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B'z (ビーズ, Bīzu?) is a Japanese hard rock duo, comprising Tak Matsumoto (松本 孝弘, Takahiro Matsumoto?, produce, composition, guitar) and Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 Inaba Kōshi, lyrics, vocals).

B'z has released 43 consecutive #1 singles, 23 #1 albums, and sold more than 78 million records in Japan alone. Under the recommendation of Steve Vai, B'z were the first artists from Asia to have their handprints and signatures put up in the Hollywood's RockWalk.

Tak Matsumoto
Birth name Takahiro Matsumoto
Also known as Tak
Born March 27, 1961 (1961-03-27) (age 48)
Origin Japan Toyonaka, Japan
Genres Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, instrumental rock, J-pop

Koshi Inaba
Birth name Hiroshi Inaba
Born September 23, 1964 (1964-09-23) (age 45)
Origin Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Genres Hard rock
J-pop
J-Rock
Occupations vocalist, lyricist, composer, instrumentialist
Instruments guitar, piano, blues-harp, drum, maraca, mandolin