Shonentai 35th Anniversary Best
| Shonentai 35th Anniversary Best | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 12 December 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2020 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Length | Disc 1 - 58:55 Disc 2 - 60:19 Disc 3 - 61:07 | |||
| Label | Johnny's Entertainment Record | |||
| Producer | Julie K.(Executive producer) Johnny H.Kitagawa (Eternal producer) | |||
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Shonentai 35th Anniversary Best is the second compilation album by Japanese idol group Shonentai. It was released on 12 December 2020, the day of their 35th anniversary, under Johnny's Entertainment Record. The album release was announced on the same day as an announcement from the withdrawal from group and agency of two members – Nishikiori and Uekusa, as there are no future plans for the group.[1]
Background[edit]
It is their first album release since 1999's studio album Prism and their first compilation album in 32 years. In November 2020, they've changed their visual profile image on their official website page for the first time in 12 years.[2]
The compilation album was released in two types: a regular edition and a limited edition, available only for the fanclub members. Both of the editions share the same track list on the Disc 1 and Disc 2.
Regular edition of the album includes 3 CDs of the biggest hits from their career such as Kamen Budokai, Kimi Dake ni and several picks up from B-Side and albums, with a total of 39 tracks.
The limited edition includes a total of 12 discs – the first half of them includes CD discs and the second half includes DVD discs. Discs from number 3–5 includes renewed versions of their old hits, previously unreleased tapes and musical records from the musical stages.[3] Discs from number 6 to 12 includes live tour and music video clip collection digitalised into the DVD format, for the first time since its VHS original release.[4]
Charting[edit]
The album reached on daily charts number 1 in first week with 12,000 copies sold.[5] and reached on weekly charts on number 4 with total 18,480 sold copies.[6][7]
Track listing[edit]
Disc 1[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kamen Butokai" (仮面舞踏会, debut single) | Tetsuya Chiaki | Kyōhei Tsutsumi | Motoki Funeyama | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Decameron Densetsu" (デカメロン伝説, 2nd single) | Yasushi Akimoto | Tsutsumi | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Diamond Eyes" (ダイヤモンド・アイズ, 3rd single) | Emi Kanda | Hiro Nagasawa | Osamu Totsuka | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Ballad no Youni Nemure" (バラードのように眠れ, 4th single) | Takashi Matsumoto | Tsutsumi | Kōji Makaino | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Stripe Blue" (5th single) | Matsumoto | Tsutsumi | Makaino | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Kimi Dake ni" (君だけに, 6th single) | Chinfa Kan | Tsutsumi | Makaino | 3:49 |
| 7. | "ABC" (7th single) | Matsumoto | Tsutsumi | Funeyama | 4:38 |
| 8. | "LADY" (8th single) | Masumi Kawamura | Katsuhisa Hattori | Hattori | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Silent Dancer" (9th single) | Masao Urino | Tsunehiro Izumi | Izumi | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Futari" (ふたり, 10th single) | Aska | Aska | Tatsunari Yakabe (strings arrangement: Hattori) | 4:41 |
| 11. | "What's your name" (11th single) | Tomo Miyashita | Jimmy Johnson | Johnson | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Jirettaine" (じれったいね, 12th single) | Hiromi Mori | Tsutsumi | Shinkawa | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Maittane Konya" (まいったネ今夜, 13th single) | Miyashita | Miyashita | Katsunori Ishida | 4:34 |
Disc 2[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuuin Love" (封印LOVE, 15th single) | Yoshiko Miura | Yōsuke Sugiyama | Sugiyama | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Funky Flushin" (16th single, Tatsuro Yamashita's cover) | Minako Yoshida | Tatsuro Yamashita | Funeyama | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Suna no Otoko" (砂の男, 17th single) | Anju Mana | Hitoshi Haba | Funeyama | 4:18 |
| 4. | "You're My Life: Utsukushii Kimi he" (You're My Life-美しい人へ-, 18th single) | Reiji Matsumoto | Yuusuke Fuguchi | 4:36 | |
| 5. | "Excuse" (19th single) | Neko Oikawa | Yoshimasa Inoue | 3:59 | |
