''Orbital Period'' is the fifth

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Bump of Chicken is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (Vocalist, vocals, Rhythm guitar, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bass guitar, bass) and Hideo Masu (Drum kit, drums). Since ...

, released on December 19, 2007. The album features the singles "

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Supernova/Karma is the eleventh single by Bump of Chicken, released on November 23, 2005. The title tracks are from the album ''Orbital Period''. "Karma" was used as the opening theme for the video game and animated series ''Tales of the Abyss''. Track listing ...

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Namida no Furusato is the twelfth single by Bump of Chicken, released on November 22, 2006. The title track is from the album ''Orbital Period''. Track listing # (Hometown of Tears) (Fujiwara Motoo) # (Did You See the Red Sky?) (Fujiwara) # (House Sitter) (Hidden ...

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Hana no Na is the thirteenth single by Bump of Chicken, released on October 24, 2007. The title track is from the album ''Orbital Period''. The single peaked at #1 on the Oricon Weekly Charts in front of , which was released on the same day. Track listing ...

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". Orbital period became the best-selling album two days in a row at debut, according to Oricon Style. It was the second best-selling album on its debut week.

Track listing

Personnel

*Fujiwara Motoo —

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Masukawa Hiroaki —

*Naoi Yoshifumi —

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Masu Hideo —

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

External links

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at the official Bump of Chicken website. {{Authority control 2007 albums Bump of Chicken albums Japanese-language albums