Japanese rock duo B'z has released 22 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, eight extended plays (EP), 57 singles and 19 live albums. With more than 82 million sales in Japan, the duo is the best-selling artist in Japan and with 100 million sales one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other
B'z songs recorded by other musicians
* Eric Suen recorded "Easy Come, Easy Go!" as the theme for the 2000 Taiwanese drama, ''Huai Yu Gong Zhu'' (). The title of the Chinese version is "Wei Feng Shi Ke" ().
*
Priscilla Chan
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released a
Cantonese
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version of "Native Dance" called " on her 1993 album '.
*
Aya Kamiki
is a Japanese singer, actress and model. Her music ranges from pop, rock to R&B. She resides in Osaka, and is signed with Tokyo-based AVEX recording label. She is the vocalist of the rock band Uroboros and the rock duo Sonic Lover Reckless with ...
covered "Pierrot" as her second major-label single in 2006.
* Aya Kamiki has also included " Love Phantom" and "Juice" in several of her live performances.
* An arrangement of "Atsuki Kodō no Hate" () appeared as a stage theme in the 2005
Nintendo DS
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rhythm game ''
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
or ''Ouendan'', is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan. ''Ouendan'' stars a cheer squad rhythmically cheering for various troubled peopl ...
''. The performance is credited to Tetsushi Kimura.
* Eric Martin released an English version of "いつかのメリークリスマス" (Itsuka no Merry Christmas) on ''Mr. Vocalist X'mas'' (2009) and "Alone" on ''
Mr. Rock Vocalist
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'' (2012).
* Longtime drummer for the band,
Shane Gaalaas
Shane Gaalaas (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian-born drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B'z, whom he joined in 2002, and his extensive work with guitar virtuo ...
, released an English cover of "Brotherhood" on his 2013 album ''Ascend''.
Maroon 5
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on ''The Complete B'z''.
*"Sexual Violet No. 1" by Masahiro Kuwana on ''Take Me to Kazemachi!: Takashi Matsumoto 50th Anniversary Tribute Album''.
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Oh! Darling
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" by
The Beatles
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on ''B'z Live-Gym Pleasure 2008 -Glory Days-''.
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Let It Be
Let It Be most commonly refers to:
* ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970
* "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album
It may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...
" by The Beatles on ''
Music Station
is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currently syndicated throughout th ...
Special''.
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Train Kept A-Rollin'
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" by
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).
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Mama Kin
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Music a ...
" by Aerosmith at Aerosonic (with Aerosmith).
* "
Crazy Night
(also known as "Crazy Nights") is the fourth single by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, from their 1985 album '' Thunder in the East''. Written by lead vocalist Minoru Niihara and guitarist Akira Takasaki and produced by Max Norman, the single ...
" by
Loudness
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at B'z Special Live at Ex Theater Roppongi and Rockrock 20th Anniversary Live "Rock Beyond Rock" (with Loudness).
* "
Sweet Child O' Mine
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" by
Guns N' Roses
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" was played live during the B'z Live-Gym '91~'92 "In the Life" tour.
* "
Jealous Guy
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Music Fair
is a Japanese music show. It is broadcast by Fuji Television. The shows started in 1964 and it is the longest-running Japanese music show and is sponsored by Shionogi.
Current airtime 18:00 -18:30 (JST) every Saturday.
Hosts
* Fubuki Koshiji ...
''.
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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" by
Bob Dylan
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on ''Music Fair'' and was played live during the B'z Live-Gym '91~'92 "In the Life" tour.
Featured songs
* "Into Free" was used as the title song for the
Capcom
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video game ''
Dragon's Dogma
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''.
* "Receive You Reborn" was used as an intro theme and battle theme in the Japanese version of the
SEGA
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video game '' Yakuza: Kiwami''
* "哀しきDreamer", B-Side from "Fireball" single, was used in the
PlayStation
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game Indy 500.
* During the height of ''
The X-Files
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popularity in Japan, " Love Phantom" was used as the closing credits theme song.
* "Devil", an English cover of their song "Tokyo Devil", was produced for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan.
* "兵、走る" (Tsuwamono, Hashiru) was produced to be a theme song for the
2019 Rugby World Cup
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official sponsor
Lipovitan
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. Thus, this song is a "rugby song", used in several rugby TV broadcast channels, like J-Sports and
The Rugby Channel
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.
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Atsuki Kodou no Hate
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*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese voice actor and actor
*, Japa ...
" appears in the arcade drumming game '' Taiko no Tatsujin 4'', and recently in the Nintendo DS rhythm game ''
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
or ''Ouendan'', is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan. ''Ouendan'' stars a cheer squad rhythmically cheering for various troubled peopl ...
