Zankyo Reference (残響リファレンス, Zankyō Rifarensu, lit. Echo Reference) is the fifth studio album by the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. It was released on October 5, 2011.[1][2]

Zankyo Reference
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)
StudioAlive Studio
Avaco Creative Studio
Prime Sound Studio
Victor Studios
Amuse Studio
Promix Heacon Studio
Genre
Length39:41
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelA-Sketch
Producer
  • One Ok Rock
  • Akkin
  • Koichi Korenaga
  • Daisuke Fujimoto
One Ok Rock chronology
Niche Syndrome
(2010)
Zankyo Reference
(2011)
Jinsei×Boku=
(2013)
Singles from Zankyo Reference
  1. "Answer is Near"
    Released: February 16, 2011
  2. "Re:make/No Scared"
    Released: July 20, 2011

Their single "Re:make" was used in Recochoku Co, Ltd. commercial,[3] while "No Scared" was used in the Black Rock Shooter: The Game PSP video game.[4] The song "Lost and Found" was used for the theme song of Milocrorze: A Love Story movie.[5] A concert film of the band's performance in Yokohama Arena was released in 2012, titled "Zankyo Reference" TOUR in YOKOHAMA ARENA.[6]

Track listing

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Zankyo Reference – Standard edition[7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Coda[A]"-Toru Yamashita
  • Yamashita
  • Akkin
0:50
2."Lost and Found"Takahiro Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
3:03
3."Answer is Near" (アンサイズニア)Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
3:40
4."No Scared"Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
3:39
5."C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.[B]"Moriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
5:18
6."Mr. Gendai Speaker" (Mr.現代Speaker)Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Moriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
3:54
7."Seken Shirazu no Uchū Hikōshi" (世間知らずの宇宙飛行士)
  • Kanki
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Kohama
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
3:32
8."Re:make"MoriuchiMoriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Koichi Korenaga
3:25
9."Pierce"MoriuchiMoriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
4:25
10."Let's Take It Someday"MoriuchiMoriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Akkin
3:41
11."Kimishidai Ressha" (キミシダイ列車)Moriuchi
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Moriuchi
  • Yamashita
  • Kohama
  • Kanki
  • Daisuke Fujimoto
  • Akkin
4:14
Total length:39:41
Zankyo Reference – First press limited edition (bonus track)[8]
No.TitleLength
11."Kimishidai Ressha" (キミシダイ列車) (With "Tateyama" hidden track)8:13
Total length:43:41

Notes

  • :A "Coda" is an instrumental song.
  • :B The song title, "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.", came from their friends' initial name.[9]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Zankyo Reference.[10]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Zankyo Reference
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 2
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)[12] 2

Singles

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Title Year Peak positions
JPN
Oricon
JPN
Billboard
"Answer is Near"
(アンサイズニア)
2011 6[13] 13[14]
"Re:make/No Scared" 6[15] 10[16]

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak positions
JPN
Billboard
"C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." 2011 88[17]

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Zankyo Reference
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "CD Japan listing of Zankyo Reference". CDJapan. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. ^ "残響リファレンス" (in Japanese). ONE OK ROCK official website. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  3. ^ "Re:Make" (in Japanese). RecoChoku. Retrieved 2024-06-16. (the link is accessible only from a Japanese IP address)
  4. ^ "Black Rock Shooter, Legend of Heroes, Class of Heroes Videos". Anime News Network. 2012-06-09.
  5. ^ "ONE OK ROCK、『残響リファレンス』収録曲が山田孝之主演の映画「ミロクローゼ」の主題歌に". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). November 8, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Department, Gekirock Editorial. "ONE OK ROCK、横浜アリーナ公演と"残響リファレンス"TOURの全公演に完全密着したドキュメンタリーをDVD & Blu-ray化!5/30リリース!". 激ロックニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  7. ^ MusicBrainz. 'Zankyō Reference' by ONE OK ROCK
  8. ^ "Zankyo Reference (First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". yesasia. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Taka de ONE OK ROCK se despide de Haruma Miura con emotiva canción "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h"" (in Spanish). La República. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  10. ^ Zankyo Reference (booklet). One Ok Rock. Amuse Inc./A-Sketch. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "ONE OK ROCKの残響リファレンス·ランキング" [ONE OK ROCK - 'Zankyo Reference' Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Albums Sales" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  13. ^ "ONE OK ROCKのアンサイズニア·ランキング" [ONE OK ROCK - "Answer is Near" Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  14. ^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  15. ^ "ONE OK ROCKのRe:make/NO SCARED·ランキング" [ONE OK ROCK - "Re:make/NO SCARED" Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  16. ^ "ONE OK ROCK - "Re:make" Chart History". Billboard. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  17. ^ "ONE OK ROCK - "C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h." Chart History". Billboard. 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  18. ^ "Japanese album certifications – One Ok Rock – Zankyo Reference" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年10月 on the drop-down menu
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