2003, 2005)''
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> External links </span>==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.bz-vermillion.com/ Official Site]
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* [http://www.bz-vermillion.com/ Official Website]
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* [http://bz.9fishdesign.com/bznext.htm B'z Online Music Site] ''(English Fan Page)''
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* [http://bz.9fishdesign.com/bznext.htm B'z Online Music Site] (English Fan Page)
  
 
[[Category:Groups]]
 
[[Category:Groups]]
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[[Category:J-Rock]]
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[[Category:iTunes Artists]]

Revision as of 14:20, 18 June 2009

B'z (2009)

B'z (pronounced Biizu) is a Japanese rock duo under the VERMILLION RECORDS label.

Members

Information

B'z debuted in September 1988 with the album B'z and single Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite. Their fifth single, Taiyou no Komachi Angel, was the first single to debut at #1. Each of their following singles and albums have also reached #1. Their fourth full album, RISKY, not only scored #1 on the Oricon Charts, but stayed in chart rankings for 132 weeks (2 and a half years). They are easily the best selling Japanese group of all time with a reported 75 million albums being sold to date and have ranked #1 in album, single and overall sales in Japan.

Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Best Albums

Other Albums

Singles

Awards

  • Nihon Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Best 5 Artist Award (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)
  • Nihon Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Best 5 Singles Award (1992-1996)
  • Nihon Golden Disc Grand Prize Music Video Award (1992, 1994, 1996)
  • World Music Award '99 Asia MVP Artist Award (1999)
  • Nihon Golden Disc Grand Prize Music Of the Year (2003, 2005)

External Links

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