Tokyo Singing
{{Infobox album
| name = Tokyo Singing
| type = studio
| artist = Wagakki Band
| cover = Wagakki Band - Tokyo Singing.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|2020|10|14}}
| recorded = 2019–2020
| studio = {{hlist|Aobadai Studio|Sound City Setagaya}}
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|heavy metal|folk rock}}
| length =
| language = {{hlist|Japanese|English}}
| label = Universal Sigma
| producer =
| prev_title = Kiseki Best Collection II
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Starlight
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tokyo Singing
| type = studio
| single1 = Singin' for...
| single1date = August 16, 2020
| single2 = Sakura Rising
| single2date = September 18, 2020
}}
{{External music video
| type = album
| 1 = {{YouTube|GTOH2-x6vDU|Tokyo Singing all songs digest}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = First Edition cover
| type = studio
| cover = Wagakki Band - Tokyo Singing LE.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
{{nihongo4|Tokyo Singing|東京シンギング|Tōkyō Shingingu}} is the fifth studio album by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It was released on October 14, 2020 through Universal Sigma in six editions: a two-CD release with an instrumental disc, streaming, a first edition release with 144-page photo book, and three first edition releases with optional DVD or Blu-ray discs. In addition, a fan club exclusive {{nihongo4|"Shin Yaeryū-ban"|真・⼋重流盤}} edition was released, featuring Mini Brokker figures of the eight members and a Blu-ray copy of the "WagakkiBand Japan Tour 2019 React -Shinshō- Final" concert at Yokosuka Arts Theater. The album features "Sakura Rising", a collaboration with Amy Lee of Evanescence.{{cite web |url=https://wagakkiband.com/contents/363824 |title=10/14(水)発売 NEW ALBUM『TOKYO SINGING』「真・八重流盤」と「初回限定ブック盤」の内容を一部初公開! |website=Wagakki Band Official Website |publisher=Ignite Management |date=2020-09-28 |access-date=2021-05-14}}{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/tokyo-singing/4120080618 |title=和楽器バンド / TOKYO SINGING [2CD] |website=CDJournal |access-date=2021-05-14}}{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000187367 |title=和楽器バンド、2年半ぶりのアルバム『TOKYO SINGING』発売決定 |website=BARKS |date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2021-05-14}}{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/392202 |title=和楽器バンドが2年半ぶりの新作アルバム「TOKYO SINGING」発売、明日18時にリード曲先行配信 |website=Natalie.mu |date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2021-05-14}}{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/654402 |title=TOKYO SINGING {{!}} 和楽器バンド |publisher=Billboard Japan |access-date=2021-05-14}}{{cite web |url=https://jrocknews.com/2020/09/wagakkiband-sakura-rising-amy-lee-evanescence.html |title=WagakkiBand's single "Sakura Rising" features Amy Lee (Evanescence) |website=JRockNews |date=2020-09-19 |access-date=2021-05-14}}
The album peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's albums chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/608253/products/1368301/1/ |title=TOKYO SINGING {{!}} 和楽器バンド |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2021-05-14}}
Track listing
All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.
{{Track listing
| headline = 2CD (Album and instrumental discs)
| total_length =
| title1 = Calling
| writer1 = Machiya
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Ignite
| writer2 = Machiya
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Reload Dead
| writer3 = Asa
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Ikitoshi Ikeru Hana
| note4 = {{nihongo4||生きとしいける花||"Living Flowers"}}
| writer4 = Yuko Suzuhana
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = Gekka Bijin
| note5 = {{nihongo4||月下美人||"Queen of the Night"}}
| writer5 = Suzuhana
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Sakura Rising
| note6 = feat. Amy Lee of Evanescence
| writer6 = {{hlist|Lee|Machiya|Suzuhana}}
| length6 = 3:49
| title7 = Guernica
| note7 = {{nihongo4||ゲルニカ|Gerunika}}
| writer7 = Machiya
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Tokyo Sensation
| writer8 = Suzuhana
| length8 = 3:41
| title9 = Origami-ism
| note9 = {{nihongo4||オリガミイズム|Origami-izumu}}
| writer9 = Kurona
| length9 = 4:07
| title10 = Atena no Nai Tegami
| note10 = {{nihongo4||宛名のない手紙||"Unaddressed Letter"}}
| writer10 = Suzuhana
| length10 = 5:06
| title11 = Nichirin
| note11 = {{nihongo4||日輪||"Sun"}}
| writer11 = Machiya
| length11 = 4:26
| title12 = Eclipse
| writer12 = Machiya
| length12 = 5:03
| title13 = Singin' for...
