FRIENDS II

FRIENDS II
Mini album by B'z
Released	November 25, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Adult rock
Length	27:35
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
4th Mini FRIENDS (1992) 5th Mini FRIENDS II (1996) Korean Mini DEVIL (2002)

FRIENDS II is the fifth mini album by B'z, released on November 25, 1996. Unlike its predecessor and fellow mini album FRIENDS, the album does not follow a continued narrative throughout its tracks.

At release, FRIENDS II debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 966,140 copies sold, which was a noted increase over the 706,950 sold by preceding holiday effort FRIENDS. As with all other B'z mini albums released to date, FRIENDS II has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales in excess of 1,466,650 physical copies sold.

Track listing

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

1. Friends II

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2. SNOW

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3. Shoushin — Heartbreak, 傷心

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4. BABY MOON

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5. sasanqua~Fuyuu no Hi — Winter Sun, 冬の陽

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6. Aru Hisokana Koi — A Secret Love, ある密かな恋

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7. Kimi wo Tsurete — Brought to You, きみをつれて

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Live appearances

Live Performances

SNOW [47 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'97 "FIREBALL" [9/9 SHOWS]

B'z SHOWCASE "GO! GO! HEAVEN" [1/1 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM '98 "SURVIVE" [29/49 SHOWS]

B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [8/53 SHOWS]

Shoushin

BABY MOON

Aru Hisokana Koi

Kimi wo Tsurete

Home Videos

SNOW

Shoushin

Performed on television

BABY MOON

Aru Hisokana Koi

Kimi wo Tsurete

Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records

No.	Cover	Mini Album	Physical Copies Sold		Chart Positions			Certification
			FIRST WEEK	LIFETIME	WEEK	MONTH	YEAR
5		FRIENDS II 1996.11.25	966,140+	1,466,650+	1	—	—	Million

Personnel

B'z

• Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
• Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement, Chorus (Tracks 2-4, 6, 7)

Support Members

• Hideo Yamaki: Drums
• Koji "Kitaroh" Nakamura: Bass (Tracks 3, 5-7)
• Tomohito Aoki: Bass (Tracks 2 & 4)
• Akira Onozuka from DIMENSION: Piano, Electric Piano, Organ (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Hidefumi Toki: Sax (Tracks 6 & 7)
• Nobu Saito: Percussion (Track 3)
• Shinozaki Strings: Strings
• Rie Akagi: Flute (Track 3)
• Yuiko Tsubokura: Chorus (Tracks 3 & 7)

Production

• Daisuke Ikeda: Arrangement