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So, Kchu made me presentable from looking like a rape victim to dressed. XD

Oh, and I bullied Ychan – because I can. xP Then we went on a mystical quest for Coney Island aka Shady hot dog opportunity

I recalled crossing a bridge, loads of blurry photos, and I hear bits and pieces of a conversation that I was dead to. Yeah…and there was a chicken. A GIANT FREAKING CHICKEN. Then there was a ferris wheel and that woke me up – I want to ride that! D:

Didn’t happen. But instead, Achan got us to a cute Italian restaurant. There was a lot of hand holding cause Kchu was convinced I was going to die. I didn’t. But our waiter spoke like the Godfather. I kid you not. I wouldn’t dare die in there – he would leave a horse head in my bed then.

We got bread…and loads of pasta. Like loads of it. I can’t ever remember why pasta seems to always grow.

Food: 6, B’zeketeer: 1

But more importantly, I have to tell you about how quaint this place is. It’s like a church but you don’t get the overwhelming feeling of GOD WILL SMIT THEE IF THOU DROP PASTA SAUCE. It was quiet and easy going as people just talked around.

Oh and the waiter took our photos….I wanted one of him. He can crumble the receipt like terrifyingly awesome. O_O LIKE WOW.  Oh, and you can make a gamble that if you guess the right number that comes out of the bottle, your meal is free. We didn’t win. e_e;;;

Back to the hotel we went because we had to change for B’z. But we had to stop and get a photo of the original hot dog maker – Nathan’s. Then forever traffic back to the hotel….dressed and changed and made our way to the show. Freaking tolls.

Freaking impossible…remember what I said about Maryland’s traffic? Times that by like 28357294723094872 times. Freaking hell. Nevermind, don’t hold your breath in the Lincoln tunnel…it’s impossible. e_e I tried twice now.

Now we got there, and how do I explain the B’z search. We were on Broadway…and we can’t find the damn theater…until we got direction….and then the ROR happened. That line went on forever around the theater. I mean, once we got half way and we can’t help but laughed at how impossibly long it was.

We made friends with the people because we can’t help but just laugh at the situation – Asan and Mchan. Sweet people really because we talked about everything from life to drinks and food and yeah….rife.

AND WE RAN INTO THE SHOW AND ENDED UP IN THE BACK. Rife. But it’s okay cause I got the best view of Shane ever. Have I ever mentioned how much I love his derp face.

Here is another review of B’z: B’z in New York

I know I’m lazy.

We tried to find merch again…and Kchu and Ychan got lost and out of the venue – ironically finding Achan, who I was supposed to find. So instead, I ended with Mchan and got merch goods for our ladies. She was so cute fangirling over the show.

Then we got ejected, too. Haha.

Asan and Mchan were invited to another gig, so they couldn’t join us for dinner at…you guessed it, the Hardrock Cafe with our new friend, Alsan.

I think things in New York are more uber. Cause they had a giant touch screen and you get a photo when you go in and yeah…it was like WHAM IN YOUR FACE.

So, I think we were all just too tired to actually eat, so our buschetta was left over. I blame Ychan just because I can. I love having someone to bully.

Food: 7, B’zeketeers: 1

And Kchu and Ychan got these drinks that they let them take the glasses home.
Al: Can’t we get one without a leaf in it?
Achan: I got this *empties the cups and makes a mess of the table*
us: ROR.
Al: *turns to the waiteress* Can we get cleaned new glasses?
Waitress: *looks irked at the mess* yeah you bring out your receipt and they’ll give you new glasses.
Us: Ooooh….

Yeah….us.

