Real (Mika Nakashima album)

Real
Studio album by Mika Nakashima
Released January 30, 2013
Genre J-pop, adult contemporary
Length 52:57
(see Release History)
Label Sony Music Associated
Mika Nakashima chronology

Star
(2010)		 Real
(2013)		 Zutto Suki Datta ~All My Covers~
(2014)
Singles from Real
  1. "Dear"
    Released: April 27, 2011
  2. "Love is Ecstasy"
    Released: September 14, 2011
  3. "Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara"
    Released: September 19, 2012
  4. "Hatsukoi"
    Released: November 28, 2012

Real is a studio album by the Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. The album was first released in Japan on January 30, 2013 (for the Valentine's Day season), in Regular and Limited editions.[1]

The non-single track Kioku was used as the Casio Sheen commercial song.[2] Epilogue was the ending theme song for the TV program GRACE OF JAPAN ~Shizen no Naka no Kami~.[3]

This album debuted at number 1 in the Oricon weekly charts, and marked the first time in 4 years for the singer to top said chart for either a single or album since Voice (released in November 2008); it was also her first chart topping work in Japan after she made a comeback from the 6-month hiatus resulting from her patulous auditory tube disorder.

It has also been released in Taiwan and South Korea.

Some presses of the album come with a bookmark denoting the artist and album name on one side, and a picture of a flower with the words "Be Real...Be Mine" on the other side of the bookmark.

Tie-ins

Three of the four singles on this album are songs from motion pictures (an uncommon feature among studio albums).

Track listing

CD[4][6]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)"  Takayuki Mitsuhashi 6:02
2. "Dear"  Katsuhiko Sugiyama 5:12
3. "Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara (明日世界が終わるなら; If the World Ends Tomorrow)"  Katsuhiko Sugiyama 4:29
4. "Passion"    3:58
5. "You Knocked Me Out"    3:15
6. "Love is Ecstasy"  Mika Nakashima, Nickii 3:46
7. "Be Real"    4:36
8. "Super Woman"    3:27
9. "Supreme"    3:57
10. "Pierce (ピアス)"    4:46
11. "Kioku (記憶; Memory)"    5:25
12. "Epilogue (エピローグ)"    4:29
13. "Letter"    3:35

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
January 30, 2013 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 49,098 89,295 16 Weeks
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart (January 2013) 10

Certifications

Region Certification
Japan Gold[8]

Release History

Country Date Format Label
Japan January 30, 2013 CD (AICL-2499),[4] CD+DVD (AICL-2497)[7] Sony Music Associated
Taiwan February 1, 2013 CD+DVD (#88765467852)[9] Sony Music Taiwan
South Korea[10] February 5, 2013 CD Sony Music Korea

References

  1. ↑ "ー - 中島美嘉、自身作詞曲も多数含むニューアルバム「REAL」". Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. ↑ "CASIO SHEEN "Kioku" CM HDTV". kumonoito.net. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Real (Nakashima Mika)". Generasia. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Real Mika Nakashima [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Nakashima Mika to appear in "Resident Evil" movie once again". Tokyohive.com. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - ミュージック - 中島美嘉「REAL」". iTunes Store (Japan). Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Real Mika Nakashima [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  8. ↑ "2013年2月度　認定作品". RIAJ. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  9. ↑ "REAL (ALBUM+DVD)(Taiwan Version) CD - Nakashima Mika, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (TW)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  10. ↑ "(음반) Mika Nakashima - Real (초회한정 수입반)". Yes24.com. Retrieved 2013-05-24.

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