While B'z started recording as soon as the year 2002 started, Tak finished his solo albums. which were released simultaneously: "Dragon From The West" which consists of hard rock tunes, and "Hana", which includes more melodic and Asian-influenced tunes. B'z finished their recording in the middle of May, and started rehearsal in Tokyo for the Live-Gym tour that year, as well as performing with Aerosmith on the stage of FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Official Concert International Day, at Tokyo Stadium on 27 June. On 3 July, "Green" was released, and there was a supporting tour. The tour began in Saitama Super Arena on 8 July and ended at Osaka Dome on 9 September, encompassing 700,000 attendees, 14 shows, and 11 cities. The live band was rounded out by bassist Billy Sheehan and Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas. In September, after the last show at Osaka, B'z had their first US tour starting in San Diego at Canes on 22 September and The Palace in Los Angeles on 24 September. On 27 November, a live video "A Beautiful Reel" was released in addition to "B'z Live-Gym 2002 Green ~Go★Fight★Win~", which packaged everything that happened on the Green tour. It also contained a second disc with material from "Live-Gym 2002 Rock n' California Roll". On 11 December, their first ballad compilation album "The Ballads ~Love &amp; B'z~" was released, with a similar flow as "Friends".