B’z Theme Song Ratings by Age Group | VR Digest

B’z is Japan’s leading rock unit, debuting in September 1988. For over 35 years, he has been vigorously releasing songs and performing live shows, and is still active at the forefront of the music scene. B’z’s songs have also been used in various situations on television, including commercial songs and the anime “Detective Conan,” and are loved by a wide range of age groups.

Among other TV dramas, there have been 27 dramas that have been in charge of theme songs from the early 1990s to the present (as of September 2025, researched by the editorial department), and have colored masterpieces such as “The X-Files,” “Beautiful Life,” “Umizaru,” “Buzzer Beat,” “A LIFE,” and “10 Counts to the Future.” In this article,A list of information on the broadcast year, cast, and viewership ratings for each of them are divided into three age groups.and,B’z’s achievements in each age groupI’ll introduce you to this.

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1. List of B’z’s activities and theme song drama viewership ratings in the 1990s

B’z’s main activities

On September 21, 1988, she made her debut with the release of her single “So Let That Hand” and the album “B’z.”
In 1990, B’z first appeared in Oricon with his fifth single, “Tainai no Komachi Angel.” Since then, the representative songs have become widely used through TV tie-ups, and have been hits in a series of millions.
In 1998,To celebrate their 10th anniversary of their debut, they released their first best albums, “B’z The Best Pleasure” and “B’z The Best Treasure.”. Both sales were 5 million copies, and B’z monopolized the top two on the annual hit chart, solidifying their popularity.
In 1999,“Girigiri Chop” was the song that helped to settle the image of “B’z = Conan.”Released.

In his solo career, Matsumoto Takahiro’s song “#1090 ~Thousand Dreams~” was used as the theme song for TV Asahi’s Music Station (1992). A new version has been used since 2016, and as of September 2025, it is still popular with fans of the program.
Matsumoto Takahiro was also selected as the fifth and first Japanese artist in the world by guitar maker Gibson in 1999, and his abilities were recognized worldwide.

“LOVE PHANTOM,” released in 1995, was used as the theme song for TV Asahi’s “X-Files” (Japanese version of a US TV drama), and not only is the song but also the live performance directions are very popular among fans.
At the live show “B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure ’95 “BUZZ!!”” held in a vampire-like costume, and at the climax of the song, Koshi Inaba was a hot topic as she dives from a high ground several tens of meters high. It has been told as one of the most memorable scenes in B’z’s long history of live shows.

List of B’z theme song drama viewership ratings

Here is a list of drama viewership ratings in which B’z in the 1990s was in charge of the theme song. There are nine dramas that B’z was the theme song in the 1990s (according to the editorial department).

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*Highest viewership rating: The viewership rating of the program with the highest average viewership rating among the episodes of the serial drama. This is not a program-by-program highest value per minute (highest viewership rating per minute).
*Average viewership rating: Average viewership ratings throughout all episodes of serial dramas.
*Video Research Research[Kanto area]

New Airport Story

TV Asahi
Broadcast year: 1994
Cast: Ueki Tomo, Higashi Mikihisa, Suzuki Anju
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership) 11.9%, average viewership (household viewership) 10.4%
Topic Song: Don’t Leave Me

Glass mask

TV Asahi
Broadcast year: 1997
Cast: Adachi Yumi, Tanabe Seiichi, Matsumoto Megumi
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership) 14.9%, average viewership (household viewership) 11.9%
Theme song: Calling

• B’z also wrote the ending theme song for “Glass Mask Part II” in 1998 (a song from “SURVIVE” released in 1997, “Happiness”).

2. List of B’z’s activities and theme song drama viewership ratings in the 2000s

B’z’s main activities

In the 2000s, the company further expanded popular recognition by combining “tour-tourism x theme songs” such as “On a Hill where the Moon Views Tonight” starring Kimura Takuya, TBS’s “Beautiful Life: Days Together” (2000), and “OCEAN” (2005), Fuji TV’s “Umizaru UMIZARU EVOLUTION” (2005). Total album sales have hit the top spot in history (according to Oricon), and in 2005, news that total sales exceeded 40 million copies were also a hot topic.
Furthermore, the 31st single, “Ultra Soul” (2001), was used as the official theme song for the World Aquatics Fukuoka Tournament held in the same year, and became a popular sporting project and cheering song, becoming one of B’z’s signature songs. It is often performed at live shows,Fans have a typical flow of jumping after the phrase “Ultra Soul” in the chorus at the timing of “Hi!”It is now.

Furthermore, it was in the 2000s that overseas acclaim, including co-starring with foreign artists and winning awards, became a major news. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held simultaneously in Japan and Korea in 2002, he performed in a dream with the world-renowned rock band Aerosmith, and in the same year he also held his first performance in the United States.
In 2007,B’z enters the Hall of Fame for the first time in Asia on “Hollywood Rockwalk,” which celebrates artists who have made great contributions to the development of rock and roll.. It was also a big news for the Japanese music world.

List of B’z theme song drama viewership ratings

Here is a list of drama viewership ratings in which B’z in the 2000s was in charge of the theme song. There are seven dramas that B’z was the theme song in the 2000s (according to the editorial department).

