B'z Unreleased Works

Unreleased Songs

• ARIGATO (Original Version)

This original version of the song served as the theme to TV Asahi's "NETWORK SPORTS 2004" as a tie-in promotion for the eventual single. However, between the time it was being used on the program and the release, B'z retooled the song and updated the song a great deal. The lyrics, arrangement, and pitch differ very significantly throughout in the finalized version. The provisional title for the song was "Soko ni Daremo Inakute mo" (Even If There Should Be No One There), a lyric that remains in both the original and final versions of the song.

• Brotherhood (English Version)

[LIVE VERSION ONLY] Premiered live during the band's third North American tour B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- and played on all dates. Its latest performance came shortly thereafter during the special event Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan that was headlined by B'z and American band Linkin Park.

• BUDDY (Original Version)

Premiered as the Ending SE for B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE". A studio version that differed greatly would be released the following year on the 2007 studio album ACTION. The original version's lyrics were almost entirely different and featured an arrangement that was significantly different from the released edition.

• Calling (Piano Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL".

• Do Me (Original Version)

Premiered live during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL" and featuring different lyrics and an altered arrangement than would be found on the SURVIVE studio version released several months after the close of the tour.

• Don't Leave Me (Instrumental Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" and B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-".

• FUSHIDARA 100% (English Version)

English version produced during the recording sessions for "Real Thing Shakes" in Los Angeles but never released.

• Happy Birthday (Original Version)

Premiered live during B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" and performed live again a year later but in acoustic form as part of B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE". A studio version would be released prior to the latter tour, but would differ from both versions. The lyrics and arrangement of the studio edition were an amalgam of the two live versions, but without the bright keyboard part present in the 2005 performance.

• Hitori Janai Kara -Theme Of LIVE-GYM-

[NON-RELEASE] This song was originally a composition used as the ending music for B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic". Its tune was published ahead of time on the official LIVE-GYM website along with the lyrics so that fans would be prepared to sing along at the end of shows on the tour. It has never been included on an album or similar release. The song was used again for B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-, B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-, and subsequent tours. The song can be heard here.

• Kienai Niji (English Version)

A studio recording was played as the Ending SE during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!" and featured during the tour's home video "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE.

• LADY NAVIGATION -Mixture mix-

A remix of one of the band's early singles of the same name that was intended for inclusion on B'z The "Mixture" with other older songs receiving similar updates.

• Logic

[LIVE VERSION ONLY] Premiered live during B'z SHOWCASE "Kobushi wo Nigire". Played during other occasions as well, including as part of the band's first North American tour B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 "Rock n' California Roll". Its only inclusion on an official release of any kind is on the specialty DVD package B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~, where a live performance from B'z SHOWCASE "SAPPORO DEVIL" is available.

• Lonely Stars (Original Version)

The eventual studio version of the song would be featured as the theme to the anime film Fist of the North Star. This alternate version, however, was played prior to screenings and featured different lyrics and an altered arrangement than what would be found as the B-side to "Eien no Tsubasa".

• Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~ (Piano Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE".

• Pleasure'91 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ (Piano Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME".

• Raging River (English Version)

[NON-RELEASE] This version exists only as a short, acoustic demo that was accessible via enhanced CD online features on B'z The "Mixture" upon release. The portal to access the song is no longer accessible.

• Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai (Instrumental Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN".

• Survive (Guitar Solo Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE".

• Urei no GYPSY (Instrumental Version)

Used as the Ending SE to B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91".

• WILD ROAD (English Version)

English version produced during the recording sessions for "Real Thing Shakes" in Los Angeles but never released.

Unreleased Concert Videos

Main article: B'z Home Videos

Nearly every LIVE-GYM concert that B'z has performed has been subject to filming. Beginning with the DVD release of B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" in late 2006, all mainline B'z shows have been released on home video shortly after their conclusion. Prior releases had been selectively released with the unreleased shows being sampled during television appearances, in commercials, and the fanclub "bootleg" releases.

The tours and special events listed below are those that have not been released in full. Those that have been sampled or excerpted on other releases are annotated as such.

LIVE-GYM Concerts

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SHOWCASE Events

Many of the SHOWCASE shows that have gone unreleased below are not given the home video treatment simply because the majority of them have been used as warm-up shows for the larger LIVE-GYM tours that immediately proceed them. The shows typically have the same—if not a slightly truncated—setlist as their larger counterparts which have mostly been released for home consumption.

• B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" SHOWCASE

• B'z SHOWCASE "GO! GO! HEAVEN"

Performance of "Dattara Agechaeyo" excerpted in full on B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~.

• B'z LIVE-GYM '99 -Brotherhood- SHOWCASE "B'zepp"

Performance of "SKIN" excerpted in full on B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~. Additionally, in the documentary The true meaning of "Brotherhood"?, the opener, "Nagai Ai", has its intro shown as a mic session from later of Koshi explaining the meaning of the SHOWCASE is overdubbed.

