''Blowing'' is the third studio album by Japanese band
Tokio
Tokio may refer to:
* , the capital of Japan, used primarily in non-English-speaking countries
may also refer to:
Music
* Tokio (band), a Japanese pop/rock band
** ''Tokio'' (album), their debut album
* Tokio Hotel, a German rock band
* Toki ...
. It was released on March 25, 1996.
The album reached seventh place on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
weekly chart and charted for six weeks.
The opening track, Seven o'Clock News, is notable for its inclusion in the original Japanese release of the anime series, ''
Kodocha
, also known as ''Kodocha'' for short, is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995 by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was p ...
''.
Track listing
Personnel
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Shigeru Joshima
is a Japanese musician and actor. He is the leader and main guitarist of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group.
Career
As an artist
Prior to debuting with Tokio, Joshima was a backup-dancer for various Johnny's Entertainment boy bands ...
- guitar
*
Tomoya Nagase - lead vocalist, guitar
*
Masahiro Matsuoka
is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is a member of Tokio, a Johnny Entertainment musical group. His nicknames are Mabo and Maa-kun. He starred as Shinichi Ozaki in '' Godzilla: Final Wars'', and comedy series ''Yasuko to Kenji''.
Career
As a ...
- drums
*
Taichi Kokubun
is a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He plays keyboard for Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group.
Early life
Taichi Kokubun was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo.
Career
As an artist
Before debuting with Tokio, Kokubun, like other Tokio m ...
- keyboard
*
Tatsuya Yamaguchi - bass
References
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1996 albums
Tokio (band) albums