B'z is a Japanese rock duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba, known for their energetic hard rock tracks and pop rock ballads. B'z is one of the best-selling music artists in the world and the best-selling in their native Japan by certifications, having released 49 consecutive No. 1 singles, 25 No. 1 albums, and 3 No. 1 EPs on the Oricon music charts, and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Koshi Inaba is a Japanese vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and lyricist of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan. He has also had a successful solo career, with five studio albums and five singles topping the Japanese music charts. He collaborated with Slash on single "Sahara" which was released in 2009. In 2017, he released a collaborative album, Chubby Groove, with Stevie Salas under the name "Inaba/Salas".
Off The Lock is the second studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z.
Break Through is the third studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. The album sold 41,700 copies in its first week and sold a total of 724,640 copies.
In the Life is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock duo B'z. The album debuted with 1,043,070 copies sold and 2,402,970 copies in total.
Japanese rock duo B'z has released 22 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, nine extended plays (EP), 62 singles, and 20 live albums. With more than 86 million sales in Japan, the duo is the best-selling artist in Japan and with 100 million sales one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
"Liar! Liar!" is the twenty-third single by B'z, released on October 8, 1997. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart, selling 794,000 copies during its chartrun.
B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure" is a compilation double-album by the Japanese hard rock duo B'z. It was released on June 18, 2008, and it is part of their 20th anniversary celebration. It peaked at #1 at Oricon charts and Billboard Japan Top Albums.
B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure" is a compilation album by the Japanese hard rock duo B'z. It was released on September 17, 2008, and it is part of their 20th anniversary celebration. The album track listing was decided by fans who voted on a poll at the B'z 20th anniversary website. The fans could vote for all but three songs that have ever been released by B'z. "Brotherhood" was voted number one.
Magic is the seventeenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on November 18, 2009. A limited edition was released featuring a bonus DVD with the video "Magical Backstage Tour 2009".
"Don't Wanna Lie" is the 49th single for the Japanese rock duo B'z, and the second single to be released from their 2011 album C'mon. It was released on June 1, 2011. The song debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, with first week sales of 160,000 copies. It also reached number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and number one the Top Singles Sales chart. It is their 45th consecutive number one single, and sold 216,000 copies, becoming the 28th best selling single of 2011. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Platinum for its sales of 250,000 copies. This song is used as the ending theme in Detective Conan's 15th feature film Quarter of Silence. It was also used as opening theme for episodes 613 to 626 of the TV series.
Singing Bird is the fifth solo studio album by Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame. It was released by Vermillion Records on May 21, 2014, in Japan. The album debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and at No. 2 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart, besides reaching 39# at Oricon's 2014 year-end chart. The song "Oh My Love" received a video and was used at a commercial of a new camera by Olympus. The video featured Japanese football player Keisuke Honda.
Epic Day is the nineteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on March 4, 2015, more than 3.5 years after their previous studio effort, C'mon, their longest gap between studio albums. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's Singing Bird and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's New Horizon.
Chubby Groove is a collaborative studio album by Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame, and Native American musician Stevie Salas. It was released by Vermillion Records on January 18, 2017.
Dinosaur is the twentieth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 29 November 2017. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's collaborative album with Stevie Salas, Chubby Groove, and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's solo effort enigma and collaborative studio album with Daniel Ho Electric Island, Acoustic Sea.
"Red" is the fifty-second single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 10 June 2015. It is their first non-album single since 2012's "Go for It, Baby " and their first single without a b-side since 1996's "Real Thing Shakes". The song was written to be Hiroshima Toyo Carp's pitcher Hiroki Kuroda's entrance song, and its title is a reference to the club's colors.
New Love is the twenty-first studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on May 29, 2019, about a year and a half after their previous album Dinosaur. It is the first B'z album to not have an accompanying single, though music videos were produced for "Tsuwamono, Hashiru", "Wolf", and "Majestic".
Friends III is the sixth mini-album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on December 8, 2021. It's a concept album and is a sequel to their previous mini-album, Friends II, released in 1996.
Highway X is the twenty-second studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on August 10, 2022, and was their first album released after the COVID-19 pandemic started.
"Stars" is the fifty-fourth single by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on July 12, 2023, and is their first single in six years, after Seimei/Still Alive, making it the longest gap between singles. It was released in commemoration of the band's 35th anniversary.
