is the debut and only studio album by Japanese model-singer
Mito Natsume
is a Japanese actress, model, presenter, and singer. She debuted as a singer on April 8, 2015, with the song "Maegami Kirisugita," which was produced by Japanese musician Yasutaka Nakata.
Background
Mito started working as a model in 2010 ...
, released on April 26, 2017, by
Sony Music Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...
sublabel Sony Music Associated Records. The album is marketed as a "culmination of her activities as a singer." Completely produced by Japanese electronica musician
Yasutaka Nakata
is a Japanese DJ and music producer. He formed the band Capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and himself as composer and record producer when both were 17. The band debuted in 2001 with the song "Sakura".
He is known for being the ...
, the album contains a total of twelve tracks, with its singles from her debut song "''Maegami Kirisugita''" (2015) up to "''Puzzle/Hanabira''" (2017), its B-sides and four previously-unreleased songs.
The album debuted at number 64 in the
Oricon Weekly Albums Charts, selling 1,261 copies on its first week of release.
Background
Mito started working as a model in 2010 and was able to be featured later in Japanese magazines like Mer, Zip, and Non-no. She later released self-produced photoshoot book "Natsume-san" in 2013, selling 50,000 copies. In January 2015, her management Asobisystem got her a recording contract under Sony Music Associated Records, a sublabel of Sony Music Japan. It was later announced that her music will be produced by Japanese electronica duo
Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata. Before her debut, she recorded the song "Nemu Nemu Go". In February 2015, it was announced that Mito will be releasing her debut single, "Maegami Kirisugita", on April 8, 2015. In conjunction with the release, she had contributed the theme song to the Japanese romantic movie "
Koisuru Vampire
is a 2015 Japanese vampire film directed by Mai Suzuki and starring Mirei Kiritani. It was released on April 17, 2015.
Plot
Kiira seems like an ordinary young girl, who likes to dress up. What differentiates her from others is that she is a vampi ...
" titled "Colony". The song was included as a B-side to the said single. Nakata, in addition, contributed the composition piece "KT" for the movie.
In September 2015, Mito released her second single, "8-bit Boy", which was used as the main theme to the Japanese premiere of the American movie
Pixels
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. Its B-side track, "Watashi wo Fes ni Tsuretette", was released as a separate digital single, and has received a music video.
On April 6, 2016, Mito's third single, "I'll do my best", was released. It was released on the same day as girl group
Perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...
's fifth studio album, "
Cosmic Explorer
''Cosmic Explorer'' (stylized as ''COSMIC EXPLORER'') is the fifth studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on April 6, 2016 by Universal Music Japan, Universal J, and Perfume Records. It is Perfume's fifth consecutive album to ...
". The song was criticized for its chorus, allegedly sounding similar to Perfume's 2011 single, "
Laser Beam
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". In May 2016, a song titled "Odekake Summer" was released in a form of music video to promote a Japanese mosquito repellent brand.
In December 2016, It was announced that Mito will be contributing a song for an anime for the first time. The song was revealed to be "puzzle", which became the ending theme to the animation series ''
Puzzle & Dragons X
is a spinoff of the mobile game ''Puzzle & Dragons'' for the Nintendo 3DS by GungHo Online Entertainment. It was released in two versions simultaneously on July 28, 2016, named the Gods Chapter (神の章) and the Dragons Chapter (龍の章). ...
''. The song was officially released as a double A-side single, "Puzzle/Hanabira", on February 22, 2017. The latter was used as a tie-up commercial song to Oyatsu Company's Ramen Noodle Snack product. Despite the tie-ups, it became Mito's lowest-selling single, debuting at number 108 in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 639 copies sold.
Few days after the release of the single, Mito's agency, Asobisystem and record label Sony Music Japan, has announced that she will finally be releasing her debut studio album on April 26. The cover and tracklist were revealed later that month.
All songs from all of her singles, except for "Kyabetsu no Yatsu no Uta", which was another B-side track from her debut single "Maegami Kirisugita", were included in the album.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2017 debut albums
Mito Natsume albums
Albums produced by Yasutaka Nakata
Sony Music Entertainment Japan albums