''Another Future'' is the 11th

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by Japanese

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Kis-My-Ft2 is a seven-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates, with members Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō. The group was a former Johnny's Jr. unit which de ...

. It was the theme song of the second season of ''

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'' starred Yuta Tamamori which was released on August 13, 2014. The song "Perfect World" on the B-side is a commercial song for DHC Corporation "Medicated Acne Control Series" featuring Kis-My-Ft2. Since this song is the theme song for

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drama '' The Knife and the Sword'', the music video also has a Japanese modern theme, with Japanese umbrellas and Japanese lanterns. The music video for "Perfect World" was created with the theme of "a summer where the seven members live in a house together", features all the members in a brightly lit garden, splashing water on each other and having fun.

Chart performance

It debuted in

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on the weekly

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and reached

on the Billboard

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. It was the 3rd best-selling single in Japan in August 2014, with 250,473 copies. It was the 23rd best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 263,615 copies.

Track listing

CD

1."Another Future" :56:Theme song for TV Asahi drama the second season of "

" starring Yuta Tamamori 2."Perfect World" :19 : DHC Corporation “Medicated Acne Control Series” Commercial song featuring Kis-My-Ft2 3."Shine as you feel" :46:Included only on the 3rd Anniversary disc.

DVD

*First Edition A #"Another Future"（Music Video) #"Another Future"（Music Video Making Movie) *First Edition B #"Perfect World"（Music Video) #"Perfect World"（Music Video Making Movie)

References

External links

Another Future
- Starto Entertainment
Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website
- Starto Entertainment
Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website
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