Future Kiss

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Future Kiss
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Studio album by Mai Kuraki
Released November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
Recorded 2009-2010
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Northern Music
Producer Mai Kuraki, Daikō Nagato
Mai Kuraki chronology
All My Best
(2009)All My Best2009		 Future Kiss
(2010)		 Over the Rainbow
(2012)Over the Rainbow2012
Alternative covers
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from Future Kiss
  1. "Revive"
    Released: April 1, 2009
  2. "Beautiful"
    Released: June 10, 2009
  3. "Drive Me Crazy"
    Released: March 3, 2010
  4. "Summer Time Gone"
    Released: August 31, 2010

Future Kiss is the ninth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on November 17, 2010. The limited edition comes with a bonus DVD containing a special movie.[1] First pressing of the album comes with a bonus disc including the song "Boyfriend".

Background

The album includes "Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi." and "Beautiful", which were included in her second compilation album, All My Best, "Tomorrow Is the Last Time", which served as an ending theme to the anime series Detective Conan,[2] and her last two singles with the exception of the A-side "Eien Yori Nagaku".[1] In support of the new album, Kuraki launched a 3-date promo tour in December which will stop in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo.[3]

Release

Future Kiss was originally set to be released on October 20, 2010, but the release date was delayed to November 17 due to longer than expected production time.[4]

The regular version (Northern Music VNCM-9012) includes a bonus CD single "Boyfriend" which is done by Kuraki and Michael Africk. Some of the album covers feature a profile of Kuraki with her eyes closed.[5] The limited edition (Northern Music VNCM-9011), indicated mainly by a profile of Kuraki's face with a hand covering her eyes, include the "Boyfriend" CD and a DVD with the Mai Kuraki Time Capsule movie.[6]

Commercial performance

Future Kiss was released on November 17, 2010 and debuted on Oricon Weekly album chart at No. 3, selling 40,093 copies. Despite its good chart performance, it was only sold 65,179 copies in total and became her fewest sales of her original album in Japan.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki. 

CD1 (VNCM-9011~9012)[5]
No. Title Music Arranger(s) Length
1. "Future Kiss"   Yue Mochizuki, Takahiro Hiraga Masazumi Ozawa 3:51
2. "Wana"   Silver Stream Silver Stream 3:25
3. "Revive"   Aika Ohno Miguel Sá Pessoa 4:40
4. "Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi. (わたしの、しらない、わたし。?, The Me I Don't Know)" (Precious version) Yue Mochizuki Daisuke Ikeda 4:21
5. "Summer Time Gone"   Aika Ohno Takeshi Hayama 4:17
6. "I Scream!"   Akihito Tokunaga Akihito Tokunaga 3:30
7. "Drive Me Crazy"   Silver Stream Silver Stream 4:01
8. "I Can Do It Now"   Hidekazu Uchiike Daisuke Ikeda 3:12
9. "Beautiful" (Comfortable Version) Song Yang Ha Song Yang Ha 3:57
10. "I Promise"   Aika Ohno Hitoshi Okamoto 4:46
11. "Sound of Rain"   Akihito Tokunaga Akihito Tokunaga 4:06
12. "Tomorrow Is the Last Time"   Aika Ohno Takeshi Hayama 4:00
13. "Anywhere"   Jon Carin, Perry Geyer Jon Carin, Perry Geyer 4:59
Bonus CD (VNCB-1001)[5]
No. Title Music Length
1. "Boyfriend(Mai Kuraki & Michael Africk)"   R. Jerkins, L. Daniels, D. Thomas, Ane. Birchett, Ant. Brichett 3:48
Bonus DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Mai Kuraki Time Capsule Movie"    

Personnel

Production[5]
  • Produced by: Mai Kuraki and Daikoh Nagato
  • Recorded and Mixed at Birdman West, Cybersound NYC and Boston, Red Way Studio
  • Engineers: Takayuki Ichikawa, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer
  • Mixed by Takayuki Ichikawa (Northern Music)
  • Mastered at Birdman Mastering
  • Chief Director: Tokiko Nishimuro (Northern Music)
  • Director: Shun Sato (Northern Music)

Charts and sales

Chart (2010) Peak
positions		 Sales
Japan Billboard Top Albums[7] 3 65,179[8]
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[9] 2
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[8] 3

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Japan November 17, 2010[4][10] Northern Music VNCM-9011 Limited edition (CD+Boyfriend CD + DVD)[11][12]
VNCM-9012 CD+Boyfriend CD[5][6]
Taiwan November 19, 2010[13] Shin Kong - Being CD+DVD+CD
CD+DVD
CD
South Korea December 7, 2010[14] C&L Music/CJ E&M M&L CNLR-1025/6 CD+DVD+CD

References

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  13. ↑ Future Kiss (G-Music)
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