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Name: irene
Quote of the moment: mission impossible!!!!!
Sent: 18.49 - 26/3

minna! minna!! minna!!! oh, i can't believe my eyes!!! b'z top all the 11 spots in oricon!!!! OMG! they made history again! the 1st ever in the japan music industry! or should i say the world music industry ;p yeah yeah yeah!!! b'z saikou! b'z my heroes!! aarrrhhh!! i'm so so so happi!!!! they did it!

B, i suppose 'ai no mama~' is 1 of the remastered singles, & it's the best selling of the lot...that's why they include it, i think so :p

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Name: B
Sent: 16.04 - 26/3

huh ? why are Bz performing ai no mama ni~? It's one of my alltime faves ! I wanna see it ! Is it a new version ? kyaaa !!
B

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Name: Keen
Sent: 10.11 - 26/3

yeah, this is also for those who read Chinese (link from B'z Dome) http://www.0ganet.com/cgi-bin/bbs3000/bbs.cgi?id=200212070952
I'm surprised to see so many devotees from China mainland! They are very well informed about B'z and most of them own complete discography (bootleg or no). I lived there for more than 4 yrs, so I know how difficult it is to get official stuffs, don't even mention buying over the internet coz the postal system is not reliable at all. Hmm, yet the fans found a way! I guess winmx is the hero! Another proof that great music will always be heard, no matter what.

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Name: irene
Sent: 02.02 - 26/3

for those who can read chinese :p (nothing new but juz seeing how they describe 178's vocal & tak's guitar makes me happi hehehe)
http://mtvchinese.com/News/Regional/200303/26/05.html

yeah, shoo shoo....shoo away sxxp!!

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Name: Keen
Quote of the moment: well well
Sent: 16.57 - 25/3

tomorrow is one of the big days nee! It's Show Time will be flying out of racks in cd-shops! Tak will walk into cd-shop in Shibuya and the shopkeeper will give him a wink, "it's selling very well, sugoi desu ne!" kekeke. Well, that happened when Best Pleasure was out. Tak looking at mountains of Pleasure-cds and wondering, can they finish selling everything?

And then the 27th will be *chuuu-somebody* day and the 28th will be *Tamori-bullying-Kosh* day, B'z will perform It's Show Time and Ai No Mama Ni~! Yayayay!!!

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Name: B2
Sent: 08.23 - 24/3

yeah, what the heck would they mean by Final Pleasure? I entirely doubt it would mean the final tour, cause that would be such big news there would be slightly official gossip making the rounds. perhaps, they will stop doing Pleasure tours because they are gonna start doing international tours instead! ohhh my now wouldn't that be a nice trade?

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Name: B
Sent: 07.32 - 24/3

wow...so this "final pleasure" just feeds my depression of not seeing B'z this year (unless a miracle happens). Sounds so.umm final.
Can't they call it "another pleasure" or something like that ? But no, go on and twist the dagger in my already bleeding heart, guys.
Recently I talked to my friend who is a hobby rock-star with his band and he was all impressed when I told him about B'z and he said B'z better appreciate fandom and pilgrimage from the other end of the world.
The TakBoss should better listen to our voice ne !
I am in the mood to write yet another mail to them right now !!! *angriesmaddfandom*
B

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Name: irene
Sent: 19.17 - 23/3

huh?! so fast? another new song coming? i thought b'z next single will be in july? 178 & tak's solo single are not out yet!! hmmm....but better than 2 singles a year :p that's not enough!!

yeah~ i've always wanted to know what tak & 178 like personally ^_^ mmmm...tak always has great taste ne~ in judging 178's look, vocal...and now great taste in 178's songs hahaha....178 is so sweet to see tak b4 the recording :)

well, 178 is sure better in recognising hollywood stars! he watched so many hollywood films :>

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Name: Keen
Sent: 08.41 - 23/3

BIG NEWS: B'z Party 24-hr message line says a new song to be expected soon, titled "Change The Future". Hmm, I actually would like to hear some silly Koshi lovey-dovey lyrics again. They've been doing too much 'encouraging' type lately. Ultra Soul, GOLD, It's Show Time, Akatsuki, Stay Green, Go Fight Win. New Message is good though!

