Shin'ya Waku

Shin'ya Waku
An anime woman swimming in water.
Compilation album by Tokyo Jihen
Released August 29, 2012
(see release history)
Recorded 2004–2012
Genre Alternative rock, album oriented rock, pop, show tune[1][2]
Length 46:01
Language Japanese, English
Label EMI Music Japan
Producer Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Jihen chronology

Tokyo Collection
(2012)		 Shin'ya Waku
(2012)		 Hard Disk
(2013)
Singles from Shin'ya Waku
  1. "Tadanaranu Kankei"
    Released: August 15, 2012

Shin'ya Waku (深夜枠, "Late Night Broadcast Slot"), also known by its English title The Midnight Broadcasting[3] is a compilation album by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, lead by Ringo Sheena, released on August 29, 2012. It predominantly compiled B-sides from the band's singles, as well as a DVD exclusive song and a previously unreleased song, "Tadanaranu Kankei".

Background and development

In early 2012, vocalist Ringo Sheena announced that the band would disband, after releasing their final extended play Color Bars and performing their farewell tour Bon Voyage in February 2012. In February 2012, the band released Tokyo Collection, a compilation of the band's songs performed live at different events and tours the band undertook.[4]

The album was first announced on June 15, 2012, along with the band's DVD Chin Play Kō Play, released on the same date.[5] In 2008, Sheena had released a similar B-side compilation, Watashi to Hōden, for her 10th anniversary celebrations.

The album's artwork was produced by Aki of the anime producers collective Nein. Sheena gave the character the name Muteki-chan (むてきちゃん, "Invincible-chan").[6]

Contents

The band released 11 B-sides between 2004 and 2007 (their 2010 digital single "Tengoku e Yōkoso / Dopa-mint!" and 2011 single "Sora ga Natteiru / Onna no Ko wa Dare Demo" did not feature any). Of these, only two were entirely written and composed by vocalist Ringo Sheena: "Kokoro" and "Rakujitsu". Three songs were pianist Ichiyo Izawa's compositions: "Pinocchio", "Gaman" and "Kaban no Nakami", while two were guitarist Ukigumo's: "BB.Queen" and "Karada". The song "Kao" was composed by the band's original guitarist Mikio Hirama, and is a vocal duet with him.

Three of the songs were covers of American songs. "Sono Onna Fushidara ni Tsuki" is a cover of the 1937 standard "The Lady Is a Tramp". "Dynamite" is a cover of the 1957 song by Brenda Lee, and "Koi wa Maboroshi (Get It Up for Love)" is a cover of a Ned Doheny's song from his 1976 album Hard Candy. All of these songs were performed in English.

"Handsome Sugite" is a song that appeared on the band's 2011 CS Channel DVD, which compiled Dai Hakken era videos. It was composed by Sheena, with lyrics by music video director Yuichi Kodama. While the song was also released digitally at the time, its appearance on Shin'ya Waku is the first time appearing on a physical release. "Tadanaranu Kankei" is a previously unpublished song written by Ukigumo, with additional lyrics by Sheena, that was given an additional title in English, "And the Beat Goes On".[3]

The album features six songs sung in Japanese, along with seven sung in English (including the three cover songs). Translator Robbie Clark worked on Sheena's lyrics to create English language versions of what she had written.

Promotion and release

To promote the release, the unpublished song "Tadanaranu Kankei" was released as a ringtone on August 8, and as a digital download exclusive to iTunes on August 15.[7] The members were unsatisfied with releasing the song as solely audio, so briefly reformed in order to shoot a music video for the collection. The video was first published on August 8, 2012, and was directed by Yuichi Kodama.[8][9]

The song was successful enough to peak at number six on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 chart, and number nine on their Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay chart in September 2012.[10][11] The video was also successful, being nominated at the 2013 Space Shower Music Video Awards.[12]

Critical reception

The compilation was received positively by critics.[13][14] Reviewer Reiko Tsuzura felt even though the songs were varied by nature, compiling them as an album made them as catchy as an original album.[15] CDJournal reviewers believed the collection diluted Sheena's voice, and revealed aspects of the band that were not solely her.[16]

Track listing

Each song's original single or DVD is listed in italics, along with the original release year.