GOKUSEN-

i so love this song so happy i would love to start my days with it … u know i will do that :O from now on i will play this song when i wake up and go to school XD 

and i will play this song when i stop crying ( if i ever start to cry XD ) well when i feel a bit down i guess

Mei-chan no Shitsuji-

even thought he sings that he miss someone i get happy by this song haha it’s so sweet <3 

inuyasha-

this brings back so many memories haaa all the good times i had watching this haa how it could make me happy when i was down. so many tears and kyaaaa and OMG haaaaaaaa the time sure flow fast 

La Corda d’Oro-

haaa could sing this as a kid but now … no x’D haaaaaa i remember how i could sit in my room and sing it again and again and again 

Garasu no Kamen-

i have still not looked up the lyric :O but i still like the song soo much … perhaps i should not look up the lyric X’D 

Saiunkoku Monogatari-

this song is close to my heart <3 it’s so pretty and calm and describes the anime so well. haaa i so want to read the novel so dad i cant get them but i’m aiming at reading the manga YOSH !

Jigoku Shoujo-

so a rainy day song :3 hehehe in fact i think i listen to it more on rainy days than on sunny days XD 

 Higashi no Eden-

there is something about this song that make it so …. i dont know how to say it … all i know i like it and it makes me start to think about things.

 You’re Beautiful-

Q_Q this song THIS SONG MADE ME CRY SO MUCH WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE DRAMA T^T omg omg u dens girl TT^TT uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

haaaa i will stop for now cuz i want to keep on watching Gokusen XD but but will up this later i hope

This is a cover by Gackt and Ayumi Hamasaki, two Japanese artists I just looove.

Eng lyrics from Crepuscula:

The lamps of December have begun to light up slowly
And everyone without exception start liking the busily dancing city

I ran and made it to the store before it closed and bought the stool that you
longed for Hugging it, inside the subway, I felt happiness all over me

I felt that we’re always gonna be together with our hands in each other’s
While everything is sparkling brightly, I run after my dream freely
There will be a day when we share happiness or unhappiness, or all of it
Thinking about it, I had a smile on my face
On that blurred colorful Merry Christmas once upon a time

I sang all the way while walking along the path
Closer to home, I started to walk faster
When I opened the door I saw you busily preparing our dinner

Proudly I showed you your present
And you are pleased from the heart
Seeing your happy face, once again, I couldn’t resist hugging you

I felt that we’re always gonna be together with our hands in each other’s
While everything is sparkling brightly, I run after my dream freely
It was the first time ever that I start to feel afraid about losing you
I truly realized what loving someone really means
On that Merry Christmas once upon a time

While watching lights illuminating our room
“Let’s never ever be parted” I said
And soon afterwards, not knowing clearly why, I was suddenly in tears

