I vs I
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Released | July 26, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2021–2023 | |||
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Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Universal Sigma | |||
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I vs I is the seventh studio album by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It was released on July 26, 2023, through Universal Sigma in five editions: a two-CD release with an instrumental disc, streaming, the Vocalo Zanmai 2 First Limited Grand Concert Edition with the Vocalo Zanmai 2 Tour Blu-ray, the First Limited vs Edition with bonus Baki Hanma collectibles, and the Shin Yaeryu (FC Limited) Edition box set, which combines all physical media editions with an extra DVD. I vs I is the band's first original studio release since Tokyo Singing in 2020.[1][2][3][4]
The album peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Beast" | Machiya | |
2. | "Yoi no Hana" ((宵ノ花, "Evening Flower")) | Yuko Suzuhana | |
3. | "Ai ni Homare" ((愛に誉れ, "Honor of Love")) | Suzuhana | |
4. | "Seimei no Aria" ((生命のアリア, "Aria of Life")) | Machiya | |
5. | "Shura no Gi" ((修羅ノ義, "Ashura's Righteousness")) | Wasabi | |
6. | "Ai Yori Aoshi" ((藍より青し, "Bluer Than Indigo)) | Machiya | |
7. | "Interlude ~Starlight~" | Machiya | |
8. | "Starlight" (I vs I Ver.) | Machiya | |
9. | "Soshite, Mahoroba" ((そして、まほろば, "And then Mahoroba")) | Suzuhana | |
10. | "Toki no Hakobune" ((時の方舟, "Ark of Time")) | Machiya | |
11. | "Brave" | Wasabi | |
12. | "Hoshi no Gotoku" ((星の如く, "Like a Star")) | Wasabi | |
13. | "Meisaku Journey" (Meisaku Jānī (名作ジャーニー, "Masterpiece Journey")) |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Overture ~Vocalo Zanmai 2 Dai Ensō-kai~" (Bokaro Zanmai 2 Dai Ensō-kai (ボカロ三昧2 大演奏会)) | ||
2. | "Phony" (Foni (フォニイ)) | Tsumiki | |
3. | "EgoRock" (Egorokku (エゴロック)) | Surii | |
4. | "Goodbye Sengen" (Gubbai Sengen (グッバイ宣言, "Goodbye Declaration")) | Chinozo | |
5. | "Surges" | Orangestar | |
6. | "Amanojaku" ((天ノ弱, "Heaven's Weakness")) | 164 | |
7. | "Akahitoha" ((紅一葉, "One Crimson Leaf")) | Kurousa-P | |
8. | "Identity" (Aidentiti (アイデンティティ)) | Kanaria | |
9. | "Night of Nights" (Naito obu Naitsu (ナイト・オブ・ナイツ)) | ||
10. | "Dokuzu" (Do Kuzu (ド屑, "Trash")) | Nakiso | |
11. | "Venom" (Benomu (ベノム)) | Kairiki Bear | |
12. | "Ii Aru Fanclub" (Yī Èr (Ī Aru) Fankurabu (いーあるふぁんくらぶ, "1, 2 Fanclub")) | Mikito-P | |
13. | "Drums & Wadaiko Battle: Flying Dance" (Doramu to Wadaiko Batoru ~Uchienhidō~ (ドラム和太鼓バトル〜打演飛動〜)) |
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14. | "Chimera" (Kimera (キメラ)) | Deco*27 | |
15. | "Marshall Maximizer" (Māsharu Makishimaizā (マーシャル・マキシマイザー)) | Hiiragi Magnetite | |
16. | "Fire Flower" | halyosy | |
17. | "Yoshiwara Lament" (Yoshiwara Ramento (吉原ラメント)) | Asa | |
18. | "Senbonzakura" ((千本桜, "A Thousand Sakura")) | Kurousa-P |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Making of Artwork Shooting and Individual Interview Recording of Members" (Ātowāku Satsuei no Meikingu to Menbā no Kobetsu Intabyū Shūroku (アートワーク撮影のメイキングとメンバーの個別インタビュー収録)) |
Personnel
[edit]- Yuko Suzuhana – vocals, piano (track 8)
- Machiya – guitar, vocals (track 1), backing vocals
- Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen
- Kiyoshi Ibukuro – koto
- Asa – bass
- Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi
- Wasabi – drums
- Kurona – wadaiko, kakegoe vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
(The choruses in the 11th track are performed by all the members together)
Charts
[edit]Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 6 |
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[7] | 6 |
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Album I vs I is set to be released on Wednesday, July 26th!". Wagakki Band Official Website. Ignite Management Corp. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "和楽器バンド「ド屑」カバー、ライブ映像公開". Natalie.mu. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "和楽器バンド、ニューアルバム『I vs I』全貌解禁". BARKS. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "和楽器バンド、ニューアルバム『I vs I』アー写/ジャケット/収録曲など一挙公開". Billboard Japan. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "I vs I | 和楽器バンド". Oricon. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-08-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-08-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 2, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (Wagakki Band)
- Official website (Universal Music Japan)