Life Is...

Life Is... is the fifth original studio album to be released by Ken Hirai under the label Defstar Records (Sony Music Entertainment). When released, it reached #1 on Japan's Oricon sales. chart^[1]

Album details

• A remix album of Life Is... was released half of a year later
• Four of the singles were recorded in 2002.
• Afterwards, the song for which the album was named for, "Life Is...", was released as a retake version being coupled with the song "Come Back" remix.
• A concert tour of the album followed the release and was later released on DVD.
• A music video collection titled, "Ken Hirai Films Vol.5" was released simultaneously with the album.

Track list

1. Strawberry Sex (4:26)
   • Written by Tada Taku and Ken Hirai. Composed by Nakano Masahito and Ken Hirai. Arranged by Nakano Masahito.

   Commercial song for Honda

2. Revolver (3:39)
   • Written by Ken Hirai and Sean Garren. Composed by T.Kura and Sean Garren. Arranged by T.Kura
3. Ex-girlfriend (4:13)
   • Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and arranged by Murayama Shinichiro.

   The B-side of Hirai's 15th single, Strawberry Sex

4. Ring (5:15)
   • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Tomida Keichi.

   Ending song for Japanese TV drama, Psycho Doctor

   Ring was Hirai's first number one hit that he both wrote and composed.

5. Come Back (4:20)
   • Written by Ken Hirai and Angie Irons. Composed by T.Kura and Angie Irons. Arranged by T.Kura

   This song was the double A-side of his single Life Is...: Another Story

   The title was originally "Come Back: Filur Deep Down & Law Remix"

6. Somebody's Girl (4:44)
   • Written by Fujibayashi Shōko. Composed and arranged by Uru

   This song was the B-side of his single Ring

7. I'm So Drunk (3:40)
   • Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and Arranged by Akira
8. Missing You: It Will Break My Heart (4:47)
   • Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and arranged by Babyface.

   This song was a collaboration with famous American producer, Babyface.

   An English version of the song was included on the single.

9. 世界で一番君が好き? (Sekai De Ichiban Kimi Ga Suki?, (Am I Your Favorite in the World?)　（5:27）
   • Written by Tada Taku. Composed and arranged by Kuriya Makoto
10. メモリーズ (Memoriizu, Memories)　（4:29）
    • Written and Composed by Ken Hirai and Suzuki Dai. Arranged by Matally
11. Life Is... (4:28)
    • Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Suzuki Dai.

    This was the commercial song for the video game Fire Emblem.

    Another version was later released and used in a Japanese TV drama on Tokyo Broadcasting System called, "Burakku Jakku Ni Yoroshiku"

12. 大きな古時計 (Ōkiina Furu Tokei, Great Old Clock)　（4:46）
    • Written and composed by Henry Clay Work. Translated to Japanese by Hotomi Kōgo. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References