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Handsome Sugite" (ハンサム過ぎて Hansamu Suite, "Too Handsome", CS Channel (2011))Yuichi KodamaRingo Sheena 3:36
2. "Karada" (体 "Body", Killer-tune (2007))R. Sheena, Robbie ClarkUkigumo 3:57
3. "BB.Queen" (Killer-tune (2007))UkigumoUkigumo 3:20
4. "Gaman" (我慢 "Endure", Nōdōteki Sanpunkan (2009))R. SheenaIchiyo Izawa 3:33
5. "Pinocchio" (ピノキオ Pinokio, OSCA (2007))I. IzawaI. Izawa 4:50
6. "Kaban no Nakami" (鞄の中身 "Bag Contents", OSCA (2007))R. Sheena, R. ClarkI. Izawa 3:27
7. "Kokoro" (心 "Heart", Sōnan (2004))R. SheenaR. Sheena 4:06
8. "Koi wa Maboroshi (Get It Up for Love)" (恋は幻 "Love Is a Phantom", Shuraba (2005))Ned DohenyN. Doheny 3:28
9. "Rakujitsu" (落日 "Dusk", Shuraba (2005))R. SheenaR. Sheena 4:13
10. "Dynamite" (ダイナマイト Dainamaito, Sōnan (2004))Tom GlazerMort Garson 2:03
11. "Sono Onna Fushidara ni Tsuki" (その淑女ふしだらにつき "The Lady Is a Tramp", Gunjō Biyori (2004))Lorenz HartRichard Rodgers 2:23
12. "Kao" (顔 "Faces", Gunjō Biyori (2004))R. SheenaMikio Hirama 4:05
13. "Tadanaranu Kankei" (ただならぬ関係 "Incomparable Relationship")Ukigumo, R. SheenaUkigumo 3:04
Total length:
 46:01

Charts

Charts (2012) Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly albums[17] 3
Japan Oricon monthly albums[18] 38
Taiwan G-Music East Asian weekly chart[19] 11

Sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[20] 52,000

Release history

Region Date Format Distributing Label Catalogue codes
Japan August 29, 2012[3] CD, digital download EMI Records Japan TOCT-29000
Taiwan August 31, 2012[21] CD Gold Typhoon I5286
Japan September 15, 2012[15] Rental CD EMI Records Japan TOCT-29000

References

  1. ↑ ミニ・レビュー (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ ミニ・レビュー (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The Midnight Broadcasting / INCIDENTS TOKYO". Kronekodow. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ 東京事変がバンド解散を発表 (in Japanese). Natalie. January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ 未発表の新曲含むカップリング・アルバムとライブヒストリー映像作品の同時発売決定！ (in Japanese). Universal. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ 【宣伝】ジャケ絵担当しました (in Japanese). Nein. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ 新曲「ただならぬ関係」、ライブヒストリー映像「幕ノ内サディスティック」先行デジタル配信開始！ (in Japanese). Universal. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "8/29同時発売の2作品より、新作MV完成。本日（8/8）よりWEB視聴開始!!" (in Japanese). Universal. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ ただならぬ関係 (in Japanese). Space Shower. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Airplay 2012/09/20". Billboard (in Japanese). September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2012/09/20". Billboard (in Japanese). September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "スペシャ恒例「MVA」優秀作品50曲発表、特番オンエアも" (in Japanese). Natalie. February 3, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ Haruna Takekawa. 東京事変 企画盤らしさのないカップリング集 (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ Hirokazu Koike (2012). 第一期の名曲“顔”も生々しく蘇る (in Japanese). Rockin' On. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 深夜枠／東京事変 (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  16. ↑ ミニ・レビュー (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ 「深夜枠」 東京事変 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  18. ↑ "2012年09月のCDアルバム月間ランキング" [September 2012 CD album monthly rankings] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  19. ↑ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. 2012 week 35. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  20. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved June 24, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  21. ↑ 東京事變/ 深夜節目 (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved June 16, 2014.