Live (NEWS album)

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Live
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre J-pop
Label Johnny's Entertainment
Producer Johnny H. Kitagawa Executive producer
NEWS chronology
Color
(2008)
Live
(2010)
NEWS Best
(2012)
Singles from Live
  1. "Koi no ABO"
    Released: April 29, 2009
  2. "Sakura Girl"
    Released: March 31, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Live is the fourth studio album released by the Japanese boy group NEWS. The album is certified gold for a shipment of 100,000 copies and even top the Oricon chart.

Contents

Album information

Despite its members expanding to solo projects and other musical units in the past year, popular Johnny's pop group NEWS continues going strong as a unit as well. After a long 22 months' wait, they finally unleash their latest full-length album. Live is NEWS' fourth album, and it features their hit singles "Koi no ABO" and "Sakura Girl". The album will also mark the first release of "Be Funky", the theme song to the TV drama Troubleman, starring member Kato Shigeaki. In addition to the group's usual musical collaborator zopp, GreeeeN's usual producer Jin also joins the fun with the album's title track Live.

First Press Edition comes with the group's Unplugged live concert and its making of on a bonus DVD.

Track listing

Regular Edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Koi no ABO" (恋のABO)4:41
2."LIVE"4:53
3."Umareshi Kimi e" (生まれし君へ)3:59
4."Supernatural"4:23
5."Aki no Sora" (秋の空)4:17
6."Futari/130000000 no Kiseki" (2人/130000000の奇跡)4:33
7."Dancin' in the Secret"3:46
8."Wonderland" (ワンダーランド)4:22
9."Sakura Girl" (さくらガール)4:50
10."BE FUNKY!"3:47
11."D.T.F"4:24
12."Naiyou no Nai Tegami" (内容の無い手紙)4:15
13."Endless Summer" (エンドレス・サマー)4:15
14."Share"4:31
15."Forever(Unplugged Ver.)"4:24
Total length:1:05:20
Limited Edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Koi no ABO" (恋のABO)4:41
2."LIVE"4:53
3."Umareshi Kimi e" (生まれし君へ)3:59
4."Supernatural"4:23
5."Aki no Sora" (秋の空)4:17
6."Futari/130000000 no Kiseki" (2人/130000000の奇跡)4:33
7."Dancin' in the Secret"3:46
8."Wonderland" (ワンダーランド)4:22
9."Sakura Girl" (さくらガール)4:50
10."BE FUNKY!"3:47
11."D.T.F"4:24
12."Naiyou no Nai Tegami" (内容の無い手紙)4:15
13."Endless Summer" (エンドレス・サマー)4:15
Total length:56:25
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Unplugged LIVE" 
2."Unplugged LIVE Making" 

Charts and certifications

Release history

CountryDateFormatDistributor
JapanSeptember 15, 2010 CD (JECN-0241) [5]
LE (JECN-0239~0240) [6]
Johnny's Entertainment
Hong KongOctober 15, 2010 CD [7]
LE [8]
Avex Asia Limited
PhilippinesMay 5, 2012 CD
LE
Universal Records

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