Time for a break

In the mid 1998, B'z entered a period of both rest and recording. Both Tak and Koshi had wanted to start on their own solo projects since the SURVIVE tour, and finally got a chance to begin. During this period, on September 20, their second best-of album, B'z The Best Treasure was released. After a lengthy period, on December 16, Koshi released his first solo maxi single, Toku-made.

There was not much activity as a band in the beginning of 1999, but Tak released his first solo maxi single, THE CHANGING on March 25. This was the first time, he had ever sung on a released record. The single entered in at No. 2 its first week on the charts. On April 14, he released the album, KNOCKIN' T AROUND, which contains many other tracks with full vocals and also includes, the Formula-1 '99 theme song, GO FURTHER. The album has both instrumental and vocal tracks. However, even before the release of this album, B'z had already started recording again.