Standing by myself now, all around me are people who walk by fast
Everyone hugging presents with such happy faces

~~~
I don’t know why but it’s just SO SAD.

Still thugging with my bruise. Sorta. Haha.

Actually, we took advantage of the morning to do laundry and get some groceries – since we’re leaving to New Jersey the next day. I made us sandwiches like a good woman should – only not in the kitchen cause we didn’t have one.

Kchu made beautiful B’z fanart again. She always does. She got skills. We took loads of photos of it and her. And then she explained her fear of getting Takbooted. But I figured she’ll be fine. I mean, really, if she’s lucky, she’ll get the complete pair. >8D

Got to the venue about 4/5ish….with the words “OMG YOU FLASHED EVERYONE!”

Thank you, Kchu. For letting all the fans in line to see down my shirt. THANK YOU. MY BOOBS ARE APPRECIATIVE OF YOU. Lesson: don’t wear shirts 2x your size. Even if you’re a thug.

In line, we met Miss J. Very sweet girl, first B’z concert, learning Japanese, a MUCC fan (high-5!), a huge Lar en ciel fan (high-5 for the countless times she saw them here and oversea!).  We also met a couple. Let’s be honest, the average B’z fan are aunties and uncles. They’re very sweet, the woman is a B’z fan, where as her hubby is more of an XJapan fan. Haha, so sweet still! Schan also joined us at the last minute.

Then out of fear that Achan won’t be able to make it back in time, she told me to drop off her ticket at will call. Now, because I’m totally rational, this is how it went down:

Me: OMG!! *mad dash from the middle of the line to the damn front of the line, instead of stopping like a normal person, I have to plaster myself onto the window* D:
Guy at will call: O_O…e_e;;; please get off the window
Me: CAN I LEAVE A TICKET HERE FOR MY FRIEND?! *add uber dramatic voice here*
Him: Yeah…put her name here and put the ticket into the envelope….please get off the window
Me: *deplastered and do as he said* THANK YOU D:<
Him: =_=;;; no problem…
Everyone in line: O____________________________________________O
Me: OTL

At the concert, we got an hour to wait for the actual show to start. Kchu and I were in the middle, about 4 rows back from the stage. Now, I hear 2 people talking about TV shows that I watch (White collar, Dr. Who, etc, etc…) Then the thought of hunger hit both Kchu and I. Which also engaged these people as well. Loads of chatter later, some thing about meeting them for dinner maybe after the show. Their names are Mchan and Nchan (I know, I’m so creative it hurts).

ONE AMAZING SHOW LATER.

If you want a show review, here’s a link: B’z Silver Spring Live Review

After the show, we went out of the venue to the merchandises. We had to get everything for Kchu’s buddies in FeverSummerLand and Echan. Half a grand later, we’re practically dragged out by Miss J to see Schan and these people with cameras. Now, we all know I’m like foot in mouth in normal situation. Put me in front of a camera and you might as well just sit in my mouth.

Kchu and Me: ER
Miss J: they wanted to interview you guys.
Me: *DEEEERRRRPPP*
Kchu: *elegantly epic out in class B’z fangirl way – I don’t know how she does it, she just does*

I don’t even know if I should even write this out word for word cause it was seriously….DERP, DERP, DERP, KCHU, KCHU, KCHU, KCHU, DEEERRRP, SHAAAANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Yeah. o_o

Achan pointed out that she had some more friends in the area for the show and they wanted to met us for dinner. And Kchu and I were like *O* OTAY FOOD!!! So, as the three B’zketeers, we were on our way to find this Thai restaurant…which we thought was in the MALL. It was empty because I don’t know…IT’S LIKE 10 PM AT NIGHT?

Me: ……HELLO????? *echos in the empty mall*
Kchu and Achan: *facepalm*

Eventually we found the restaurant. Now for the ROR, Mchan and Nchan from the concert were there! With their friends! They’re all friends with Achan….go figured. Small world!! ROR. We were amused. HAHA.

Loads of silly chatter. Spicy food that I held my own against! >] We got this sweet coconut magicalness. Yes, there was leftovers.

Food: 5, B’zketeers: 0 <–why am I even bothering?!

The end of the night result:
-I’m going to be Tchan’s bodyguard (what can I say? My bruise proves I can take on any thugdoor)

I don’t know how , but we made it back to the hotel in one piece. Panic packed…then fell asleep.

Thug lyfe, man, thug lyfe.

Luckily for us, we had a friend out in MD. Schan was a little farther north of us, near Baltimore (Actually I could be totally off about this cause well…let’s be honest, it’s me). So, S-chan lead us to this German/Amish Market that included a restaurant inside. (It’s very similar to The Market in Denver on 14th and Lamir – only twice as big!) It was so cute and everyone was dressed Amish (am I wrong to point this out?), I found the ladies’ head things were really cute! They’re like little hearts on back. (=w=)<3

