Real (Mika Nakashima album)

Real
Album cover
Studio album by Mika Nakashima
Released	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)
Genre	J-pop
Length	56:57
Label	Sony Music Associated
Mika Nakashima chronology
Star (2010) Real (2013) Zutto Suki Datta ~All My Covers~ (2014)
Singles from Real
"Dear" Released: April 27, 2011 "Love Is Ecstasy" Released: September 14, 2011 "Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara" Released: September 19, 2012 "Hatsukoi" Released: November 28, 2012

Real is a studio album by the Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. The album was first released in Japan on January 30, 2013 (for the Valentine's Day season), in Regular and Limited editions.[1]

The non-single track "Kioku" was used as the Casio Sheen commercial song.[2] "Epilogue" was the ending theme song for the TV program GRACE OF JAPAN ~Shizen no Naka no Kami~.^[citation needed]

This album debuted at number 1 in the Oricon weekly charts, and marked the first time in 4 years for the singer to top said chart for either a single or album since Voice (released in November 2008); it was also her first chart topping work in Japan after she made a comeback from the 6-month hiatus resulting from her patulous auditory tube disorder.

It has also been released in Taiwan and South Korea.

Some presses of the album come with a bookmark denoting the artist and album name on one side, and a picture of a flower with the words "Be Real...Be Mine" on the other side of the bookmark.

Tie-ins

Three of the four singles on this album are songs from motion pictures (an uncommon feature among studio albums).

• "Dear" was the theme song for the Japanese television drama Yōkame no Semi.[3]
• "Love Is Ecstasy" was a theme song for the movie Unfair 2: The Answer.[3]
• "Ashita Sekai ga Owarunara" was the main theme song for the Japanese dub of Resident Evil: Retribution.[3] In it, Nakashima reprised her cameo role from Resident Evil: Afterlife.[4]
• "Hatsukoi" was the theme song for the 2012 live-action film adaptation of Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu.[3]

Track listing

CD[3][5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)"	Takayuki Mitsuhashi	6:02
2.	"Dear"	Katsuhiko Sugiyama	5:12
3.	"Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara (明日世界が終わるなら; If the World Ends Tomorrow)"	Katsuhiko Sugiyama	4:29
4.	"Passion"		3:58
5.	"You Knocked Me Out"		3:15
6.	"Love Is Ecstasy"	Mika Nakashima, Nickii	3:46
7.	"Be Real"		4:36
8.	"Super Woman"		3:27
9.	"Supreme"		3:57
10.	"Pierce (ピアス)"		4:46
11.	"Kioku (記憶; Memory)"		5:25
12.	"Epilogue (エピローグ)"		4:29
13.	"Letter"		3:35

Limited Edition - DVD Music Videos[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dear"
2.	"Love Is Ecstasy"
3.	"Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara (明日世界が終わるなら; If the World Ends Tomorrow)"
4.	"Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)"

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	Debut sales	Sales total
January 30, 2013	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	1	49,098	89,295
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart (January 2013)	10

Certifications

Region	Certification
Japan	Gold[7]

Release History

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan	January 30, 2013	CD (AICL-2499),[3] CD+DVD (AICL-2497)[6]	Sony Music Associated
Taiwan	February 1, 2013	CD+DVD (#88765467852)[8]	Sony Music Taiwan
South Korea[9]	February 5, 2013	CD	Sony Music Korea

References

1. "ー - 中島美嘉、自身作詞曲も多数含むニューアルバム「REAL」". Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
2. "CASIO SHEEN "Kioku" CM HDTV". kumonoito.net. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
3. "Real Mika Nakashima [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
4. "Nakashima Mika to appear in "Resident Evil" movie once again". Tokyohive.com. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
5. "iTunes - ミュージック - 中島美嘉「REAL」". iTunes Store (Japan). Retrieved 2013-05-24.
6. "Real Mika Nakashima [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
7. "2013年2月度　認定作品". RIAJ. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
8. "REAL (ALBUM+DVD)(Taiwan Version) CD - Nakashima Mika, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (TW)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
9. "(음반) Mika Nakashima - Real (초회한정 수입반)". Yes24.com. Retrieved 2013-05-24.

External links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
• Sony Music Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition