still no PV or song updates with regards to MY LONELY TOWN ?! D:

it will be out on 14th of this month .____.

D: Nope. Nothing so far... I looked on JPOPSUKI and nothing came up. :(

:(

well I guess the PV & etc will not be out til next week

if not , then it will be somewhere this weekend , the earliest I mean

I just found out that it WILL be on SPACE SHOWER! The air date hasn't been announced yet. :P

hopefully soon

my expectations for MY LONELY TOWN is quite high especially since I really liked Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE a lot

ok maybe I should lower my expectations on that LOL :laugh

^The song itself is awesome! :) (It sounded awesome live! :love)

Thanks for the recommendation Karen :D Would've thanked you earlier but midterms are killing me (still NOT over and i'm more than half dead -_-)

AND WHAT GOOD NEWS I COME BACK TO. i would KILL to go to their live gym tour!!!!!!!!! School term clashes sobs.

New B'z album :luv2

so I have been listening to MAGIC (the song LOL) since morning when I downloaded it

not bad but I need a few more spins/listens to it but it's a kick ass tune for sure :heart

so while I'm still waiting for the full MY LONELY TOWN PV to be up , here's the full version of the ballad version of Ichibu to Zenbu which will be included in the single , next week when it's released

http://www.mediafire.com/?2cmmtzyjznw

my sister found it somewhere on the net

omg it's SO depressing/sad as compared to the original :weep but I still really like it

Thanks for uploading the ballad version, Karen! :)

man what a difference the original & ballad takes of Ichibu to Zenbu sounds like man

the original sounds so KICK ASS IN YOUR FACE but the ballad version , you need a bucket to store your tears .____.

Tell me about it! :laugh They are the best at making sad ballads! Itsuka no Merry Christmas is a perfect example of that! :D

does anyone know where is MY LONELY TOWN pv shooting place? that is an amazing place.

waiting for MY LONELY TOWN PV seems like FOREVER D:

I saw the PV preview on their site , it's damn cool :heart

Hashima Island is where MY LONELY TOWN's PV was shot. :) It's also known as "Battle Ship Island" due to the fact that it's shaped like a battle ship! :laugh

I can see why so , Heather :laugh

anyway I really like the preview for MY LONELY TOWN PV , I wonder why it's taking SO long for Space Shower to air it :headache

It's so weird... SPACE SHOWER doesn't have it listed anymore. ._.

:(

what the hell man , I just hope the PV will be out before next Wed comes T_T

top 50 singles of '09

*7 *,357,994 **6,774 イチブトゼンブ/DIVE / B'z 09/08/05

NINKI Index for MY LONELY TOWN

http://i36.tinypic.com/2envtra.jpg

<3 but the no.s should be higher imo

I hope so ... & where's the PV for MY LONELY TOWN now ?! IT'S NOT UP YET :irked

& I thought waiting for Johnny's PVs to be up & running's BAD D:

That looks GREAT and dammit! >.< I guess you would have to wait until the single comes out to see the whole PV. :( That sucks! DX

I know oh lord D:

What the hell man Vermillion Records , why are you doing this to everyone T_T

They're pulling an "avex" on us! :laugh

not really

at least avex bothers to show the full PV on TV with regards to the artistes who're under them

it's different for Johnny's . Since last year , they began to air only short versions of the PVs which's just :grumpy

I think Vermillion Records's worst , they didn't even ask SSTV to air the full PV of MY LONELY TOWN dammit :irked

Thank you so much for the ballad version, it's wonderful, I like it more than the original. :love Especially th final phrase of the chorus..

ah don't mention it :) & I believe if you were to watch Buzzer Beat which recently concluded , both the original & ballad versions of Ichibu to Zenbu were used simulateneously

like for those sad scenes , the ballad version's used & vice versa

MY LONELY TOWN single is FINALLY up for download D:

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2123638

2009 Single Ranking
*1 *,655,498 ***,*** Believe/曇りのち、快晴 / 嵐、矢野健太 starring Satoshi Ohno 09/03/04
*2 *,620,237 ***,*** 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～ / 嵐 09/05/27
*3 *,481,734 ***,918 愛のままで… / 秋元順子 08/01/23 累計643,130
*4 *,418,100 ***,730 Everything / 嵐 09/07/01
*5 *,377,097 ***,*** RESCUE / KAT-TUN 09/03/11
*6 *,359,266 ***,*** ひまわり / 遊助 09/03/11
*7 *,357,994 **6,774 イチブトゼンブ/DIVE / B'z 09/08/05
*8 *,331,248 ***,*** ONE DROP / KAT-TUN 09/02/11
*9 *,285,228 ***,*** 恋のＡＢＯ / NEWS 09/04/29
10 *,274,831 ***,933 THE HURRICANE ～FIREWORKS～ / EXILE 09/07/22

