Fakin' Pop


Fakin' Pop is the seventh original studio album by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on March 8, 2008 on the Defstar Records label.

Background

Fakin' Pop was Ken Hirai's first original album in nearly three and a half years since his previous original album, Sentimentalovers, and two years and three months since the release of his compilation album Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Uta Baka.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg writes that "Ken Hirai shows some versatility in Fakin' Pop, bouncing around with his astoundingly clear voice from upbeat dance tracks to more emotional balladry with only minor hitches in the transitions." Greenberg characterizes most of the songs on the album as "well within the realm of basic J-pop", while arguing that "the ones that stand out have something special within them".

Track list

  1. Pop Star
  2. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.
  3. :Was featured on a Japanese TV drama.
  4. Kimi wa Su・Te・Ki♥
  5. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Akira
  6. :Was the commercial song for Lipton tea.
  7. Kimi no Suki na Koto
  8. *Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.
  9. :Featured on a Japanese TV drama.
  10. Canvas
  11. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Tomita Keiichi.
  12. :Featured on a Japanese TV drama
  13. Pain
  14. *Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Ken Hirai and Suzuki Dai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.
  15. fake star
  16. *Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Uru.
  17. :Was the commercial song for "Fran", a food product of Meiji Seika Ltd.
  18. UPSET
  19. *Written by Ken Hirai and Lisa Shirato. Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Tanaka Choko.
  20. :Was the commercial song for Docomo's Foma L705IX.
  21. Utsukushii Hito
  22. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Nakanishi Yasuharu.
  23. :Was a commercial song for Shiseido Co. Ltd.
  24. Elegy .
  25. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji
  26. :Was the theme song of the movie, "愛の流刑地"
  27. Twenty! Twenty! Twenty!
  28. *Written, composed, and arranged by Kan.
  29. :J-Wave 20th Anniversary Song.
  30. By My Melody
  31. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Honma Akimitsu.
  32. :Was au's LISMO commercial song.
  33. Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo
  34. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Takeba Satoshi.
  35. :Theme song for film, あの空をおぼえてる.
  36. Shashin
  37. *Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Akihasa Matzura.
  38. :JRA's image song for 2008.

Charts

;Oricon sales chart
ReleaseChartPeak position
March 12, 2008Oricon Daily Albums Chart2
March 12, 2008Oricon Weekly Albums Chart2
March 12, 2008Oricon Yearly Albums Chart28