The Changing Same is the third studio album to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on June 21, 2000, under Sony Music Japan subsidiary DefSTAR Records. The name comes from a term coined by the poet Amiri Baraka.

The Changing Same
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2000
RecordedJapan
GenreJ-Pop
Length60 minutes
LabelSony Music Records
ProducerKen Hirai
Ken Hirai chronology
Stare At
(1996)
The Changing Same
(2000)
Gaining Through Losing
(2001)

Track titles are: "Here Comes K.H.," "Love Love Love," "Why," "Affair," "The Flower Is You," "Brighten Up," "K.O.L.," "Ladynapper," "Unfit in Love," "Wonderful World," "Turn off the Lights," "Rakuen 楽園," "Aoi Tori アオイトリ," "The Changing Same: Kawariyuku Kawaranaimono (変わりゆく変わらないもの)"

Chart positions

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Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release Chart Peak position First Week Sales Sales total Chart run
June 21, 2000 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 381,180 1,263,000 60 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 18
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