2009 DVD Ranking
*1　406,132　**2,427　ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO / 嵐 09/03/25
*2　334,041　***,***　EXILE LIVE TOUR "EXILE PERFECT LIVE 2008"　/ EXILE 09/03/18
*3　269,021　***,***　SMAP 2008 super.modern.artistic.performance tour / SMAP 08/12/17
*4　237,780　*11,143　TOUR 2∞9 PUZZLE / 関ジャニ∞ 09/09/23
*5　224,412　*13,225　namie amuro BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009 / 安室奈美恵 09/09/09
*6　209,604　***,***　KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2008 QUEEN OF PIRATES / KAT-TUN　09/01/01
*7　181,584　***,***　B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 GLORY DAYS / B'z 09/02/25
*8　179,020　***,***　B'z LIVE-GYM Hidden Pleasure～Typhoon No.20～ / B'z 08/12/10
*9　170,847　170,847　4th LIVE TOUR 2009～The Secret Code～FINAL in TOKYO DOME / 東方神起 09/9/30
10　127,046　127,046　KinKi you DVD / KinKi Kids 09/9/30

so what's everyone's thoughts on MY LONELY TOWN now that the single has FINALLY leaked out ?

MY LONELY TOWN - love it & I like the subtle strings going on too :luv2 . I thought it might be a full blown ballad but guess not

but still great stuff , I have this on repeat mode since this morning :heart

Kirei na Namida (Beautiful Tears) - nice guitar riffs in here . A bit more mellow than MY LONELY TOWN . Koshi's voice's nicer than usual here oddly LOL xD

Ichibu to Zenbu -Ballad Version - tissues are needed on standby in this :weep

I overall really love the single <3 I can't wait for MAGIC (the album not song LOL) to be out next month

this will be the 1st B'z album I will be getting too , so exciting !

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as expected or not , MY LONELY TOWN debuted at #1 today with 65,206 copies

x->1 -- x + 65,206

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

That's GREAT!!! =D Their DVD sales are lower than I expected! :laugh

The whole single is AMAZING!! They keep getting better
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By the way... Last week, I got 5 B'z CDs at book-off NY for only $20... And in mint condition

^ wow you go dude & I was at HMV earlier on & there were a lot of copies for the CD only of MY LONELY TOWN that they brought in :D

it looked like a digipak to me , same thing goes for Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE as well

but I will wait for their 17th album MAGIC to be out next month which I'm so getting it

this will be my 1st B'z album that I will be getting/listening to :D

(Their albums and singles look like digipaks! XDD) YAAAAAAY!! You won't regret it at all! <33 I own two of their albums already and I can say that they're worth the buy! =D

haha I take your word for that Heather :)

I saw ACTION too & wow at the packaging as well

^I'd recommend MONSTER or ACTION to start out with. THEN, get MAGIC. :) But that's just my personal opinion. :D

thanks for the suggestion but it's ok , I will listen to MAGIC & not their previous works because I'm not familiar with any of their singles to begin with except from Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE onwards D:

:laugh Ok! ^_^

On Topic: MY LONELY TOWN is sooo kick-ass! :D (I'm making an Ayu PV to the song! :laugh) The single itself is awesome! <3

You should try some of their previous material, really. Their mid-90's period is full of classics!

^ yeah I know , some of their older material are classic in their own right but it's just that I don't have the time/luxury to sit down & sieve off their older works & it's 20 years worth of stuff @_@

I just will follow what's relevant/recent LOL

top 10 singles

*1 *,655,498 ***,*** Believe/曇りのち、快晴 / 嵐、矢野健太 starring Satoshi Ohno 09/03/04
*2 *,620,237 ***,*** 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～ / 嵐 09/05/27
*3 *,482,482 ***,748 愛のままで… / 秋元順子 08/01/23 累計643,878
*4 *,418,623 ***,523 Everything / 嵐 09/07/01
*5 *,377,097 ***,*** RESCUE / KAT-TUN 09/03/11
*6 *,362,287 **4,293 イチブトゼンブ/DIVE / B'z 09/08/05

THE PV IS OUT!!!!! O_________________O

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95215

Congrats to the guys! :clapclap

LOL I downloaded it earlier on

very nice/entertaining :heart love the scenery background & wow at the battle ship island

