The Changing Same

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The Changing Same
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2000
Recorded Japan
Genre J-Pop
Length60 minutes
Label Sony Music Records
Producer Ken Hirai
Ken Hirai chronology
Stare At
(1996)
The Changing Same
(2000)
Gaining Through Losing
(2001)

The Changing Same is the third studio album to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on June 21, 2000, under Sony Music Japan subsidiary DefSTAR Records. The name comes from a term coined by the poet Amiri Baraka.

Track titles are: "Here Comes K.H.," "Love Love Love," "Why," "Affair," "The Flower Is You," "Brighten Up," "K.O.L.," "Ladynapper," "Unfit in Love," "Wonderful World," "Turn off the Lights," "Rakuen 楽園," "Aoi Tori アオイトリ," "The Changing Same: Kawariyuku Kawaranaimono (変わりゆく変わらないもの)"

Chart positions

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst Week SalesSales totalChart run
June 21, 2000Oricon Daily Albums Chart1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1381,1801,263,00060 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart18


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