Niche Syndrome Explained
Niche Syndrome (Niche シンドローム) is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band One Ok Rock, released on June 9, 2010.[1] It was released as a normal CD-only edition[2] and a limited CD+DVD edition.[3] This album includes the group's single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer", which was released earlier in 2010.[4] [5] This was the first album that did not feature original lead guitarist Alex Onizawa.
The song from the album, "Wherever You Are", peaked at #4 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 89 weeks.[6] The song was used on NTT Docomo's phone commercial series, "Kazoku-hen".[7] Their single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" peaked at #40 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.[8]
The release of Niche Syndrome was followed by a Zepp Tour titled One Ok Rock "This Is My Own Judgement" Tour, spanning from June 27 through July 23, 2010.
Track listing
Notes
- : "Introduction" is an instrumental song.
- : "Wherever You Are" was written by Moriuchi for his friend's wedding.[9]
- : "Nobody's Home" is about Moriuchi's apology and gratitude straightforwardly for his parents Shinichi Mori and Masako Mori.[10] [11]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Niche Syndrome.[12]
One Ok Rock
Production
- Hideki Kodera — recording
- Satoru Hiraide — recording, mixing
- Satoshi Hosoi — recording, mixing
- Kensuke Miura — recording
- Naoki Iwata — assistant engineer
- Hideaki Ikawa — assistant engineer
- Norikatsu Teruuchi — assistant engineer
- Masanori Hata — assistant engineer
- Ryota Hattanda — assistant engineer
- Takeshi Baba — assistant engineer
- Kazutaka Minemori — instrument technician
- Yoshiro "Masuo" Arimatsu — instrument technician
- Yukifumi Kaneko — instrument technician
- Kyohei Meguro — instrument technician
Design
- Kazuaki Seki — art direction
- Daichi Shiono — design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Other charted songs
Notes and References
- Web site: DISCOGRAPHY ONE OK ROCK official website . Japanese . 2010-05-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529012604/http://www.oneokrock.com/discography/ . 2010-05-29 .
- Web site: Ｎｉｃｈｅシンドローム ONE OK ROCKのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . Japanese . 2010-05-22.
- Web site: Ｎｉｃｈｅシンドローム（初回限定盤） ONE OK ROCKのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE . Oricon. Japanese . 2010-05-22.
- Web site: NEWS ONE OK ROCK official website . Japanese . 2010-05-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060152/http://www.oneokrock.com/news/ . 2007-10-23 .
- Web site: ナタリー – ONE OK ROCK、ロックの日に新作「Nicheシンドローム」 . Natalie. Japanese . 2010-05-23.
- Japan Hot 100. Billboard. 2016-01-30. 2017-03-02.
- Web site: 「BOYMEN NINJA」セールスで大差を守り、初登場で総合首位獲得. Billboard Japan. 2024-06-02. ja.
- Japan Hot 100. Billboard. 2016-04-23. 2017-03-02.
- Web site: The Best of J-Rock with One Ok Rock: Live In Singapore. Bandwagon Asia. Deborah. Ong. November 27, 2013. December 3, 2017.
- Web site: ONE OK ROCK Interview. Gekirock.com. Japanese. Ryōsuke. Arakin. August 9, 2012. September 8, 2017.
- Web site: ONE OK ROCK ＠ 日本武道館. Rockin'On Japan. Japanese. November 28, 2010. September 8, 2017.
- One Ok Rock . Niche Syndrome. 2010. booklet. Amuse Inc./A-Sketch.
- Web site: ONE OK ROCKのNicheシンドローム·ランキング. ONE OK ROCK – 'Niche Syndrome' Ranking. Oricon. Japanese. 2010-06-21. 2017-11-30.
- Web site: Top 100 Albums Sales. Billboard Japan. Japanese. 2010-06-21. 2017-12-02.
- Web site: 年間 アルバムランキング 2016年度. Annual album ranking: 2016. Oricon. November 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102141225/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2016/p/6/. Japanese. November 2, 2021 . dead.
- Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2016年. Billboard Japan. May 22, 2020.
- Web site: ONE OK ROCKの完全感覚Dreamer·ランキング . ONE OK ROCK - "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" Ranking . Japanese . . 2010-02-15 . 2017-11-30.
