B'z

B'z promoting MY LONELY TOWN (2009)

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

Members

• Matsumoto Tak (松本孝弘) (Guitar)
• Inaba Koshi (稲葉浩志) (Vocals)

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

• [1988.09.21] B'z
• [1989.05.21] OFF THE LOCK
• [1990.02.21] BREAK THROUGH
• [1990.11.07] RISKY
• [1991.11.27] IN THE LIFE
• [1992.10.28] RUN
• [1994.03.02] The 7th Blues
• [1995.11.22] LOOSE
• [1997.11.19] SURVIVE
• [1999.07.14] Brotherhood
• [2000.12.06] ELEVEN
• [2001.07.03] GREEN
• [2003.09.17] BIG MACHINE
• [2005.04.06] THE CIRCLE
• [2006.06.28] MONSTER
• [2007.12.05] ACTION
• [2009.11.18] MAGIC

Mini-Albums

• [1989.10.21] BAD COMMUNICATION
• [1990.06.21] WICKED BEAT
• [1991.05.29] MARS
• [1992.12.09] FRIENDS
• [1996.11.25] FRIENDS II
• [2002.04.23] DEVIL (Korea Only Release)

Best Albums

• [1998.05.20] B'z The Best "Pleasure"
• [1998.09.20] B'z The Best "Treasure"
• [2002.12.11] The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ (Ballad Collection Album)
• [2005.11.30] B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
• [2008.06.18] B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
• [2008.09.17] B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"

Other Albums

• [1992.02.19] B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION (Karaoke Album)
• [1995.12.20] B'z TV STYLE II Songless Version Original 15 Karaoke Version (Karaoke Album)
• [2000.02.23] B'z The "Mixture" (Best-of-best Self-Cover Album)

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)
• [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
• [1990.05.25] BE THERE
• [1990.06.13] Taiyou no Komachi Angel (太陽のKomachi Angel; Town Beauty from the Sun)
• [1990.10.03] Easy Come, Easy Go!
• [1990.10.24] Itoshii Hito yo Good Night... (愛しい人よGood Night...; Lovely One, Good Night...)
• [1991.03.27] LADY NAVIGATION
• [1991.10.30] ALONE
• [1992.05.27] BLOWIN'
• [1992.10.07] ZERO
• [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)
• [1994.02.09] Don't Leave Me
• [1994.11.21] MOTEL
• [1995.05.31] Negai (ねがい; Wish)
• [1995.07.07] love me, I love you
• [1995.10.11] LOVE PHANTOM
• [1996.03.06] Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~ / MOVE (ミエナイチカラ~INVISIBLE ONE~; Invisible Power ~INVISIBLE ONE~)
• [1996.05.15] Real Thing Shakes
• [1997.03.05] FIREBALL
• [1997.07.09] Calling
• [1997.10.08] Liar! Liar!
• [1998.04.08] Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (さまよえる蒼い弾丸; Wandering Blue Bullet)
• [1998.07.08] HOME
• [1999.06.09] Girigiri chop (ギリギリchop; On the Edge chop)
• [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
• [2000.07.12] juice
• [2000.10.04] RING
• [2001.03.14] ultra soul
• [2001.08.08] GOLD
• [2002.08.05] Atsuki Kodou no Hate (熱き鼓動の果て; Extreme Hot Beating of the Heart)
• [2003.03.26] IT'S SHOWTIME!!
• [2003.10.24] Yasei no ENERGY (野性のENERGY; Wild Energy)
• [2004.05.05] BANZAI
• [2004.09.01] ARIGATO
• [2005.03.09] Ai no Bakudan (愛のバクダン; Love Bomb)
• [2005.08.10] OCEAN
• [2006.01.25] Shoudou (衝動; Impulse)
• [2006.04.12] Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu (ゆるぎないものひとつ; One Sure Thing)
• [2006.06.07] SPLASH!
• [2007.05.09] Eien no Tsubasa (永遠の翼; Eternal Wings)
• [2007.10.03] SUPER LOVE SONG
• [2008.04.16] BURN -Fumetsu no Face- (BURN-フメツノフェイス-)
• [2009.08.05] Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE (イチブトゼンブ)
• [2009.10.14] MY LONELY TOWN

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

• Official Website
• B'z Online Music Site (English Fan Page)