FRIENDS

FRIENDS
Mini album by B'z
Released	December 9, 1992
Genre	Adult rock
Length	26:47
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
3rd Mini MARS (1991) 4th Mini FRIENDS (1992) 5th Mini FRIENDS II (1996)

FRIENDS is the fourth mini album by B'z, released on December 9, 1992. The release is their first concept album, with each song contributing to an overall story for the first time in the B'z catalogue. The music was composed to be akin to that of the soundtrack to a movie, with each track being labeled as "scenes". A follow-up album entitled FRIENDS II would be released four years later in 1996 but would not feature a connected narrative.

Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.

PROLOGUE: Friends

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SCENE 1: Itsuka no Merry Christmas — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス

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SCENE 2-1: Boku no Tsumi — My Sin, 僕の罪

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SCENE 2-2: Love Is...

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SCENE 3: Koi Jyanakunaru Hi — The Day Love Ceased to Be, 恋じゃなくなる日

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SCENE 4: SEASONS

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SCENE 5: Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai — No Matter What, I Don't Want to Lose You, どうしても君を失いたくない

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SCENE 6: Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Reprise) — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス

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Reversion history

Main article: B'z Reversioned Songs

Original Song

Reversion History

Itsuka no Merry Christmas MINI ALBUM SONG (1992)

RE-RECORDING: Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Reprise) (1992) An instrumental reprise of the original song featured as the closing track on the same mini album, FRIENDS. KARAOKE: Itsuka no Merry Christmas [Karaoke Version] (1996) Karaoke version found only on B'z TV STYLE II Songless Version. RE-RECORDING: Itsuka no Merry Christmas [Secret Version] (2002) A hidden dance-tempo version found on The Ballads ~Love & B'z~. RE-RECORDING: Itsuka no Merry Christmas ~"Koisuru Hanikami!" Version~ (2005) An acoustic rendition found only on B'z The Best "Pleasure II".

Live appearances

Live Performances

Itsuka no Merry Christmas [18 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [1/32 SHOWS]

Merry X'Mas ~ Mary Had a Little Lamb/Silent Night [1/1 SHOWS] (Acoustic Version)

B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [2/12 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [9/26 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [5/18 SHOWS]

Boku no Tsumi

Koi Jyanakunaru Hi [34 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN" [34/49 SHOWS]

Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai [20 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN" [19/49 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]

Home Videos

Itsuka no Merry Christmas

LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-

Boku no Tsumi

Koi Jyanakunaru Hi

Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai

SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820-

Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records

No.	Cover	Single	Physical Copies Sold		Chart Positions			Certification
			FIRST WEEK	LIFETIME	WEEK	MONTH	YEAR
4		FRIENDS 1992.12.09	706,950+	1,355,530+	1	—	—	Million

Personnel

B'z

• Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
• Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition

Support Members

• Masao Akashi: Bass, Manipulator, Arrangement (Prologue, Scenes 1, 2-1, 3, 5)
• Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums
• Akira Onozuka from DIMENSION: Keyboards (Scenes 2-1, 2-2, 3, 5, 6)
• Hiroshi Sawano: Trumpet (Scene 5)
• Hiroyuki Nomura: Trombone (Scene 5)
• HIIRO Strings: Strings (Prologue)
• Maki Ohguro: Chorus (Scenes 2-1 & 5)
• Shinichi Furukawa: Chorus (Scenes 1 & 3)