The Digitalian
2014 studio album by Arashi
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The Digitalian (stylized as THE DIGITALIAN) is the thirteenth studio album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on October 22, 2014 under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The regular edition comes with a 32-page photo lyrics booklet, while the limited edition comes with a 60-page photo lyrics booklet and a bonus DVD with a music video and making-of for "Zero-G".[1] The album sold over 660,000 copies in its first week[2] and became the third best selling album of 2014 in Japan.[3] With more than 780,000 units sold, the album was certified for Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[4]
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| Released | October 22, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 72:30 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | J Storm | |||
| Producer | Julie K. | |||
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Album information
The first press edition contains a CD with sixteen tracks and the regular edition contains a CD with seventeen tracks. The first press edition comes with a 60-page photo lyrics booklet and a bonus DVD with the music video and making of for "Zero-G", while the regular edition comes with a 32-page lyrics booklet and a bonus track. The album jacket cover for both versions are also different.
Songs
"The Digitalian" includes three of the group's previously released singles: "Bittersweet", "Guts!", and "Daremo Shiranai". This album also includes nine new songs plus five of each member's solo songs.
Three tracks of this album were used as the theme song for dramas starred by the Arashi members. These songs are "Bittersweet", "Guts!", and "Daremo Shiranai", used in dramas Shitsuren Chocolatier,[7] Yowakutemo Katemasu,[8] and Shinigami-kun,[9] respectively.
Promotion
To support their new album, Arashi performed a live tour, Arashi Live Tour 2014 The Digitalian, performing at all the major dome stadiums in Japan. They had 18 performances beginning on November 14 at the Fukuoka Dome, followed by Kyocera Osaka Dome on November 27, Nagoya Dome on December 5, Sapporo Dome on December 12, and Tokyo Dome on December 19, 2014.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Zero-G" |
| Takuya Harada | Tomoki Ishizuka | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Wonderful" |
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| Slice of Life | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Why" |
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| A.K.Janeway | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Asterisk" |
| 100+ | 100+ | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Imaging Crazy" (Satoshi Ohno solo) |
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| Choi | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Guts!" |
| Sakra | Ishizuka | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Disco Star" (Masaki Aiba solo) | Youth Case | Yasushi Watanabe | A.K.Janeway | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Daremo Shiranai" (誰も知らない) |
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| 4:04 |
| 9. | "Trap" | Akira | Akira | Taku Yoshioka | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Stay Gold" (Jun Matsumoto solo) |
| Shinnosuke |
| 4:29 |
| 11. | "Bittersweet" | 100+ | 100+ | Ishizuka | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Merry Christmas" (メリークリスマス, Kazunari Ninomiya solo) |
| Ninomiya |
| 4:20 |
| 13. | "Kimi no Yume o Miteita" (キミの夢を見ていた) | Hydrant | Hydrant | Sasaki | 4:53 |
| 14. | "One Step" | s-Tnk | Mats Tärnfors | Sasaki | 4:44 |
| 15. | "Hey Yeah!" (Sho Sakurai solo) |
| Nao Tanaka | Hisashi Nawata | 3:22 |
| 16. | "Hope in the Darkness" |
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| 17. | "Take Off!!!!!" (Bonus track, regular edition only) | Sakurai | Stephan Elfgren | Elfgren | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 71:26 | ||||
Release history
| Country | Release date | Label |
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| Japan | October 22, 2014 | J Storm |
| South Korea | November 12, 2014 | S.M. Entertainment |