The Digitalian

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The Digitalian
Regular Edition Album Cover
File:The Digitalian Album Cover (Limited Edition).jpg
Limited Edition Cover
Studio album by Arashi
Released October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)
(see release history)
Recorded 2013-2014
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 72:30
Language Japanese, English
Label J Storm
Producer Julie K.
Arashi chronology
Love
(2013)Love2013		 The Digitalian
(2014)		 Japonism
(2015)Japonism2015
Singles from The Digitalian
  1. "Bittersweet"
    Released: February 12, 2014
  2. "Guts!"
    Released: April 30, 2014
  3. "Daremo Shiranai"
    Released: May 28, 2012

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]

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,[5] Yowakutemo Katemasu,[6] and Shinigami-kun,[7] 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.[8]

Track list

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Zero-G"   梶ヶ谷翔太, eltvo Takuya Harada 3:57
2. "Wonderful"   ASIL, Masa Fujise, John World, Squaref James Winchester, Peter Boyes, Christopher Wortley 4:40
3. "Tell me why"   Squaref, mfmsiQ, John World, Sho Sakurai Andreas Johansson, Steven Lee 4:30
4. "Asterisk"   100+, Sho Sakurai 100+ 4:36
5. "Imaging Crazy" (Satoshi Ohno solo) Curly, Furaha Dyce Taylor, Jin Choi 3:42
6. "Guts!"   Eltvo, S-Tnk Sakra 4:55
7. "Disco Star" (Masaki Aiba solo) youth case Yasushi Watanabe 3:53
8. "Daremo Shiranai" (誰も知らない) MfmsiQ, Squaref, John World, 作田雅弥 Takuya Harada, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon, BJ khan 4:04
9. "Trap"   Akira Akira, Uta 3:23
10. "Stay Gold" (Jun Matsumoto solo) Macoto56, Jun Matsumoto Shinnosuke 4:29
11. "Bittersweet"   100+ 100+ 4:50
12. "Merry Christmas" (メリークリスマス, Kazunari Ninomiya solo) Kazunari Ninomiya, 小川貴史 Kazunari Ninomiya 4:20
13. "Kimi no Yume o Miteita" (キミの夢を見ていた) Hydrant Hydrant 4:53
14. "One Step"   s-Tnk Mats Tarnfors 4:44
15. "Hey Yeah!" (Sho Sakurai solo) Akira, Sho Sakurai 田中直 3:22
16. "Hope in the darkness"   小川貴史, Hydrant David Keiffer Johnston, Wesley Steed, Sigurdur Kristinn Sigtryggsson pka Siggi 4:37
17. "Take Off !!!!!" (Bonus track, regular edition only) Sho Sakurai Stephan Elfgren 3:23

Release history

Country Release date Label
Japan October 22, 2014 J Storm
South Korea November 12, 2014 S.M. Entertainment

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