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Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei

Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Mai Kuraki. The album was released on August 14, 2019, by Northern Music. It is the follow-up to her 2018 album Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō. The album was released on standard edition, fan club edition, and five limited editions, each of which includes a lyric book of different designs. Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei is a J-pop album, incorporating elements of R&B, rock, electropop and many other genres.[1]

Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Mai Kuraki
ReleasedAugust 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)
Recorded2018–2019
StudioNorthern Music
Genre
LabelNorthern Music
Producer
Mai Kuraki chronology
Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō
(2018) 		Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei
(2019) 		Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You
(2019)
Singles from Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei
  1. "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"
    Released: March 20, 2019
  2. "Barairo no Jinsei"
    Released: March 20, 2019

The album was supported by the double A-side single, "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" and "Barairo no Jinsei", which peaked at number four in Japan, becoming her forty-second consecutive top 10 single. To promote the album, the singer embarked on the national tour, "20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei"" from August 17, 2019.　Upon release, Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei debuted at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 19,998 copies, becoming Kuraki's fifteenth top 10 album in Japan.

Release

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On 15 April 2019, Kuraki announced the release of the new album, Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei in the summer of the year. The release date of the album was revealed on 26 May 2019, at the meet and greet tour held at Venus Fort in Tokyo. On 31 July 2019, the snippets of each track on the album was uploaded on Kuraki's official website.

Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei was released in seven versions, standard edition, FC & Musing edition, and five limited editions, each of which represents the five rings of the Olympic symbols and the five corresponding continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania.[2] While the standard edition includes the bonus track, the limited editions was accompanied by the bonus disc which includes the cover of Zard's song, "Makenaide". Each limited edition was accompanied with the different design of lyric booklets.

Promotion

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Singles

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A double-A side single, "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"/"Barairo no Jinsei" was released as the lead single from the album on 20 March 2019. Both songs served as the theme song to the Japanese animated television series, Case Closed. The single was a commercial success, peaking at number four in Japan and selling over 37,000 copies nationwide.

Other songs

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"Shiawase no Tobira" was used on the television commercial for Cleverlyhome, in which Kuraki was starred.

"Makenaide" is a cover of a Zard song, and was included exclusively on limited editions of Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei. To promote the album, Kuraki performed the song on television shows including Music Station and Best Artist 2019.[3][4]

Tours

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Meet and greet tour

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In support of the album, Kuraki embarked on the meet and greet tour entitled 20 Shūnen Arigato! Medal Juyoshiki, which began on 25 May 2019 in Abeno-ku, Osaka.

Set list
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This set list is from the show in Osaka on May 25, 2019. It may not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"
  2. "Shiawase no Tobira"
  3. "Barairo no Jinsei"
Date City Country Venue
25 May 2019 Abeno-ku, Osaka Japan Abeno Cues Mall
26 May 2019 Tokyo Venus Fort
15 June 2019 Nagoya, Aichi Asunal Kanayama
16 June 2019 Chiba LaLaPort Tokyo Bay
17 August 2019 Zama, Kanagawa Harmony Zama

20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei"

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20th Anniversary
Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019
"Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei"
National tour by Mai Kuraki
Location
  • Japan
Associated albumLet's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei
Start dateAugust 17, 2019 (2019-08-17)
End dateNovember 11, 2019 (2019-11-11)
Legs1
No. of shows15
Supporting acts
Mai Kuraki concert chronology

The concert tour, entitled 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei" began on August 17, 2019 in support of the album. The show in Tokyo was recorded and released on a video album, 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei".[5]

Set list
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This set list is from the show in Tokyo on October 26, 2019. It may not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Love, Day After Tomorrow"
  2. "Stay by My Side"
  3. "Secret of My Heart"
  4. "Delicious Way"
  5. "Long Distance"
  6. "Your Best Friend"
  7. "Missing You"
  8. "Tsumetai Umi"
  9. "Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (featuring Aika Ohno)
  10. "Anata ga Irukara"
  11. "Happy Days"
  12. "Be Proud: We Make New History"
  13. "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
  14. "Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)"
  15. "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai"
  16. "Let's Go!"
  17. "Change"
  18. "Sawage Life"
  19. "Stand Up"
  20. "Best of Hero"
  21. "Feel Fine!"
  22. "Barairo no Jinsei"
Encore
  1. "Jump! Jump!"
  2. "Shiawase no Tobira"
  3. "Chance for You"
  4. "Makenaide" (Zard cover)
  5. "Always"
Tour dates
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Date City Country Venue Opening act
17 August 2019 Zama, Kanagawa Japan Harmony Zama —
24 August 2019 Kobe, Hyogo Kobe International House
25 August 2019 Kyoto, Kyoto ROHM Theatre Kyoto
31 August 2019 Hanyu, Saitama Hanyu City Industrial and Cultural Hall
7 September 2019 Okayama, Okayama Okayama Civic Hall
8 September 2019 Mihara, Hiroshima Mihara Performing Arts Center Popolo
14 September 2019 Yasugi, Shimane Yasugi General Culture Hall Artepia
16 September 2019 Takamatsu, Kagawa Sun Port Hall Takamatsu
28 September 2019 Kumamoto, Kumamoto Kumamoto Prefectural Theater
29 September 2019 Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Miyakonojō Art & Culture Hall
6 October 2019 Sapporo, Hokkaido Sapporo Education and Culture Hall
20 October 2019 Nagoya, Aichi Aichi Arts Center All at Once
22 October 2019 Osaka, Osaka Grand Cube Osaka
26 October 2019 Tokyo Tokyo International Forum
11 November 2019 Sendai, Miyagi TOHKnet Hall Sendai —
Cancelled show
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Date City Country Venue Reason
12 October 2019 Sendai, Miyagi Japan TOHKnet Hall Sendai Schedule changes due to the Typhoon Hagibis

