Hikari (Sid album)

Hikari
Regular edition cover
Studio album by SID
Released	July 1, 2009
Length	43:35
Language	Japanese
Label	Ki/oon Music
SID chronology
Sentimental Macchiato (2008) Hikari (2009) Dead Stock (2011)
Singles from Hikari
"Monochrome no Kiss" Released: October 29, 2008 "2°C Me no Kanojo" Released: January 14, 2009 "Uso" Released: April 29, 2009

Hikari (stylized as hikari) is the fifth and first major studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band SID, released on July 1, 2009 by Ki/oon Music. The single "Uso" is a ending theme of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and "Monochrome no Kiss" is the first opening theme of Black Butler.[1]

Commercial performance

Hikari reached number two on Oricon Albums Chart.[1] In July 2009, it was certified gold disc by RIAJ.[2] As of July 8, 2009, it has sold more than 150,000 copies.[3] It was the 76th best-selling album in Japan in 2009.[4]

Touring

The album release tour, named "<hikari>", began on July 14, 2009 and was attended by around 70,000 people in 26 locations across Japan.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mao.[5]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Rakuen" (落園)	Yūya	4:16
2.	"Mousou Nikki 2" (妄想日記2)	Shinji	3:51
3.	"Uso" (嘘)	Yūya	3:25
4.	"Circus" (サーカス)	Aki	3:36
5.	"Nakidashita Onna to Kyomukan" (泣き出した女と虚無感)	Aki	3:57
6.	"Monochrome no Kiss" (モノクロのキス)	Shinji	3:59
7.	"Tsumiki Kuzushi" (罪木崩し)	Yūya	3:43
8.	"2°C Me no Kanojo" (2 °C目の彼女)	Shinji	4:13
9.	"Capsule"	Aki	3:43
10.	"Drama" (ドラマ)	Aki	3:49
11.	"Hikari" (光)	Aki	5:04
Total length:			43:35[6]

Personnel

• Mao - vocals
• Shinji - guitar
• Aki - bass
• Yūya - drums

References

1. "hikari | シド". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
2. "ゴールドディスク認定" (Search for "シド" in the "アーティスト" field and select "検索".). RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-17.
3. ""お茶の間ビジュアル系"シド、メジャー1stアルバムがオリコン2位の快進撃". BARKS (in Japanese). 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
4. "Oricon Top 100 2009: Albums". JaME. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
5. "シド 5th Album『hikari』～周囲の環境が激変するなか、ついにメジャーへの扉を開けた1枚～". WHAT's IN? tokyo (in Japanese). 2018-10-15. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
6. "Hikari on Deezer". Retrieved 2020-10-30.