Kamen/Mirai Kōkai

"Kamen/Mirai Kōkai (仮面/未来航海)"
Single by Tackey & Tsubasa
ReleasedMay 4, 2005 (2005-05-04)
Recorded?
GenreJ-pop
Length
  • 22 min 22 s (Regular CD)
  • 18 min 17 s (Limited CD)
  • 23 min 24 s (CD+DVD)
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Hideyuki Obata, Kousuke Morimoto, Takeshi
Producer(s)?
Tackey & Tsubasa singles chronology
"Serenade"
(2004) 		"Kamen/Mirai Kōkai (仮面/未来航海)"
(2005) 		"Venus"
(2006)

"Kamen/Mirai Kōkai" is Tackey & Tsubasa's fifth single under the Avex Trax label.

Overview

The first a-side song "Kamen" was used as the theme song for the Japanese version of the movie Mask 2. The other a-side song "Mirai Kōkai" was used as the ending theme song for the anime One Piece.

Sample of Kamen's translated lyrics:

I'll be a flower of the summer flames
Putting on a golden, golden mask
Taking in the sun straightforwardly
With dazzling eyes, dazzling eyes, and passion that stabs the sky
Someday, I'll be the sky
So that I can bluely, bluely dissolve
If I continue to believe in a new world, in my heart, in my heart
The lies, sadness, and clouds will clear away[1]

Track listing

Regular CD Format

  1. "Kamen (仮面)" (Hideyuki Obata, Mikio Sakai) - 5:06
  2. "Mirai Kōkai (未来航海)" (Kousuke Morimoto, Mikiko Tagata) - 4:02
  3. "Romantic" (Takeshi, Takashi Iioka) - 4:05
  4. "Kamen: karaoke" - 5:06
  5. "Mirai Kōkai: karaoke" - 4:03

Limited CD Format

  1. "Kamen (仮面)" (Hideyuki Obata, Mikio Sakai) - 5:06
  2. "Mirai Kōkai (未来航海)" (Kousuke Morimoto, Mikiko Tagata) - 4:02
  3. "Kamen: karaoke" - 5:06
  4. "Mirai Kōkai: karaoke" - 4:03

CD+DVD Format

CD Portion

  1. "Kamen (仮面)" (Hideyuki Obata, Mikio Sakai) - 5:06
  2. "Mirai Kōkai (未来航海)" (Kousuke Morimoto, Mikiko Tagata) - 4:02
  3. "Kamen: karaoke" - 5:06
  4. "Mirai Kōkai: karaoke" - 4:03

DVD Portion

  1. "Kamen (仮面) Video Clip" - 5:07

Personnel

TV performances

May 6, 2005 - Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
4 May 2005 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 124,000 8 weeks
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

RIAJ Certification

As of June 2005, "Kamen / Mirai Kōkai" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[2]

References

  • ^ Translated Lyrics
  • ^ "Recording Industry Association of Japan". Retrieved May 20, 2006.