Commercial performance

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On August 13, Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei debuted at number three on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart with 8,949 copies sold.[6] It also debuted at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, with 19,998 copies sold in its first week.[7] The album has sold 29,451 copies and stayed on the chart for eleven weeks.[8] The album was a commercial failure, becoming Kuraki's lowest-selling studio album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Go!"
  • Mai Kuraki
  • Kenichi Ide
  • Holly Moma
  • Yukiko Kaneda
3:17
2."Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (きみと恋のままで終われない いつも夢のままじゃいられない)
  • Kuraki
  • Daisuke Nakamura
4:35
3."Long Distance"
  • Kuraki
  • Nakamura
3:28
4."Missing You"
4:32
5."Wishing on a.."
4:18
6."I Will"
4:16
7."Can't Stop My Feeling"
3:24
8."Body Talkin'"
3:11
9."Change"
  • Kuraki
  • Keenan
  • Andrew Burford
3:32
10."Jump! Jump!"
  • Kuraki
  • h-wonder
4:13
11."Barairo no Jinsei" (薔薇色の人生)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
3:45
12."Shiawase no Tobira" (幸せの扉)
  • Kuraki
  • Nakamura
3:18
Standard edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (Cyber Mix)
  • Kuraki
  • Nakamura
  • Cybersound
4:35
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Makenaide" (Zard cover)
4:13
Total length:4:13

Personnel

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  • Kenichi Ide - producer, composer
  • Daisuke Nakamura - producer, composer
  • H-Wonder - producer, composer
  • Benbrick - producer
  • Akihito Tokunaga - producer, composer
  • Josef Larossi - producer, composer
  • Andreas Romdhane - producer, composer
  • Omega - producer, composer
  • Fernando Garibay - producer, composer
  • One Above - producer
  • Hiroshi Asai - producer
  • Mai Kuraki - executive producer, vocals, composer
  • Daiko Nakato - executive producer
  • Maana - backing vocals
  • Shinichiro Ohta - backing vocals
  • Kanna Inoue - backing vocals
  • All at Once - backing vocals
  • Yoshinobu Ohga - guitars
  • Tokiko T Nishimuro - chief director
  • Shun Sato - director
  • Takayuki Ichikawa - recording engineer, mixing
  • Masahiro Shimada - mastering
  • Tetsuo Sato - art director, designer
  • Hidemi Arai - art director, designer
  • Sunao Ohmori - photographer
  • Hitoko Gotoh - stylist
  • Keizo Kuroda - hair and makeup artist
  • Kaoru Chujo - visual contents
  • Hideyuki Kouno - print coordinator
  • Asumi Narita - creative coordinator
  • Miho Saito - artist and relation
  • Asako Watanabe - artist management
  • Manami Yoshita - artist management
  • Being, Inc. - media promotion, distribution
  • Toshinori Masuda - supervisor
  • Holly Mama - composer
  • Yukiko Kaneda - composer
  • Jeff Franzel - composer
  • Paul Carter - composer
  • Kanata Okajima - composer
  • Tamra Keenan - composer
  • Jake Torrey - composer
  • Benjamin Ingrosso - composer
  • Ramiro Padilla - composer
  • Nick Long - composer
  • Andrew Burford - composer

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format Catalogue no. Label Ref.
Japan August 14, 2019 CD (Standard edition) VNCM-9050 Northern Music [10]
2CD (Limited edition: Blue) VNCM-9045 [11]
2CD (Limited edition: Yellow) VNCM-9046 [12]
2CD (Limited edition: Black) VNCM-9047 [13]
2CD (Limited edition: Green) VNCM-9048 [14]
2CD (Limited edition: Red) VNCM-9049 [15]
CD (Musing & FC edition) VNCF-9011 [16]
Digital download Being Inc.

References

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  1. ^ "倉木麻衣 『Let's GOAL!～薔薇色の人生～』 ファンの声に耳を傾けて制作された20周年イヤー記念オリジナル・アルバム". Mikiki. August 13, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "倉木麻衣、五大陸をイメージした"High Five Girls"画像プレゼント企画スタート". Barks. August 15, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "倉木麻衣、ZARD「負けないで」カバー映像フルVer.公開". Oricon. August 23, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "「事故レベル！」倉木麻衣「負けないで」の披露でまたも上がった大酷評の嵐". Weekly Asahi Geinō. November 28, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "倉木麻衣、デビュー20周年ライブを映像化". 音楽ナタリー.
  6. ^ "Oricon Daily Singles Chart".
  7. ^ a b "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-08-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Let's GOAL !～薔薇色の人生～(初回限定盤 Blue)". Oricon. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/8/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【通常盤】". Musing. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【初回限定盤 Blue】". Musing. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  12. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【初回限定盤 Yellow】". Musing. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【初回限定盤 Black】". Musing. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【初回限定盤 Green】". Musing. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【初回限定盤 Red】". Musing. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  16. ^ "Let's GOAL！～薔薇色の人生～【Musing＆FC盤】". Musing. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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