Second Story (ClariS album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Second Story
| type = Studio album
| artist = ClariS
| cover = Second Story (ClariS) album cover.png
| alt =
| released = June 26, 2013
| recorded = 2012–2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 53:02
| label = SME
| producer =
| prev_title = Birthday
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Party Time
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Second Story
| type = studio
| single1 = Wake Up
| single1date = August 15, 2012
| single2 = Luminous
| single2date = October 10, 2012
| single3 = Reunion
| single3date = April 17, 2013
}}
}}
Second Story is the second studio album of the Japanese pop music duo ClariS, released on June 26, 2013 by SME Records. The album contains 12 music tracks, three of which were previously released on three of ClariS' singles. Three different editions of the album were released: a regular CD version and two CD+DVD limited editions. Second Story peaked at No. 6 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.
Four of the songs were used as theme songs for various media: "Wake Up" was used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series Moyashimon Returns;{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-06-26/claris-hiiragi-sing-moyashimon-returns-anime-themes|title=ClariS, Hiiragi Sing Moyashimon Returns Anime Themes|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 26, 2012|accessdate=May 26, 2014}} "With You" was the theme song to 2013 video game Exstetra; "Luminous" used as the opening theme to the first two Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime films; and "Reunion" was the opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai..{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-01-25/claris-to-perform-oreimo-2nd-season-opening|title=ClariS to Perform Oreimo{{'}}s 2nd Season Opening|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 25, 2013|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}
Release and reception
Second Story was released on June 26, 2013 in three editions: a regular CD version and two CD+DVD limited editions.{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=3026&cd=SECL000001336|title=SECOND STORY (通常盤)|trans-title=Second Story (regular edition)|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|accessdate=May 26, 2014|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=3026&cd=SECL000001331|title=SECOND STORY (CD+DVD+グラフィグ)【完全生産限定盤】|trans-title=Second Story (CD+DVD+Graphig) (limited edition)|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|accessdate=May 26, 2014|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=3026&cd=SECL000001334|title=SECOND STORY (CD+DVD+スリーブ)【期間生産限定盤】|trans-title=Second Story (CD+DVD+Sleeve) (limited production edition)|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|accessdate=May 26, 2014|language=Japanese}} The DVD from both limited editions contained music videos of the songs "Wake Up", "With You", "Luminous" and "Reunion", as well as a collection of television commercials featuring advertising "Wake Up", "Luminous", "Reunion" and Second Story. One of the limited edition versions also came bundled with Graphig paper figures of ClariS, while the other limited edition version came with a special album sleeve featuring art of ClariS drawn by Hideyuki Morioka of Shaft. For the week of June 24, 2013 on Oricon's weekly albums chart, Second Story was reported to have sold 38,940 copies in its first week of sales, peaking at No. 6,{{cite web|url=http://otapark.com/archives/644|title=2nd album of ClariS has sold 39,000 copies and ranked sixth in the Oricon's weekly chart|publisher=Otapark|date=July 5, 2013|accessdate=May 26, 2014}} and charted for 13 weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/521010/products/music/1024174/1/|title=Second Story|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=May 26, 2014|language=Japanese}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 53:02
| title1 = Second Story
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = ClariS
| music1 = Nori
| extra1 = Atsushi Yuasa
| length1 = 4:10
| title2 = Halla
| note2 = {{Nihongo2|ハルラ}} Harura
| lyrics2 = Toshikazu Kadono
| music2 = Toshikazu Kadono
| extra2 = Toshikazu Kadono
| length2 = 4:37
| title3 = Wake Up
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Mayuko Maruyama
| music3 = Mayuko Maruyama
| extra3 = Mayuko Maruyama
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = Rainy Day
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = Koh
| music4 = Koh
| extra4 = Koh
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = Hanabi
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = Mayuko Maruyama
| music5 = Mayuko Maruyama
| extra5 = Mayuko Maruyama
| length5 = 4:27
| title6 = With You
| note6 =
| lyrics6 = Mayuko Maruyama
| music6 = Mayuko Maruyama
| extra6 = Mayuko Maruyama
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = Luminous
| note7 = {{Nihongo2|ルミナス}} Ruminasu
| lyrics7 = Shō Watanabe
| music7 = Shō Watanabe
| extra7 = Atsushi Yuasa
| length7 = 4:12
| title8 = Diary
| note8 = {{Nihongo2|ダイアリー}} Daiarī
| lyrics8 = Koh
| music8 = Koh
| extra8 = Koh
| length8 = 3:44
| title9 = Eternally
| note9 =
| lyrics9 = Mayuko Maruyama
| music9 = Mayuko Maruyama
| extra9 = Mayuko Maruyama
| length9 = 4:32
| title10 = Hitotsu Dake
| note10 = {{Nihongo2|ひとつだけ}} Just One
| lyrics10 = Ryōsuke Shigenaga
| music10 = Ryōsuke Shigenaga
| extra10 = Ryōsuke Shigenaga
| length10 = 5:49
| title11 = Grasp
| note11 = {{Nihongo2|グラスプ}} Gurasupu
| lyrics11 = Shō Watanabe
| music11 = Shō Watanabe
| extra11 = Atsushi Yuasa
| length11 = 3:58
| title12 = Reunion
| note12 =
| lyrics12 = Kz
| music12 = Kz
| extra12 = Kz
| length12 = 4:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus DVD
| title1 = Wake Up (Music Video)
| note1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Luminous (Music Video)
| note2 = {{Nihongo2|ルミナス}} Ruminasu
| length2 =
| title3 = Reunion (Music Video)
| note3 =
| length3 =
| title4 = With You (Music Video)
| note4 =
| length4 =
| title5 = Wake Up (TV CM)
| note5 =
| length5 =
| title6 = Luminous (TV CM)
| note6 = {{Nihongo2|ルミナス}} Ruminasu
| length6 =
| title7 = Reunion (TV CM-shū)
| note7 = {{Nihongo2|reunion (TV CM集)}} Reunion (TV CM Collection)
| length7 =
| title8 = Second Story (TV CM-shū)
| note8 = {{Nihongo2|SECOND STORY (TV CM集)}} Second Story (TV CM Collection)
| length8 =
}}
Personnel
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;ClariS
- Clara – vocals
- Alice – vocals
;Additional musicians
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;Production
- Daisuke Katsurada – executive producer
- Chiemi Kominami – executive producer
- Shunsuke Muramatsu – executive producer
- Ken'ichi Nakata – executive producer
- Tadayuki Kominami – producer
- Dai Ishikawa – director
- Takashi Koiwa – mixer
- Yuji Chinone – mastering
- Shinobu Matsuoka – management
- Kaori Kimura – products coordination
- Tatsuo Murai – art direction, design
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