History Music / Bz

* MrFanservice: Koshi, [[https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b3/de/bf/b3debf62f1cea1a14150bff8d55b1d77--japanese-men-fitness.jpg without a doubt]]. Having a good-looking face, a good figure and well-marked muscles, Koshi usually appeared with skimpy clothes (or even with just a boxer short) in most of their concerts in TheNineties. With the time [[BleachedUnderpants he got more clothes]], but still used stretched clothes in concerts. Even today in his 50s, Koshi still breaks hearts of the girls.

Even when they are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff very famous in USA]], Western fans know them for their songs for various anime series (''Manga/CaseClosed'', ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Manga/BlackJack''), video games (''VideoGame/{{Burnout}}'', ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'', ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' and [[VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin various]] [[VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan rhythm]] [[VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} games]]), TV {{Dorama}} series and even as ending songs for US series' Japanese dubs (''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Series/TheOC'').

* {{Bishonen}}: Koshi, one of the reasons why the band became so famous in first place.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Both Koshi and Tak are fluent in English. Considering how they have worked and played with many Western artists such as Music/{{Slash|Musician}}, [[Music/MrBig Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin]], Larry Carlton, Music/{{Aerosmith}}, etc, this is easily understandable. In their latest live in USA and their special live together with Music/LinkinPark, Inaba easily change between English and Japanese. The band also employed many Western artists for both studio recording and live performance and many times in their live DVD, it's shown that they talked to them without translator.

* NiceHat: Sometimes Tak uses one in music videos and in concerts, usually a cowboy hat.

** As a side-project, Tak had his own band called "Tak Matsumoto Band" in 2004, made enterely with backup musicians for big bands and singers like Music/MrBig, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/OzzyOsbourne and Music/BillyIdol.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Both Koshi and Tak are fluent in English. Considering how they have worked and played with many Western artists such as Music/{{Slash}}, [[Music/MrBig Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin]], Larry Carlton, Music/{{Aerosmith}}, etc, this is easily understandable. In their latest live in USA and their special live together with Music/LinkinPark, Inaba easily change between English and Japanese. The band also employed many Western artists for both studio recording and live performance and many times in their live DVD, it's shown that they talked to them without translator.

* TheQuietOne: Tak, who barely speaks, mostly on interviews only but in generl contrasts with Koshi in that aspect.

* BeautyMark: Koshi has one on his chin. Among B'z fans, it has reached memetic level with many joking it is his source of power.

Their official website is [[http://bz-vermillion.com this one]] and they have an article in Wiki/TheOtherWiki with more info [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27z here]]. Not to mention they have [[https://bzwiki.com/Main_Page their own wiki]].

Even when they are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff very famous in USA]], Western fans know them for their songs for various anime series (''Manga/DetectiveConan'', ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'', ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''Manga/BlackJack''), video games (''VideoGame/{{Burnout}}'', ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'', ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' and [[VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin various]] [[VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan rhythm]] [[VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} games]]), TV {{Dorama}} series and even as ending songs for US series' Japanese dubs (''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Series/TheOC'').

** Some of the singles released exclusively for the OST as "[[Manga/DetectiveConan Shoudou]]" and "[[VideoGame/{{Burnout}} Friction]]" obtained reversions with more guitars in some of their albums. For example, this is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKdhIMyLTg original version]] of ''Burnout Dominator/[[VideoGame/BurnoutParadise Paradise]]'''s "Friction" and this is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7FR7h1o1rI -LAP 2- version]] from 2007's ''Action'' album.

* {{Adorkable}}: Koshi. Smart, shy, sensitive, nice guy, love dogs, a big bookworm even after becoming famous. In fact, his dorkiness is one of reason he is so popular. That, and being very [[MrFanservice HOT]].

