Editing B'z (section)

=== Switching to blues (1993–1994) ===
In early 1993, the Run tour concluded after 49 performances in 21 locations. In March, B'z released their twelfth and best-selling single, "[[Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake o Kizutsukenai]]", which was certified double-million by the [[RIAJ]] in 2003.<ref name="OriconNo.1" /> They then held an open-air concert for the first time, called "B'z Live-Gym Pleasure '93 'Jap the Ripper'". The shows took place at Bentenjima in [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu-city]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] on July 31 and August 1. The successful event gathered fifty thousand people per day, totaling 100,000 people in the end. Following this, B'z concentrated on recording once again, which resulted in a lot of material. On February 9, 1994, the "B'z Live-Gym '94 'The 9th Blues'" tour started. The tour became their longest and biggest tour thus far, managing 87 performances in a year. During the tour, their seventh and only [[double album]], ''[[The 7th Blues]]'', was released on March 2. The album title not only came from it being their seventh album but also after the [[seventh chord]] that is frequently used in [[blues]]. Becoming much more "bluesier" and soulful, this album evidently shows their lean towards blues.<ref name="hmv_japan_top100" /><ref name="AllMusicBio" /> The album was made as kind of a "fan trap," as they wanted to "weed out" casual and non-rock fans from their fanbase as they shifted more towards rock.<ref name="AllMusicBio" />  It included the hit single "[[Don't Leave Me (B'z song)|Don't Leave Me]]" and a bluesy re-recording of "[[Lady Navigation]]".<ref name="hmv_japan_top100" /> "The 9th Blues" tour finished at the [[Tsukisamu Green Dome]] in [[Sapporo]] on December 24.