Unreal (Flumpool album)

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Unreal
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre J-pop
Length48:53
Label A-Sketch
Flumpool chronology
Unreal
(2008)
What's Flumpool!?
(2009)
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Unreal is the first mini-album released by Japanese rock band flumpool on November 19, 2008. Its cover is a nude photography, describing the band's members as "dolls". [2] It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipment of 250,000 copies. [3]

Contents

Track listing

Unreal [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Hana ni Nare" (花になれ)6:25
2."Harukaze" (春風)4:31
3."Over the Rain: Hikari no Hashi" (Over The Rain ~ひかりの橋~)4:38
4."388859"4:29
5."Hello"4:20
6."Labo"4:09
7."Lost"4:39
8."Mirai" (未来)4:31
9."Hana ni Nare" (花になれ (Instrumental))6:28
10."Over the Rain: Hikari no Hashi" (Over The Rain ~ひかりの橋~ (Instrumental))4:38
Total length:48:53

Charts

ReleaseOricon Albums ChartPeak positionFirst week salesTotal sales
November 19, 2008Daily Charts2241,600
Weekly Charts2110,832
Monthly Charts (November 2008)5
Yearly Charts (2008)63

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References

  1. Greenberg, Adam. "Unreal - Flumpool Reviews". AllMusic.
  2. "flumpool、アルバムジャケットで衝撃のフルヌード披露" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  3. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年12月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  4. iTunes . "Unreal" by flumpool