Real (Mika Nakashima album)

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Real
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Album cover
Studio album by
Mika Nakashima
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)
Genre J-pop
Length56:57
Label Sony Music Associated
Mika Nakashima chronology
Star
(2010)		Real
(2013)		Zutto Suki Datta ~All My Covers~
(2014)
Singles from Real
  1. "Dear"
    Released: April 27, 2011
  2. "Love Is Ecstasy"
    Released: September 14, 2011
  3. "Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara"
    Released: September 19, 2012
  4. "Hatsukoi"
    Released: November 28, 2012

Real is a studio album by the Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. The album was first released in Japan on January 30, 2013 (for the Valentine's Day season), in Regular and Limited editions. [1]

Contents

The non-single track "Kioku" was used as the Casio Sheen commercial song. [2] "Epilogue" was the ending theme song for the TV program GRACE OF JAPAN ~Shizen no Naka no Kami~.[ citation needed ]

This album debuted at number 1 in the Oricon weekly charts, and marked the first time in 4 years for the singer to top said chart for either a single or album since Voice (released in November 2008); it was also her first chart topping work in Japan after she made a comeback from the 6-month hiatus resulting from her patulous auditory tube disorder.

It has also been released in Taiwan and South Korea.

Some presses of the album come with a bookmark denoting the artist and album name on one side, and a picture of a flower with the words "Be Real...Be Mine" on the other side of the bookmark.

Tie-ins

Three of the four singles on this album are songs from motion pictures (an uncommon feature among studio albums).

Track listing

CD [3] [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)"Takayuki Mitsuhashi6:02
2."Dear"Katsuhiko Sugiyama5:12
3."Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara (明日世界が終わるなら; If the World Ends Tomorrow)"Katsuhiko Sugiyama4:29
4."Passion" 3:58
5."You Knocked Me Out" 3:15
6."Love Is Ecstasy"Mika Nakashima, Nickii3:46
7."Be Real" 4:36
8."Super Woman" 3:27
9."Supreme" 3:57
10."Pierce (ピアス)" 4:46
11."Kioku (記憶; Memory)" 5:25
12."Epilogue (エピローグ)" 4:29
13."Letter" 3:35
Limited Edition - DVD Music Videos [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Dear" 
2."Love Is Ecstasy" 
3."Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara (明日世界が終わるなら; If the World Ends Tomorrow)" 
4."Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)" 

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
January 30, 2013Oricon Daily Albums Chart1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart149,09889,295
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart (January 2013)10

Certifications

Region Certification
Japan Gold [7]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
JapanJanuary 30, 2013CD (AICL-2499), [3] CD+DVD (AICL-2497) [6] Sony Music Associated
TaiwanFebruary 1, 2013CD+DVD (#88765467852) [8] Sony Music Taiwan
South Korea [9] February 5, 2013CD Sony Music Korea

References

  1. ↑ "ー - 中島美嘉、自身作詞曲も多数含むニューアルバム「REAL」". Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. ↑ "CASIO SHEEN "Kioku" CM HDTV". kumonoito.net. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Real Mika Nakashima [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Nakashima Mika to appear in "Resident Evil" movie once again". Tokyohive.com. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - ミュージック - 中島美嘉「REAL」". iTunes Store (Japan). Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  6. 1 2 "Real Mika Nakashima [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  7. ↑ "2013年2月度　認定作品". RIAJ . Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  8. ↑ "REAL (ALBUM+DVD)(Taiwan Version) CD - Nakashima Mika, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (TW)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  9. ↑ "(음반) Mika Nakashima - Real (초회한정 수입반)". Yes24.com. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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