Barādon Explained

Barādon
バラー丼
Type:greatest
Artist:Ikimono-gakari
Cover:Barādon.jpg
Released:December 19, 2012 (Japan)
Genre:J-pop, pop rock
Length:79:06
Language:Japanese
Label:EPIC
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is the first ballad greatest hits album released by Japanese pop rock band Ikimono-gakari.[1] It was released on December 19, 2012 and contains twelve previously released tracks plus a version of the single "Kaze ga Fuiteiru" recorded in the United Kingdom.[2] Having sold 108,000 copies in its first week of sales, it reached number 1 on the Oricon weekly charts for the week ending December 31, 2012 making it the group's fifth consecutive number one album.[3] Consequently, Ikimono-gakari became the first mixed group in over sixteen years to achieve five consecutive number one albums on the Oricon weekly chart.[4]

Release

Editions

The album was released in Japan on December 19, 2012 in two editions: the regular edition (ESCL-4010) and the limited edition (ESCL-4008-9).[5] [6] As well as the CD contained in the regular edition, the limited edition contained an Ikimono-gakari Barādon scarf and the Ikimono card #031.[7]

Title

The title is a combination of the words "ballad" and "donburi"(丼), the latter being a rice dish served with a variety of fish, meat and vegetable toppings served in an oversized rice bowl. The band claim to have decided upon the name whilst touring in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Originally the band's guitarist, Yamashita Hotaka, was planning on naming the album "バラードだべ" (Barādo-dabe) where "dabe" is a copula in the Hokkaidō dialect, but the band settled for the current title after concluding that "Barādo-dabe" was of poor quality.[8] [9] As a result of the use of "donburi" in the title, the lead singer (Kiyoe Yoshioka) and the two guitarists (Yoshiki Mizuno and Hotaka Yamashita) dressed up as a restaurant landlady and Itamaes respectively for both promotional appearances and the album cover.[10]

Track list

Source for romanized title tracks: Jpopasia.com[11]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
JapanDecember 19, 2012digital download[12] Epic Records Japan
CD (ESCL-4010),[13] limited edition CD (ESCL-4008-9)[14]

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
positions		SalesReferences
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1108,000[15]
Japan Billboard Top Albums1[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/hs_discs/detail/580. ja:いきものがかり 冒頭に9分以上の超大作にして最高傑作を. Ikimono-gakari, from the outset there's an epic of over nine minutes - a tru masterpiece. Billboard. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2017580/full/. ja:いきものがかり、初のバラードベストは『バラー丼』. Ikimono-gakari's first ballad best album is "Barādon". Oricon. October 10, 2012. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  3. Web site: http://www.music-lounge.jp/v2/articl/news/detail/?articl=2012/12/25-14:45:00_ddf0dc74ee4dda4b4a59a46138410caf. ja:いきものがかり、アルバム5作連続オリコン首位！ . Ikimono-gakari's album makes five consecutive number ones. music-lounge. December 25, 2012. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  4. Web site: http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/22832.html . https://archive.today/20130901120331/http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/22832.html . dead . September 1, 2013 . ja:いきものがかり、アルバム5作連続オリコン首位でサザン以来16年5ヶ月ぶりの快挙 . Ikimono-gakari's album makes five consecutive number ones, the first time in sixteen years and five months since Sazan - a brilliant achievement . music man . December 25, 2012 . September 1, 2013 . Japanese .
  5. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/372616/products/music/993456/1/. ja:バラー丼（初回生産限定盤）. Barādon Limited edition. Oricon. September 2, 2013. Japanese.
  6. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/372616/products/music/993457/1/. ja:バラー丼. Barādon. Oricon. September 2, 2013. Japanese.
  7. Web site: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Ikimonogakari/discography/ESCL-4008. ja:バラー丼 バラー丼【初回生産限定盤】. Barādon Limited Edition. Sony Music. September 3, 2013. Japanese.
  8. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2019858/full/. ja:いきものがかりの"原点"、彼らのバラード観とは？. Ikimono-gakari's "origins". What is their view of ballads?. Oricon. December 19, 2012. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  9. Web site: http://pucchi.net/hokkaido/language/dabesa.php. ja:だべさ:方言(北海道弁). "Dabesa", Hokkaidō Dialect. Hokkaidō Fan Magazine. August 2, 2008. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  10. Web site: いきものがかり、コラボ弁当の人気に嫉妬「CDより売れてるんじゃない？」. Ikimono-gakari are jealous of the lunch boxes which were released with their album - "aren't they selling better than our CD?". Oricon. December 22, 2012. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  11. Web site: Ikimonogakari - band - jpop . Jpopasia.com . December 19, 2012 . September 1, 2013.
  12. Web site: iTunes - バラー丼 - いきものがかり . iTunes . December 19, 2012 . September 1, 2013.
  13. Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/363980. ja:バラー丼. Barādon. Billboard. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  14. Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/363979. ja:バラー丼. Barādon. Billboard. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  15. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2019994/full/. ja:いきものがかり、アルバム5作連続首位　サザン以来男女グループ16年ぶり. Ikimono-gakari's album makes five consecutive number ones, the first time in sixteen years and five months since Sazan. Oricon. December 25, 2012. September 1, 2013. Japanese.
  16. Web site: Top Albums - JAPAN Charts - Billboard JAPAN . December 31, 2012 . Billboard. September 1, 2013 . Japanese.

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