Achan got a sandwich, Kchu and I shared chicken potpie-that-wasn’t-in-a-pie soup and a chili dog, and Schan got some super salad. Now, let me explain to you how big the servings are: splitting the chili-dog in half is like 6 inches (16.2 cm for you on the metric system) a piece. Yes. FREAKING AMAZINGLY HUGE.

food: 4, B’zketeers: 0 (We’re just not winning this game, are we?)

Now for the WTF of the moment: My sunglasses just spontaneously broke in half.
The RORWIN of the moment: THEY HAVE CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON to both Achan and mine amusement and Kchu’s horror. =w= It seriously warms my heart.

Schan tried to lead us back somewhere, but we got stuck in OMGHELLISHTRAFFICEOFDOOM. HOW DOES ANY ONE GET ANYWHERE ON TIME HERE?! REALLY. Do people just decided, “Oh, I need to be here at 6PM, it’s about 5 miles from my current location, factor in people, traffic, highway, and good weather…I better leave at noon to get there in time.”

Okay, I just have no patience. Thank god for Kchu’s and Achan’s music playing thing. ROR. But hell, the traffic did allow us to talk and get to better know each other. Random stories…that I can’t disclose here without ending on three different hitlist and I don’t want to die yet.

Got to Walmart (some people call this the Wally-mart, ROR. I thought Tar-j was awesome…yes, I’m easily amused). We got drinks and lighters and I think we’re good. Then we found the mall…but it was right next to Ross and Marshall…and seriously, I’m not rich. Ross and Marshall just have better deals for us 99%.

Seriously…a lot has happened…but I feel like not disclosing every detail…cause I remember we went to this cajunish-I-might-be-wrong-again bar. Got drinks. =w=…Well, Achan got a martini and Kchu got a mojito. Martini = good. Mojito = knocked Kchu and I off our feet. We got crab claws, calimari, and cornbread. The cornbread was tasty….the calamari was amazing, the crab was kind of dry but whatever. The important thing to know about the crab claw was Kchu.

She was like OMG *crack-crack-crack* VICTORY! perfect crab
Me: *crack, crack OMG DON’T FLY INTO THE OTHER TABLE PLEASE* D:< VICTORY.

I think they train people in ForeverSummerLand to do that. Achan agrees. Schan was distracted

Another night ends with Kchu passing out and I’m trying to fight against the urge to just roll on her.  =w=;;; People don’t understand how tempting it is to roll on someone while they’re sleeping (come on, I’m the oldest of three. SADISTIC NATURE COMES NATURALLY TO ME D: )

Tagged as the most notorious guitarist in his homeland, Tak Matsumoto is best known for his tenure in B’z, the most successful Japanese hard/blues rock act to date, with more than 80 million albums sold in the last 20 years.  His new solo album, “Strings of My Soul,” is his second album after his first solo effort, “Hana,” in 2003.

 Outside of the successful duo of B’z, Tak is also an incredible solo artist who is often revered by the likes of Larry Carlton, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Keb Mo, Pat Metheny and even Eric Clapton.  Matsumoto’s guitar experimentation led him from jazz and blues to hard rock and pop; a journey evident on the new album “Strings of My Soul,” out since August 7. He considers this album “a new album of myself” while revisiting all of his past favorites songs.

 An eclectic mix of jazz, blues and rock, “Strings of My Soul” demonstrates Tak’s incredible guitar ability and technique, as well as his constant instrumental exploration.  To get a taste of the Japanese six-string virtuoso’s work, take a listen, check the tour schedule and/or get the album go here

Nevermind that a Kchu is flying in from ForeverSummerLand. It’s right by Far Far Away. Seriously, once you take that flight, I promise you’ll fell the same. Poor baby was so jetlagged.
It was nearly impossible to not want to roll on her when she fell asleep. >8D
A-chan  flew in with me, too. We got a little lost in the Reagan Airport, the place was huge and I have no direction sense. But we got to baggage claim, where we planned to met Kchu. ROR the lady said that her flight didn’t exist, so we all freaked out. Until Kchu called me.

Me: OMG I MISSED KCHU’S CALL.
A-chan: =_=;;; *staring right at Kchu coming at us*
Kchu: *coming right at us* =_=;;;
Me: OMG WHAT DO I DO?! OMG KCHU?!
*insert dramatic slow running and hugging and tears and bubbles and sparkles and other random romantic Shojo manga moment here*

Then we went to get Jace. Jace is a Chevy Impala (I’m not even going to explain why this is important, the Supernatural fans already know).  Jace was beautiful, drives like a dream. No, I’m not allowed to drive him. ;; But I now understand why Sam and Dean love their Impala, so many places to hide things. ROR.

