CD
CD + DVD
1) NEW DAY , NEW WORLD
2) Yell
3) Your Smile
4) Sosoka
5) Theme of "6"
6) BAR COUNTER
7) SEA BREEZE -Instrumental-
8) Tsuginaru Oka E
9) Ao Tennjyou
10) Lost love song
11) We Like It
12) Welcome Back
The duo's latest album was released on the same day as their 2nd music videos DVD Hilcrhyme Theater vol.2 .
FIVE ZERO ONE includes 3 singles & 2 B-sides . This album , together with the prior release of their 15th single Yell / Lost love song (their 1st double A-side single release) were released in celebrating their 5th anniversary this year .
2nd singles back to back kicked off FIVE ZERO ONE , starting with NEW DAY , NEW WORLD which's Hilcrhyme's 14th single . On the other hand , Yell is the 1st A-side of the duo's 15th single Yell / Lost love song . This song was picked to be used as the ending theme no. for TBS TV's Super Soccer for Feb & March .
In the single , the video of Yell is included in the DVD but not in Hilcrhyme Theater vol.2 . On the other hand , the video for Lost love song is included in Hilcrhyme Theater vol.2 but not in the single's DVD .
I think both single songs are equally solid & very encouraging sounding . NEW DAY , NEW WORLD is a mid tempo piano driven no. while on the other hand , Yell is an uplifting song but nonetheless both are on par with each other sound wise .
Your Smile is the 1st album track & it's considerably much more mellow as compared to the 1st 2 single songs in FIVE ZERO ONE .
Sosoka is Hilcrhyme's 13th single . This was specifically written & composed for TV Asahi's special drama Yurichika e Mama Kara no Dengon .
Regarding the song , vocalist/rapper TOC commented , "With the theme ‘to retain feelings’ , we left our ‘feelings’ that will not fade even after tens of years in ‘music’ ."
Theme of "6" is the 2nd album track & this's a really funky catchy no. . Likewise , the same thing goes for the next album track BAR COUNTER .
After the only album instrumental SEA BREEZE -Instrumental- , in comes Tsuginaru Oka E which served as the B-side of Hilcrhyme's 14th single NEW DAY , NEW WORLD .
Tsuginaru Oka E is 1 of the duo's more harder sounding B-sides in which it gives DJ KATSU the chance to showcase what he does best . Likewise , the same thing goes for the next album track Ao Tennjyou as well .
Lost love song is the 2nd A-side of Hilcrhyme's 15th single Yell / Lost love song & it's also the last single song to be found in the album .
Compared to Yell , Lost love song is much more chilled out with surprisingly slight Oriental influences which surprised me when I 1st heard it . All in all , both A-sides from their 1st double A-side single release are equally solid & have strong character .
We Like It is the last album track prior to wrapping things up in which Welcome Back which originally served as the B-side in Hilcrhyme's 13th single Sosoka being given the honour in doing so .
2014 is Hilcrhyme's 5th anniversary since their major label debut & in their latest 5th album FIVE ZERO ONE , it's 1 of many releases that they will be releasing in commentating this milestone landmark .
The duo's 1st remix album BOOST UP! ~Hilcrhyme Non-Stop MIX vol.1~ Mixed by DJ KATSU will be released next month on 2nd April & here's to wishing Hilcrhyme a very happy yet fulfilling 5th anniversary !