''Popcorn'' is the eleventh studio album of the Japanese boy band

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. The album was released on October 31, 2012 under their record label

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in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. Though both versions contains a single CD and the same track list, the first press edition features special packaging of 24P photo booklet ''Until The Popcorn Pops'' and bonus stickers. With more than 750,000 units sold, the album was certified for Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was released digitally on February 7, 2020.

Album information

Both the first press and regular versions contain a CD with sixteen tracks. However, the first press edition comes with a 36P lyrics booklet while the regular edition comes with only a 32P lyrics booklet. The album jacket cover for both versions are also different.

Songs

"Popcorn" includes four of the group's previously released

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: " Meikyū Love Song", " Wild at Heart", "

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" and " Your Eyes". This album also includes seven new songs plus five of each member's solo songs. "Kakenukero!", the second track of this album was used as the " Nissan Serena" CM song. Track 15, "Akashi" was used as the theme song for London Nippon Television 2012. Four tracks of this album were used as the theme song for dramas starred by the Arashi members. These songs are "Wild at Heart", "Face Down", "Meikyū Love Song", and "Your Eyes", used in dramas ''Lucky Seven'', ''Kagi no Kakatta Heya'', '' Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de'', and ''Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri'', respectively.

Promotion

To support their new album,

performed a live tour "Arashi LIVE TOUR Popcorn" hitting all the major dome stadiums in Japan. They had 16 performances beginning on November 16 at the Kyocera

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, followed by Sapporo Dome on November 30,

Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium was originally named and has the capacity of 38,585 seats. With a diameter of 216 meters, the Fukuoka PayPay Dome is the world's largest geodesic dome. T ...

on December 7, Tokyo Dome on December 13, and

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on January 11, 2013.

Track listing

References

External links

''Popcorn'' product informationARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn Information
Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) Hard Copy Sales Certifications {{Authority control 2012 albums Arashi albums Japanese-language albums J Storm albums