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B'z is a Alternative rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Pink Lady, Tomoko Aran, Tetsuya Komuro, TM NETWORK and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how B'z arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mr.Children, The Yellow Monkey, T.M.Revolution, Luna Sea and 米米CLUB, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into JerryC, GACKT and KinKi Kids, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around B'z, reaching back through Pink Lady and forward to JerryC. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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B'z connections
B'z grew out of Pink Lady, Tomoko Aran, Tetsuya Komuro and TM NETWORK, shares an orbit with Mr.Children, The Yellow Monkey, T.M.Revolution and Luna Sea, went on to shape JerryC, GACKT and KinKi Kids. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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