The Changing Same


The Changing Same is the third studio album to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on June 21, 2000, under Sony [Music Japan] subsidiary DefSTAR Records. The name comes from a term coined by the poet Amiri Baraka.
Track titles are: "Here Comes K.H.," "Love Love Love," "Why," "Affair," "The Flower Is You," "Brighten Up," "K.O.L.," "Ladynapper," "Unfit in Love," "Wonderful World," "Turn off the Lights," "Rakuen 楽園," "Aoi Tori アオイトリ," "The Changing Same: Kawariyuku Kawaranaimono "

Chart positions

;Oricon sales chart
ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales total
June 21, 2000Oricon Daily Albums Chart1
June 21, 2000Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1381,1801,263,000
June 21, 2000Oricon Yearly Albums Chart18