No More Pain Explained

No More Pain
Type:studio
Artist:KAT-TUN
Cover:Nomorepain.jpg
Recorded:2010
Genre:Pop rock
Label:J-One
Producer:Johnny H. Kitagawa (executive)
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Chain
Next Year:2012

No More Pain (stylized as NO MORE PAIИ) is the fifth studio album by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN and was released in Japan on June 16, 2010 by J-One Records. The album was released in two editions: a limited edition version with a DVD and a regular edition which features the bonus track, "Hello".[1]

Album information

Fifth album release from KAT-TUN including solo song by each member and more for 14 tunes total. Regular edition includes a bonus track "Hello". Limited edition includes a bonus DVD with the music video form the album and making-of. Features alternate jacket artwork. Adam Greenburg on Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, stating that "The album doesn't deliver anything new to the world of Japanese boy bands, but it keeps Kat-Tun in form. They don't obviously improve on previous works or detract from their legacy, as it were. Perfectly middle of the road."[2] [3] [4]

Chart performance

No More Pain debuted at No.1 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart as of June 28 with first week sales of 154,096 copies and making KAT-TUN the first male group in 9 years to have 5 consecutive No.1 original albums after Kinki Kids from 1996-2001.

By the end of the year, the album was reported by Oricon to sell 182,563 copies and was later certified Gold by RIAJ denoting over 100,000 shipments.[5] [6] [7]

Track listing

Track Lyrics Composition
1. N.M.P MASANCO / SEAN-D Rap Lyrics: Joker STEVEN LEE
2. Love yourself ~Kimi ga kirai na kimi ga suki~Eco Rap Lyrics: Joker Taku Yoshioka
3. Faraway MASANCO KING OF SLICK
4. The D-Motion ECO English Lyrics co-ordinated by JIN AKANISHI OSCAR HOLTER / JAKKE ERIXSON
5. Right Now ECO Rap Lyrics JOKER STEVEN LEE
6. Rockin' All Nite MASANCO Rap Lyrics JOKER DREADSTORE COWBOY
ECO Rap Lyrics JOKER TAKU YOSHIOKA
8. Sweet (Kamenashi Kazuya Solo) N GYO KITAGAWA
9. Love Music (Taguchi Junnosuke Solo) TAGUCHI JUNNOSUKE NAO
10. Make U Wet ~Chapter 2~ (Tanaka Koki Solo) JOKER NAO TANAKA
11. Rabbit or Wolf? (Ueda Tatsuya Solo) UEDA TATSUYA EIJI KAWAI
12. Film (Nakamaru Yuichi Solo) NAKAMARU YUICHI / T-OGA KING OF SLICK
13. Promise Song KATSUHIKO KUROSU KAORU OKUBO

Charts and certifications

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Album Chart1
Japan Oricon Yearly Album Chart35

Sales and certifications

Notes and References

  1. http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/kattun/disco/_popup/pop_nomorepain.html Johnnys Net: KAT-TUN
  2. Web site: Greenburg. Adam. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1862335|pure_url=yes}} No More Pain]. Allmusic. 2010-12-10.
  3. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5226 No More Pain Regular Edition
  4. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5224 No More Pain w/ DVD, Limited Edition
  5. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index05.html. ja:2010年オリコン年間ランキング アルバム. Oricon. 2011-02-02. ja.
  6. Web site: KAT-TUN、キンキ以来の1stから5作連続アルバム首位 男性歌手9年ぶり快挙. Oricon. 2010-12-10. ja.
  7. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201006.html. ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年6月. RIAJ. 2010-12-10. ja.