24-hr news on war depresses me so much *sigh* I hope it will be over soon. Lucky these days I'm burried in bewiz and always get much entertainment from them. Yes, Tak and Koshi joking in ABR is definitely their everyday life. The interviews are peppered with 'haha' and 'fufu'. Tak is hillarouz with his sincere fussiness. But everyone just let him be.

Ok, it's Shian's turn (vol 57)
Bewiz: we know Inaba-san's fave of HANA, is there any song Matsumoto-san likes out of SHIAN?
Tak: O.NO.RE and TRASH. Now it's a big different from Magma and Tooku Made style.
Bewiz: the first time you heard SHIAN was in L.A.?
Tak: yes, he let me hear the whole album and then I got the CD later, also watched the TV docu.

They commented on how 'samishii' (=lonely) it is to be on TV alone. Kosh said it was ok, becoz his wasn't Music Station. Turns out that when Tak performed Koi Uta/#1090 in MS, Kosh came to the studio too, but he left before the recording began! Kosh said laughingly that it was a relief and he watched the live with everyone, 'here he comes! here he comes'. They love the part when Tak's stage was elevated.

Btw, Kosh saw Jodie Foster in L.A.! When he said that certain woman in one-piece dress, eating yogurt with a baby-son was Jodie Foster, the manager was like, no, no, different person! But soon enough, from the table somebody called out, Jodie! So Kosh was right!

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Name: M
Sent: 14.07 - 22/3

They shouldn't call it the Final Pleasure! That sends a chilling image of "last tour" to me. Which it isn't! Oh well, as usual most of us will be sitting outside of Japan crying over missing everything. -_-

Tak and Koshi are so sweet. There's band unity and genuine friendship for you! And yeah, Mat-chan has a very lively interest in food doesn't he? I didn't know there was Mosburger in LA though.

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Name: irene
Sent: 13.59 - 22/3

mmmm....now i feel like playing the hana cd again ^_^ !! i love the track 'hana'...now i shall pay attention to 'romeo&juliet' hohoho :p i can't remember how it goes ^^; gomen, tak!

so, 178 gets some privileges from tak too ne ^0^ 'one for 178-san too,douzo'! ha, i like this one ^.~

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Name: Keen
Sent: 08.42 - 22/3

Thanks, Irene, for the numbers! M, so glad you got your HANA! I love it so much too <3 Rave on HANA:
http://www.kayosproductions.com/kayosSite/Clients/takm/press/press1.html

In Bewiz vol 53
Tak: by the way, you haven't said anything (about HANA)
Kosh: *laugh* I played it in heavy rotation (?)
Tak: at home?
Kosh: hai!
Tak: arigatou gozaimasu ^-^
Kosh: even at Okane-san (athletic trainer/massage-guy in tour), HANA was all I could hear.
Bewiz: What's Inaba-san's fave?
Kosh: Romeo & Juliet.
And then super Kosh said such high-quality production is something that he can never come up with!!! o.0

Oh about Tak Burst #178, Tak actually gave it to Kosh around December. Gibson was to make 200 of Tak Burst, but in September, they haven't come up to #178 yet. Bewiz commented on Kosh's smile (see link) http://www.geocities.com/keen_on_all/pics/koshburst.jpg
Bewiz: such a niko-niko smile!
Kosh: it's my "lucky!!" expression *lol*
Tak: for you, it's always "lucky!!" when it comes to getting guitar. I don't know since when that you always get guitars in one pack together with me!
Kosh: *lol* for instance, Yairi
Tak: Un, Yairi or accoustic... (laugh) Matsumoto-san, what do you think of this one?... Aaa, one for Inaba-san too, douzo, thank you *lol*
Kosh: *lol*
Bewiz: so Inaba-san has two Les Paul Tak model?
Kosh: yes, two of them... but I buy the accoustic myself

M, you're right! Tak always always talks about food in great detail. When they were recording Brotherhood in L.A. somebody bought MOS fishburger and Tak ate it, "WHOAH, UMOWAIII (=exaggeration of umai) NE KORE! Nani kore! Umowaii!" LOLOLOL and while they were there, he ate it daily and highly recommended it to Kosh
Tak: mountains of onion, mayonaisse and cheese
Kosh: yabai yo ne (=dangerous, isn't it)
Tak: yabai!

