Friend Chord

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Friend Chord
Hitorie - Friend Chord album cover.jpg
Cover art for Friend Chord, designed by Yuta Ichinose. It features english text on a blue background, with the album and band's title in the top left and bottom right, respectively.
Studio album by
Hitorie
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2025 (2025-01-22)
Genre Japanese rock, pop rock, math rock, shoegaze [1]
Length37:45
LanguageJapanese
Label Hinichijou, Sony Music Associated Records
Hitorie chronology
Pharmacy
(2022)		Friend Chord
(2025)
Singles from Friend Chord
  1. "Juggernaut"
    Released: November 8, 2023
  2. "on the front line"
    Released: April 15, 2024
  3. "Notok"
    Released: November 27, 2024

Friend Chord is a studio album by Japanese rock band Hitorie. It is their third album since the death of frontman wowaka and their seventh album overall. It was released on January 22, 2025. It contains the previously released singles Juggernaut and on the front line, which was released as the opening theme to the second cour of Mushoku Tensei Season 2. [2]

Contents

Production and release

On November 8, Hitorie released the digital single Juggernaut (ジャガーノート). Shinoda wrote the lyrics and music, and describes the title and song as "the feeling you get when playing an electric guitar." He also drew the single's cover art. [3]

On April 15, they released the digital single on the front line which was released as the opening to the second part of the second season of the anime adaptation of Mushoku Tensei. The song was composed by Yumao and Shinoda wrote the lyrics. The song peaked at 28th on the Oricon charts. [4] [5]

The album also features a new version of NOTOK, sung by current vocalist Shinoda. [6] The cover art was designed by Yuta Ichinose, who previously designed the album covers for on the front line/SENSE-LESS WONDER [ReREC] and Imaginary Mono-Fiction. [2] [7] The DVD version of the album features a recording of their September 2024 concert "HITORI-ESCAPE 2024 10-NEN-SAI ～日比谷超絶野音～ (Hibiya's Transcendent Wild Sounds)" at Tokyo's Hibiya Park Concert Hall. It was their biggest concert so far, and was completely sold out. [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Shinoda

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Tanbika (耽美歌, 'Aesthetics')"Shinoda4:07
2."Juggernaut (ジャガーノート)"Shinoda3:14
3."Quadrilateral Vase"ygarshy3:26
4."Never Understand (ネバーアンダースタンド)"Shinoda3:49
5."Tsuki o Mirutabi Omoibito (月をみるたび想い人, 'Whenever I see the moon, I think of you')"Shinoda3:14
6."Shadowpray"Yumao3:39
7."Notok" (album version)wowaka2:55
8."On the Front Line (オン・ザ・フロントライン)"Yumao3:32
9."Oyasuminasai (おやすみなさい, 'Good night')"Shinoda6:19
10."Blue Spring Punk (ブルースプリングパンク)"Shinoda3:31
Total length:37:45
DVD: HITORI-ESCAPE 2024 10-NEN-SAI〜日比谷超絶野音〜 (Hibiya's Transcendent Wild Sounds)
No.TitleLength
1."SisterJudy" 
2."Montage Girl (モンタージュガール)" 
3."Talking Dance (トーキーダンス)" 
4."curved edge" 
5."3-min 29-sec (3分29秒, 3-bun 29-byou)" 
6."Kazehana (風、花, 'Wind, Flower')" 
7."on the front line (オン・ザ・フロントライン)" 
8."SLEEPWALK" 
9."Selfy charm" 
10."Monocolor (モノカラー)" 
11."Tenohira (テノヒラ, 'Palm')" 
12."One-me Two-hearts (ワンミーツハー)" 
13."Odorumannequin, Utauahou (踊るマネキン、唄う阿呆, 'Dancing mannequin, singing fool')" 
14."Juggernaut (ジャガーノート)" 
15."Unknown Mother-Goose (アンノウン・マザーグース)" 
16."Kara no Waremono (カラノワレモノ)" 
17."Image (イメージ)" 
18."Stereo Juvenile (ステレオジュブナイル)" 
19."SENSE-LESS WONDER (センスレス・ワンダー)" 
20."NOTOK" 
21."high gain (ハイゲイン)" 

Personnel

Obtained from YouTube's auto-generated music credits. [9]

Hitorie

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Friend Chord
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 19
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [11] 44
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [12] 19

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References

  1. ↑ Department, Skream! Editorial. "ヒトリエ". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. 1 2 "ヒトリエ10周年アルバム「Friend Chord」意味深な英文つづられたジャケット公開" [Hitorie's 10th anniversary album "Friend Chord" jacket with meaningful English text released]. Natalie (in Japanese). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. ↑ "ヒトリエ新曲はエレキギターの"ぶっ飛んだ感覚"を表現した「ジャガーノート」（コメントあり）" [Hitorie's new song is "Juggernaut," which expresses the "outrageous feeling" of a electric guitar.]. Natalie (in Japanese). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. ↑ "ヒトリエのニューシングルはメンバー全員作曲の4曲収録、メジャーデビュー10周年の攻撃開始 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー" [Hitorie's new single includes 4 songs composed by all members, starting attack on 10th anniversary of major debut]. Natalie (in Japanese). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  5. ↑ "オン・ザ・フロントライン/センスレス・ワンダー[ReREC](初回生産限定盤) | ヒトリエ" [on the front line/Senseless Wonder [ReREC] (First Press Limited Edition)]. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  6. ↑ Department, Skream! Editorial. "ヒトリエ、ニュー・アルバム『Friend Chord』収録曲情報発表。来年全国ツアー開催決定。シノダ（Vo/Gt）による47都道府県弾き語りツアー追加公演も" [Hitorie announces song information for new album "Friend Chord". A national tour will be held next year. Additional performances by Shinoda (Vo/Gt) on 47 prefecture singing tour]. Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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