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B'z LIVE PERFORMANCE FOR FIFA WORLD CUP
It is confirmed by Official Fan Club that B'z will have a joint live with Aerosmith on June 27 in Yokohama for the closing ceremony of FIFA World Cup. Let's NOT miss it, everyone! Otanoshimiiii !!! ^^
News from Shisuko at B'z Room

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B'z LIVEGYM 2002 TITLE IS OUT
This year LiveGym will start from July 8, and B'z Official Website has confirmed that it will be called "LIVEGYM GREEN ~ GO * FIGHT * WIN ~" (^^;)
News from Murasaki at B'z Net Party

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B'z NEW SINGLE OUT ON JUNE 5
B'z new single "Atsuki Kodou No Hate Ni" ”M‚«ŒÛ“®‚Ì‰Ê‚Ä will be released on June 5. As TV Asahi's sport program's main-theme song for the year 2002, this song will played on air with the program starting from this April.
News reported by Yoshi and detail by Tokko

B'z WORLD CUP SONG TITLE IS OUT
The song will be called "DEVIL". It is confirmed by B'z Official Website that "DEVIL" is the English version of "Tokyo Devil" from "Eleven".
News from Yokko & Liv at B'z Dome

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B'z NEW SONG "EVERLASTING" FOR CONAN MOVIE
B'z new song will be a ballad called "Everlasting" and will be used as the 6th installment of Detective Conan's movie "The Phantom Of Baker Street". Looks like the song is tailor-made for the movie, because B'z took time to read the scenario first before creating the music and lyrics ^^; Detective Conan official website has a confirmed news on this song's release date, April 24, four days after the movie itself premiere.
Note: B'z song was also chosen as the 3rd installment Detective Conan's movie "Last Wizard Of The Century" (*I don't know which one ><) while "Giri Giri Chop" and "One" were Detective Conan TV series version main theme songs.
News reported by Yoshi (song's name) and Irene (release date)

Conan's official website's MAIN THEME SONG INTRODUCTION
As usual Conan's movie main theme songs are always sung by big names. This year, the best-selling band in Japan's music history, B'z will contribute their work for the 2nd time, following the song they did for the 3rd installment of Conan's movie "The Century's Greatest Magician". After reading the scenario, B'z came up with original music titled "Everlasting" (Rooms Record). As the ending scene comes into the screen, this ballad song flows, accompaning the last scene of colourful street. It was specially directed in a way to move audience's hearts to a level that never existed before in animation movie.
Detective Conan's official website

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B'z LIVEGYM 2002 SUPPORT MEMBERS DECIDED- INT'L MEMBERS ^^
"What's In" Music Magazine (March 14 edition) have a confirmed list of B'z new support band-members. Keyboard : Takanobu Masuda, Bass : Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), Drum : Shane Gaalaas (Michael Schenker Group). Also available full details of location, time and ticketing of LiveGym 2002.
News from B'z Express

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B'z & JAPAN-KOREA WORLD CUP 2002
As Japan-Korea World Cup is going to open this May, Japan-Korea will come up with a special theme songs CD. "Japan Sport" newspaper have listed the artists to perform. From Japan-side confirmed list : B'z, Dragon Ash, Mr. Children, Mai Kuraki, Hirai Ken, etc.
News from Angel at B'z Dome
Official Japan-Korea World Cup has the list of artists already.
Links from Tokko

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TAK'S "LES PAUL TAK BURST" EXHIBITED IN HARD ROCK CAFE
To celebrate the release of Tak's two solo albums, Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo and Osaka have put up Tak's signature model Gibson Les Paul for display. It's the first time for any Hard Rock cafe in the world to display stuff of a Japan artist. After all, there are only 5 person in the history to own a Gibson signature guitar, and Mat-chan is the first Asian guitarist in the five. Hurray for the leader!
News from The Music 272 (Music Magazine)