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| Released | May 18, 2022 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, Japanese hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:57 | |||
| Label | unBORDE | |||
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Reflection is the sixth studio album by Japanese producer tofubeats, released on May 18, 2022 through Warner Music Japan subsidiary unBORDE. [1] The album is his fifth on a major label. It peaked at 14 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
The album was released on May 18, 2022 in Japan. The album has several features, including rap group Neibiss , and singer Kaho Nakamura. The album was released with an accompanying book that details the artist's struggles with temporary hearing loss. [2] [3] A remix album, titled REFLECTION REMIXES, was released on November 3, 2022, [4] and features remixes from artists such as Towa Tei.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirror" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "PEAK TIME" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Let Me Be" | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Emotional Bias" | 2:34 |
| 5. | "SMILE" | 2:34 |
| 6. | "don't like u" (featuring Neibiss) | 3:15 |
| 7. | "恋とミサイル" (featuring UG Noodle) | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Afterimage" | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Solitaire" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "VIBRATION" (featuring Kotetsu Shoichiro) | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Not for you" | 1:44 |
| 12. | "CITY2CITY" | 4:37 |
| 13. | "SOMEBODY TORE MY P" | 6:06 |
| 14. | "Okay!" | 8:02 |
| 15. | "REFLECTION" (featuring Kaho Nakamura) | 4:57 |
| 16. | "Mirai" | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 63:57 | |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot Albums [6] | 13 |
| Oricon Albums Chart [7] | 14 |
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