Finder no Mukou (ファインダーの向こう, Faindā no mukō) is the third studio album by Japanese singer Shiori Niiyama.[1] It was released on 30 November 2016, one year and five months after second studio album Hello Goodbye. The album was recorded under Being Inc. label.

Finder no Mukou
Studio album by
Released30 November 2016
Recorded2015-2016
GenreJapanese pop
Length46 minutes
LabelBeing
ProducerMasanori Sasaji
Fukuyama Masaharu
Asano Takashi
Shiori Niiyama chronology
Hello Goodbye
(2015)
Finder no Mukou
(2016)
Shiori Goto: Best
(2018)
Singles from Finder no Mukou
  1. "Tonari no Yukue"
    Released: 10 February 2016
  2. "Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de"
    Released: 29 June 2016

Background edit

Album includes previous 2 released singles- Tonari no Yukue and Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de. A famous Japanese musicians as Fukuyama Masaharu were involved with the music production of the album.[2] The album was released in three version: regular one with special CD of cover song which were previously released as b-side of singles, first press release first version which includes special DVD disc with music clips and second version with live performances.[3]

Charting edit

The album reached #14 in daily rank[4] and #26 for first week. It's charting for two weeks.[5]

Track listing edit

All songs were written by Shiori Niiyama (expect tracks #3 (by Fukuyama Masaharu) and #4 (by Miyuki Nakajima)).

No.TitleMusicArrangersLength
1."Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de" (あたしはあたしのままで)Shinpei NozakiMasanori Shimada4:08
2."Snow Smile"Kotarou KusunoKotarou Kusuno3:50
3."Koi no Naka" (恋の中)Fukuyama MasaharuFukuyama Masaharu4:23
4."Kei" ()Miyuki NakajimaMasanori Sasaji4:15
5."Yonchoume no Kousaten" (四丁目の交差点)Shiori NiiyamaKentarou Kaneko3:45
6."Sweet Road"Tomomi MoriguchiTakashi Asano4:16
7."Mou, Ikanakucha." (もう、行かなくちゃ。)Masazumi Ozawa (ex.Pamelah)Masanori Sasaji4:29
8."Name no nai Tegami" (名前のない手紙)Shiori NiiyamaSumito Kanza4:14
9."Heya de no Hanashi" (部屋でのはなし)Shiori NiiyamaMasanori Shimada4:06
10."Life"Shiori Niiyama and Takashi AsanoTakashi Asano4:41
11."Tonari no Yukue" (隣の行方)Shotarou KobayashiKotaro Kusano3:38

In media edit

  • Koi no Naka was used as insert song for drama Love song[6]
  • Snow Smile was used as commercial song for event Fuyu Spo!! Winter Sports Festa16
  • Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de was used as official image song for Nihon TV programMusical Instrument Fair 2016 [7]
  • Kei was used as ending song for movie Koto [8]
  • Namae no nai Tegami was used as insert song for short YouTube movie Matcha!! [9]
  • Mou, Ikanakucha. was used as theme song for movie Hotel Coban [10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Shiori Niiyama Discography". Official Website of Shiori Niiyama.
  2. ^ News about music collaboration http://natalie.mu/music/news/203906
  3. ^ Article about bonuses http://popscene.jp/foundit/034804.html
  4. ^ Oricon daily ranking 30 November 2016. title=ファインダーの向こう/ Shiori Niiyama | newspaper = Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-11-29/p/2/
  5. ^ Oricon rank http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/587294/products/1205108/1/
  6. ^ Source: http://natalie.mu/music/news/187338
  7. ^ Source: http://popscene.jp/foundit/033420.html
  8. ^ Source http://natalie.mu/eiga/news/193210
  9. ^ Source http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/61973.html
  10. ^ Source: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000121888