| 6. | "Oh!!" (20th single) | Gorō Matsui | Ryo Fujio | Norimasa Yamanaka | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Wangan Skier" (湾岸スキーヤー, 21st single, originally performed by Yamashita for CM in 1993 (never released full version)) | Akimoto | Yamashita, Alan O'Day | Akira Inoue | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Ai to Chinmoku" (愛と沈黙, 22nd single) | Kan | Keizo Nakanishi, Takao Konishi | Konishi | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Jounetsu no Ichiya" (情熱の一夜, 23rd single) | Matsui | Makaino | Makaino | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Romantic Time" (ロマンチックタイム, 24th single) | Hiroshi Furuyama | Tetsuji Hayashi | Funeyama | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Kimi ga Ita koro" (君がいた頃, 25th single) | Platina | Makaino | Makaino | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Sou SOH" (想 SOH, final single) | Takamitsu Shimazaki | Thomas Thornholm, Michael Clauss, Dan Attlerud | Takashi Masuda | 4:33 |
Disc 3[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anata ni Ima Good-bye" (あなたに今Good-bye, from first videoclip "Shonentai",[8] previously unreleased music recording) | Miyashita | Ichiro Nitta | Nitta, Makaino | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Aitsu to Lullaby" (あいつとララバイ, from first videoclip "Shonentai", previously unreleased music recording) | Miyashita | Miyashita | Katsunori Ishida | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Twilight Feeling" (トワイライト・フィーリング, from first videoclip "Shonentai", previously unreleased music recording) | SHOW | Ken Satou | Ishida | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Kanji dane...Dela" (感じだね......デラ, previously unreleased music recording) | Kazuko Kobayashi | Makoto Matsushita | Matsushita | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Harukaze ni iine!" (春風にイイネ!, B-Side of debut single (type-b)) | Miyashita | Satou | Satoshi Nakamura | 3:59 |
| 6. | "One Step Beyond" (B-side of debut single (type-c)) | Alan O'Day | S.A.Williams | Funeyama | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Rainy Express" (レイニー・エクスプレス, B-side of 3rd single) | Miyashita | Miyashita | Mark Goldenberg | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Success Street" (サクセス・ストリート, from debut album "Sho Shonentai") | Chiaki | Tsutsumi | Funeyama | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Hoshikuzu no Spangle" (星屑のスパンコール, from debut album "Sho Shonentai") | Yoshihiko Ando | Izumi | Osamu Totsuka | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Ugi Ugi Cat!" (ヴギウギ・キャット!, from EP "Wonderland") | Kazumi Yasui | Kazuhiko Katou | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 4:41 |
| 11. | "First Memory" (from soundtrack album "PRIVATE LIFE -Light & Shadow-") | Ikki Matsumoto | Hattori | Hattori | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Ai no Tegami" (愛の手紙, B-side of 12th single) | Mori | Tsutsumi | Funeyama | 4:33 |
| 13. | "PGF" (B-side of 20th single, PGF stands for positive girlfriend) | Oikawa | Yoshimasa Inoue | Yasunori Iwasaki | 4:33 |
| 14. | "The longest night" (from the final studio album "Prism") | Yoko Nezu | Hiroshi Sakamoto | Masayuki Iwata | 4:33 |
Usage in media[edit]
- Kanji dane...Dela was promoted as a commercial song for Meiji Cholocate brand DELA
- Stripe Blue was promoted as a theme song to the fashion building "Harajuku Idol Wonderland" during its first open
- Kimi Dake Ni was promoted as a theme song to the movie Nineteen, starred by all three members themselves
- LADY was broadcast as an anime television series Lady!!
- Silent Dancer was promoted as a commercial song to the watch brand Seiko
- Oh! was broadcast as theme song to the television series The Chef, starred by Higashiyama himself
- Wangan Skier was broadcast as an image song to the 1998 Winter Olympics on Fuji TV
- Ai to Chinmoku was broadcast as a theme song to the television drama series Harmonia Kono Ai no Hate
References[edit]
- ^ "少年隊 錦織＆植草が年内でジャニーズ退所 グループ名は存続「活動予定はないが後輩たちの道標に」". Sponichi Annex. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ 少年隊 35周年ベスト盤ビジュアル＆ジャケ写公開 https://www.sakigake.jp/news/article/20201119OR0079/?nv=ent
- ^ According to the content of Disc 1 and 2.
- ^ 少年隊の錦織一清と植草克秀がジャニーズ事務所退所、ベスト盤＆「PLAYZONE」DVD発売 https://natalie.mu/music/news/397333
- ^ デイリーアルバムランキング 2020年12月11日付 https://web.archive.org/web/20201212090152/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2020-12-11/
- ^ 少年隊 35th Anniversary BEST 少年隊 (過去最高 4位 (2020年12月21日付)) https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/219396/products/1372418/1/
- ^ 週間 アルバムランキング 2020年12月21日付 https://web.archive.org/web/20201216075234/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-12-21/
- ^ The title of VHS is same as their group name.