''Real'' is a studio album by the Japanese singer
Mika Nakashima. The album was first released in Japan on January 30, 2013 (for the Valentine's Day season), in Regular and Limited editions.
The non-single track "Kioku" was used as the
Casio Sheen commercial song. "Epilogue" was the ending theme song for the TV program ''GRACE OF JAPAN ~Shizen no Naka no Kami~''.
This album debuted at number 1 in the
Oricon weekly charts, and marked the first time in 4 years for the singer to top said chart for either a single or album since ''
Voice'' (released in November 2008); it was also her first chart topping work in Japan after she made a comeback from the 6-month hiatus resulting from her patulous auditory tube disorder.
It has also been released in Taiwan and South Korea.
Some presses of the album come with a bookmark denoting the artist and album name on one side, and a picture of a flower with the words "Be Real...Be Mine" on the other side of the bookmark.
Tie-ins
Three of the four singles on this album are songs from motion pictures (an uncommon feature among studio albums).
* "Dear" was the theme song for the
Japanese television drama ''Yōkame no Semi''.
* "Love Is Ecstasy" was a theme song for the movie ''
Unfair 2: The Answer''.
* "Ashita Sekai ga Owarunara" was the main theme song for the Japanese dub of ''
Resident Evil: Retribution''.
In it, Nakashima reprised her cameo role from ''
Resident Evil: Afterlife''.
* "Hatsukoi" was the theme song for the 2012 live-action film adaptation of ''
Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by Kanan Minami. It started serialization in 2008 in the magazine '' Sho-Comi'', and completed in 2013, with 15 bound volumes have been released in Japan under the Flower Comics label.
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Track listing
Oricon sales charts (Japan)
Certifications
Release History
References
External links
* Oricon Profile
Limited EditionRegular Edition* Sony Music Profile
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Mika Nakashima albums
2013 albums