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Name: B'z spy 0178
Quote of the moment: oh oh
Sent: 06.07 - 22/3

http://www3.ticket-bz.com/B%27z/pc/top.asp
This year title is B'z Livegym - The Final Pleasure "It's Show Time" 2003. What does the final mean? No more Pleasure series? Or maybe the latest rendition of that song Pleasure? Anyway, looks like it's ticketing time already minna, and we won't get any T.T Live schedule would be published in the next bewiz.

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Name: F.MATSUMOTO
Sent: 02.18 - 22/3

Keen...
Well,the BASS`s name is Vanessa...
Mimi maybe is her nickname I think...^"^

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Name: B
Sent: 01.54 - 22/3

I checked Wags site, made me smile that the Kohshman would actually open a show for such young boys ehehe. But uhh they look sweet ^-^ unfortunately much to young for me ToT.
I have to check on them more closely and see if they are different from all the weird one-hit-wonder teenageboys groups that I see in Pachi-Pachi.
I'd love to see a Kohshi solo, but to be honest, if I could choose a live, I would go for B'z (two for the price of one hehehe)
B

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Name: irene
Quote of the moment: juz an update :p
Sent: 01.51 - 22/3

up to date,
green on oricon for 16 weeks (vs eleven 12 wks)
love&b'z 14 wks
shian 14 wks (vs magma 12 wks)

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Name: M
Sent: 16.59 - 21/3

NANI??? Naughty Koshi planning this in secret and not telling B'z fans! Well, Giza is owned by Being, so that's probably why he was opening for this WAG group. Wouldn't we all love to go to a Koshi solo live?? I wish we could go; I love his solo works ;_;

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Name: irene
Sent: 13.03 - 21/3

OMG!! this is really a big big news!!! finally 178 has his solo live! how i wish i were there! remember that he said having his solo live is his yume ^.~ (during his shian promotion period), so he's been planning it all along :) i can't wait for his very own solo live, though it's almost a 100% sure that i don't have a chance to go ^^; & yes, i like this set list ^_^ 10 great songs! ano, where's tookumade? sang too many times in brotherhood tour? nami was performed in survive tour too....but nami is really a great piece of work! <3

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Name: Keen
Quote of the moment: BIG NEWS
Sent: 10.30 - 21/3

from official site: Koshi had his first solo live show yesterday March 20 at Hills some Osaka live house. Set list (10 songs): Onore, Kuchibiru, Here I am!!, Love Letter, TOUCH, NAMI, Akatsuki, Seno de Revolution, TRASH, Ai Naki Michi. Apparently he performed as opening act for this band called WAG. It was a big hit even though absolutely no B'z fans got prior notice (otherwise the live house would be demolished by B'z fans only -_-;;). Anyway, Kosh's serious solo live will be scheduled after this.

WAG's official site http://www.giza.co.jp/wag/

Hey, F-Matsu, don't worry, mistake fixed! ^^ That painting is cute! Tak looks very strong hehehe! You even included the bass chick (heard her name is Mimi) =p

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Name: F.MATSUMOTO
Sent: 03.00 - 21/3

......O_o!?
Keen...
I`m very sorry that I take a mistake for your board...
I just want to po a painting that about TAK`s Birthday
But I don`t know your board didn`t support HTM...
I`m very sorry...ToT

This is the painting--
http://home.pchome.com.tw/mysite/zangetsu/tak_2003_bd.jpg

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Name: Keen
Sent: 22.21 - 20/3

wow, but now I can't find it anywhere. I swear I saw it somewhere. Heii M, which vol is that? But anywayz, I uploaded a happies Kosh hugging his very own Tak Burst and attempting to imitate Takklez
http://www.geocities.com/keen_on_all/pics/koshburst.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/keen_on_all/pics/koshburst2.jpg

Funny question: If your partner has got amnesia one day, what is the first thing you would do to remind him who he is?
Kosh: I'll show him 'Bad Communication' CD jacket!
Tak: I say that you can sing great, like really great!