Koshi looks hot in there NOOOOOOOOOOOOO @________________@ . He looks great in white xD xD

x->1->1 -- x + 65,206 + 41,829

Total 2 days sales - 107,035

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

MY LONELY TOWN

x->1->1->1 -- x + 65,206 + 41,829 + 24,767

Total 3 days sales - 132,072

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

just curious on something

have the duo ever included instrumentals for their A-side with regards to the past 45 singles of theirs ? @_@

100% sure they never included instrumentals... All their 45 singles follow the same standard: A-side + one (actually up to 3) B-sides

By the way, is Magic already up for pre-order anywhere? I'm so behind @_@

ok thanks for that & LOL yes MAGIC is already long ago up for preorder on all the major CD online shop sites :laugh

Since HMV import their stuff over here to be sold inclusive of MY LONELY TOWN , I see no point in preordering MAGIC online since they will bring in the album to be sold here , well just the CD only since the CD + DVD can't be brought here to be sold due to the censorship board

it's ok because I don't really care that much for the DVD's contents LOL

Lucky you! haha, I'm like 14,000 km away from the nearest place where I can buy MAGIC...

I guess i'll get it at CDJapan

thanks & yeah I'm lucky that where I reside , jpop stuff's quite readily available

I'm always forever calling HMV every week , so much so that the staff's able to recongise my voice over the phone :roflmao

anyway links to preorder MAGIC

CD - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BMCV-8030

CD + DVD - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BMCV-8029

which edition are you getting ?

Thanks for those links!
I'm getting CD only... Those broadway shows and J-pop shopping in NY left a HUGE hole in my wallet :roflmao

^ aw bless haha xD xD

this will be the 1st B'z's album that I will be getting/listening to

I think if not for the fact that I saw Ichibu to Zenbu PV on TV a while back ago , I wouldn't have known how great they're by right

Tak Matsumoto's a genius :heart . He did an amazing job composing KAT-TUN's debut single Real Face so I guess that's sorta my exposure to B'z music in a way or 2

NOPE!!! :D The only time they did instrumentals was on 2 instrumental albums (which are completely rare, unless you can find one on JPOPSUKI :laugh)! But hurrah for the guys getting #1 (which is really no surprise :laugh)!

thanks Heather & lol something will not be right if MY LONELY TOWN didn't go to #1

the whole single's a winner , what's there not to like & Koishi's so hot in the PV

@_@ T_T

Yup! Koshi-san sure is! :laugh

yeah I was staring hard at Koshi-san in the MY LONELY TOWN PV D: , so embarassing @_@

I hope I'm not falling for him :rofl . He's taken xD xD

XDD I know! It's hard not to! D: He has kids too!! :tired

WHAT , he has kids too ?!?! D:

Do you know how many kids he has ? I'm sure that they're all good looking just like him xD

^So far, 2! :P

MY LONELY TOWN

x->1->1->1->1 -- x + 65,206 + 41,829 + 24,767 + 15,703

Total 4 days sales - 147,775

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

Another #1! :D Congrats to the guys! (^_^)

so exactly how many kids does Koshi has ?

how about Masumoto since you said that he's also married too

I know that Tak has kids as well since it was believed that he has his daughter's name tattooed! XDD (It was Rei, I believe. :eyebrow)

It's strange to find a lot of info about their lives/families, etc... I guess they make their private life "private"

Anyway, do you know were just 12 weeks away from their new tour "LIVE-GYM 2010: Ain't No Magic"? According to my basic japanese, it will include 4 nights at Tokyo Dome, 3 shows at both Osaka and Nagoya Dome, among others

^Actually, I found that out a month ago! :laugh It was announced at the same time as they announced the album! :laugh

Here are the dates! :D

MY LONELY TOWN

x->1->1->1->1->1 -- x + 65,206 + 41,829 + 24,767 + 15,703 + 13,063

Total 5 days sales - 160,838

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

wow they barely dropped on the 5th day :heart

I believe so & that goes for most artistes & let alone jrock bands that I listened to

I seldom find anyone that's quite 'open' if you know what I mean . The only one I know who's quite open in his private life to a certain extent's BREAKERZ's frontman DAIGO

:clapclap Lucky, B'z! :laugh

as expected or not , MY LONELY TOWN debuted at #1 overall in the Oricon weekly chart with 1st week sales of 180,723

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/

so how many straight #1's that the duo has again ?! D:

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top 50 singles of '09

*6 *,367,470 **5,183 イチブトゼンブ/DIVE / B'z 09/08/05

I've lost track! XDDD

LOL

I believe it's more than 30 straight #1's ?

