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| Released | May 3, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Dance, pop | |||
| Label | FABTONE Inc. (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Robert de Boron | |||
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Violet Blaze is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Nana Kitade, and her first solo album in eight years.
The first press for the normal edition came with the "Violet Jewel Case". Nana held a release party concert on 3 June titled at Shibuya Mt. Rainier Hall in Tokyo. [1] On 30 March, the jacket of the CD was revealed. Upon its release, the album reached number one on Japan's iTunes chart and stayed there for 3 weeks, becoming Nana's most successful album since 18-eighteen-.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Make-Believe" | |
| 2. | "Saddest Song" | |
| 3. | "One Night Story" | |
| 4. | "Borrowed Time" | |
| 5. | "Canary" | |
| 6. | "Bad Babe's Dreamer" | |
| 7. | "Nasty Radio" | |
| 8. | "Just A Day" | |
| 9. | "Violet Blaze" (Instrumental) | |
| 10. | "Shed One Tear" | |
| 11. | "Shine Drops" |
Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.
This article contains the discography of Japanese pop singer Nana Kitade and includes information relating to album and single releases.
I Scream is the second studio album by Nana Kitade. It was first released at December 6, 2006 through Sony Music Japan. The album peaked at #150 on the Oricon chart. A special limited edition came with the CD, bonus alarm clock, special socks greeting card, and special Christmas card with message hand-written by Kitade herself.
18: Eighteen is the debut studio album by Nana Kitade. It was originally released August 24, 2005 in Japan. The album peaked at #16 on the Oricon chart and charted for five weeks. On September 7, Kitade held a special one-man live show, which was titled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18: Eighteen', in Shibuya-Ax. First press editions of the album included a ticket to the live show and handshake event. On December 7, she released a DVD called Nana Kitade: 18Movies. The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of "Kesenai Tsumi". The album was released in the United States on July 11, 2006 through Tofu Records due to increased popularity overseas.
Cutie Bunny is the second EP by Nana Kitade, released July 12, 2006. It mostly consists of opening themes for various anime shows and covers of other artists' songs. The EP peaked at #79 on the Oricon chart. The full title of the EP is "Cutie Bunny: 菜奈的ロック大作戦♥ コードネームはC.B.R.".
Berry Berry Singles is an album by Nana Kitade, released in November 2007. It is her first compilation album, and it features the singles "Kesenai Tsumi", "Kiss or Kiss", and "Antoinette Blue", along with other songs for nine songs total. It also features three bonus tracks including a reworking of "Kesenai Tsumi" and "Alice" with former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman and a cover of Daisy Chainsaw's "Love Your Money". The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with documentary footage of Kitade's performance in Paris and an interview of her and Marty Friedman.
"Kesenai Tsumi" is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The song was used as the first ending theme to the anime Fullmetal Alchemist. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.
"Pureness/Nanairo" is Nana Kitade's fourth single and her first double A-side single. It debuted at #60 and charted for three weeks on the Oricon Charts. The song "Pureness" was featured as the first ending theme to the Shounen anime Beet the Vandel Buster.
Slave of Kiss is the first EP released by Nana Kitade. "Kiss" is a cover of a Princess Princess song of the same name. A month later, the song was placed on the Princess Princess tribute album, "14 Princess ~Princess Princess Children~" as track #2. The EP includes an English version of Kitade's fifth single, "Kiss or Kiss". The A-side of this EP track #4 "sweet frozen kiss" is featured on her second album "I scream". The EP reached #79 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for a total of one week. At this point of her career, Kitade drastically changed her clothing to Gothic Lolita for the "Kiss" video.
"Antoinette Blue" is the ninth single released by Nana Kitade. It was used as the fourth ending theme for the anime D.Gray-man. The first press of this single comes with trading cards and stickers from D.Gray-man. The title is a reference to Marie Antoinette, who was famous for having a grey-blue diamond ring. The single gained moderate success and lead-up to her first best of album entitled, Berry Berry Singles. The single reached #34 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for a total of five weeks. Two years Later it was featured on her 2009 3rd full-length album Bondage as track #4.
"Siren" is a single released by Nana Kitade under the pseudonym Ruby Gloom. The title track "Siren" is being used as the theme song for the Japanese release of the Canadian animated series Ruby Gloom. The limited edition of this single comes with a DVD. The single was produced by former Megadeth guitarist, Marty Friedman, who also produced her reworks of "Kesenai Tsumi", and Alice From her "Berry Berry Singles" Album.
"Tsukihana" is the 12th single released by Nana Kitade. It is used as the opening theme for the anime Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae. The first press of the normal edition comes with a "Correspondence from Hades "Melancholy Postcard". The limited edition comes in a gorgeous box, and contains a pink straw doll cell phone charm. Track two, "Kagami no Kuni no Aria", is featured in the Japanese release of horror film My Bloody Valentine 3D.
Bondage is Nana Kitade's third full-length album, and last release with Sony Music Japan. In its first week, it debuted at #85 selling 1,698 copies.
"Kibou no Kakera" is the eighth single released by Nana Kitade, and the second single from her album, I Scream The song gained attention after being featured as the 1st opening song for "PowerPuff Girls Z". It was being featured on the original soundtrack. "Pieces of Hope" reached #64 on the Oricon singles chart and charted for 2 weeks.
"Ai to Hate" (English: Love and Hate) is the third EP released by Nana Kitade. It was released under the German label, Spark & Shine. It is described as "a mini-album with 5 brand new tracks in which Nana Kitade goes beyond the cultural boundaries of J-Rock, while artistically reinventing herself in the process".
Perfectly Dirty is the debut EP released by Nana Kitade's band, The Teenage Kissers. The EP's first single, "Ghost Bitch", was released physically February 20, 2013, and digitally June 16, 2013. The song "Violent Lips" was used in a commercial for the EP which appeared on MTV Japan starting September 17, 2013. A music video for the song "Black Skinny Bird", directed by Ryoji Aoki, debuted on MTV Japan on September 19, 2013. The EP was released in Japan on October 16, 2013 and internationally on October 30, 2013. Copies of the EP purchased from Tower Records came with a bonus 16 page photo book titled, Out of Control. The EP peaked at #224 on the Oricon albums chart and charted for one week.
The Teenage Kissers is a Japanese grunge band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 2012 by well known vocalist Nana Kitade, bassist Hideo Nekota and drummer Mai Koike, and later joined by lead guitarist Tsubasa Nakada on April 6, 2013. The band's debut single "Ghost Bitch" was originally released physically February 20, 2013 and was later re-released in digital format through the Media Factory music label on June 16, 2013. The band's first EP, Perfectly Dirty was released October 16, 2013. Their first full-length album, Virgin Field was released July 9, 2014. A single from the album, "I Love You and Kiss Me" was used as the opening song for the show Rank Kingdom for the months of June and July 2014. The band's third EP, Lightning Machine will be released August 5, 2015 through Gaze Records. On May 20, 2016 the band announced they would be going on hiatus to focus on their respective solo projects.
"Feel Sick" is the fourth single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers and the first single from their studio album, Virgin Field. The single was released in a special physical edition November 10, 2013 that was distributed only at live shows.
Virgin Field is the first full-length studio album by The Teenage Kissers. It was released July 9, 2014. The album features a cover of the song "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground.
"Last Snowdome" is the 14th single released by Nana Kitade. The single was released December 19, 2016 during Kitade's Rainer Hall Christmas Live 2016 event. The single was later made available for purchase on her official site. The single was released in two versions. A vinyl version containing only the single, and a limited metal box edition containing the single on CD, a heart-shaped guitar pick, and a Christmas card signed by Nana Kitade.
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