''Square the Circle'' (stylized as SQUARE THE CIRCLE) is an unreleased album by
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...
singer
Mami Kawada
is a former Japanese pop singer and lyricist who was signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and also a member of I've Sound, a musical group which produces soundtracks for ''eroge'' (erotic games) and anime.
Born and raised in Sapporo, Ja ...
. It was released on August 8, 2012 by
Geneon Universal Entertainment. The album includes thirteen tracks which includes her singles "
No Buts!", "
See Visions" and "Serment".
The album came in a limited CD+Blu-ray edition (GNCV-1030)
and a regular CD-only edition (GNCV-1031). The limited edition also includes the music videos of "
Hishoku no Sora
"Hishoku no Sora" (緋色の空, ''Scarlet-colored Sky'') is the second single of J-pop singer Mami Kawada. The title track was used as the first intro theme to the anime '' Shakugan no Shana''. This single peaked at the #11 spot on the Oricon cha ...
", "Seed" and "Portamento".
The album has been a commercial success, reaching the peak position of #22 on the
Oricon Albums Chart.
Track listing
#SQUARE THE CIRCLE—5:25
#:Composition/Arrangement: Takase Kazuya
#
No Buts!—3:37
#:Composition: Nakazawa Tomoyuki
#:Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi
#my buddy—4:30
#:Composition: Nakazawa Tomoyuki
#:Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi
#Don’t stop me now!—4:07
#:Composition/Arrangement: Iuchi Maiko
#Clap!Clap!Clap!—4:31
#:Composition: Ozaki Takeshi
#:Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi
#Usual…—3:38
#:Composition/Arrangement: Kawada Mami, Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi
#
See visionS—5:24
#:Composition/Arrangement: Iuchi Maiko
#live a lie—6:21
#:Composition/Arrangement: C.G mix
#Midnight trip // memories of childhood—4:11
#:Composition/Arrangement: Takase Kazuya
#—4:47
#:Composition/Arrangement: Iuchi Maiko
#F—5:50
#:Composition/Arrangement: NakaZaki Mai (Nakazawa + Ozaki + Maiko)
#Going back to square one—3:50
#:Composition: Ozaki Takeshi
#:Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi
#
Serment—4:10
#:Composition: Nakazawa Tomoyuki
#:Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi
References
2012 albums
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