Japonism (album)

Japonism
Studio album by
Arashi
ReleasedOctober 21, 2015 (2015-10-21)
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
Length86:37 (Regular Edition)
69:39 (Limited Edition)
121:10 (Yoitoko Limited Edition)
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelJ Storm
ProducerJulie K.
Arashi chronology
The Digitalian
(2014) 		Japonism
(2015) 		Are You Happy?
(2016)
Singles from Japonism
  1. "Sakura"
    Released: February 25, 2015
  2. "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari"
    Released: May 13, 2015

Japonism is the fourteenth studio album of the Japanese idol group Arashi. The album was released on October 21, 2015 under their record label J Storm in three editions: a first press/limited edition, a Yoitoko limited edition, and a regular edition.[1] The first press edition comes with an 84-page photo lyrics booklet and bonus DVD with the music video and making-of for the album's lead track, "Kokoro no Sora". The Yoitoko limited edition comes with a 32-page lyrics booklet, and the regular edition comes with a 36-page lyrics booklet. The album sold over 820,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon charts for two consecutive weeks.[2][3][4] With more than 1,000,000 copies sold, the album was certified for Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[5][6] On December 23, 2015, Oricon ranked Japonism as the best-selling album of 2015 in Japan.[7][8] On February 27, 2016, Japonism was awarded Album of the Year in the 2016 Japan Gold Disc Awards.[9]

It was released digitally on February 7, 2020.[10][11]

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  2. ^ "2015年10月度月間ランキング1位〜10位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "【オリコン】嵐、"12年"連続アルバム首位 自己最高初動82万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ "【オリコン】嵐、最新アルバム2週連続首位 累積売上87.7万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ^ "「第30回 日本ゴールドディスク大賞」受賞作品・アーティスト発表！" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "2015年 ミリオン以上 認定作品一覧" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. ^ "年間 CDアルバムランキング2015年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ^ "2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  9. ^ "THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2016" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  10. ^ "旧譜オリジナル・アルバム（全16タイトル）デジタルリリース決定". Johnny's net (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "嵐のオリジナルアルバム16作品256曲、明後日デジタル配信スタート". natalie.mu (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.