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| Released | April 17, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 41:52 | |||
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Classy Crush is the second studio album and first major label album by the Japanese girl group @onefive. [8] It was released on April 17, 2024, by the record label Avex Trax. [9]
The title of the album Classy Crush originated from @onefive's group concept, "Japanese Classy Crush". [10] "Classy" refers to old things, stereotypical images and ways of thinking, and conventional ways of doing things. [11] "Crush" expresses @onefive's desire to destroy things of that nature, which hold them back, and to move forward in a new way. [12]
The album represented a shift for @onefive toward the direction of hip hop, especially with the release of the single "Justice Day". [13] Other musical influences included jungle, Jersey club, and Middle Eastern music. [6] [11] Many of the songs depict strong Japanese girls. [14]
The single "Miraizu" (未来図) marked @onefive's major label debut with Avex Trax. [15] It was used as the theme song for the live-action television drama adaptation of the manga If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die , which was first broadcast in October 2022. "Chance" was used as the theme song for the film adaptation that followed on May 12, 2023. [16]
In August 2023, "Like A" was featured in a commercial for the Japanese jewelry brand The Kiss. [17] In April 2024, "Mr.Gorgeous" was featured in a commercial for Amazon Prime Video. [18]
Classy Crush was released in two versions, with one containing a Blu-ray disc in addition to the CD. [19] The album charted at number 16 on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart and at number 17 on the weekly Billboard Japan Top Album Sales chart. [20] [21]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "OZGi" | Jonna Hall, Koshin, Yui Mugino | Koshin | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Justice Day" | Ryōsuke "Dr.R" Sakai, Ryōta Hiratsuka, Yui Mugino | Hirapark, Ryōsuke "Dr.R" Sakai | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Mr.Gorgeous" | INFX, Zeyun | INFX, Zeyun | 3:31 |
| 4. | "F.A.F.O" | Emyli, Taku Takahashi | Taku Takahashi | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Last Blue" | Zeyun | Zeyun | 3:08 |
| 6. | "ChocoLove" (ショコラブ) | Fofu, Sunny Boy | Fofu, Sunny Boy | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Kono Mama ja Koware-sō" (このままじゃ壊れそう) | Yura, Zeyun | Zeyun | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Miraizu" (未来図) | Ken Itō, Yūki Tsujimura | Yūki Tsujimura | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Chance" | Shusui, Tsubomi, Zeyun | Shusui, Tsubomi, Zeyun | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Like A" | Lee Dong Heon, Zeyun | Lee Dong Heon, Zeyun | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Sawage" | J-Dash, Zeyun | Zeyun | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Ring Donuts" | Kanro Maeda, Zeyun | Zeyun | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 41:52 | |||
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