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Friends III is the sixth mini-album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on December 8, 2021.[1] It's a concept album and is a sequel to their previous mini-album, Friends II, released in 1996.

Friends III
EP by
B'z
ReleasedDecember 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
Recorded2021
GenreSoft rock
Length24:57
LabelVermillion
ProducerTak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Friends II
(1996)
Friends III
(2021)

The mini-album came in three editions: a standard edition, a first press edition with a DVD featuring a re-recording of their song "Itsuka no Merry Christmas" from their fourth mini-album, Friends, and a special Live Friends box featuring the standard edition with a glass, which was only available to those who purchased live tickets and was only sold through B'z Club-Gym.[1]

The mini-album debuted at number one on both the Oricon weekly albums chart and on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.[2][3]


Background


During the COVID-19 pandemic, guitarist Tak Matsumoto went back and forth between Japan and the United States. During a mandatory isolation after returning to Japan, he decided to make one song a day. The songs produced matched up to the style of the past Friends mini-albums, which led Matsumoto to propose producing a third entry into the series, to which vocalist Koshi Inaba agreed.[4][5]


Track listing


All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto.

No.TitleLength
1."Harunohi"0:35
2."シーズンエンド" (Season End)4:38
3."ミダレチル" (Midarechiru)3:53
4."Friends III"2:02
5."Butterfly"3:54
6."こんな時だけあなたが恋しい" (I Miss You Only at Such Times)4:40
7."Grow & Glow"5:19
Total length:24:57

Limited Edition DVD

No.TitleLength
1."いつかのメリークリスマス ~Friends III Edit~" (Itsuka no Merry Christmas ~Friends III Edit~) 

Charts



References


  1. "B'z、コンセプトアルバム『FRIENDS III』収録詳細およびアートワーク公開". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. "2021年12月06日~2021年12月12日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/12/20". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "B'z、25年ぶりコンセプトアルバム『FRIENDS III』を今冬リリース+<LIVE FRIENDS>を11月2DAYS開催". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. "B'z、25年ぶり続編『FRIENDSIII』今冬発売 『LIVEFRIENDS』開催も決定". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  6. "FRIENDS III | B'z". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-22.



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