Bright Future (Empire album)

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Bright Future
Bright future empire artwork.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)
Genre
Length45:19
Language Japanese
Label
Empire chronology
Super Cool EP
(2020)
Bright Future
(2021)
The Final Empire
(2022)

Bright Future is the third studio album from Japanese girl group Empire. It was released on November 10, 2021, by Avex. The album consists of thirteen tracks. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Let's Show"Maho Empire, Yunosy2:45
2."Chase your back"JxSxK, Kenta Matsukuma3:56
3."Iza!!"JxSxK, Kenta Matsukuma3:26
4."Happy with you"JxSxK, Kenta Matsukuma3:35
5."I don't care"Kenta Matsukuma, Mikina Empire, Mayu Empire2:57
6."Error"Maho Empire, Oni3:21
7."Haggling"Maho Empire, Oni4:22
8."To continue"JxSxK, Kenta Matsukuma3:44
9."Fly! Sing! Cry! Try! Smile!"Kenta Matsukuma, Yu-ki Empire3:39
10."Hey!Hey!"Kenta Matsukuma, Mikina Empire, Mayu Empire2:19
11."Hon-no"JxSxK, Kenta Matsukuma3:52
12."Rather"Mayu Empire, Midoriko Empire, Oni3:26
13."Ring to the Bright Future"Kenta Matsukuma, Mayu Empire3:48
Total length:45:19

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 6
Japanese Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 7

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References

  1. "EMPiRE、11/10リリースの3rdアルバム『BRiGHT FUTURE』より「Happy with you」MV公開。新ヴィジュアル&アルバム詳細も発表". Skream!. October 26, 2021.
  2. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-11-22" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  3. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021-11-17" (in Japanese).