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| Released | March 21, 2018 | |||
| Length | 57:05 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Epic Japan | |||
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Play is the first album by Masaki Suda. It was released on March 21, 2018. [1] The single "Sayonara Elegy" was used as the theme song of Todome no Kiss . The album debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. [2]
CD version
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sayonara Elegy" (さよならエレジー) | Huwie Ishizaki | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Iinda yo, kitto" (いいんだよ、きっと, It 's okay, surely) | Huwie Ishizaki | 6:03 |
| 3. | "Mita koto mo nai keshiki 見たこともない" (Scenery I have never seen) | 3:41 | |
| 4. | "Kazaar on pink afro" (ピンクのアフロにカザールかけて) | 4:37 | |
| 5. | "Kaze ni natte yuku" (風になってゆく, Become the wind) | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "Serifu" (台詞, speech) | 5:01 | |
| 7. | "Sprinter" (スプリンター) | Hiromu Akita (Amazarashi) | 5:36 |
| 8. | "Yurayura" (ゆらゆら, Fluctuating) | Masaki Suda | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Kokyu" (呼吸, Breathing) | 4:08 | |
| 10. | "Asakusa kid" (浅草キッド) | Takeshi Kitano | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Haiiro to ao (with Kenshi Yonezu)" (灰色と青, Gray and blue) | Kenshi Yonezu | 5:35 |
| 12. | "Akaneiro no yuhi" (茜色の夕日, Scarlet sunset) | Fujifabric | 5:23 |
There are two addition songs, Baka ni natchatta no ka na (ばかになっちゃったのかな) and Amegaagarukoroni (雨が上がる頃に) in digital version. [3]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] | 2 |
Billboard Japan Year-end 2018 Hot 100 [4]
| Song | Position |
|---|---|
| "Sayonara Elegy" | 9 |
| "Haiiro to Ao" | 34 |
Oricon Karaoke Chart Yearly 2019 [5]
| Song | Position |
|---|---|
| "Sayonara Elegy" | 3 |
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