''Some Dreams'' is the second studio album by the
Japan
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voice actress
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idol unit Earphones
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. It was released on 14 March 2018 through
Evil Line Records.
''Some Dreams'' is a
concept album
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with 12 songs that represent different dreams.
Release and promotion
The album was released on 14 March 2018 in Japan. A limited edition and live edition of the albums were also released. The limited edition featured a bonus CD titled Earphones Music Trip which contained covers of the ''
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'' and ''
Sailor Moon
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'' theme songs as well as solo songs sung by each members. The live edition featured live concert footage from Earphones 2nd Anniversary performance "Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan" ''(A Trip to the Moon)'' on
Blu-ray
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.
Prior to the album's release, Earphones released a trailer for the album as well as a music video for "Shinjigen Kouro" and a lyric video for "Atashi no Naka no Monogatari". They also announced the "Some Dreams Tour 2018" for June/July 2018.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
Earphones
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Marika Kouno
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Rie Takahashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. She had a leading role in the anime series ''Seiyu's Life!'', where she became part of the musical unit Earphones. She voiced Futaba Ichinose in ''Seiyu's Life!'', Megumin in ''K ...
*
Yuki Nagaku
is a Japanese voice actress from Hyōgo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She is member of the voice actress singing unit Earphones.
Filmography Anime
;2014
*''Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu?'', Aki
*''Kutsudaru'', Chika-chan
;2015
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Additional musicians
* a_kira – guitar & programming
(Disc1-8)
* Endo – programming
(Disc1-7, 10, 11)
* Nozomi Furukawa – guitar
(Disc1-6)
* Takuma Hongo – bass
(Disc1-8)
* Masaomi Joishi – guitar
(Disc1-2)
* Gesshoku Kaigi – band arranged
(Disc1-1, Disc 2-7)
* Tomoya Kashimura – bass
(Disc1-11)
* Yuriko Koyama – chorus
(Disc1-8)
*
Akira Kushida – vocal
(Disc1-3)
* Koshi Miura – sample & programming
(Disc1-5)
* Shige Murata – bass
(Disc1-5)
* Rui Nagai – programming, keyboards, guitar & bass
(Disc1-12, Disc 2-3) chorus
(Disc1-12)
* NARASAKI – programming
(Disc2-2)
* Hitomi Niida – flugelhorn
(Disc1-6)
* Takahito Obata – drum
(Disc1-12)
* Tomohiro Ohkubo – programming
(Disc1-9)
*
ROLLY – guitar
(Disc1-9, 12) chorus
(Disc1-12)
* Shinya Saito – keyboards & programming
(Disc1-4)
* Seazer to Akuma no Ie – performance
(Disc1-8)
* Yoshinari Takeami – alto & tenor sax
(Disc1-4)
* Kazuko Takebayashi – chorus
(Disc1-8)
* Masayoshi Tanaka – drum
(Disc1-8)
* Kohdai Tominaga – programming
(Disc1-6)
* Tsuki Sekai Ryokō Gakudan - band arranged
(Disc2-4, 5, 6)
*
Hiroaki Tsutsumi – acoustic & electric guitar
(Disc1-3)
* Takahiro Yamada – programming
(Disc1-2)
*
Masaru Yokoyama – programming
(Disc1-3, Disc2-1)
Production
* Satoshi Akai – recording
(Disc1-5, 6) mixing
(Disc1-4, 5, 6)
* Yoshitaka Ishigaki – mixing
(Disc1-9)
* Mitsuru Ishii – recording
(Disc1-2, 3, 9, 11, Disc2-1, 3) mixing
(Disc1-2, Disc2-3)
* Tarou Kimura – recording
(Disc1-4, 8)
* Hiroyuki Kishimoto – recording
(Disc1-1, 7, 10) mixing
(Disc1-1, 7, 10, 11)
* KIMKEN - mastering
* Hideto Matsumoto – recording
(Disc1-12)
* Jun Shouji – recording
(Disc1-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, Disc2-4, 5, 6, 7) mixing
(Disc1-8, 12)
* Seiji Toda – recording
(Disc2-2) mixing
(Disc2-2)
Artwork and design
* BALCOLONY – art direction, design
Charts
Release history
References
External links
Discography on Earphones official site
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Earphones (band) albums
2018 albums
2010s Japanese-language albums