3/18/1992 Kodoku no Runaway (single)
5.21.1002 Taiyou no Komachi Angel (single)
7.22.1992 Kimi no naka de odoritai (single)
7.22.1992 W-Nao [W-NAO] (video)
7.22.1992 W-nao [W-NAO] (album)
1. Kimi no naka de odoritai
2. Taiyou no Komachi Angel
3. ALONE
4. VAMPIRE WOMAN
5. LADY NAVIGATION
6. Ima dewa...ima nara...ima no...
7. HEY BROTHER
8. Kodoku no runaway
9. HOT FASHION
10. HURRY UP!
11. Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakattta
Apparently, these covers were done with the blessings of Being Co. because some frequent B'z collaborators participated! Takanobu Masuda-san played keyboard on some numbers (he is the regular B'z keyboard guy) and Being Co. regulars Yuiko Tsubokura and Maki Ohguro, who have known B'z for a long time (you can see Koshi worked on a Yuiko album before he was even in B'z), did some backup vocals for W-Nao. So this is an all-female chorus. I'm quite interested in checking these out!
W-Nao covers were not recorded over B'z karaoke tracks, so it appears some fresh recording was done. The guitar work is not Tak's.
A link between W-Nao and Being Co. might be that Naoko Iijima's ex-husband was Maeda Nobuteru of TUBE, who had very strong Being connections (Koshi has worked on his albums in the past).
Today, Naoko Iijima is a successful actress famous for her beauty. Like B'z, she has also totally changed her wardrobe from those early days. She had another guest turn in the B'z song FUSHIDARA 100% (2nd beat to Love Phantom single): she did the ending gasp. I wonder who came up with that idea?
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