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqAB1SfGS_k Yasei no Energy]]" shows Tak and Koshi in jobs they would be if they weren't a big band: Tak working in a music shop and Koshi being a school teacher, which probably were their jobs before they started with B'z.[[note]] True case for Koshi, as he is an officially licensed elementary level and high school level math teacher but was scouted by Tak before he entered the education business.[[/note]]

Their official website is [[http://bz-vermillion.com this one]] and they have an article in Wiki/TheOtherWiki with more info [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27z here]].

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: B'z made various themes as alternate Japanese ending songs for series and movies outside Japan, mostly from US. Some of the most known are "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98mx--HxwOA Love Phantom]]" for ''Series/TheXFiles'' (first ending), "[[http://vlog.xuite.net/play/Sjk0WmNGLTkzMDI2MS5mbHY=/Bz-15-Ore-to-Omae-no-Atarashii-Kisetsu Ore to Omae no Atarashii Kisetsu]]" for ''Series/TheOC'' and recently "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jMk3NVatas Dinosaur]]" for ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''.

* GratuitousEnglish: Like the half of their songs have English titles and have various English lines in their lyrics. But also they made some songs completely in English without sounding [[{{Engrish}} foreign]], as well some of their songs were translated into English for Western listeners.

** [[https://www.offthelock.com/2017/06/04/the-origin-of-the-name-bz/ In an interview in 2012]], they revealed the origin of the name: originally they wanted a name that encompassed since "A to Z", so the first name was ''A'z'', but the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything name]] [[DoubleEntendre implication]] makes them ditch this name and change it for ''B'z'' until today. Also, the name encompasses the names of their favourite bands and inspirations, being the B for Music/TheBeatles and the Z for Music/LedZeppelin.
** Since the year one, their concerts are called as "Live Gym", being a totally new experience of live concerts, having a frenetic Koshi moving and even running for the whole concert, being an energetic experience since the beginning to the end.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video of "Yasei no Energy" shows Tak and Koshi in jobs they would be if they weren't a big band: Tak working in a music shop and Koshi being a school teacher, which probably were their jobs before they started with B'z.[[note]] True case for Koshi, as he is an officially licensed elementary level and high school level math teacher but was scouted by Tak before he entered the education business.[[/note]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Both Koshi and Tak are fluent in English. Considering how they have worked and played with many western artists such as Slash, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Larry Carlton, Aerosmith, etc, this is easily understandable. In their latest live in USA and their special live together with Linkin Park, Inaba easily change between English and Japanese. The band also employed many western artist for both studio recording and live performance and many times in their live DVD, it's shown that they talked to them without translator.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video of "Yasei no Energy" shows Tak and Koshi in jobs they would be if they weren't a big band: Tak working in a music shop and Koshi being a school teacher, which probably were their jobs before they started with B'z.[[note]] True case for Koshi, as he was originally working as a math teacher.[[/note]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video of "Yasei no Energy" shows Tak and Koshi in jobs they would be if they weren't a big band: Tak working in a music shop and Koshi being a school teacher, which probably were their jobs before they started with B'z.

** Also in Japan they have various cover/tribute bands dedicated to B'z, being some of them the bands ZERO, TOMOYURA,
BROTHERHOOD, ALEPHGALD, Monster Garage and KO'z. Also, there's Z:RO, an American cover band.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video of "Yasei no Energy" shows Tak and Koshi in jobs they would be if they weren't a big band: Tak working in a music shop and Koshi being a school teacher, which probably were their works before they started with B'z.

** The band's speciality. Various of their past hits usually have rearranged versions (since remixes to remake the song from scratch) in newer albums and even they translated some of them into English. The most known case is the song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwm21gkudEw Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]]", remade completely, sung in English, and renamed as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XBlBPtQW6g Into Free - Dangan]]", used as part of the OST of Creator/{{Capcom}}'s ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma''.

* SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut was with the 1988's ''B'z''. Also, in 2011 made a mini-album also titled as ''B'z'' for the American tour with five of their major past hits completely remade and all sung in English, which included "Into Free - Dangan".

* BeautyMark: Koshi has one on his [[http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8145/16283620.jpg chin]]. Among B'z fans, it has reached memetic level with many joking it is his source of power.