Btw, I changed all the pics in Tak's special page. I hated the old pics *breathe easier now* I specially love the glamourous smokin' hot Tak.

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Name: B
Sent: 16.28 - 20/3

Hello !!
Now I am so curious about the red-faced Koko pic...can you scan it or take a snapshot or something ?? I need something to cheer me up >-< . My green CD seems to have disappeared ToT. I have been searching for days now but I begin to think that I have lost it somewhere outside the apartment grr....this would suck ! Cause I don't have mp3 or cassette tape version.
B

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Name: M
Sent: 10.33 - 20/3

Wow Irene, I'm really glad to know that. I've always wondered what charity works B'z do, but at the same time I think Tak and Koshi are people who would do charitable works quietly and not make a big deal out of it.

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Name: irene
Quote of the moment: under keen's command :p
Sent: 00.51 - 20/3

this is not recent news but it's new to me...remember the 'next 100 years' song 178 wrote for j-friends? it's for the osaka(?) earthquake charity...besides this, b'z also contributed 10 billion yen (keen, after counting the zeros, it should be billions instead of millions which i've told u, gomen ^^;)....178 made some contribution too (amount not stated) for his hometown tsuyama's damage resulted from typhoon...

i'm very poor in japanese & the online translator sometimes gives me weird translation ^^; so, see here for more details + other charity work b'z had done (click the one written in all kanji characters) ^_^
http://homepage2.nifty.com/roomhome/bz/main7.html

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Name: M
Sent: 12.11 - 19/3

I have this urge to drown Koshi in green tea now. You realize, all he has to do is reveal which kind he likes, and he won't even have to bother going online.
Fans will send him 2 lifetimes' worth of supplies.

Ah, that picture of KoKo lying flat on the street trying to get a cat to come out from under a car...that made me all <3 Inaba-saaan when I got it a year ago.

I wrote a review on Friends 2 for myself a long time ago. I'll put it up when I have time. You guys know I tend to go on and on and on and on...lol

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Name: Keen
Quote of the moment: quick one
Sent: 07.33 - 19/3

Heiii, remember how we thought how wonderful it was of Kosh to give Tak a 100yr vintage guitar for his birthday? Well, turns out that Tak also gave him some really NICE gifts! A silver (or maybe white gold :p) blues harp from Tiffany. And specially flown from U.S. a Les Paul Tak Burst serial no.178!!! Tak had to book this one with Gibson ppl so they won't sell it to anyone else but him. On the neck (whatever you call it ^_^;) we can see TAK 178. Kosh took a pic hugging the guitar with this huge smile on his face.

Interesting episodes with cats: Kosh tried his sky-censor outdoor, he surprised Bewiz staffs by attracting a cat to him with the weird sound made by the instrument. And in the flashback pages, there's a pic of really red-face Kosh trying to lure a cat to come out from under a truck with some ice-cream. The note says Kosh was drunk at the moment, kekeke.

Talk about coincidence! In Tsuyama, facing Inaba family's house, there's a family named Matsumoto!!! B'z fans who go on their Tsuyama pilgrims for sure excitedly take pics in front of these two houses! Now this fact gives me goose-bumps! If that's not destiny that I don't know what is. Inaba and Matsumoto have always had it in their destiny to be together!

