''This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock'' is the sixth studio album by Miyavi. It was released on March 19, 2008. A limited edition was released on SHM-CD, a supposedly high-quality CD format developed by Universal, and includes a DVD featuring music videos and documentary footage. The album is advertised as the "final stage" of Miyavi's recent "Neo Visualizm" theme, and features the artist's performance troupe, the Kavki Boiz, including an MC, various

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s, and other artists. The album charted 25th on Oricon and 27th on Billboard Japan. The documentary on the second disc features footage of the making-of the album. The film shows a month-by-month breakdown of each song being recorded in various studios. A working title for "Jpn Pride" was "Azn Pride". Songs that did not make the album or underwent rewriting include "Morning Glory" and "Winding Road". The title of "Azn Pride" was later used for his greatest hits compilation for Korea and Taiwan, titled ''

Azn Pride -This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock- ''Azn Pride -This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock-'' is a greatest hits album released by Miyavi on 27 June 2008 for Taiwan and Korea and in Japan on 27 August 2008. The album covers Miyavi's career following his first major label A record lab ...

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Track listing

Personnel

* Miyavi – vocals,

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, lyricist, vocal percussion,

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, electric guitar, electric sitar,

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, bells, tambourine, Gigpig * Tyko –

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(1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), khoomii (5), beatboxing (4) * Hige-chang – bass guitar (1) * Ryo Yamagata –

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(1, 3, 4, 6) * DJ 1/2 – turntable (1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10) * Saro – tap dancing (1, 8, 9),

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(6) * Yuko Nakakita – percussion (1, 5, 6, 10) * Isao Murakami – taiko (1) * Masahide Sakuma – bass guitar (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), keyboard (8, 10) * Soul Toul –

(2, 7, 8, 9, 10) * Mitsuru Nasuno – bass guitar (3, 4) * DJ Hanger – turntable (3, 8) * Yoshinari Takegami – saxophone (3) * M.C.A-T – programming (3) * Sugizo – electric guitar (7) Note: Other than for lyrics and music composition, the album's liner notes offer no credits for the eleventh track "Thanx Givin' Day".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:This Iz The Japanese Kabuki Rock 2008 albums Miyavi albums Universal Music Japan albums