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, 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.
Monster is the fifteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on June 28, 2006. The album sold over 401,000 copies in its first week, an improvement from 2005's "The Circle". In total the album sold over 537,091 copies.
Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street, known as Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in Japan, is the sixth Case Closed feature film, released in Japan on April 20, 2002. The Phantom of Baker Street is the first film in the series written by Hisashi Nozawa. This was the last of the Case Closed films done in cel animation. It was released on February 16, 2010, in America on DVD. This film brought 3.4 billion yen in the box office. The story features several characters from and references to the Sherlock Holmes series, which Detective Conan is heavily inspired by, and Jack the Ripper.
Aya Kamiki is a Japanese singer, actress and model. Her music ranges from pop, rock to R&B. She resides in Osaka, and is signed with Tokyo-based AVEX recording label. She is the vocalist of the rock band Uroboros and the rock duo Sonic Lover Reckless with Lovebites guitarist Miyako.
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem is a 2006 Japanese animated feature film and the 10th entry in the Case Closed film series released on April 15, 2006. It earned 3.03 billion yen in the box office.
Japanese rock duo B'z has released 22 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, eight extended plays (EP), 57 singles and 19 live albums. With more than 82 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.
B'z Live-Gym 2006 "Monster's Garage" is the sixth live VHS/DVD released by Japanese rock duo B'z. It features live footage of the Monster Live-Gym 2006, one of their famous Live Gyms. On December 22, 2010, the first two discs were re-released in Blu-ray. The Blu-ray release also contain the documentary disc but still in DVD.
Zero is the eleventh single by B'z, released on October 7, 1992, and the only one from their album Run. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart, selling over 600,000 copies in its first week, although there was no tie up for the song at that moment. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #4. It sold over 1,310,000 copies according to Oricon.
"Giri Giri Chop" is the twenty-sixth single by B'z, released on June 9, 1999. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. "Giri Giri Chop" was used as the sixth opening song for Detective Conan and the song "One" was also used as the theme song for third Detective Conan movie, The Last Wizard of the Century. It became the best selling opening single in the Detective Conan series, with 805,000 units.
B'z Live in Nanba is the seventh live VHS/DVD released by Japanese rock duo B'z, on February 20, 2008. It features live footage of their show at Namba, Osaka.
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.
"Pierrot" is a Japanese-language song by Aya Kamiki, written by Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto and was Kimiki's second single, released on April 12, 2006. The song is no relation to the 1983 song of the same name by Toshihiko Tahara, and begins with the lyrics "Momoiro ni somari yuku..".
Case Closed, known as Meitantei Conan in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) and TMS Entertainment where it premiered on YTV. The first episode premiered on January 8, 1996. It is currently ongoing and numbers over 1000 episodes, making it the eleventh longest running anime series. The anime spin off has over twenty animated featured films.
Stay: Yoake no Soul is the seventh studio album by Japanese group Garnet Crow. The album was released on September 30, 2009, by Giza Studio. The lead single, "Yume no Hitotsu", was released on August 13, 2008.
"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.
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 is a compilation album by Japanese hard rock duo B'z. It was released on June 12, 2013, simultaneously with B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998, and it is part of their 25th anniversary celebration. It reached #2 at Oricon charts, while B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 itself reached the top, the same happening at the Billboard Japan Top Albums.
Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake is the 3rd single of Miho Komatsu released under Amemura O-Town Record label. The single reached #8 rank for first week and sold 44,460 copies. The single charted for 17 weeks and sold totally 294,580 copies.
Miho Komatsu 2nd : Mirai is the second studio album by the Japanese singer-songwriter Miho Komatsu. It was released on 19 December 1998 by Amemura O-town Record.
"声明/Still Alive" is the fifty-third single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 14 June 2017 and is the only single from their twentieth album Dinosaur.
"Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no yōni" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriters Rina Aiuchi and U-ka Saegusa. It was released on 11 April 2007 through Giza Studio, for the soundtrack of the Japanese animated film Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure. The single became the duo's second single, following "100 mono Tobira" in 2006, which also served as the theme song to the anime series. The single reached number six in Japan and has sold over 36,587 copies nationwide.