• B'z SHOWCASE "Kobushi wo Nigire"

Performance of "Logic", an otherwise unreleased English song, excerpted in full on B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~.

• B'z SHOWCASE "SAPPORO DEVIL"

Performance of "STAY GREEN ~Mijuku na Tabi wa Tomaranai~" excerpted in full on B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~.

• B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!"

• B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "BIG MACHINE"

• B'z SHOWCASE 2005 "Abashiri Extra Edition"

[UNRELEASED] One moment of only a few seconds is included on B'z Official Bootleg Hidden Treasure ~Typhoon No.20~.

• B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER"

[UNRELEASED] The Welcome to the B'z LIVE-GYM mic session is included on B'z Official Bootleg Hidden Treasure ~Typhoon No.20~ to highlight Koshi incorporating the city's name, Yokosuka, into the preamble. Another brief excerpt is also included, showing Koshi discussing "MVP" and demonstrating how to form the letters for the choreography. The resulting moment in the show is also included thereafter.

• B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town-

[UNRELEASED] The final minute of "Aikawarazu na Bokura" is included, highlighting Tak's turn on lead vocals.

• B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION-

• B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town-

Some performances partly excerpted in the documentary Magical Backstage Tour 2009 from the limited edition of the seventeeth album MAGIC. The performances sampled include those for "VAMPIRE WOMAN", "Wonderful Opportunity", "ZERO", and "BURN -Fumetsu no Face-".

• B'z SHOWCASE 2013 -Pleasure75-

[UNRELEASED] A few moments are highlighted on the documentary disc included in the limited edition of B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 ENDLESS SUMMER -XXV BEST-. The opening to "Q&A" and the middle of "BAD COMMUNICATION" are shown briefly, along with a clip of Koshi explaining the meaning of "75" in the SHOWCASE's title.

• B'z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shimonoseki Uchouten NIGHT-

Special Events

• SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" (1989)

Unreleased, but briefly featured in the fanclub video B'z Official Bootleg Hidden Treasure ~Typhoon No.20~ sent out to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary.

• Z'b LIVE TOUR (1991)

[UNRELEASED]

• Merry X'Mas ~ Mary Had a Little Lamb/Silent Night (1994)

[UNRELEASED]

• "juice" PV Shoot Guerrilla Live (2000)

The music video that resulted from the day of filming has been released as part of B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012's limited edition. However, footage of the other songs performed—"ZERO" and then-recent single "girigiri chop"—has not been released.

• 2002 FIFA World Cup International Day Concert with Aerosmith (2002)

The B'z portion of the show remains unreleased. Their live collaboration with Aerosmith, in which the two bands performed "Train Kept A Rollin'" together, was included in the former's DVD Aerosmith: Live in Japan released worldwide in 2007.

• SUMMER SONIC 07 (2007)

[UNRELEASED]

• SUMMER SONIC 09 (2009)

Not released in full, but the complete performances of singles "MY LONELY TOWN", "Ichibu to Zenbu", and "DIVE" from the show were included in the documentary Magical Backstage Tour 2009 released in the limited edition of the year's studio album MAGIC.

• Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan (2011)

[UNRELEASED]

• Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE (2011)

Unreleased in full, but performances of "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo", "Ichibu to Zenbu", and "Liar! Liar!" were featured on the bonus disc included in limited edition copies of 2012 single "GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-".

• TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011 (2011)

[UNRELEASED]

• Pepsi NEX presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE (2012)

[UNRELEASED]

• AEROSONIC (2013)

[UNRELEASED]

• B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI (2013)

Partially released in early 2015 as a bonus disc in the limited edition of the band's fifty-first single "Uchouten". The disc features half of the setlist—primarily the songs not featured in the then-recent release home video release of B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 ENDLESS SUMMER -XXV BEST-.

• ROCKROCK 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE "ROCK BEYOND ROCK" (2015)

[UNRELEASED]

Music Videos

Since 2009's single "MY LONELY TOWN", it has become commonplace for the band to issue special editions of new singles that contain both the original CD and a bonus DVD containing the music video for the title song. Prior to this, official releases of the band's music videos were rare and generally witnessed only on Japanese music channels and news coverage. The primary exception to this is the 1990 home video FILM RISKY, which was a collection of connected music videos that were filmed specifically for the release.

In 2013, to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary, two compilation albums—B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 and B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012—were released with bonus DVD discs containing music videos for all fifty singles released to that time. For the singles that never had a dedicated music video filmed, live performances were substituted in their place. Notably, a partially filmed aborted version of "Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~" was released on the set for the very first time.

The dedicated music videos produced for albums, which contained brief portions of all songs on a given album, have not yet been released in full and have only thus far been aired on television. The music video for "BAD COMMUNICATION" has also not received a full video release.