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*Highest viewership rating: The viewership rating of the program with the highest average viewership rating among the episodes of the serial drama. This is not a program-by-program highest value per minute (highest viewership rating per minute).
*Average viewership rating: Average viewership ratings throughout all episodes of serial dramas.
*Video Research Research[Kanto area]

Beautiful Life – Days Were Were Two

TBS
Broadcast year: 2000
Cast: Kimura Takuya, Tokiwa Takako, Mizuno Miki
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership rating) 41.3%, average viewership rating (household viewership rating) 32.3%
Theme song: On the hill where you can see the moon tonight

• The intro to “Tonight On the Hill with the Moon View” begins with a quiet, beautiful guitar arpeggio. As each episode was played in scenes that were emotionally intense, it seems that many viewers remember this song and the drama on the set, and some people say that just the intro plays brings back the scenes of the story. Also,This collaboration led to the collaboration between B’z and Kimura Takuya, and the theme song that continued to be a starring drama and provided by the theme song, and Inaba Koshi wrote the lyrics for Kimura Takuya’s solo song.The opportunities have increased.

Looking back on by age group! Summary of past drama viewership ratings for Kimura Takuya (Kimura Taku)

Umizaru UMIZARU EVOLUTION

Fuji TV
Broadcast year: 2005
Cast: Ito Hideaki, Kato Ai, Nakamura Toru
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership) 17.8%, average viewership (household viewership) 13.2%
Theme song: OCEAN

• “OCEAN” is a song that was written specifically for the drama “Umizaru – UMIZARU EVOLUTION -“. Music video (MV) isPhotographed on the patrol boat “Mizuho” with cooperation from the Japan Coast GuardThe spectacular footage that links the world of the drama has become popular.

Buzzer Beat: Hero on the Edge

Fuji TV
Broadcast year: 2009
Cast: Yamashita Tomohisa, Kitagawa Keiko, Aibu Saki
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership) 17.5%, average viewership (household viewership) 14.4%
Theme song: Ichibutozenbu

• The song “Ichibutozenbu” written for this work isB’z’s first theme song for Monday 9. Drama fans have also liked the worldview of the song, which reminds us of the process of the drama’s main characters trying to understand each other. Among them, the famous phrase “I wish there was one point I could love,” and it is being talked about among fans.

3. List of B’z’s activities and theme song drama viewership ratings in the 2010 and 2020s

B’z’s main activities

In the 2010s and 2020s, he also provided songs for popular works such as TBS’s “A LIFE” (2017), “Still Alive” and TV Asahi’s “10 Count to the Future” (2022), and “COMEBACK – The Lovely Fragment-” starring Kimura Takuya, as well as actively performing live shows.
In his solo career, Matsumoto Takahiro released “TAKE YOUR PICK,” co-written by Larry Carlton, worldwide in 2010. The following year, 2011, the album wasAchieves the feat of winning the 53rd Grammy Awards “Best Pop Instrumental Album”I did. In 2012, he held his first US tour as B’z and released his full-english album, “B’z,” further expanding his range of activities overseas.

In Japan, in 2021, B’z presents UNITE #01 will be holding its first rock project, B’z. This project was launched to seek to revive live performances with audiences while thoroughly preventing the spread of infection, in order to help revive the music industry, which was hit hard by the spread of COVID-19.
#01Mr. Children and GLAY will appear in the film, who agree with B’z’s wishes.. The matchup with the two groups, who swept the hit charts during the same era, became a big stir.

In addition, in 2024, he has been a career of over 35 years.Participated in the NHK Red and White Song Battle for the first time. I thought the performance would end with the studio performance of “Illumination,” the theme song for the morning drama series “Omusubi,”Suddenly, he appeared at NHK Hall and performed live “LOVE PHANTOM” and “Ultra Soul” as a surprise performance.became a big topic. The sudden turn of events in the NHK Hall became B’z’s live venue mode, and the live footage of “LOVE PHANTOM” and “ultra soul” that were released on B’z’s official YouTube channel have been viewed over 8 million times each.

List of B’z theme song drama viewership ratings

Here is a list of drama viewership ratings in which B’z was in charge of the theme song in the 2010 and 2020s. As of September 2025, there were 11 dramas that B’z was the theme song in the 2010 and 2020s (according to the editorial department).

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*Highest viewership rating: The viewership rating of the program with the highest average viewership rating among the episodes of the serial drama. This is not a program-by-program highest value per minute (highest viewership rating per minute).
*Average viewership rating: Average viewership ratings throughout all episodes of serial dramas.
*Video Research Research[Kanto area]

A LIFE ~My Loved One~

TBS
Broadcast year: 2017
Cast: Kimura Takuya, Takeuchi Yuko, Matsuyama Kenichi
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership) 16.0%, average viewership (household viewership) 14.5%
Theme song: Still Alive

10 counts to the future

TV Asahi
Broadcast year: 2022
Cast: Kimura Takuya, Mitsushima Hikari, Yasuda Ken
Viewership Rating: Highest viewership (household viewership rating) 13.1%, average viewership rating (household viewership rating) 11.0%
Theme song: COMEBACK – The Lovely Fragment –

Looking back on by age group! Summary of past drama viewership ratings for Kimura Takuya (Kimura Taku)

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Looking back on by age group! Summary of past drama viewership ratings for Kimura Takuya (Kimura Taku)