| writer13 = Wasabi
| length13 = 3:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital-only bonus track
| total_length =
| title14 = ROKI
| note14 = {{nihongo4||ロキ}}
| writer14 = Mikito-P
| length14 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = First Edition DVD/Blu-ray - Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2 ~ Live & Orchestra ~ in Osaka-jō Hall
| title1 = Overture
| length1 =
| title2 = Okinotayuu
| note2 = {{nihongo4||オキノタユウ||"Albatross"}}
| writer2 = Machiya
| length2 =
| title3 = Sasameyuki
| note3 = {{nihongo4||細雪||"Light Snowfall"}}
| writer3 = Machiya
| length3 =
| title4 = Hakanaku mo Utsukushii no wa
| note4 = {{nihongo4||儚くも美しいのは||"What is Ephemeral and Beautiful"}}
| writer4 = Machiya
| length4 =
| title5 = Sabaku no Komoriuta
| note5 = {{nihongo4||砂漠の子守唄||"Desert Lullaby"}}
| writer5 = Suzuhana
| length5 =
| title6 = Doppo
| note6 = {{nihongo4||独歩||"Lonely Stroll"}}
| writer6 = Machiya
| length6 =
| title7 = Amenochi Kanjouron
| note7 = {{nihongo4||雨のち感情論||"Emotion Theory After the Rain"}}
| writer7 = Suzuhana
| length7 =
| title8 = Hana Ichi Monme
| note8 = {{nihongo4||花一匁||"Hana Ichi Monme"}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Kiyoshi Ibukuro|Suzuhana}}
| length8 =
| title9 = Ignite
| writer9 = Machiya
| length9 =
| title10 = Ikusa
| note10 = {{nihongo4||戦 –ikusa–||"War"}}
| writer10 = Asa
| length10 =
| title11 = Yoshiwara Lament
| note11 = {{nihongo4||吉原ラメント|Yoshiwara Ramento}}
| writer11 = Asa
| length11 =
| title12 = Hotarubi
| note12 = {{nihongo4||蛍火||"Firefly"}}
| writer12 = Machiya
| length12 =
| title13 = Bring Me to Life
| note13 = with Amy Lee of Evanescence
| writer13 = {{hlist|Lee|Benjamin Moody|David Hodges}}
| length13 =
| title14 = Senbonzakura (with Amy Lee of Evanescence)
| note14 = {{nihongo4||千本桜||"A Thousand Sakura"}}
| writer14 = Kurousa-P
| length14 =
| title15 = IZANA
| writer15 = Suzuhana
| length15 =
| title16 = Ryūsei
| note16 = {{nihongo4||流星||"Falling Stars"}}
| writer16 = Machiya
| length16 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Shin Yaeryū-ban Blu-ray - React Tour Final @ Yokosuka Arts Theater
| title1 = Overture ~ReAct~
| length1 =
| title2 = Amenochi Kanjouron
| writer2 = Suzuhana
| length2 =
| title3 = Tengaku
| note3 = {{nihongo4||天樂||"Music of the Heavens"}}
| writer3 = Yuuyu-P
| length3 =
| title4 = Yoshiwara Lament
| writer4 = Asa
| length4 =
| title5 = Kagerō
| note5 = {{nihongo4||蜉蝣||"Mayfly"}}
| writer5 = Machiya
| length5 =
| title6 = Strong Fate
| writer6 = Suzuhana
| length6 =
| title7 = Sasameyuki
| writer7 = Machiya
| length7 =
| title8 = Kyōka Suigetsu
| note8 = {{nihongo4||鏡花水月|}}
| writer8 = Machiya
| length8 =
| title9 = Tsuki ni Sakebu Yoru
| note9 = {{nihongo4||月に叫ぶ夜||"Screaming at the Moon at Night"}}
| writer9 = Kurona
| length9 =
| title10 = Nadeshikozakura
| note10 = {{nihongo4||なでしこ桜}}
| writer10 = Suzuhana
| length10 =
| title11 = Synchronicity
| note11 = {{nihongo4||シンクロニシティ|Shinkuronishiti}}
| writer11 = Suzuhana
| length11 =
| title12 = Kyokugen Sōuchi
| note12 = {{nihongo4||極限双打||"Extreme Double Strike"}}
| writer12 = Machiya
| length12 =
| title13 = Yuki Kageboushi
| note13 = {{nihongo4||雪影ぼうし||"Snow Silhouette"}}
| writer13 = Suzuhana
| length13 =
| title14 = Akatsuki no Ito
| note14 = {{nihongo4||暁ノ糸||"The Thread of Dawn"}}
| writer14 = Machiya
| length14 =
| title15 = Appare ga Seigi.
| note15 = {{nihongo4||あっぱれが正義。||"Appreciation is Justice."}}
| writer15 = Suzuhana
| length15 =
| title16 = Ignite
| writer16 = Machiya
| length16 =
| title17 = Senbonzakura
| writer17 = Kurousa-P
| length17 =
}}
Personnel
- Yuko Suzuhana – vocals
- Machiya – guitar, vocals (tracks 2, 7, 12, 14), backing vocals
- Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen
- Kiyoshi Ibukuro – koto
- Asa – bass
- Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi
- Wasabi – drums
- Kurona – wadaiko, kakegoe vocals (track 9)
feat.
- Amy Lee – vocals (track 6)
Charts
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://wagakkiband.com/musics/9643}} (Wagakki Band)
- {{Official website|https://sp.universal-music.co.jp/wagakkiband/tokyosinging/}} (Universal Music Japan)
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=f8b010a1-edeb-4179-8e07-be69921b5a55|name=Tokyo Singing|type=album}}
- {{Discogs master|master=1937178|name=Tokyo Singing|type=album}}
{{Wagakki Band}}
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