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Name: irene
Quote of the moment: silly talk :p
Sent: 01.15 - 19/3

did u guys notice that there's an 'open' safety pin on 178's butt (the pic when u enter their official hp) ^.~ go to 178's site to take a closer look ^.^v ok, i admit i'm too boring hehehe >_<

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Name: irene
Sent: 22.14 - 18/3

keen! arigatou for the translation! enjoy it very much ^_^ hey hey, u play a major part in maintaining (or i should say intensifying) my craze for b'z!! but u know what's the consequenses??? more time & money dedicate to these 2 ojisan!!!

well well, 178 seems to be very sensitive to smell ne ^.~ the other time he said his t-shirt smell like Bub (or did i remember wrongly :p)...& what'lll tak be doing as a hollowman x_X hoho...hoho...hohoho......

yeah, i love 'iced lemon tea' too!! ^_^

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Name: B2
Sent: 16.37 - 18/3

keenie, thanks again for the wonderful translations! Bewiz reveal such humorous things that we wouldn't know otherwise...it's so nice to have a translator!

I am so ashamed that I haven't commented on one of my top albums, Friends 2. I absolutely love every song on it. they just exude such a wonderful, peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. how many things do I say that about concerning B'z, anyway? some particular favorite moments in the album are Friends 2 itself, the piano intro of Snow, solo and English outro in Shoushin, oh and the flute in there is something I always enjoy hearing...heii, jeez, all of Baby Moon (especially "iced lemon tea"...). Tak gets an amazing solo song, and speaking of Tak, ALL his solos on this album are great. some of his favorite work of mine. well then there are Kimi wo Tsurete and...the other one! can't remember the name, but both are so nice paired together. and that final piano part, wrapping the album up in a nice cozy blanket. alright, gotta leave it at that so I can go to bed!

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Name: Keen
Quote of the moment: FUFUFU
Sent: 16.16 - 18/3

My bewiz and Inaba book package arrived yesterday. Ooo, bewiz are so lovely <3 <3 <3, printed in expensive papers too (thanks leader!), the design is nice, the pics are tastefully taken (I didn't realize that they have so troublesome pic session everytime for Bewiz, wazawaza ni getting naked Tak into bubble bathtub), the details of B'z daily activities are meticulously recorded.

Plus yumz, so many juicy Takbits and Koshpiecez. Just type here the one that I remember now. Btw, I love the fans' quiz section "If B'z members were [...], what would they be?" Bewiz staffs give weird questions!
"KOSH vs. TAK"
Q: Superman or Hollowman (transparent), which one?
Tak: definitely Hollowman, fufufu...
Kosh: (lol) why do you say that while laughing? Must be becoz you can do 'many' things.
Tak: For sure! Superman is the hero of the town, he can't do bad things.
Kosh: So you wanna do bad things (laugh).
Tak: But maybe it's great to be Superman too.
Kosh: Flying in the sky like him, just once, just once nee (laugh).

Q: Fave part of the meal that you love, do you eat it first or save it for the last?
Tak: Save for last (smile), I feel tanoshimii.
Kosh: I'm maybe eating it while I go. I eat everything at the same time.

Q: If the elevator won't come, will you take the stairs?
Tak: Yes, I like walking.
Kosh: You take the stairs a lot, don't you? I'd patiently wait. Otherwise it's too troublesome (lol).

Q: What moment makes you think 'Aaa, the world is much more convinient becoz of technology'?
Kosh: When I successfully bought green tea on-line!
Tak: hmm, maybe mobile phone.

Remember the purple devil t-shirt in ABR? Kosh put that on and he started to make face.
Kosh: the ink they used to print this is smelly! Here, smell it! (shoving his shirt to Tak)
Tak: I ain't gonna smell no shirt!
Kosh: Why? It's alright by me! (lol)
Tak: Iya da ne.
Kosh: Tonight in the show, maybe I'd stick around Ma-chan.
Tak: Why would you do such thing? (lol)
Kosh: But when I do get closer, you'll probably move away asap. So tonight show will be me chasing you wherever you go (lol).

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Name: B'z spy 0178
Sent: 06.46 - 17/3

The 17th Gold Disc Award result http://www.riaj.or.jp/news/main_news15.html
GREEN, Best Ballad (Albums of the year) and A Beautiful Reel (Music Video of the year - longer vers), Utada Hikaru won the shorter vers vid of the year.

