Color Bars (EP)

Color Bars
Studio album by Tokyo Jihen
Released Japan January 18, 2012
Genre Pop, Pop rock
Length 21:20
Label Toshiba EMI (Distributor)
Virgin Music[1] (Label)
Producer Uni Inoue, Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Jihen chronology

Dai Hakken
(2011)		 Color Bars
(2012)		 Tokyo Collection
(2012)

Color Bars (カラーバー) is the sixth and final studio album by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, released on January 18, 2012 in Japan through EMI Music Japan and Virgin Music. The album was produced by the band and Japanese recording engineer Uni Inoue..

The first press edition is a cardboard sleeve.[2]

Background

The album’s cover art is a combination of many "color bars", which is a representation of SMPTE color bars. They suggested the end of the band by it, since color bars fill the telescreen after all the TV programs for the day finish in Japan.

This mini album, intended to be the band's final studio release, includes one song written by each band member, including Toshiki Hata's first composition for the band and the first time Seiji Kameda wrote lyrics for his own song. In addition, the lead vocals on "Kai Horror Dust" and "Honto no Tokoro" were provided by the songs' respective composers, while Ringo Shiina played drums on the latter track. As in Dai Hakken, each song title is made up of seven characters.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "Kon'ya wa Karasawagi
(Official European language title: Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien)"  		Ringo ShiinaRingo Shiina 3:42
2. "Kai horādasuto (怪ホラーダスト Mysterious Horror Dust)
( Official European language title: Horror Dust)"  		Ichiyō IzawaIchiyō Izawa 3:40
3. "Taimu Kapuseru (タイムカプセル Time Capsule)
(Official European language title: Time Capsule)"  		Seiji KamedaRingo Shiina 4:17
4. "sa_i_ta (ｓａ＿ｉ＿ｔａ bloomed)
(Official European language title: sa_i_ta)"  		UkigumoUkigumo & Ringo Shiina 5:29
5. "Honto no Tokoro (ほんとのところ Actually)
(Official European language title: Honto no Tokoro)"  		Toshiki HataToshiki Hata 4:12
Total length:
 21:20

All the official European language titles according to Ringo Shiina's website.[3]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
Position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[4] 2
Japan Oricon Monthly albums chart[5] 5
Japan Oricon yearly albums chart
Japan Soundscan Weekly Albums Chart[6] 2

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 108,000 Gold[7]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Virgin Music is one of the labels of EMI Music Japan.
  2. ↑ "Color Bars Tokyo Jihen (Cardboard Sleeve)". CDJapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  3. ↑ "color bars". website (in Japanese). kronekodow. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  4. ↑ Oricon Retrieved on November 9.
  5. ↑ Oricon Retrieved on November 9.(Japanese)
  6. ↑ Soundscan Retrieved on November 9.(Japanese)
  7. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2012年1月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2012-05-30.

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