20XX: We Are (stylized as 20XX "We are") is the fourteenth studio album released by the Japanese hip-hop group w-inds, released on November 24, 2021. It reached No. 18 on the Oricon charts.
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| Released | November 24, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, pop, R&B, dance | |||
| Label | Flight Master CD (PCCA-06085) CD+DVD (PCCA-06084) CD+Blu-ray (PCCA-06083) | |||
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| Singles from 20XX "We Are" | ||||
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The album included their physical singles "Get Down" and "DoU", as well as their digital singles "Beautiful Now", "Strip" and "Little."
20XX "We Are" was released in three separate editions: a CD only edition, CD+DVD and CD+Blu-ray edition. The two latter editions housed the music video for "Strip" and the making of the album.
Information
edit20XX "We Are" is a studio album released by w-inds, released three years after their previous album 100, and first album with the new two-member group.[1] The album debuted at No. 4 on the Oricon Albums Charts and took the No. 18 spot for the first week. It remained on the charts for two consecutive weeks.[2]
The album was released in five editions: a standard CD containing ten musical tracks; a CD+DVD/Blu-ray edition, both which housed the music video for "Strip" and a documentary for the album; and a limited 2CD+DVD/Blu-ray+Photobook, which carried 20XX The Best Instrumental on the second disc. With the exception of the CD only, all editions were given a limited release that contained a making of the albums' covers. The CD included their singles Get Down and DoU. Also included were their digital singles "Beautiful Now," "Strip," and "Little," and their collaboration with fellow label-mates Da Pump and Lead for "The Christmas Song."[3]
All of the songs were produced by lead vocalist Keita Tachibana.
Promotional activities
editPrior to the album's release, the group released five singles, two which were physical and three that were digital.
Get Down was the forty-first single released by w-inds, and was their first and only of 2019, released on July 31. It took No. 16 on the Oricon Singles Charts for the first week and remained on the charts for eight weeks.[4] It was released in two formats, a CD only and a limited CD+DVD edition. The CD contained the title track and the coupling tracks "Take it Slow" and "Femme Fatale," while the limited CD+DVD omitted "Femme Fatale" on the CD, but carried the music video and making video for "Get Down."
DoU was their forty-second single and was released on January 22, 2020, becoming their first single of 2020. It took No. 25 on Oricon for its first week and remained on the charts for three weeks.[5] Like their previous single, it was released in CD only and a limited CD+DVD edition. The CD contained the title track and the coupling tracks "Candy" and "We Don’t Need To Talk Anymore Remix feat. SKY-HI." The DVD housed the music video for "DoU," along with the making video.
"Beautiful Now" was their first digital single for the album, released on December 2, 2020. It was their first song released since Ryuichi Ogata's departure in June of that year.[1] On December 4, a music video for the song was released on w-inds' official YouTube.[6] Their second digital single, "Strip", was released on September 24, 2021. A music video accompanied the song's release on the group's official YouTube on the same day.[7] "Little" was their final digital single for the album, released on October 22, 2021.[8] To aid in promotion, an official lyric video was released on their official YouTube the day before on October 21.[9]
The group collaborated with fellow label-mates Da Pump and Lead for track 7, "The Christmas Song."[10] The music video was released on the group's official YouTube the day after the album's release on November 25.[11]
Track listing
edit- All songs produced by Keita Tachibana
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strip" | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Exit" | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 3:20 |
| 3. | "With You" | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Show Me Your Love" | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Little" | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Beautiful Now" | Keita Tachibana • Ryohei Chiba | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 3:23 |
| 7. | "The Christmas Song" (feat. DA PUMP and Lead) | ISSA • KIMI • Shinya Taniuchi • Keita Furuya • Akira Kagimoto • Ryohei Chiba • Keita Tachibana | ISSA • KIMI • Shinya Taniuchi • Keita Furuya • Akira Kagimoto • Ryohei Chiba • Keita Tachibana | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Distance" | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Get Down" (20XX version) | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 3:09 |
