| DISCOGRAPHY | TOKYO JIHEN | |
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2004.11.25 1st Studio Album 教育 Kyouiku more...
TRACKLIST 01 Ringo no Uta (林檎の唄) 02 Gunjou Biyori (群青日和) 03 Nyusui Negai (入水願い) 04 Sounan (遭難) 05 Crawl (クロール) 06 Genjitsu ni oite (現実に於て) 07 Genjitsu wo warau (現実を嗤う) 08 Service (サービス) 09 Ekimae (駅前) 10 Omatsuri Sawagi (御祭騒ぎ) 11 Bokoku Joushou (母国情緒) 12 Yume no Ato (夢のあと) STATS Highest chart position: #2
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2006.01.25 2nd Studio Album 大人 (アダルト) Adult more... TRACKLIST
01 Himitsu (秘密) 02 Kenka Joutou (喧嘩上等) 03 Keshou Naoshi (化粧直し) 04 Superstar (スーパースター) 05 Shuraba -adult ver.- (修羅場 adult ver.) 06 Yukiguni (雪国) 07 Kabuki (歌舞伎) 08 Blackout (ブラックアウト) 09 Tasogare Naki (黄昏泣き) 10 Toumei Ningen (透明人間) 11 Tegami (手紙) DVD TRACKLIST (Limited Edition Only) 01 Himitsu (Live at Dynamite Out Tour) (秘密) STATS Highest chart position: #1 Units sold in Japan: 293,604 Price: ¥2,913 (Limited Edition: ¥3,619) Code: TOCT-25885 (Limited Edition: TOCT-25884) Toshiba-EMI INFORMATION Tokyo Jihen's second album, Adult comes in two different versions, Pour Femme ("For Her", the Normal Edition) and Pour Homme ("For Him", the Limited Edition). The Limited Edition comes packaged with a DVD featuring never-before-seen footage of the first track, Himitsu, being preformed at the Dynamite! Tour. It also comes with a special booklet containing lyrics, and an original perfume (a 'scratch-and-smell' type perfume, not the actual bottle). Toumei Ningen, Shuraba and Superstar are different from previously heard versions, where as Kenka Joutou remains the same. The kanji present in the title, 大人 ('Otona', or 'Adult') does not indicate the title should be pronounced as 'Otona'. It was given the Furigana アダルト ('Adaruto', or 'Adult') to indicate how it should be pronounced. Adult carries the theme of the adult television genre, carrying on from the children/education television genre of Kyouiku. This is evident through the title, as well as the covers for the releases associated with the album, carrying a sexier, more provocative edge. ENGLISH TRACKLIST A set of translations for the tracklist was made by Shiina Ringo. They have been translated to give a reciprocal style to the tracklist, so therefore are not exact translations of the song titles (eg tracks #1 and #11 are in a similar style, same with tracks #2 and #10, and so on throughout the album). This is a similar style presented Shiina Ringo's third album, KZK, as well as Tokyo Jihen's first album, Kyouiku. 01 A Secret 02 Active Fightin 03 Powder up my mind 04 Super Star 05 The Rat's-nest 06 Niigata 07 The Kabuki 08 Black Out 09 Don't cry my child 10 Unvisible Man 11 A Mail CREDITS Tracks 1-9 Lyrics and music by Shiina Ringo. Track 10 Lyrics by Shiina Ringo, music by Kameda Seiji. Track 11 Lyrics by Shiina Ringo, music by Izawa Ichiyou. |
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2007.09.26 3rd Studio Album 娯楽(バラエティ) Variety more...
TRACKLIST 01 Ramp (ランプ) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Ukigumo 02 Mirrorball (ミラーボール) Lyrics: Ukigumo / Music: Ukigumo 03 Kingyo no Hako (金魚の箱) Lyrics: Izawa Ichiyou / Music: Izawa Ichiyou 04 Shiseikatsu (私生活) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Kameda Seiji 05 OSCA Lyrics: Ukigumo / Music: Ukigumo 06 Kronekodow (黒猫道) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Izawa Ichiyou 07 Fukushuu (復讐) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Ukigumo 08 Boutomin (某都民) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Ukigumo 09 SSAW Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Izawa Ichiyou 10 Tsukigime-hime (月極姫) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Ukigumo 11 Sake to Geko (酒と下戸) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Izawa Ichiyou 12 Killer Tune (キラーチューン) Lyrics: Shiina Ringo / Music: Izawa Ichiyou 13 Metro (メトロ) Lyrics: Ukigumo / Music: Ukigumo STATS Price: ¥3,059 Code: TOCT-26350 Toshiba-EMI INFORMATION Tokyo Jihen's 3rd album, Variety features songs written by other members of the band, as opposed to the mostly Ringo-only compositions on Kyouiku and Adult. Many of these songs were lifted from the band member's previous musical outings and demos. Ukigumo wrote 7 of the songs, Izawa wrote 5 and Kameda wrote 1. However, Ringo did write the lyrics for 9 of the tracks. Prior to the albums release it was revealed that the running theme over the bands 3 albums was television genres. This album holds the theme of variety television. This theme not only relates to the title, but also the concept of allowing other members of the band to have control over the songwriting. The kanji present in the title, 娯楽 ('Goraku'), is usually translated to pleasure or amusement. However, it was given the Furigana バラエティ ('Baraeti', or 'Variety') to indicate how it should be pronounced. The 2 singles to be released from the album were OSCA and Killer Tune. Kingyo no Hako was chosen to be used as an ending theme for the film Mouryo no Hako. The film is based on a novel by one of Ringo's favourite writers, Kyougoku Natsuhiko. ENGLISH TRACKLIST 01 Ramp 02 Mirror-ball 03 Box of goldfish 04 Backstage 05 O.S.C.A. 06 My way 07 Vengeance 08 The citizens 09 ss/aw 10 Princesse mensuelle 11 Sake & nondrinker 12 Killer-tune 13 Metro |