No More Pain

No More Pain
Studio album by KAT-TUN
Released June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop, rock
Label J-One
Producer Johnny H. Kitagawa (executive)
KAT-TUN chronology
Break the Records: By You & For You
(2009)		 No More Pain
(2010)
Singles from No More Pain
  1. "Love Yourself (Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki)"
    Released: February 10, 2010 (2010-02-10)
  2. "Going!"
    Released: May 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)

No More Pain (stylized as NO MORE PAIИ) is the fifth studio album by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN and was released in Japan on June 16, 2010 by J-One Records. The album was released in two editions: a limited edition version with a DVD and a regular edition which features the bonus track, "Hello".[1]

Contents

Album information

Fifth album release from KAT-TUN including solo song by each member and more for 14 tunes total. Regular edition includes a bonus track "Hello". Limited edition includes a bonus DVD with the music video form the album and making-of. Features alternate jacket artwork. Adam Greenburg on Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, stating that "The album doesn't deliver anything new to the world of Japanese boy bands, but it keeps Kat-Tun in form. They don't obviously improve on previous works or detract from their legacy, as it were. Perfectly middle of the road."[2][3][4]

Track listing

Track Lyrics Arrangement
1. N.M.P MASANCO / SEAN-D Rap Lyrics: Joker Steven Lee / Yukihide "YT" Takiyama

Orchestra Arrangement: Sachiko Miyano
2. Love yourself ~Kimi ga kirai na kimi ga suki~ Eco Rap Lyrics: Joker Taku Yoshioka
3. Faraway MASANCO KING OF SLICK
4. The D-Motion ECO English Lyrics co-ordinated by JIN AKANISHI OSCAR HOLTER / JAKKE ERIXSON
5. Right Now ECO Rap Lyrics JOKER STEVEN LEE
6. Rockin' All Nite MASANCO Rap Lyrics JOKER DREADSTORE COWBOY
7. Going! ECO Rap Lyrics JOKER TAKU YOSHIOKA
8. Sweet (Kamenashi Kazuya Solo) N GYO KITAGAWA
9. Love Music (Taguchi Junnosuke Solo) TAGUCHI JUNNOSUKE NAO
10. Make U Wet ~Chapter 2~ (Tanaka Koki Solo) JOKER NAO TANAKA
11. Rabbit or Wolf? (Ueda Tatsuya Solo) UEDA TATSUYA EIJI KAWAI
12. Film (Nakamaru Yuichi Solo) NAKAMARU YUICHI / T-OGA KING OF SLICK
13. Promise Song KATSUHIKO KUROSU KAORU OKUBO

Charts, peaks and certifications

No More Pain debuted at No.1 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart as of June 28 with first week sales of 154,096 copies and making KAT-TUN the first male group in 9 years to have 5 consecutive No.1 original albums after Kinki Kids from 1996-2001.[5] RIAJ certified it gold in June 2010.[6] By the end of the year, the album was reported by Oricon to sell 182,563 copies.[7]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Album Chart 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Album Chart 35

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 182,563+ Gold

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Fantasy by Exile		 Oricon weekly number-one album
June 28, 2010		 Succeeded by
To Love by Kana Nishino

References

  1. ^ Johnnys Net: KAT-TUN, retrieved on December 11, 2010. (Japanese)
  2. ^ Greenburg, Adam. "No More Pain". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1862335. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  3. ^ No More Pain Regular Edition
  4. ^ No More Pain w/ DVD, Limited Edition
  5. ^ (Japanese) "KAT-TUN、キンキ以来の1stから5作連続アルバム首位　男性歌手9年ぶり快挙". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/77412/full/. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  6. ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2010年6月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201006.html. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  7. ^ (Japanese) "2010年オリコン年間ランキング アルバム". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index05.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
KAT-TUN
Studio albums
Singles
DVDs
Okyakusama wa Kamisama - Concert 55man nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete · KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban · Real Face Film · Dream Boys 2006 · Live of KAT-TUN "Real Face · Tour 2007 Cartoon KAT-TUN II You · KAT-TUN Live Tour 2008 Queen Of Pirates · KAT-TUN Live Break the Records · KAT-TUN -No More Pain- World Tour 2010