Tears Cyclone: Kai

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Tears Cyclone: Kai
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2018
Genre
Length56:00:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelNBCUniversal
ProducerKazuya Takase
Kotoko chronology
Kūchū Puzzle
(2013)
Tears Cyclone: Kai
(2018)
Tears Cyclone: Sei
(2019)

Tears Cyclone: Kai (tears cyclone -廻-) is the title of Japanese singer Kotoko's seventh studio album. It was released on June 27, 2018, through NBCUniversal.

Background information[edit]

Kotoko's first studio album in five years, this record is the first of the two Tears Cyclone albums released to commemorate Kotoko's fifteenth anniversary in music as a major artist. All the songs included in this album are the result of collaborations between Kotoko and Kazuya Takase, one of the founders of the I've group.[1] The kai of the title is intended to mean "return", as Kotoko's return to her former music working with the I've group.[2] Kotoko wrote the lyrics and also composed 3 of the songs; Takase composed the remaining songs.

The album had no commercial singles prior or after its release; however, the song "Sign of Suspicion" was previously released as the opening theme song for the videogame Baldr Heart. For the album she also recorded "A-gain", which was originally written for former singer Ray, who released the song as her sixth single in 2016.

Tracklisting[edit]

All lyrics are written by Kotoko

CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Nonfiction: Akuma no Sumu Wakusei" (悪魔の棲む惑星; The planet inhabited by the devil)Kazuya Takase 
2."Hibari" (雲雀; Skylark)Kotoko 
3."Natsukoi" (夏恋; Summer Love)Kotoko 
4."Onyx"Takase 
5."effacer"Takase 
6."Sign of Suspicion"Takase 
7."A-gain" (Kotoko ver.)Takase 
8."Kaiten Mokuba" (回転木馬; Merry-go-round)Kotoko 
9."Myuge no Hanataba o, Kimi e" (ミュゲの花束を、君へ; A bouquet of muguets for you)Takase 
10."Dusty Days"Takase 
11."Sakura Hakusho" (SA*KU*RA 白書; Cherry blossom white paper)Takase 
12."Kai: Ro-tation" (廻-Ro-tation)  

References[edit]

  1. ^ "6月27日KOTOKO ニューアルバム「tears cyclone -廻-」発売決定!". Kotoko Official Website. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "KOTOKO 4年ぶりのオリジナルアルバムに込めた"原点回帰"と、I'veサウンドへの思い". Spice. Retrieved 19 August 2019.