Vivid (stylized as VIVID) is the debut studio album by Japanese hip-hop/rap artist Daisuke "KM-MARKIT" Kawai. The album failed to chart on Oricon, despite featuring an array of popular artists, including ZEEBRA, Koda Kumi, Miliyah Kato and UZI among others.[1]
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| Released | April 20, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Hip hop, rap | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon CD (PCCA-80033) | |||
| Producer | KM-MARKIT, D-Originu, SUBZERO, Typewriter, YOSHI, C2K, CALVO | |||
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The album was only released as a CD; however, when placed into a DVD player, the viewer could access the only music video on the album: "Rainy Day", which featured R&B artist Koda Kumi.
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editVivid (stylized as VIVID) is rapper KM-MARKIT's debut studio album released under the Pony Canyon label. Prior to releasing his solo album, in 1998 he was part of the Japanese hip-hop group Urbarian Gym (UBG), which was founded by famous rapper Zeebra.[2] The album failed to chart on Oricon and Recochoku, despite being released during several other UBG artists' solo works.
The album was released only as a CD, never carrying a corresponding DVD. However, when placed into a DVD player, viewers could access the music video for "Rainy Day" (stylized as RAINY DAY), which featured singer-songwriter Koda Kumi.[3] KM-MARKIT had collaborated with Kumi prior for her song "Hot Stuff," which was released a week prior to Vivid.[4]
The album featured many members from UBG, the album ultimately being a collaborative effort between various members. "Intro" and "Mr.Urbarian" were produced by KM-MARKIT. Tracks "Sunshine" and "Rainy Day" were produced by SUBZERO. C2K produced the song "U.B. Party", Typewriter (タイプライター) produced "Snatch", CALVO produced "Inner City Blue" and YOSHI from BREDREN produced "Mirai e no Kagi ~The Key~". Producer D-Originu produced the remaining tracks.[5]
Two artists outside of UBG were featured on the album. The aforementioned Koda Kumi and urban singer-songwriter Miliyah Kato. Miliyah Kato was featured on track No. 7, "Sunshine".[6]
Track listing
edit(Source[7])
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | KM-MARKIT | KM-MARKIT • ALG • Jr. | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Mr.Urbarian" (Mr.アーバリアン) | KM-MARKIT | KM-MARKIT • ALG • Jr. | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Dirty Talk" | KM-MARKIT • D-Originu | TAKE-C • D-Originu | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Oudou" (王道 / Royal Road) | KM-MARKIT • D-Originu | TAKE-C • D-Originu | 3:15 |
| 5. | "You're My..." | KM-MARKIT • D-Originu | TAKE-C | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Do the Grind" | KM-MARKIT • D-Originu | TAKE-C • D-Originu | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Sunshine feat. Miliyah Kato" | KM-MARKIT • Miliyah Kato | KM-MARKIT • SUBZERO • TAKE-C | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Snatch feat. OJ FLOW & Typewriter" | KM-MARKIT • OJ FLOW • Typewriter | ALG • Typewriter | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Mirai e no Kagi ~The Key~ feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE" (未来への鍵 / Key to the Future) | AKEEM DA MANAGOO • KM-MARKIT • SPHERE of INFLUENCE • YOSHI | YOSHI • Jr. • TAKE-C | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Tokai no Yaban Hitofito feat. ZEEBRA, UZI, OJ&ST" (都会の野蛮人 / City of Barbarians) | KM-MARKIT • UZI • ZEEBRA • OJ FLOW • SENTENCE • D-Originu | D-Originu • TAKE-C | 2:58 |
| 11. | "U.B. Party" | KM-MARKIT • C2K | C2K • ALG | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Memory Lane" | KM-MARKIT • D-Originu | D-Originu • ALG | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Rainy Day feat. Koda Kumi" | KM-MARKIT • SUBZERO | SUBZERO • Yoshihisa Tokuda • Yuya Suzuki • Kaoru Akimoto | 4:37 |
| 14. | "Inner City Blues" | KM-MARKIT • CALVO | CALVO • TAKE-C • ALG | 3:42 |
| 15. | "Rainy Day feat. Koda Kumi" (Music Video) (Bonus Clip) | Ken Sueda (Video Director) | 5:38 | |
| Total length: | 55:32 | |||
References
edit- ^ "VIVID / KM-MARKIT / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ ""VIVID"KM-MARKIT". Recochoku. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "KM-MARKIT [PV] – RAINY DAY feat. Koda Kumi". Daily Motion. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ ""Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT"Koda Kumi". Recochoku. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "KM-MARKIT – Vivid (CD, Album, Enhanced)". discogs. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "KM-MARKIT Sunshine feat.加藤ミリヤ 歌詞". J-Lyric. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "KM-MARKIT "VIVID" / PCCA-80033". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 4, 2016.