Snow Ring is an extended play by Japanese entertainer Ami Suzuki. It was released on 6 February 2013 via Avex Trax.[1] In addition to the lead song "Snow Ring", the EP comprises new and previously unreleased material from Suzuki.
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| Released | 6 February 2013 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 36:00 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Background
editThe mini album or EP was first announced in December 2012 initially in Suzuki's mobile fan club Ami Sapuri.[2] "Snow Ring", the main song of the EP, is the first ballad song promoted as a single by Suzuki since 2007's "Sore mo Kitto Shiawase". The mini album includes many songs that were previously unreleased (in a regular album by Suzuki), such as "Future", included as a download-only bonus track for compilation album Ami Selection, and Kylie Minogue's cover of "Can't Get You Out of My Head", previously included in the compilation album Tokyo Girls Collection 10th Anniversary Runway Anthem. "Last Birthday" is a song from the Sony era that were previously performed live in concerts, and for the first time recorded in a studio version.
Promotion
edit"Snow Ring" was used as theme song of an RPG videogame for smartphones developed by DropWave called Makina × Dolls, and it is also as theme song for TV commercials by Japanese real estate company Nissei Advance. Previously, "Future" also was used as theme song for Nissei commercials. This is the first release by Suzuki for which no promotional music videos were recorded.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Snow Ring" | Ami Suzuki, Bounceback | Ats- | Ats- | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Shining" | Yoko Kuzuya | Kuzuya | Tohru Watanabe | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Last Birthday" | Ami Suzuki | Suzuki | Cozy Kubo | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Future" | Leonn | Hirofumi Hibino | Tohru Watanabe | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis | Dennis, Davis | N/A | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Snow Ring (Sunset in Ibiza Remix)" | Ami Suzuki, Bounceback | Ats- | Shohei Matsumoto | 6:09 |
| 7. | "Be Together (Shohei Matsumoto EDM Remix)" | Mitsuko Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | Shohei Matsumoto | 6:15 |
References
edit- ^ 鈴木亜美: Snow Ring: avex network Archived 29 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Official site updated with new release – Super Music Maker blog". iTunes Store. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "ヨドバシ.com – Snow Ring". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2013.