Help Ever Hurt Never

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Help Ever Hurt Never
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2020
Genre J-pop
Length46:32
Label
Producer Yaffle
Fujii Kaze chronology
Help Ever Hurt Never
(2020)
Love All Serve All
(2022)
Singles from Help Ever Hurt Never
  1. "Nan-Nan"
    Released: November 18, 2019
  2. "Mo-Eh-Wa"
    Released: December 24, 2019
  3. "Yasashisa"
    Released: April 17, 2020
  4. "Kiri ga Naikara"
    Released: May 15, 2020

Help Ever Hurt Never is the first studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze. It was released on May 20, 2020, through Hehn Records and Universal Sigma. A cover album of English songs called Help Ever Hurt Cover, was released as a bonus disc with the first pressing of the CD. It was later made available digitally. It was certified Platinum in sales by RIAJ. [1]

Contents

Tour

A supporting tour for the album, Help Ever Hall Tour, started on December 25, 2020, and ran until January 31, 2021. It was Fujii's first national tour. Tickets for this tour were in the form of advance applications using the serial code included with the album, and lottery applications for general sales were accepted from November 9. In addition, for performances held after January 2021, official ticket trading was carried out at Chikepla Trade. From the perspective of preventing the spread of new coronavirus infections, the performances were held at 50% of the capacity of each venue and with a checkered seating arrangement. [2] [3]

Track listing

Standard edition

Titles as given on Western streaming services first, followed by the original Japanese title and then the English titles as given in the booklet.

All songs are written by Fujii Kaze; all music is arranged by Yaffle.

No.TitleLength
1."Nan-Nan (何なん, "WTF lol")"5:20
2."Mo-Eh-Wa (もうええわ, "I'm Over It")"5:01
3."Yasashisa (優しさ, "Kindness")"4:01
4."Kiri ga Naikara (キリがないから, "Cause It's Endless")"3:37
5."Tsumi no Kaori (罪の香り, "Flavor of Sin")"3:34
6."Cho Si Noccha Te (調子のっちゃって, "Oops I Pushed My Luck")"4:42
7."Tokuninai (特にない, "Not Particularly")"3:25
8."Shinunoga E-Wa (死ぬのがいいわ, "I'd Rather Die")"3:05
9."Kazeyo (風よ, "Hey Mr. Wind")"4:44
10."Sayonara Baby (さよならべいべ)"4:20
11."Kaerou (帰ろう, "Let's Go Home")"4:44
Total length:46:32

Help Ever Hurt Cover

Released as the second disc of the first pressing CD, as well as digitally. [4]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Help Ever Hurt Never
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [16] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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