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| Released | 14 March 2018 | |||
| Label | Evil Line Records | |||
| Producer | Soichiro Hirano | |||
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Some Dreams is the second studio album by the Japanese voice actress idol unit Earphones. It was released on 14 March 2018 through Evil Line Records. [1] Some Dreams is a concept album with 12 songs that represent different dreams. [2]
The album was released on 14 March 2018 in Japan. A limited edition and live edition of the albums were also released. The limited edition featured a bonus CD titled Earphones Music Trip which contained covers of the Neon Genesis Evangelion and Sailor Moon theme songs as well as solo songs sung by each members. The live edition featured live concert footage from Earphones 2nd Anniversary performance "Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan" (A Trip to the Moon) on Blu-ray. [1]
Prior to the album's release, Earphones released a trailer for the album as well as a music video for "Shinjigen Kouro" and a lyric video for "Atashi no Naka no Monogatari". They also announced the "Some Dreams Tour 2018" for June/July 2018. [1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Shinjigen Kouro" (新次元航路New Dimension Route) | Natsumi Tadano | Gesshoku Kaigi | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Utopia Monogatari" (理想郷物語Utopia Story) | Takahiro Yamada | Takahiro Yamada | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Ikken Rakuchaku Goyoujin" (一件落着ゴ用心Case Closed, Be Careful) | Natsumi Tadano | Masaru Yokoyama | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Miichaikyuttontiigapuriutegubanko" (ミーチャイキュットンティーガプリウテグバンコ) | Saori Kodama | Takahiro Yamada | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Atashi no Naka no Monogatari" (あたしのなかのものがたりA Story of Me) | Koshi Miura | Koshi Miura | 6:08 |
| 6. | "Fuwa Kucha Dreamer" (Fuwa くちゃ Dreamer) | Akiko Kosaka | Akiko Kosaka | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Arakajime Ushinawareta Bokura no Ballad" (予め失われた僕らのバラッドOur Lost Ballads) | Nagae Kuwahara | Endo | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Witchcraft (Theophile no Kiseki)" (ウィッチクラフト(テオフィルの奇蹟)Witchcraft (Miracle of Theophile)) | J. A. Seazer | J. A. Seazer | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Yummy Yummy Party" | CHI-MEY | CHI-MEY | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Sanki Tousen!" (サンキトウセン!) | Endo | Endo | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Yorokobi no Uta" (ヨロコビノウタThe Song of Joy) | Yuho Iwasato | Frédéric Chopin, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christian Petzold, Georges Bizet, Gioachino Rossini, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven | 5:05 |
| 12. | "Mirai Dorobo" (未来泥棒Future Thief) | ROI, ROLLY | ROI, ROLLY | 5:40 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze" (残酷な天使のテーゼA Cruel Angel's Thesis) | Neko Oikawa | Hidetoshi Satō | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Genshō no Blade" (現象のブレイドThe Phenomenal Blade) | Kenji Ohtsuki | Narasaki | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Otome no Policy" (乙女のポリシーMaid Policy) | Rui Serizawa | Rui Nagai | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Parallel Gallop" (パラレルギャロップParareru Gyaroppu) | Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan | Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Unruly Coaster" | Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan | Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Iarusansetto" (いーあるさんせっと) | Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan | Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Oen Uta!" (応援歌Cheering Song!) | Masumi Asano | Gesshoku Kaigi | 5:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Live concert from Earphones 2nd Anniversary "Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan" (月世界旅行楽団A Trip to the Moon)" |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [3]
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| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2018 | Oricon [4] | 22 |
| Japan Hot Albums [5] | 48 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | 14 March 2018 | Evil Line Records | CD | KICS-3684 |
| 2CD | KICS-93684 | |||
| CD+Blu-ray | NKZC-20～21 |
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