Last time, it was 43. I think it's on to 45 now? :laugh

WHAT

does this mean they only have 2 singles in their entire 21 years discography that never went #1 at all ?

@_@

^No no!! XDD Last I checked, they had 43 #1 singles! XDD I think that doubled over time! XDDDD

O_O

wow so outta 47 singles that they have released , only 4 never went to #1 ?

impressive impressive

Tadaaa! :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27z

oh good lord , 43 straight #1's ? D:

that's impressive man *bows down to B'z

^That's from 2008! :P I'd figured it's doubled since then. :)

what do you mean doubled ? so that means now they have 44 straight #1's or :shrug

:dead2

Including Ichibu to Zenbu and MY LONELY TOWN... It'd say about 45! :D

Yeah, ever since 1990, they've never lost their #1 spot even when releasing against other popular artists

By the way, MY LONELY TOWN debuts this week at the United World Chart (counting world biggest markets) at number 16, with 150,000 points
http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks.htm

Congrats to the guys! <3 BTW, who pre-ordered MAGIC? :D

WOO MY LONELY TOWN is being played currently on my local chinese radio station YES933FM now *_______*

there's something about hearing your fave song on the radio as compared to on the computer if you ask me <3

That's awesome! <3 I wish they would play B'z songs here in the states! ; ;

Yeah, listening from a local radio is in a whole different level than just downloading it or sth... At least some major US airlines have their latest hits on their in-flight radio, and some stores (specially in California & Hawaii) sell their CD's... here we're FAR from even that

That's true... It's just the feeling that makes it different from downloading it! :) Has anyone heard of Koshi's solo stuff? .o.

Not yet... Though I been looking for his album "Magma" everywhere...
By the way, he'll be the guess artist at Slash upcoming album, and apparently the song will be the lead single!

His solo is...different! :laugh Though, there are some songs that I like. :)

a noob question but has the duo included B-sides from their singles in their past albums , especially ACTION ? :shrug

oh didn't answered this in the last page xD but anyway , I'm getting the CD only of MAGIC in due time when HMV imports it from Japan <3

I don't see the need to have the CD + DVD of the album :P & MAGIC will be my 1st B'z album to get , listen & in due time review on my blog whee :heart

All I know from the songs is that it'll be a step up from ACTION. :)

lol ok so I take it that ACTION wasn't a good album ? o_O

no way am I going to sieve out though their past material man , 20 years worth of stuff

can die @_@

Actually... ACTION was a decent album but it wasn't great. :P

LOLLLL

ok that doesn't sound like a good thing -_- but it's ok , I'm very sure MAGIC will be a kick ass album since the singles Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE and MY LONELY TOWN are really solid

so I'm expecting expectations to be pretty high/up there

Yeah! It'll be kick-ass! I don't have any doubts about that! XDD Single wise, MAGIC is a step up from ACTION. :P

oh you mean in ACTION (the album) , there's also a song which has the same title as the album itself ?

^Yeah, I'm talking about the album! :laugh That song on ACTION is called Junjou ACTION! XDD

ah I just realised that now it's officially Nov , wouldn't be long before MAGIC's released *_____*

seriously I'm excited for the release of the album & it's going to be the 1st B'z album I'm checking out too :smitten

So it is... Too bad it'll be out towards the end of the month. :( But it'll be worth it in the long run! :D

ehhh out towards the end of the month ?!

MAGIC will be out on 18th Nov :laugh

anyway since you're the one that started this thread , you want to PM a mod to change the thread title to something more recent with using B'z latest single titles & MAGIC itself ?

I don't know , it's up to you at the end of the day :yes

Oo! They have a preview on their website for the album! :luv2
http://www.bz-vermillion.com/bmcv-8029/sound.html

ooh nice :D but I'm not going to listen to the previews since it doesn't do justice to a song at the end of the day :P so I don't mind waiting for the full album to be out in a mater of time hahaha

^:laugh I did listen to the previews and sounds like the old B'z is coming back! :D Though, Freedom Train reminds me of that one song! XDD

I sure hope that Freedom Train's wouldn't sound like Kobukuro because they themselves have a song that has the same title as B'z so -_-

Nah! B'z is harder than Kobukuro! :)

Thanks for the link! A (hardcore-B'z-fan) friend told me the same after the preview
Though, like Karen, I prefer waiting for the full album