KJ1 F.T.O
| KJ1 F·T·O | ||||
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| Released | March 15, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Enka | |||
| Length | 58:57 (Limited Edition) | |||
| Label | Teichiku Records | |||
| Producer | Johnny H. Kitagawa | |||
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| Singles from KJ1 F·T·O | ||||
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KJ1 F·T·O (KJ1 Funky Town Osaka) is the first full-length album released by the Japanese boyband Kanjani Eight.The album features a full 14 tracks that dabble in generic pop, rock, and Enka. Majority of the songs off of the album split the group in units, such as "Hatenaki Sora" being a Shota Yasuda/Ryo Nishikido duet and "Carnival" being a Ryuhei Maruyama/Tadayoshi Okura duet, among others.
Musically, the album is almost completely pop with only two songs passing off into the Enka/Kayokyoku genre of Japanese music. Despite this, the album was categorized as an Enka album and as such the album ranked on the Oricon's general music charts as well as the Enka/Kayokyoku charts. This allowed the group to achieve a record of being the first Enka artist to have two consecutive releases reach the top 5 of the Enka/Kayokyoku charts and be the first Enka artist in 32 years to reach the top 3 general music charts.[1]
CD Track listing
Limited Edition
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranged | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "F·T·O" | Higuchi Ryouichi | Higuchi | CHOKKAKU | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Kanashii Koi" (悲しい恋 Sorrowful Love) | MASA | Makaino Kouji | Makaino | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Osaka Romanesque" (大阪ロマネスク) | Aida Takeshi | Tanimoto Arata | ha-j | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Taiyou no Kodomo" (太陽の子供 Children of the Sun) | MASA | Makaino | Nagaoka Seikou | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Carnival" | Makaino | Makaino | Mori Toshiyuki | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Mugendai [KJ1 Mix]" (無限大 Infinity) | MASA | Makaino | Makaino | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Hatenaki Sora" (果テナキ空 Endless Sky) | Kubota Youji | Iida Takehiko | Nagaoka | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Heat Is On" | Narumi Kazuto | Narumi | Suzuki Yuya | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Misetekure" (ミセテクレ Show Me) | Iioka Takashi Yasuda Shota (Rap) | Iioka | Shimizu Akio | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Oh! Enka [KJ1 Mix]" (桜演歌(Oh!ENKA)) | MASA | Kouji | Kouji | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Sore de Ii n' ja Nai" (それでイイんじゃない Isn't this fine?) | Narumi | Narumi | Ishizuka Tomoki | 4:33 |
| 12. | "ONE" | SUBARU | Yasuda Shota | SubaruBAND | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Osaka Rainy Blues [ver KJ1]" (大阪レイ二ーブルーズ) | MASA | Kouji | Kouji | 4:58 |
| 14. | "Sukiyanen, Osaka." (好きやねん、大阪。) | Iijimaken | Iijimaken | Yoshioka Taku | 3:50 |
The limited edition release of F·T·O also featured a DVD showcasing the backstage footage from their F·T·O.N concert tour.
Regular Edition
The regular edition of the album contained the tracks listed for the limited edition release, as well as two additional tracks from the sub-unit, SanKyouDai
Charting
| Chart | Week # | Peak position |
Sales/ shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon General Album Top 10 | 1 | 2 | 161,985[2] |
| Oricon Enka/Kayokyoku Album Top 10 | 1 | 2[3] | N/A |