* RearrangeTheSong: The band's speciality. Various of their past hits usually have rearranged versions (since remixes to remake the song from scratch) in newer albums and even they translated some of them into English. The most known case is the song "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan", remade completely, sung in English, and renamed as "Into Free - Dangan", used as part of the OST of Creator/{{Capcom}}'s ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma''.

* {{Supergroup}}: As a side-project, Tak had his own band called "Tak Matsumoto Band" in 2004, made enterely with backup musicians for big bands and singers like Music/MrBig, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/OzzyOsbourne and Music/BillyIdol.
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Both Koshi and Tak are fluent in English. Considering how they have worked and played with many western artists such as Slash, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Larry Carlton, Aerosmith, etc, this is easily understandable. In their latest live in USA and their special live together with Linkin Park, Inaba easily change between English and Japanese. The band also employed many western artist for both studio recording and live performance and many times in their live DVD, it's shown that they talked to them without translator. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95XWDBNOfF8 This is an example of a B'z song in English.]]

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Koshi and Tak. To be a band for more than 20 years, this is more than obvious.

** [[https://www.offthelock.com/2017/06/04/the-origin-of-the-name-bz/ In an interview in 2012]], they revealed the origin of the name: originally they wanted a name that encompassed since "A to Z", so the first name was ''A'z'', but the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything name]] [[DoubleEntendre implication]] makes them ditch this name and change it for "B'z" until today. Also, the name encompasses the names of their favourite bands and inspirations, being the B for Music/TheBeatles and the Z for Music/LedZeppelin.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Koshi is in his 50s but still looks like he was 30s and is still a MrFanservice even when had passed more than 20 years since he started with the band.

* ShirtlessScene: Koshi in the "Live-Gym" concerts, especially during TheNineties and the TurnOfTheMillennium. See MrFanservice.

** [[https://www.offthelock.com/2017/06/04/the-origin-of-the-name-bz/ In an interview in 2012]], they revealed the origin of the name: originally they wanted a name that encompassed since "A to Z", so the first name was ''A'z'', but the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything name]] [[DoubleEntendre implication]] makes them ditch this name and change it for "B'Z" until today. Also, the name encompasses the names of their favourite bands and inspirations, being the B for Music/TheBeatles and the Z for Music/LedZeppelin.
** "Since the year one, their concerts are called as "Live Gym", being a totally new experience of live concerts, having a frenetic Koshi moving and even running for the whole concert, being an energetic experience since the beginning to the end.

B'z are 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. Born at the end of TheEighties as a [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop band]], B'z gradually became a proper Rock band during TheNineties and got their recognition during this decade and the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]], being active until today. B'z is considered actually as one of the major rock bands in Japan along with Mr.Children, Music/XJapan and Glay, as well one of the biggest rock bands in all Asia. Also, they're the first Asian band to be in Hollywood's [=RockWalk=], induced on November 2007.

* SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut was with the 1998's ''B'z''. Also, in 2011 made a mini-album also titled as ''B'z'' for the American tour with five of their major past hits completely remade and all sung in English, which included "Into Free - Dangan".

B'z are 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. Born at the end of TheEighties as a [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop band]], B'z gradually became a proper Rock band during TheNineties and got their recognition during this decade and the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]], being active until today. B'z is considered as one of the major rock bands in Japan along with Mr.Children, Music/XJapan and Glay, as well one of the biggest rock bands in all Asia. Also, they're the first Asian band to be in Hollywood's [=RockWalk=], induced on November 2007.

B'z are 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. Born at the end of TheEighties as a [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop band]], B'z gradually became a proper Rock band during TheNineties and got their recognition during this decade and the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]], being active until today. B'z is considered actually as one of the major rock bands in Japan along with Mr.Children, Music/XJapan and Glay, as well one of the biggest rock bands in all Asia. Also, they're the first Asian band to be in Hollywood's [=RockWalk=], induced on November 2007.