| 10. | "DoU" (20XX version) | Keita Tachibana | Keita Tachibana • JUNE | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 34:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forever Memories" (Instrumental) | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Feel the Fate" (Instrumental) | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Paradox" (Instrumental) | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Try your emotion" (Instrumental) | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Another Days" (Instrumental) | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Because of you" (Instrumental) | 3:23 |
| 7. | "New Paradise" (Instrumental) | 5:11 |
| 8. | "Super Lover ~I need you tonight~" (Instrumental) | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Love is message" (Instrumental) | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Long Road" (Instrumental) | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Pieces" (Instrumental) | 5:40 |
| 12. | "Kireida" (キレイだ / It's Beautiful) (Instrumental) | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Shiki" (四季 / Four Seasons) (Instrumental) | 4:57 |
| 14. | "Yume no Basho e" (夢の場所へ / Place of Dream) (Instrumental) | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Kawari Yuku Sora" (変わりゆく空 / Changing Sky) (Instrumental) | 4:52 |
| 16. | "Izayoi no Tsuki" (十六夜の月 / 16th Moon) (Instrumental) | 5:30 |
| 17. | "Yakusoku no Kakera" (約束のカケラ / Promise Piece) (Instrumental) | 5:10 |
| 18. | "It's in the Stars" (Instrumental) | 3:31 |
| 19. | "Trial" (Instrumental) | 4:47 |
| 20. | "Boogie Woogie 66" (ブギウギ6) (Instrumental) | 4:11 |
| 21. | "Hanamuke" (ハナムケ / Gift) (Instrumental) | 3:40 |
| 22. | "Love is the Greatest Thing" (Instrumental) | 3:36 |
| 23. | "Beautiful Life" (Instrumental) | 3:41 |
| 24. | "Ameato" (アメあと / After Candy) (Instrumental) | 4:34 |
| 25. | "Everyday" (Instrumental) | 4:20 |
| 26. | "Can't Get Back" (Instrumental) | 3:59 |
| 27. | "Rain is Fallin'" (Instrumental) | 4:01 |
| 28. | "Hybrid Dream" (Instrumental) | 4:10 |
| 29. | "New World" (Instrumental) | 5:09 |
| 30. | "Truth ~Saigo no Shinjitsu~" (最後の真実 / The Final Truth) (Instrumental) | 3:02 |
| 31. | "Addicted to Love" (Instrumental) | 3:17 |
| 32. | "Be as One" (Instrumental) | 4:27 |
| 33. | "Let's Get it On" (Instrumental) | 5:14 |
| 34. | "You & I" (Instrumental) | 3:36 |
| 35. | "Fly High" (Instrumental) | 5:21 |
| 36. | "A Little Bit" (Instrumental) | 3:59 |
| 37. | "Yume de Aerunoni ~Sometimes I Cry~" (夢で逢えるのに / I Can Meet You in My Dreams (Instrumental) | 4:29 |
| 38. | "Fantasy" (Instrumental) | 3:20 |
| 39. | "In Love with the Music" (Instrumental) | 3:28 |
| 40. | "Boom Word Up" (Instrumental) | 4:02 |
| 41. | "Backstage" (Instrumental) | 3:10 |
| 42. | "We Don't Need to Talk Anymore" (Instrumental) | 3:49 |
| 43. | "Time Has Gone" (Instrumental) | 3:32 |
| 44. | "Dirty Talk" (Instrumental) | 3:16 |
| 45. | "Get Down" (Instrumental) | 3:08 |
| 46. | "DoU" (Instrumental) | 3:26 |
| 47. | "Beautiful Now" (Instrumental) | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 3:16:46 | |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strip" (Music Video) | Hidenobu Tanabe | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Document of 20XX "We are"" | 22:09 | |
| Total length: | 25:02 | ||
Charts
edit| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2021 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 4 |
| Date | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2019 | Get Down | 16 |
| January 22, 2020 | DoU | 25 |
References
edit- ^ a b "w-inds Releases Original Album '20XX "We are," First Album in Three Years". MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON. November 29, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "20XX "We are"(初回限定盤CD+DVD) / w-inds / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "w-inds.が14thアルバムを全曲解説、DA PUMP＆Lead参加曲MVを週末公開". 音楽ナタリー. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Get Down / w-inds. / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "DoU / w-inds. / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Beautiful Now（MUSIC VIDEO Full ver.）/ w-inds". w-inds. Official YouTube. December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Strip（MUSIC VIDEO Full ver.）/ w-inds". w-inds. Official YouTube. September 24, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "w-inds.、11月発売のアルバム『20XX "We are"』より新曲「Little」を先行配信 リリックビデオの公開もスタート". SPICE. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Little（Lyric Video）/ w-inds". w-inds YouTube Official. October 21, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "DA PUMP & Lead Collaborate with w-inds. on 'The Christmas Song,' Track Now Streaming". MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON. November 25, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "The Christmas Song (feat. DA PUMP & Lead) / w-inds.（Official Music Video）". w-inds. Official YouTube. November 25, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.