1st Love
File:Naniwa Danshi - 1st Love.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)
Recorded2021
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelJ Storm
Singles from 1st Love
  1. "Ubu love"
    Released: November 12, 2021
  2. "The Answer/Sachiare"
    Released: April 27, 2022

1st Love is the debut studio album by the Japanese idol group Naniwa Danshi. The album was first released through their record label J Storm on July 13, 2022 in three versions: 2 first press editions and a regular edition.[1] The album topped both the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, selling over 712,000 copies in Japan in its first week.[2] It has since been certified triple platinum by the RIAJ.[3]

Album information

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The album's lead song, "Diamond Smile" is the re-recorded version of the group's pre-debut song. Besides Diamond Smile, most of Naniwa Danshi's pre-debut original songs are also included in first press edition 1. First press edition 2 includes the last day recording of Naniwa Danshi's 2019-2020 first live tour at Osaka-jō Hall. Standard edition includes two new songs.[1]

Songs

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1st Love includes three of the group's previously released singles: "Ubu Love", and double A side singles "The Answer" and "Sachiare".[1]

"Ubu Love" was used as a theme song in various media; television drama My Love Mix-Up! which starring member Shunsuke Michieda, commercial for Softbank's 5G Lab, Naniwa Danshi x GU collaboration campaign, and Lawson campaign.[4] "The Answer" was used as theme song for 2022 television drama The Kindaichi Case Files (also starring Michieda).[5] "Sachiare" is currently the theme song for Mezamashi TV since April 2022.[6]

Track listing

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1st Love track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Overture" Yasuyuki YamazakiYasuyuki Yamazaki0:38
2."Ubu Love (初心LOVE(うぶらぶ))"Satoru KuriharaShingo Kubota, Satoru KuriharaShingo Kubota3:47
3."Dreamin' Dreamin'"youth caseHirofumi SasakiHirofumi Sasaki4:35
4."Sachiare (サチアレ)"Yuujin KitagawaYuujin Kitagawa
  • Yuujin Kitagawa
  • Kousuke Noma
3:38
5."Getsu Ka Sui Moku Kimiyoubi (月火水木君曜日)"
  • Misako Sakazume
  • 17
  • Misako Sakazume
  • 17
  • Takao Fukushima
pw.a3:25
6."Mousoucchu Discooooooo!! (妄想っちゅーDiscooooooo!!)"Baku MaruyamaBaku Maruyama
  • Baku Maruyama
  • Sakumaryo
  • YOKAN
  • Mamiko Amamiya
  • Masayuki Miyamoto
4:12
7."Brand New Heroine"Satoru Kurihara
  • Satoru Kurihara
  • Shingo Kubota
Shingo Kubota3:40
8."Chuki Chuki Hurricane (ちゅきちゅきハリケーン)"Daigo Nishihata
  • KENTZ
  • Phoenix Storm
  • 51Black Rat
  • KENTZ
  • Peach
3:28
9."Welcome to I Love You (Welcome to アイラブユー)"youth caseyouth caseTomoki Ishizuka4:15
10."The Answer"
  • Shun Kusakawa
  • Kenichi Sakamuro
  • Kōta Sahara
  • Shun Kusakawa
  • Kenichi Sakamuro
  • Kōta Sahara
Kōta Sahara4:19
11."Emerald"
  • KOUDAI IWATSUBO
  • Yūki Tsujimura
  • Erik Lidbom
  • KOUDAI IWATSUBO
Hirofumi Sasaki4:52
12."Diamond Smile (ダイヤモンドスマイル)"Satoru Kurihara
  • Satoru Kurihara
  • Tasuku Maeda
  • Peach
  • Tasuku Maeda
  • Satoru Kurihara
3:40
First Press Edition 1 exclusive
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Naniwa Lucky Boy! (なにわ Lucky Boy!!)"MINE
  • MINE
  • Susumu Kawaguchi
  • ATSUSHI SHIMADA
  • Christofer Erixon
Dr.Dalmatian2:31
2."Aoharu -With U With Me-! (アオハル -With U With Me-)"Susumu Kawaguchi
  • Josef Melin
  • Susumu Kawaguchi
ha-j3:04
3."Bokusora ~Hadashi no Nai Mirai~ (僕空〜足跡のない未来〜)"Kenichi MaeyamadaKenichi MaeyamadaShogo Ōnishi4:18
4."2faced"Yoshie IsogaiTakamitsu OnoChihiro Tamaki4:09
5."Seven Stars"Naniwa DanshiChihiro TamakiChihiro Tamaki3:55
6."Shall we... ?"YU-G
  • SHIBU
  • YU-G
SHIBU3:23
7."Soda Pop Love"Sōma KanaiSōma KanaiKengo Kuwata4:50
8."Time View ~Hatenaku Tsuzuku Michi~ (Time View〜果てなく続く道〜)"Shunsuke MichiedaSusumu Kawaguchi
  • Susumu Kawaguchi
  • Kōta Sahara
4:05
9."Yobaiboshi (夜這星)"Yoshie IsogaiYOSHIHIRORyō Deguchi3:40
10."Yumewatashi (夢わたし)"
  • MiNE
  • Atsushi Shimada
  • Fredrik Samsson
  • MiNE
  • Atsushi Shimada
Atsushi Shimada4:57
Standard Edition exclusive
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sincere (シンシア)"miwaflowerKazuya Nagamiha-j4:32
2."Timeless Love"Nobuhiro TaharaNobuhiro TaharaNobuhiro Tahara4:39

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1st Love|なにわ男子|J Storm". J Storm OFFICIAL SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  2. ^ "なにわ男子、1stアルバムが「今年度アルバム最高初週売上」となる71.2万枚で1位【オリコンランキング】". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ^ WEBザテレビジョン. "Snow Man「オレンジkiss」、なにわ男子の1stアルバムがトリプル・プラチナ認定<7月度GD認定>". WEBザテレビジョン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. ^ "初心LOVE(うぶらぶ)". Naniwa Danshi official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  5. ^ 日本テレビ放送網株式会社. "「金田一少年の事件簿」主演 道枝駿佑に、主題歌「The Answer」を歌うなにわ男子からエール!SP動画公開". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ^ "なにわ男子が夢追う若者たちにエールを送る!オムニバスの"胸アツ青春ドキュメンタリー"!大型新企画「サチアレプロジェクト」8月スタート!". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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