Kamen/Mirai Koukai

"Kamen/Mirai Koukai (仮面/未来航海?)"
Single by Tackey & Tsubasa
Released	May 4, 2005 (2005-05-04)
Format	CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded	?
Genre	J-pop
Length	22 min 22 s (Regular CD) 18 min 17 s (Limited CD) 23 min 24 s (CD+DVD)
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Hideyuki Obata, Kousuke Morimoto, Takeshi
Producer	?
Tackey & Tsubasa singles chronology
"Serenade" (2004) "Kamen/Mirai Koukai" (2005) "Venus" (2006)

"Kamen/Mirai Koukai" is Tackey & Tsubasa's fifth single under the Avex Trax label.

Overview

The first a-side song "Kamen" was used as the theme song for the Japanese version of the movie Mask 2. The other a-side song "Mirai Koukai" was used as the ending theme song for the anime One Piece.

Sample of Kamen's translated lyrics:

I'll be a flower of the summer flames
Putting on a golden, golden mask
Taking in the sun straightforwardly
With dazzling eyes, dazzling eyes, and passion that stabs the sky
Someday, I'll be the sky
So that I can bluely, bluely dissolve
If I continue to believe in a new world, in my heart, in my heart
The lies, sadness, and clouds will clear away^[1]

Track listing

Regular CD Format

1. "Kamen (仮面^?)" (Hideyuki Obata, Mikio Sakai) - 5:06
2. "Mirai Koukai (未来航海^?)" (Kousuke Morimoto, Mikiko Tagata) - 4:02
3. "Romantic" (Takeshi, Takashi Iioka) - 4:05
4. "Kamen: karaoke" - 5:06
5. "Mirai Koukai: karaoke" - 4:03

Limited CD Format

1. "Kamen (仮面^?)" (Hideyuki Obata, Mikio Sakai) - 5:06
2. "Mirai Koukai (未来航海^?)" (Kousuke Morimoto, Mikiko Tagata) - 4:02
3. "Kamen: karaoke" - 5:06
4. "Mirai Koukai: karaoke" - 4:03

CD+DVD Format

CD Portion

1. "Kamen (仮面^?)" (Hideyuki Obata, Mikio Sakai) - 5:06
2. "Mirai Koukai (未来航海^?)" (Kousuke Morimoto, Mikiko Tagata) - 4:02
3. "Kamen: karaoke" - 5:06
4. "Mirai Koukai: karaoke" - 4:03

DVD Portion

1. "Kamen (仮面^?) Video Clip" - 5:07

Personnel

• Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
• Imai Tsubasa - vocals

TV performances

May 6, 2005 - Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
4 May 2005	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	124,000	8 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

RIAJ Certification

As of June 2005, "Kamen / Mirai Koukai" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.^[2]

References

• ^ Translated Lyrics
• ^ "Recording Industry Association of Japan". http://www.riaj.com/data/others/gold/200505.html. Retrieved May 20, 2006.