| Ordinary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 58:38 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Every Little Thing chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Ordinary | ||||
Ordinary is the tenth studio album by Japanese music duo Every Little Thing. It was released on September 21, 2011, by Avex Trax. [1]
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the band in the music industry, the album was released in three formats: CD, DVD+DVD and a special CD+DVD edition. [2]
The album includes the single "Sora/Koe", which was used as theme songs for the 2011 Pokémon movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram/White—Victini and Zekrom . The last single from the album, entitled "Ai ga Aru", was used as theme song for TV drama Full Throttle Girl (Zenkai Girl). Also, for promotional purposes the songs "Tomorrow", "Ordinary" and "Begin" were used in adverts for H.I.S., Kracie and The Japan Jewellery Association, respectively. [3]
All lyrics are written by Kaori Mochida.
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ai ga Aru" (アイガアル) | Hikari | Hikari [a] | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow" | Hikari | Hikari [a] | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Sora" (宙 -そら-) | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Masafumi Nakao [a] | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Kūhaku" (空白) | Shinjiro Inoue | Shinjiro Inoue [a] | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Moon" | Daisuke Suzuki | Yuta Nakano [a] | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Wonder Love" | Hirofumi Hibino | Masafumi Hayashi [a] | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Star" | Hikari | Hikari [a] | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Asian Beauty" (Instrumental) | Ichiro Ito | Masafumi Nakao [b] | 1:47 |
| 9. | "Koe" (響 -こえ-) | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Tomoji Sogawa [a] | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Arigatō wa Sono Tame ni Aru" (ありがとうはそのためにある) | Takuya Watanabe | Akira Murata [a] | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Ordinary" | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Masafumi Nakao [a] | 5:14 |
| 12. | "Pray For East" (Instrumental) | Ichiro Ito | Masafumi Nakao [b] | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Begin" | Yasuo Sano | Masafumi Nakao [a] | 6:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "Moon" (Music video) | |
| 3. | "Sora" (Music video - Original version) | |
| 4. | "Ai ga Aru" (Music video - Album version) | |
| 5. | "Sora" (Offshoot) | |
| 6. | "Ai ga Aru" (Offshoot) | |
| 7. | "Begin" (Offshoot) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "Moon" (Music video) | |
| 3. | "Sora" (Music video - Original version) | |
| 4. | "Ai ga Aru" (Music video - Album version) | |
| 5. | "15th Anniversary Special History Movie" |
| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2011 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 | 37,580 copies sold |
Every Little Thing is a pop/soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called "Feel My Heart". Their name is usually written in English, and only rarely in katakana. They gained massive popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. As of 2013, Every Little Thing has sold over 23 million copies of singles and albums throughout Japan. Their second studio album, Time to Destination, is the best-selling album of the band with over 3.5 million copies sold, and became the 10th best-selling album of all time in Japan.
Ai Otsuka is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.
Ami Suzuki is a Japanese recording artist, DJ, and actress from Zama, Kanagawa, Japan. Having been discovered at the talent TV show Asayan, she was one of the most popular female teen idol in the late 1990s. However, in 2000, Suzuki faced legal problems with her management company resulting in a controversial blacklisting from the entertainment industry. Suzuki attempted to resurrect her career under her own steam with two indie singles before signing to Avex Trax in 2005. She released "Delightful", a dance song that reached No. 3 on the Japanese Oricon charts with a style similar to electronic club music, significantly different from her pop idol days. Since her appearance in the 2006 film Rainbow Song, Suzuki has gradually made a name for herself in the acting field, starring in various movies, television series, and musicals.
Secret is the fourth studio album by the Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer, Kumi Koda, released in February 2005. It charted at #3 on Oricon in Japan, her highest charting album at the time, and stayed on the charts for fifty-six weeks.
Uverworld is a Japanese rock band consisting of six members and originating from Kusatsu, Shiga. "Uverworld" is a term coined by the band members, combining the German word "über" with the English word "world" to form a phrase that means "crossing above the world". They have released nine studio albums and over twenty singles and have sold over three million records worldwide. The band's musical style was influenced by 1960s rock bands like The Beatles, The Zombies, and The Beach Boys, and later influenced by The Cookies, The Kinks, and The Cramps. Vocalist Takuya cited Frank Sinatra, Queen, David Bowie, Weezer, Green Day, and later My Chemical Romance as influences for the band.
Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, along with other titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad. An adult version of the game titled Little Busters! Ecstasy was released on July 25, 2008 for Windows, unlike Kanon and Air, which were first released with adult content and then had later versions with such content removed. Ecstasy was later ported to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Switch with the adult content removed under the title Little Busters! Converted Edition. An English version for Windows was released on Steam in 2017. The story follows a group of childhood friends now attending high school called the Little Busters, as they decide to form a baseball team. Riki, who is diagnosed with narcolepsy, is tasked to recruit more girls in preparation for a baseball game, and he bonds with each of them on account of their internal conflicts. Meanwhile, Rin gets mysterious letters from her cat Lennon to complete various tasks in order to learn the "secret to this world".
Haruka Tomatsu is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer, employed by Music Ray'n. She plays Asuna in Sword Art Online, Mileina Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season, Aoba Tsukishima in Cross Game, Saki Rukino in Valvrave the Liberator, Lala Satalin Deviluke in To Love Ru, Minamoto no Raikou in Fate/Grand Order, Iona Hikawa/Cure Fortune in HappinessCharge PreCure!, Zero Two in Darling in the Franxx and Haru Okumura in Persona 5. She received the Rookie of the Year award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and the Synergy Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards.
Game is the debut studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on April 16, 2008 by Tokuma Japan Communications. Game marks Perfume's first studio album to be fully produced by Japanese producer and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata, while Perfume contributes to the album as the lead and background vocalists.
3 Splash is an EP by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Kumi Koda. It was released on 8 July 2009, by Kumi's record label, Rhythm Zone. Her fourth extended play consists of three recordings; "Lick Me", "Ecstasy" and "Hashire!", with three additional interludes. It was released in two different formats: stand-alone CD, and a CD+DVD bundle - the latter bundle was re-released with a pink-transparent CD holder. The three artworks for the EP depicts Kumi posing with the title of the work superimposed over her. The CD+DVD bundle artwork features her holding a basketball, this artwork was also used for the digital release of the EP.
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom are 2011 Japanese animated films produced by OLM, Inc., Production I.G and Xebec and distributed by Toho. The film was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama from a screenplay by Hideki Sonoda. The two-parter film is the 14th animated installment in the Pokémon film series created by Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori.
"Sora/Koe" is the 42nd single of the Japanese pop group Every Little Thing, released on July 13, 2011. The single contains two songs: "Sora" and its B-side, "Koe". Both songs are used as the ending theme for the Pokémon movie Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram.
Documentaly is the fifth studio album by Japanese band Sakanaction, released on September 28, 2011. Written around a documentary theme, the band were inspired by personal and world events in 2011 to create material for the album.
Code Name Blue is a Japanese album by the South Korean rock band CNBlue. It was released on August 29, 2012 as the group's third Japanese album and their first major album under Warner Music Japan.
E-girls are a Japanese collective girl group created and managed by LDH while signed to music label Rhythm Zone from Avex. As of 2017, the band consists of 11 members; 8 of which feature all current members from the groups Happiness and Flower. Additionally, three original members were scouted in Japan and added as part of the group. Created as a sister act to boy band Exile, E-girls debuted in 2011 with their single "Celebration". After a string of promotional recordings, E-girls released their debut record Lesson 1 two years later. In 2013, their single "Gomennasai no Kissing You" catapulted the girls into commercial success, selling over 100,000 units, and its parent album Colorful Pop (2014), was met with positive reviews and high performance on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Girls Forever is the third Japanese studio album of the South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on November 14, 2012, in four different editions.
Angel Beats! is a 13-episode 2010 anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda and Na-Ga are from the visual novel brand Key. The first volume in a six-part episodic visual novel adaptation produced by Key was released in 2015. The discography of Angel Beats! consists of two studio albums, one compilation album, eight singles, one soundtrack and one remix album.
"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" is a single by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. Released in Japan on July 4, 2012 in promotion for the album Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation, the single serves as the third single from the debut album Babymetal. It is also the band's first solo audio release to be released commercially.
Every Best Singles: Complete is a singles compilation by Japanese duo Every Little Thing, released on December 23, 2009, through Avex Trax.
Fun-Fare is the eleventh studio album by Japanese music duo Every Little Thing. It was released on February 19, 2014, by Avex Trax.
Happiness is a Japanese pop girl group formed and managed by LDH since 2008 and signed to the record label Rhythm Zone. They are a dance and vocal unit of collective girl group E-girls alongside Dream and Flower. The group consists of two vocalists and five performers.