Ending SE
Ending SE refers to a song played to a crowd at Japanese concerts as a given band leaves the stage and the audience is exiting. For B'z shows, this has typically been an unreleased song or a special version that was otherwise never included on an album or single. Occasionally, shows may feature a dedicated Opening SE as well.
Beginning in 2010 with B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic", B'z debuted a special Ending SE entitled "Hitori Janai Kara -Theme Of LIVE-GYM-". The song is purposed as a sing-along for the audience to perform while Tak and Koshi visit all ends of the stage and wave to the crowd prior to their final bow. The song features a moment in which the crowd is to shout the name of the city in which the concert takes place. The lyrics to the song were published on the official website for fans to familiarize themselves with prior to the beginning of the tour and has since made appearances at all major LIVE-GYM events since.
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The band's 2011 Japanese tour in support of their then-latest studio album, C'mon. The tour was split into dome and hall portions, with the setlists remaining relatively the same throughout. For the dome portion, classic ballad "Itsuka no Merry Christmas" was added to the encore of the setlist, and later received its home video debut when the band's showing at Osaka Dome on December 18, 2011 was released the following May on both DVD and Blu-ray. The English version of "SPLASH!" premiered earlier in the summer during the band's 2011 North American tour was retained and performed on all dates of the tour and likewise received its home video debut. Concurrent Events: Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE, TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011 |
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The tour supporting the 2009 studio album MAGIC. Modern hits "OCEAN" and "ultra soul" were joined by revivals of 1994 The 7th Blues opener "LOVE IS DEAD" and 1996's "MOVE", along with a special performance of "Ichibu to Zenbu" that blended the ballad version of the song with the original. The show was released in full as B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic" at TOKYO DOME on July 28, 2010. |
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The eight-date tour had B'z touring smaller areans all over Japan, with a great many scarcely-performed songs seeing all new revivals. These include album songs "Crazy Rendezvous", "VAMPIRE WOMAN", "MY SAD LOVE", "THE GAMBLER", and "Blue Sunshine", along with singles and "Calling" and "Shoudou". The tour was never released in full on home video, but it was selectively highlighted on the DVD included in limited edition copies of MAGIC, released later in the year. Concurrent Events: SUMMER SONIC 09 |
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The band's 20th anniversary tour, culminating with a 70,000 fan performance at Nissan Stadium on September 21st, 2008, the six shows served as a full exploration of the band's catalogue and work to date. The setlist contained 26 performances, which is among the most the band has ever performed in a single showing, and included both their best-regarded singles and many of their most beloved gems. The songs performed include singles "LOVE PHANTOM", "ZERO", "juice", "Ai no Bakudan", "ultra soul", "BANZAI", "BLOWIN', "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni", and "Hadashi no Megami", along with perennial classic "BAD COMMUNICATION", which was joined by gems "Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO), "ONE", "Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta", "Kodoku no Runaway", and "NATIVE DANCE". Additionally, the middle of the show was marked by a special retrospective featuring the band's earliest TV appearances, Koshi and Tak performing their first song "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" for the crowd with just the two of them, and a cover of "Oh! Darling" by The Beatles, which was one of the songs the duo played together when they first met. The resulting home video release is considered by many as the best the band has released, receiving the DVD treatment in 2009 before being issued on Blu-ray in 2010. |
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The tour in favor of the 2008 studio album ACTION. The tour was much lengthier than most by B'z, lasting for eight months and over 50 shows. Shows were performed in hall venues early in the tour prior to spreading out to arenas for the latter leg. The setlist for the shows changed a great many times throughout the 50+ shows, with many scarcely-performed songs being included on various nights. The tour originally went entirely unreleased on home video prior to being issued on DVD and Blu-ray in January 2013 as part of the band's 25th anniversary celebration. Highlights of the release include B-side "New Message", an acoustic version of "Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni...", special renditions of "GIMME YOUR LOVE", "SUPER LOVE SONG", and "FRICTION", as well as the only home video performance of "BURN -Fumetsu no Face-". Concurrent Events: B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- |
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One of two SHOWCASE tours for 2007, the tour was carried out in honor of the band's 19th year on the music scene. The tour featured a great many obscure tracks such as "HOT FASHION", "Haru", "Naite Naite Nakiyandara", "Out Of Control", "Odekake Shimasho", and the only home video performance of single "ARIGATO". Additionally, it was the tour at which "SUPER LOVE SONG" was premiered and fellow single "Eien no Tsubasa" was also played. Several Brotherhood songs were also played, from "Gin no Tsubasa de Tobe" to "Nagai Ai" to fan-favorite "F・E・A・R". The performance of "SUPER LOVE SONG" was released in a limited edition copy of the single originally, but in 2008, the full show was included in a limited edition for B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure". Later, in 2010, the show was issued on Blu-ray in a double package with B'z LIVE in Namba 2006. Concurrent Events: SUMMER SONIC 07 |
