WOWOW's special interview program "Koshi Inaba Special Interview Program," focusing on the solo activities of B'z vocalist Koshi Inaba, will be broadcast and streamed on October 19th. Prior to the broadcast, Inaba's comments that will be introduced in the program have been released in advance.
Inaba has been holding a nationwide solo live tour "Koshi Inaba LIVE 2024 ~enⅣ~" since June this year. The "en" in the tour title contains the meaning of the words and expressions that Inaba holds dear in his solo activities, the "en" of expression, the "en" of connecting people, and the "en" of unity. The program will center around the interview, and will explore the thoughts he puts into music production and live performances, including his latest album "Tadanomo," while also showing footage of his latest tour and his trajectory.
The released comment asks, "What does a live performance mean to Inaba?" In response to the question, "What is the most important thing about music?" he said, "It's a place where you never know what's going to happen, and there's a mixture of tension and realism. On this tour, we played different songs on different days, so there were moments when mistakes were made during the show, but there were scenes where the whole band changed chords or arranged the rhythm to cover up those mistakes. As a result, we were able to create versions of songs that can only be heard live, and it really made me feel that 'music is live,' and I think that maybe this is the style that I like."
The "Inaba Koshi Special Interview Program" will be broadcast and streamed on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand from 9 pm on October 19th. After the broadcast, it will be available to watch as an archive for two weeks.
Starting with the special interview with Inaba, WOWOW will be broadcasting and streaming special programs focusing on the solo activities of Inaba and B'z guitarist Matsumoto Takahiro for four consecutive months.
