Shikisai (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Shikisai
| type = studio
| artist = Wagakki Band
| cover = Wagakki Band - Shikisai.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|2017|03|22}}
| recorded = 2015–2016
| studio = {{hlist|Studio Sound Dali|Mit Studio|Studio Sunshine}}
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|heavy metal|folk rock}}
| length = 71:50
| language = Japanese
| label = Avex Trax
| producer = Seiji Fukagawa
| prev_title = Wagakki Band 1st US Tour Shōgeki: Deep Impact
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Kiseki Best Collection +
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Shikisai
| type = studio
| single1 = Strong Fate
| single1date = January 13, 2016
| single2 = Valkyrie (Anime TV Size)
| single2date = April 6, 2016
| single3 = Kishikaisei
| single3date = August 17, 2016
| single4 = Okinotayuu
| single4date = January 18, 2017
}}
{{External music video
| type = album
| 1 = {{YouTube|8sHtI0ZlmqA|Shikisai all songs digest}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo4|Shikisai|四季彩-shikisai-||Colors of the Four Seasons}} is the third studio album by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It was released on March 22, 2017 by Avex Trax in five editions: CD only, two music video editions, and two live concert editions with DVD or Blu-ray discs. The live concert editions feature the band's concert at the Nikkō Tōshō-gū 400th anniversary event. In addition, a mu-mo Shop exclusive box set was released, featuring an instrumental CD, both music video and concert DVDs, and one Blu-ray containing both music video and concert sets.{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/shikisai/4116122018 |title=和楽器バンド / 四季彩-shikisai- [限定] |website=CDJournal |access-date=2021-05-16}}{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000137179 |title=和楽器バンド、ニューAL『四季彩-shikisai-』は“日本の美しい四季と共に移り変わる個性豊かな楽曲たち”を収録 |website=BARKS |date=2017-01-18 |access-date=2021-05-16}}{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/545822 |title=四季彩-shikisai- {{!}} 和楽器バンド |publisher=Billboard Japan |access-date=2021-05-16}}
The album features the song "Kishikaisei", which was used by TV Tokyo for their broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as "Valkyrie" and "Hotarubi", which were used in the anime series Twin Star Exorcists.{{cite news |url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/wagakki-band-breathes-life-into-the-olympics-with-kishikaisei |title=Wagakki Band breathes life into the Olympics with 'Kishikaisei' |first=Michelle |last=Hughes |newspaper=Japan Today |date=2016-08-11 |access-date=2021-05-16}}{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-17/twin-star-exorcists-anime-ad-previews-wagakki-band-theme-song/.99882 |title=Twin Star Exorcists Anime's Ad Previews Wagakki Band Theme Song |first=Rafael Antonio |last=Pineda |website=Anime News Network |date=2016-03-17 |access-date=2021-05-16}}
Shikisai peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/608253/products/1217071/1/ |title=四季彩-shikisai- {{!}} 和楽器バンド |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2021-05-16}}
Track listing
All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.
{{Track listing
| headline = CD
| total_length = 71:50
| title1 = Kishikaisei
| note1 = {{nihongo4||起死回生||"Death and Rebirth"}}
| writer1 = Kurona
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Howling
| writer2 = Machiya
| length2 = 4:19
| title3 = Strong Fate
| writer3 = Yuko Suzuhana
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Mi-ra-i
| note4 = {{nihongo4||ミ・ラ・イ||"F-u-t-u-r-e"}}
| writer4 = Suzuhana
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Yuki yo Maichire Sonata ni Mukete
| note5 = {{nihongo4||雪よ舞い散れ其方に向けて||"Snow Dancing and Falling Towards You"}}
| writer5 = Asa
| length5 = 4:15
| title6 = Hotarubi
| note6 = {{nihongo4||蛍火||"Fireflies"}}
| writer6 = Machiya
| length6 = 4:30
| title7 = Watashi Shijō Shugi
| note7 = {{nihongo4||ワタシ・至上主義||"My Supremacism"}}
| writer7 = Beni Ninagawa
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Bōgetsu