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The tour in support of the band's 2006 studio album MONSTER. In addition to featuring tracks from the album and all three of its singles—"Shoudou", "Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu", and "SPLASH!"—the setlist included a great deal of hits from their history, including "BAD COMMUNICATION", "ultra soul", "OCEAN", "Ai no Bakudan", and "LOVE PHANTOM", before ending the setlist with a special version of "RUN". Additionally, B'z also ventured out into the crowd onto a small stage situated in the middle of the arena to perform an acoustic version of "Happy Birthday", followed by rock encores of "Brotherhood" and "BLOWIN'. The full show was released on DVD and later Blu-ray, becoming one of the band's most well-regarded home video releases. Concurrent Events: B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" |
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The 2005 tour in support of the band's album of the same year, THE CIRCLE, the tour was unique for featuring a rotating circular stage at the center of the arena that the band performed on. In addition to album songs and singles "Ai no Bakudan", "ALONE", "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni", "IT'S SHOWTIME!!", "juice", and others, the band also included rarely-performed B-sides "Mannequin Village" and "Kanashiki dreamer" throughout. Originally, the tour was sampled in various compilation videos and had select performances used as bonuses for the "SPLASH!" single's limited editions. However, in 2013, the full tour was finally released on DVD as B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK- as part of the band's 25th anniversary celebrations. Concurrent Events: B'z SHOWCASE 2005 "Abashiri Extra Edition" |
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The tour in favor of the band's 2003 album BIG MACHINE that took place months after their 15th anniversary showing at Nagisaen. The stage was unique, allowing for the addition of stunt motorcycles to cross the stage mid-air while the band performed songs such as "Arakure". The setlist featured a number of songs that aren't typically found in many setlists, including "Don't Leave Me", "MOTEL", "love me, I love you", "MOVE", "Himitsu na Futari" and "Itsuka no Merry Christmas". Although the full tour has not been released, select performances have been made available via compilation videos in the years since. Concurrent Events: B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "BIG MACHINE" |
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The band's 15th anniversary tour that was split between a 23-show hall tour with a two-night finale in the fields of Nagisaen, where just tens of thousands of fans once again gathered where B'z had previously performed their [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER"|first outdoor show in 1993]]. The setlist for the hall portion of the tour changed frequently. By the time of the Nagisaen show, B'z had settled into an epic 24-song setlist that included special nostalgic recreations of "OH! GIRL" and "LOVE PHANTOM" from 1995's seminal "BUZZ!!" Pleasure tour, as well as performances of "Taiyou no Komachi Angel", "BLOWIN', "TIME", "GIMME YOUR LOVE", Brotherhood, "Real Thing Shakes", "IT'S SHOWTIME!!", "BAD COMMUNICATION", "Hadashi no Megami", and "RUN". Additionally, the band took to the rare feat of performing three songs in acoustic form, with those being "Easy Come, Easy Go!", "Gekkou", and "Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO). The full home video of the outdoor shows was released on DVD and VHS in February 2003. Concurrent Events: B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!" |
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The 2002 LIVE-GYM in support of the band's album of the same year, GREEN. The setlist included a number of songs from the album in addition to classics such as "ZERO", "love me, I love you", and "Taiyou no Komachi Angel", as well as newer hits like "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan", "ultra soul", and the only home video performance of "Atsuki Kodou no Hate". The full tour was released as a documentary concert film blending backstage footage with the band's performances under the title a BEAUTIFUL REEL. B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 GREEN ~GO★FIGHT★WIN~. Concurrent Events: 2002 FIFA World Cup International Day Concert, B'z SHOWCASE "SAPPORO DEVIL", B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 "GREEN ~GO★FIGHT★WIN~" -Preview- |
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The band's tour in promotion of their 2000 studio album, ELEVEN. The setlist included Brotherhood-era favorites "Gin no Tsubasa de Tobe" and "girigiri chop", as well as hard rock classic "JAP THE RIPPER" and singles "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan", "HOME", "GOLD", and "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni". While originally released only in pieces on compilation videos, the tour was released in its entirety on DVD in March 2013. Concurrent Events: B'z SHOWCASE "Kobushi wo Nigire" |
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The band's 2000 "Pleasure" tour that toured throughout Japan throughout the summer. The titular "juice" was premiered live on the tour before being properly released in the midst of the tour schedule. The tour is also notable for being the only occasion in which singles "May" and "RING" were performed live, with the latter being premiered live during the latter half of the tour and also being released on DVD in the limited edition of B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure". This leaves "May" as one of the few B'z singles to not have a home video performance available. The tour itself has not been released in full, but select performances are available on compilation videos. Concurrent Events: B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" -Preview-, "juice" PV Shoot Guerrilla Live |
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Survive (Guitar Solo Version) |
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Calling (Piano Version) |
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Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~ (Piano Version) |
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Don't Leave Me (Instrumental) |
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Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai (Instrumental) |
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Pleasure'91 ~Jinsei no Kairaku~ (Piano Version) |
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Urei no GYPSY (Instrumental) |
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