B'z

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/b-z

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the formed?1988
2. What is the nationality?Japanese
3. Who are the two people that make up B'z?B'z is made up of guitarist Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and singer Koshi Inaba.
4. When did B'z start making music together?B'z began in 1988.

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