We drove by DC. Where we realized that the only reason we see the White House is because it’s always blown up in movies. (Now the FBI will be all over my blog – thank you for the views guys!)  Driving around, we highly appreciated the architecture of the place and the awfully confusing roads. Seriously, even without my help, we got lost. Thank god for GPS. Too bad the drivers here are just as confusing.

Kchu: Take a left here….wait..
A-chan: *gets cut off by some confused driver* FUCKING WHORE!!
Kchu: OAO|||| I’M SORRY!!!!!!
A-chan: NOT YOU.

ROR.

I suck at really reading maps and deciding distance and time frame – but I ended up getting a hotel in College Park, on the edge of University of Maryland. ROR. But it wasn’t that bad of a drive. It’s right between Silver Spring and DC. So now you all know where to stay.

On the way there, we found a little Greek Diner – whose name I forgot. But we got a lot of food. I’ll probably post photos of it here. But it was chicken noodle soup, cheese sticks, Caesar salad with Chicken, and Chili. Between the three of us…we did not win again the food.

Food: 1, B’ziketeers: 0

Then off to the hotel. Where Kchu died and A-chan and I went to stock up for our trip at a grocery store. I didn’t get lost. A-chan didn’t get lost.

Found food network and died for the night.

“Strings of My Soul” is latest release by Japanese smooth-jazz guitar player Tak Matsumoto, of B’z fame.

Tagged as the most notorious guitarist in his homeland, Tak is best known for his tenure as half of the duo known as B’z, the most successful Japanese hard/blues rock act to date, with more than 80 million albums sold in the last 20 years. In Japan, they play venues like the Yokohama International Stadium to 140,000 people.

Outside of the successful duo, Tak is also an incredible solo artist who is often revered by the likes of Larry Carlton, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Keb Mo, Pat Metheny and even Eric Clapton. Matsumoto’s guitar experimentation led him from jazz and blues to hard rock and pop; a journey evident on the new album “Strings of My Soul,” out since August 7. He considers this album “a new album of myself,” while revisiting all of his past favorites songs.

An eclectic mix of jazz, blues and rock, “Strings of My Soul” demonstrates Tak’s incredible guitar ability and technique, as well as his constant instrumental exploration. To get a taste of the Japanese six-string virtuoso’s work, take a listen and/or get the album at:

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The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA down more than 91 points to 12,879.86 (-0.70%), the NASDAQ fell more than 10 points (-0.36%) to 2,909.77, and the S&P 500 fell -0.74% or about 10 points to 1,365.01.

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Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) is down -62.4% at $2.61 after posting a new 52-week low of $2.27 earlier today. The financial services company is collapsing. More coverage here.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is up 28.8% at $23.07. The specialty coffee supplier lowered estimates last night, but the share price jumped today on valuation.

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is up 23.2% at $18.24. The solar PV maker’s earnings have raised all solar boats today. More coverage here and here.

Stay tuned for Friday. We have noted the following events on the schedule (all times Eastern):

• 8:30 a.m. – Non-farm payrolls
• 10:00 a.m. – Institute for Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index

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The US dollar index rose today, now up 0.46% at 83.013. The GSCI commodity index fell by about -1.3% to 635.82, with commodities prices mostly lower again today. WTI crude oil rose 1% today, closing at $88.91/barrel, following the EIA’s weekly petroleum status report (our coverage here). Brent crude trades up 0.74% at $105.70/barrel. Natural gas is down -1.18% today to $3.171/thousand cubic feet. Gold settled at $1,603.70/ounce, down -0.4% for the day.

The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA down more than 31 points to 12,977.42 (-0.24%), the NASDAQ fell more than 19 points (-0.66%) to 2,920.21, and the S&P 500 fell 0.29% or nearly 4 points to 1,375.37.

There were several analyst upgrades and downgrades today, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) raised to ‘hold’ at Deutsche Bank; JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) cut to ‘sell’ at Dahlman Rose; Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) cut to ‘sell’ at Citigroup; BP plc (NYSE: BP) cut to ‘hold’ at Jefferies; and Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ: TECD) cut to ‘underperform’ at BofA/ML.