B'z will appear for TBS CDTV "Best Lives in 10 years" April 2, 18:55 - 22:54, there's also a new keitai (mobile) activity to promote It's Show Time, don't understand *shrugs*

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Name: irene
Sent: 05.21 - 17/3

i always enjoy listening to track 1 'friendsII' ^_^
pity ne, it's less than a minute :p hmmm...i love 'kimi wo tsurete' too! nice song but only recently i can remember it's title ^^; a nice long tak solo after 178 sings his last line for the song, love it when it changes back to the peaceful 'friends' style at the ending <3

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Name: Keen
Sent: 14.40 - 15/3

I love this Jyuu-san's wallpaper site http://www2.plala.or.jp/jyuu/ now he added some color-it-yourself sect. That's fun too ^-^

Let's discuss FRIENDS II, shall we? Don't you just love that angry jazz Shoushin? I thought the live was marvellous. And SNOW! It's such a calm song that ended with a bit of painful 'fukaku, fukaku umeteshimae..." Tak's solo is so pretty here. Ah, FRIENDS III is next on my wish list. Negai yo kanae, Tak!

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Name: Keen
Sent: 17.54 - 13/3

Well, after much ado, Tak's birthday special page is finally up. It's in the update section, titled: A WALK TO TAK'S LIFE. Hope everyone like it! Please tell me if there's any mistake/ question.

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Name: Shinobi Aoyama
Sent: 03.46 - 13/3

Hello Keen! My apologies about the e-mail, but the three mails I gave to you are working... I don't know why the server gave you that message. Anyway, B2 sent me some songs to ryo_musashi@queenzone.com and it worked well! So try to this e-mail. If it fails again (I hope NOT!), we will try another way, OK?
About Hoshiburu Yoru Ni Sawagou... Good news!! :o) You're lucky, 'cause I obtained a good version (without sound-cuts) last night. Give me your e-mail and I will send you the song, right? And if you want some other song, please tell (well, you and everybody). Nowadays, there are only 4 songs remaining to have ALL B'z official discography:
· Juice (single version)
· Juice (PM Mix)
· Tokyo (single version)
· 99 (Wanna Go Home)
I have all the other songs, so if there's anyone who wants any that aren't the 4 I write, let me know!!
Regards to everybody! ;o)

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Name: irene
Sent: 00.15 - 13/3

arrrrhhhhh!!!! dino!! thanks for this info! yeah! i've saved the PV&CM! ^_^ wow! it's cool!
"hi, this is koshi
hi, this is tak matsumoto
you are watching party dude..it's showtime!!"

i'm so excited!! they look great! oh my!!!

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Name: Dino
Quote of the moment: it's showtime!
Sent: 13.42 - 12/3

Well, I just saw the PV at brotherhood site(korean)and I think I see myself(or is it just hallucination?).....well, it's like nanosecond of my arm and view from top but it's still cool.(of course it could be somebody else, haha)

Hey B2, the solo is harmonized in perfect 4th. The bandscore has it as a 3rd guitar but I think he used a harmonizer.(Tak didn't deny it when asked if he used a harmonizer so I guess he did)

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Name: Keen
Sent: 11.32 - 12/3

I sent it to hinoto@eresmas. Today it came back saying the service is unavailable! Shinobi, can you first confirm which e-mail is definitely working? I have extremely slow connection so it takes me more than half hour sending one song. That was my 2nd try!

Btw, if you do find "Hoshiburu Yoru Ni Sawagou" would you be able to upload it somewhere? I'd like to have that song, please.

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Name: Shinobi Aoyama
Sent: 04.12 - 12/3

Hiya Keen! Thank you very much for sending me the song, but there's one problem... I haven't received it!! Did you send it to the correct address? Anyway, if it is possible, could you sent it to me again, please? My excuses for demanding you this song, but it's extremately difficult to find it, and that's the only one left to have all Matsumoto-Sama material. Here are my addresses again:
ryo_musashi@queenzone.com
lickitup@eresmas.com
hinoto@eresmas.com
Send the song to the address you want. And THANK YOU VERY MUCH for everything!! This make me very happy!! ;o)

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