| note8 = {{nihongo4||望月||"Full Moon"}}
| writer8 = Wasabi
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Okinotayuu
| note9 = {{nihongo4||オキノタユウ||"Albatross"}}
| writer9 = Machiya
| length9 = 4:23
| title10 = Valkyrie
| note10 = {{nihongo4||Valkyrie‐戦乙女‐}}
| writer10 = Asa
| length10 = 4:22
| title11 = Moon Shine
| writer11 = {{hlist|Kurona|Kiyoshi Ibukuro}}
| length11 = 4:48
| title12 = Ukiyo Heavy Life
| note12 = {{nihongo4||浮世heavy life||"Ukiyo Heavy Life"}}
| writer12 = Asa
| length12 = 4:41
| title13 = Tori no Yō ni
| note13 = {{nihongo4||鳥のように||"Like a Bird"}}
| writer13 = Suzuhana
| length13 = 4:00
| title14 = Sora no Kiwami e
| note14 = {{nihongo4||空の極みへ||"To the Limit of the Sky"}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|Ibukuro|Cue-Q}}
| length14 = 3:39
| title15 = Clean
| writer15 = Asa
| length15 = 5:33
| title16 = Ryūsei
| note16 = {{nihongo4||流星||"Meteor"}}
| writer16 = Machiya
| length16 = 4:10
| title17 = Children Record (Bonus Track)
| note17 = {{nihongo4||チルドレンレコード|Chirudoren Rekōdo}}
| writer17 = Jin
| length17 = 3:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Music Video Edition DVD/Blu-ray
| title1 = Okinotayuu
| note1 = Music video
| length1 =
| title2 = Yuki yo Maichire Sonata ni Mukete
| note2 = Music video
| length2 =
| title3 = Valkyrie
| note3 = Music video
| length3 =
| title4 = Strong Fate
| note4 = Music video
| length4 =
| title5 = Kishikaisei
| note5 = Music video
| length5 =
| title6 = Okinotayuu
| note6 = Making
| length6 =
| title7 = Yuki yo Maichire Sonata ni Mukete
| note7 = Making
| length7 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Live Video Edition DVD/Blu-ray
| title1 = Overture -Ama no Taiju-
| note1 = {{nihongo4||Overture -天ノ大樹-}}
| length1 =
| title2 = Nadeshikozakura
| note2 = {{nihongo4||なでしこ桜}}
| writer2 = Suzuhana
| length2 =
| title3 = Valkyrie
| writer3 = Asa
| length3 =
| title4 = Ikusa
| writer4 = Asa
| length4 =
| title5 = Shigin -Kodokan ni Baika wo Shōsu-
| note5 = {{nihongo4||詩吟 -弘道館に梅花を賞す-}}
| writer5 = Suzuhana
| length5 =
| title6 = Kishikaisei
| writer6 = Kurona
| length6 =
| title7 = Tōno Monogatari Shi-shi
| note7 = {{nihongo4||遠野物語四四||"Tono Story 44"}}
| writer7 = Ninagawa
| length7 =
| title8 = Tsuioku
| note8 = {{nihongo4||追憶||"Recollection"}}
| writer8 = Machiya
| length8 =
| title9 = Niji-iro Chōchō
| note9 = {{nihongo4||虹色蝶々||"Rainbow-colored Butterfly"}}
| writer9 = Kurousa-P
| length9 =
| title10 = Hoshizukiyo
| note10 = {{nihongo4||星月夜||"Starry Night"}}
| writer10 = Machiya
| length10 =
| title11 = Akatsuki no Ito
| note11 = {{nihongo4||暁ノ糸||"The Thread of Dawn"}}
| writer11 = Machiya
| length11 =
| title12 = Mi-ra-i
| writer12 = Suzuhana
| length12 =
| title13 = Senbonzakura
| note13 = {{nihongo4||千本桜||"A Thousand Sakura"}}
| writer13 = Kurousa-P
| length13 =
}}
Personnel
- Yuko Suzuhana – vocals
- Machiya – guitar, backing vocals
- Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen
- Kiyoshi Ibukuro – koto
- Asa – bass
- Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi
- Wasabi – drums
- Kurona – wadaiko, kakegoe vocals (tracks 1, 2, 10, 11, 12)
Charts
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 2 |
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scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=04&day=03 |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums |publisher=Billboard Japan |date=2017-03-29 |access-date=2021-05-14}}
| 2 |
scope="row"| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2017&month=04&day=03 |title=Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales |publisher=Billboard Japan |date=2017-03-29 |access-date=2021-05-14}}
| 2 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://wagakkiband.com/musics/8863}}
- {{Official website|https://avexnet.jp/contents/music_j/WAGAK/discography/1025026}} (Avex Group)
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=990e14ef-7a56-4326-a942-cb9d207293da|name=Shikisai|type=album}}
- {{Discogs master|master=1439728|name=Shikisai|type=album}}
{{Wagakki Band}}
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