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

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.

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

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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

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

No.TitleLength
1."Harunohi"0:35
2."Season End (シーズンエンド, Season End)"4:38
3."Midarechiru (ミダレチル, Scatter in Pieces)"3:53
4."Friends III"2:02
5."Butterfly"3:54
6."Konna Toki Take Anata ga Koishii (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."Itsuka no Merry Christmas (いつかのメリークリスマス, That One Merry Christmas)" (Friends III Edit) 

Charts

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[3] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  • ^ "2021年1206日~2021年1212日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  • ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/12/20". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "FRIENDS III | B'z". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  • ^ "Japanese album certifications – B'z – Friends III" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  • ^ 編集部. "レコ協12月ゴールドディスク認定発表、トリプル・プラチナ認定にSnow Man". MusicVoice (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-20.

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