''.
* "
Bad Communication
''Bad Communication'' is the first mini-album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released in 1989. The song was the first hit song for B'z. The album also includes the band's first two "E-Style" versions of previous hits—in this case "Out of the Ra ...
Kon'ya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
"Kon'ya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni" (meaning 'At the Hill Where We Can See the Moon Tonight') is the twenty-seventh single by B'z, released on February 9, 2000. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart, and sold over a millions ...
" was used in the 2000 TV drama '' Beautiful Life''.
* "Change the Future" was used as the Japanese opening theme for the 2003 TV series ''
Zentrix
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''.
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Ocean
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" was used in the 2005 TV drama of the '' Umizaru Evolution'' project.
* Koshi Inaba's "Akai Ito" was used as one of the ending themes for the 2006 anime ''
Kekkaishi
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.''
* "
Liar! Liar!
"Liar! Liar!" is the twenty-third single by B'z, released on October 8, 1997. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart, selling 794,000 copies during its chartrun.
"Liar! Liar!" was featured on the PlayStation 2 music vide ...
" appears in the arcade and PlayStation 2 rhythm game '' GuitarFreaks 4th Mix & DrumMania 3rd Mix'' (known on the PS2 as ''GitaDora! GuitarFreaks 4th Mix & DrumMania 3rd Mix''). This song has been removed from the series as of ''GuitarFreaks 7th Mix & DrumMania 6th Mix''.
* "
ultra soul
"Ultra Soul" is the thirty-first single by B'z, released on March 14, 2001. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. As B-Sides, the single features "Rock Man" and "Suima-Yo 2001!!", a remix of the song "Suima-Yo!!" previ ...
" appears in the arcade drumming game '' Taiko no Tatsujin 2''. It also appears in
Rocksmith 2014
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.
* "Friction" is featured on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable game ''
Burnout Dominator
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''. This marked their first appearance in a
western
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*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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video game. It is also included in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game ''
Burnout Paradise
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'', as well as its HD remaster available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC.
* Several B'z and solo songs were used in the ''
Detective Conan
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'' anime series:
** "
Giri Giri Chop
"Giri Giri Chop" is the twenty-sixth single by B'z, released on June 9, 1999. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. "Giri Giri Chop" was used as the sixth opening song for ''Detective Conan'' and the song "One" was also u ...
" (TV series OP Ep. 143–167)
** "One" ( Movie No. 3 ED)
** Koshi Inaba's "Overture" (TV series ED Ep. 300-306)
** "Everlasting" ( Movie No. 6 ED)
** " Shoudou" (TV series OP Ep. 425–437)
** "
Yuruginaimono Hitotsu
"Yuruginaimono Hitotsu" is the forty-first single by B'z, released on April 12, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. The B-side "Pierrot" was also featured on the album '' Monster'' and it has been covered by ...
Magic Kaito
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It began in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' in June 1987. The story tells of a phantom thief named Kaito Kid. Aoyama put the manga on hiatus after the first two ''t ...
ED Ep. 1-2)
** "Q&A" (TV series OP Ep. 696–717)
** "Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru" ( Movie No. 20 ED & TV series OP Ep. 817–844)
** "Sleepless" (TV series OP Ep. 1033–1048)
* "Roots" was also used as the ending theme to the four-part ''
Black Jack
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Black Jack or Blackjack may also refer to:
Places
Australia
* Black Jack, Queensland, a locality in Queensland
* Black Jack, a civil parish of Pottinger County, New South Wales
* Black Jack H ...
'' OVA series to promote the then newest TV series. Tak Matsumoto also did the opening "The Theme of B.J."
* "Lonely Stars" was used in the ending credits in the movie, which is part of the ''
Fist of the North Star
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'' anime series.
* "Ore to Omae no Atarashii Kisetsu" () is currently used as the ending theme to the Japanese dub of ''
The O.C.
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''.
* "Mienai Chikara ~Invisible one~" was the first ending theme to the anime '' Hell Teacher Nube''.
* "Ichibu to Zenbu" was used as the theme song for the
Fuji TV
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2009 drama ''
Buzzer Beat
is a Fuji TV Japanese television drama starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, and Saki Aibu.
The series primarily focuses on two characters, Naoki Kamiya ( Tomohisa Yamashita), a professional basketball player, and Riko Shirakawa (Keiko K ...
'' starring
Yamashita Tomohisa
, also widely known as , or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host.
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and
Keiko Kitagawa
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.
* "Signal" and "Utsukushiki Sekai" were used as the opening theme and the ending theme respectively for the 2002 female-oriented dating sim video game ''
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side
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''.
* "Wolf" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV show ''Suits''.
Discography
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