Gemini (Alice Nine album)

Gemini (stylized in promotional material as GEMINI) is the fourth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Alice Nine. The album was officially released on February 9, 2011.

Gemini was released in two formats: a limited edition with an exclusive DVD and a regular edition with an exclusive bonus track. The DVD included with the limited edition of the album features a music video for "Gemini-0-eternal" and a making-of documentary for the music video. The album was preceded by two singles: "Senkō", released in August 2010, and "Stargazer:", released in November 2010.

The title of the album refers to a theme of "duality", particularly opposing elements such as light versus shadow and birth versus death. This theme is most prevalent in the trilogy of songs after which the album is named.^[1]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Shou. All tracks were produced by Hajime Okano, with the exception of "Senkō", which was produced by Alice Nine.

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I."	Saga	4:23
2.	"Rumwolf"	Hiroto, Saga	3:00
3.	"Stargazer:"	Saga	4:14
4.	"4U"	Saga	5:52
5.	"Shinkirō (蜃気楼)"	Tora	3:44
6.	"King & Queen"	Tora	3:13
7.	"Entr'acte"	Saga	1:33
8.	"Senkō (閃光)"	Saga	4:18
9.	"Fūrin (風凛)"	Saga	4:17
10.	"Gemini-0-eternal"	Saga	4:21
11.	"Gemini-I-the void"	Saga	4:12
12.	"Gemini-II-the luv"	Saga	3:41
13.	"Birth in the Death"	Saga	5:49

Limited edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Overture"	Hiroto, Saga	2:29

Limited edition DVD tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gemini-0-eternal Music Clip"
2.	"Music Clip Making"

Personnel

Shou - vocals
Hiroto - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Tora - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Saga - bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, programming
Nao - drums
Tucky - engineer
Kenjiro Harigai - art direction, design
Hiroki Hayashi - design
Hitoshi Hiruma - engineer
Keita Joko - engineer
Tomoka Konagaya - artwork coordination
Ai Maehara - artwork management
Susumu Miyawaki - photography
Mizuo Miura - engineer
Koji Morimoto - engineer
Hajime Okano - arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer, tambourine
Yuya Saito - engineer
Yasuaki "V" Shindo - engineer
Shinpei Yamada - engineer

Reception

Gemini peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for three weeks. The album is their highest Oricon ranking release to date.^[2]

References

↑ "The dialogue in '4U' & 'Gemini'". ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
↑ "Gemini album information on Oricon". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-27.

External links

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Shou Hiroto Tora Saga Nao

Albums	Zekkeishoku Alpha Vandalize Gemini "9" Supernova

EPs	Gion Shouja no Kane ga Naru Alice in Wonderland Kasou Musou Shi Ginga no wo to

Singles	"Namae wa, Mada Nai" "Gin no Tsuki Kuroi Hoshi" "Yami ni Chiru Sakura" "Yuri wa Aoku Saite" "Kowloon Nine Heads Rodeo Show" "Fantasy" "Akatsuki/Ikuoku no Chandelier" "Blue Planet" "Number Six" "Jewels" "White Prayer" "Tsubasa" "Mirror Ball" "Rainbows" "Cross Game" "Hana" "Senkou" "Stargazer" "Blue Flame" "Heart of Gold" "Niji no Yuki" "Daybreak" "Shadow Play" "Shooting Star" "Kaisen Zenya" "Exist" "Merry Christmas to U" "Shining"

Home video	Alice in Wonderfilm Number Six Hello, Dear Numbers Alice in Pictures I Alice in Pictures II Discotheque play like "A" Rainbows -enter&exit- Untitled Vandal(ism)# Finale "Graced The Beautiful Day" Tokyo Galaxy Alice Nine Live Tour 10 "Flash Light from the Past" Final at Nippon Budokan Alice in Pictures III 2012 Court of "9"#4 Grand Finale Countdown Live Resolution -ALICE IN ASIA-

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