Zanmu
Zanmu is the second studio album by Japanese singer Ado, released on July 10, 2024, via Virgin Music. Announced on April 20, the album was preceded by the release of fourteen singles, including "Show", which was used by Universal Studios Japan to promote their Halloween Horror Nights attraction, and "Kura Kura", the theme song for season 2 of Spy × Family.
Background
In 2022, Ado released her debut studio album, Kyōgen, which went to debut atop both the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. The album broke a string of records, including becoming the first to sell over 100,000 copies in its first week by a female artist since Superfly's 2008 self titled debut studio album. Later that year, Ado provided singing vocals for Uta for the Japanese animated musical fantasy film One Piece Film: Red. The accompanying soundtrack album Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red became an international success, charting in various countries and breaking records on the Japan Hot 100. In 2023, Ado released multiple singles, alongside a compilation album of cover recordings, Ado's Utattemita Album.On April 20, 2024, Universal Music Japan announced Ado's second studio album. Multiple variants of the album will be released, which will contain bonus bundles while the limited edition will include footage of her Los Angeles performance from her first world tour, the Wish tour.
Promotion
Various songs included on the album were used in commercial tie-ins or as theme songs for Japanese films. "Missing", which was written by Ringo Sheena, served as the theme song for Karada Sakari while "Dignity" served as the theme song for the live-action adaption of The Silent Service and "Chocolat Cadabra", which was used by Lotte Wellfood for their 60th anniversary commercial.In promotion of Zanmu, Ado embarked on her first Japanese arena tour, the Profile of Mona Lisa tour. The tour began on July 14 and concluded on October 13, 2024.
Track listing
Notes- "Dignity" and "Mirror", named in English, are stylized in uppercase.
- "", when presented in English, is stylized in lowercase.
- "", when presented in English, is stylized as "RuLe".
Personnel
Musicians- Ado – vocals
- Keisuke Torigoe – bass on "Missing"
- Ringo Sheena – computer music systems on "Missing"
- Atsushi Matsushita – drums on "Missing"
- Yukio Nagoshi – guitar on "Missing"
- Ichiyo Izawa – keyboards on "Missing"
- Seiji Kameda – bass on "Dignity"
- Hideo Yamaki – drums on "Dignity"
- Takahiro Matsumoto – guitar on "Dignity"
- Yuto Saito – piano on "Dignity"
- Hitoshi Konno Strings – strings on "Dignity"
- Masato Honda – alto saxophone on "Kura Kura"
- Takuo Yamamoto – baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone on "Kura Kura"
- Yasuo Sano – drums on "Kura Kura"
- Takafumi "CO-K" Kokei – guitar on "Kura Kura"
- Andy Wulf – tenor saxophone on "Kura Kura"
- Shinsuke Torizuka – trombone on "Kura Kura"
- Yoichi Murata – trombone on "Kura Kura"
- Koji Nishimura – trumpet on "Kura Kura"
- Sho Okumura – trumpet on "Kura Kura"
- Kei Nakamura – bass on "Himawari"
- Test – guitar on "Himawari"
- JimuinG – keyboards on "Himawari"
- 40mp – programming on "Himawari"
- Yu Manabe Strings – strings on "Himawari"
- Leon Nishizuki – bass on "Mirror"
- Haruno – drum programming on "Mirror"
- Natori – drum programming on "Mirror"
- Merlyn Kelly – bass on "Ibara"
- Bobo – drums on "Ibara"
- Taiking – guitar on "Ibara"
- Vis – mixing (recorded music)|mixing] on "Nukegara" and "All Night Radio"
- Uni Inoue – mixing and engineering on "Missing"
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi – mixing and engineering on "Dignity"
- Masashi Uramoto – mixing on "Chocolat Cadabra"
- Tom Manning – mixing on "Kura Kura"
- Naoki Itai – mixing on "I'm a Controversy", "Rebellion", "Himawari", "Eien No Akuruhi", "Rule", "Value", and "0"
- Maretu – mixing and recording arrangement on "Rule"
- Norikatsu Teruuchi – mixing, engineering on "Ibara"
- Tsubasa Yamazaki – mastering on "Dignity"
- Matt Colton – mastering on "Kura Kura"
- Masashi Yabuhara – engineering on "Kura Kura"
- Yunosuke – recording arrangement on "Nukegara"
- Ringo Sheena – recording arrangement on "Missing"
- Seiji Kameda – recording arrangement on "Dignity"
- Taku Inoue – recording arrangement on "Chocolat Cadabra"
- Seatbelts – recording arrangement on "Kura Kura"
- Yoko Kanno – recording arrangement on "Kura Kura"
- PinocchioP – recording arrangement on "I'm a Controversy"
- Chinozo – recording arrangement on "Rebellion"
- Mitchie M – recording arrangement on "All Night Radio"
- 40mp – recording arrangement on "Himawari"
- Teniwoha – recording arrangement on "Eien No Akuruhi"
- Natori – recording arrangement on "Rule"
- Giga – recording arrangement on "Show"
- TeddyLoid – recording arrangement on "Show"
- Vaundy – recording arrangement on "Ibara"
- Police Piccadilly – recording arrangement on "Value"
- Sheeno Mirin – recording arrangement on "0"
- Haruki Doi – additional engineering on "Missing"