Earnings reports since markets closed last night have led to some price changes as of the last half hour of trading today: Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) is up 5.4% at $11.61 (more coverage here); Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) is up 7.3% at $36.80 after posting a new 52-week high of $36.99 earlier today; Edison International Inc. (NYSE: EIX) is down -2.6% at $44.99; FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) is down -3.2% at $52.97; Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) is down -9.7% at $7.93 after posting a new 52-week low of $7.92 (our coverage here); WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD) is down -2% at $14.41; Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) is up 4.7% at $85.91; Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) is down -0.8% at $15.20; CNH Global NV (NYSE: CNH) is up 0.2% at $38.19; Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) is down -3.5% at $57.07; Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) is down -2% at $38.34; and Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is down -2.4% at $42.18.

After markets close today we are set to hear from Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: APL), Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR), CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE: CVI), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX), and Seaspan Corp. (NYSE: SSW).

Before markets open tomorrow we are scheduled to get earnings results from American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC), Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA), Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM), Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ), Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK), Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW), and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC).

Some standouts from today include the following stocks:

Silicon Image Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG) is up 26% at $4.94. The semiconductor company beat estimates last night and is positioned for growth with Samsung’s hot-selling Galaxy phones.

Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) is down -28.5% at $7.39 after posting a new 52-week low of $7.20 earlier today. The financial services company has admitted to some trading errors. More coverage here.

Frontier Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: FTR) is up 11.7% at $4.38. The telecom provider reported better-than-expected earnings last night — and pays a very rich dividend yield. More coverage here.

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is down -3.5% at $20.95 after posting a new post-IPO low of $20.87 earlier today. The social networking company had no news today, but some investors are jumping ship before the locked-up shares hit the market later this month.

Stay tuned for Thursday. We have noted the following events on the schedule (all times Eastern):

• 7:30 a.m. – Challenger job-cut report
• 8:30 a.m. – New claims for unemployment benefits
• 10:00 a.m. – Factory orders
• 10:30 a.m. – EIA weekly natural gas storage report
• 4:30 p.m. – Fed balance sheet and money supply

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The self-titled album includes the newly released single, “Into Free-Dangan-“ featured in the video game, Dragon’s Dogma and has sold over a million units worldwide.  The opening track of the album, “Love Bomb” was originally titled “Ai no Bakudan” and was a number one hit in Japan for B’z in 2005. All of the songs on the forthcoming album have been re-produced with English lyrics to coincide with B’z upcoming North American tour, beginning at the Warfield in San Francisco on September 17^th.

Formed in 1988, B’z are guitarist Tak Matsumoto and vocalist, Koshi Inaba.  Over the span of twenty-four years, B’z have released 18 albums, and 50 singles, with 46 of those singles consecutively debuting #1 on Japan’s Oricon Single Chart. B’z have sold over 80 million CDs in Japan alone, making them the best-selling artist in Japan’s history.

“This will be our 4^th US tour,” says B’z guitarist Tak Matsumoto. “We have always loved playing here, and felt it was time to release some English songs for the American audience.” As a world acclaimed six-string virtuoso, Tak joined legendary guitarists Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Ace Frehley and Slash, to become the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar. Currently his model, the ‘Tak Matsumoto DC Custom Ebony” is available worldwide.

B’z track listing:

1.     Love Bomb
2.     Splash
3.     Juice
4.     Ultra Soul
5.     Into Free –Dangan-

B’z LIVE-GYM 2012 –Into Free-  North American Tour Dates:

9/17  San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
9/19  Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SODO
9/20  Vancouver BC @ Orpheum Theatre
9/26  Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
9/28  Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
9/30  New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
10/7  Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Ampitheatre