CD
2 CDs + DVD A {2nd CD is a live CD}
2 CDs + DVD B {2nd CD is a remix CD}
1) "4th" Overture
2) Brand New World
3) Kiss Damashii
4) Another Future
5) FOLLOW
6) Kimi ni Aeru Kara
7) if
8) Wonderful (Yokoo Wataru & Fujigaya Taisuke)
9) BE LOVE (Tamamori Yuta & Miyata Toshiya)
10) Double Up (Nikaido Takashi & Senga Kento)
11) Akashi (Kitayama Hiromitsu & Fujigaya Taisuke)
12) Shake Body !!
13) Perfect World
14) Thank you Jan !
15) KISS & PEACE
16) Doki Doki de YEEEAAAHHH !! (CD Only Track)
17)) Halley (CD Only Track)
Released about a year since their previous album Kis-My-Journey , KIS-MY-WORLD was released to commemorate how far the group has grown 4 years after making their debut in the music business .
3 singles & 3 B-sides are included in KIS-MY-WORLD . The tracklist of the CD only edition of the album has 17 songs , inclusive of 2 bonus tracks Doki Doki de YEEEAAAHHH !! & Halley .
Aside from this , 4 songs in the tracklist are sung by duo pairings within the group .
"4th" Overture serves as the opening track & the album doesn't waste any time in jumping straight to the 1st new track in KIS-MY-WORLD titled Brand New World .
Brand New World is the only new album track that has a music video & this catchy futuristic upbeat fast paced sounding no. rightfully deserves every reason in getting a video seeing that on 1st listen , the song makes a great positive memorable impact .
The next 2 songs are singles that were released prior to KIS-MY-WORLD .
Kiss Damashii is Kis-My-Ft2's 13th single & it was the latest single that was released before KIS-MY-WORLD was released .
Described as a rock & dance number . Kiss Damashii is the group's 3rd single song that was used in the ads of Glico's Watering KISSMINT , after their 3rd single SHE ! HER ! HER ! & Ki・Su・U・Ma・I ~KISS YOUR MIND~ which's the 1st A-side of 7th single Ki・Su・U・Ma・I ~KISS YOUR MIND~ / S.O.S (Smile On Smile) .
Another Future is Kis-My-Ft2's 11th single . This was used as the theme song for the 2nd season of the drama Nobunaga no Chef starring member Tamamori Yuta .
FOLLOW is the 2nd album group track . Another standout no. , FOLLOW is a tough aggressive sounding that compliments the tough edgy image that Kis-My-Ft2 portrays .
Kimi ni Aeru Kara originally served as the 1 of B-sides of Kis-My-Ft2's 12th single Thank you Jan ! . This song was used in the ads of Kowa's Nukunuku Touban .
I generally liked all the 3 B-sides from Thank you Jan ! so I have no complaints in seeing Kimi ni Aeru Kara making the cut in the album as it's still a good ballad .
Likewise from 1 ballad to another , the 3rd group album track if showcases the soft side of Kis-My-Ft2 . It's hard not to find any fault with if as the emotional vulnerability of the song is done well .
The next 4 album tracks are handled by duo pairings within the group .
Wonderful is sung by Yokoo Wataru & rapper Fujigaya Taisuke . This duo pairing song is a heartwarming no. as it features the voices of children in the background & this gives off a warm fuzzy feeling coupled with nice extra touches in making Wonderful stands out on its own .
BE LOVE was sung by Tamamori Yuta & Miyata Toshiya . Out of the 4 duo pairing songs , I find that BE LOVE to be the weak link as compared to the other 3 tracks .
I feel that BE LOVE is a rather pleasant sounding uptempo song in which both Tamamori & Miyata's vocals compliment each other . However , there's something lacking in the song which prevented it from sounding a lot more better than it should have been .
The 3rd duo pairing song Double Up is handled by Nikaido Takashi & Senga Kento . This's a pretty cool edgy track as both guys sing & rap co-currently . In which the end result , Double Up flows seamlessly from start to finish .
Akashi is the final duo pairing song & for this , group leader Kitayama Hiromitsu & Fujigaya tackled it together .
I enjoyed Kitayama & Fujigaya's FIRE!!! tremendously from Kis-My-Journey & once again they didn't disappoint with what they had to offer for Akashi .
FIRE!!! was a straight up no nonsense great upbeat no. & this time round , Akashi is a piano driven ballad which both guys handled it extremely well . The fact that Akashi is the only ballad out of the 4 duo pairing songs , it was probably done on purpose but even if so , it worked to their advantage well .
The next 2 songs are B-sides tracks originally included in the group's singles .
Shake Body !! served as 1 of the B-side tracks from Kis-My-Ft2's 13th single Kiss Damashii . This song was used in the ads of Kowa's Mushiyoke Touban .
Perfect World served as 1 of the B-side songs of the group's 11th single Another Future . This track was used in the ads of DHC Yakuyou Acne Control Series .
In addition , Perfect World was Kis-My-Ft2's 2nd B-side to receive a video after Tanagokoro which's the B-side of their 8th single Kimi to no Kiseki .
I liked both Shake Body !! & Perfect World at the time when I reviewed/wrote on both Another Future & Kiss Damashii . As such , I have no issues in seeing both songs made the cut in KIS-MY-WORLD , especially Perfect World as I still consider this track to be more superior than Another Future itself .
Thank you Jan ! is Kis-My-Ft2's 12th single . The final single song to be included in the album , Thank you Jan ! is now considered as the group's best selling single to date .
KISS & PEACE is the final album group track (in the tracklist for both 2 CDs + DVD of KIS-MY-WORLD) . This's the 2nd ballad included in the album after if & it's a fitting no. to conclude the album .
Doki Doki de YEEEAAAHHH !! & Halley are included as bonus tracks in the CD only edition of KIS-MY-WORLD .
Out of the 2 bonus songs , Halley had a promo tie in in that it was used as the theme song for Fuji TV's Moshimo Tour .
Doki Doki de YEEEAAAHHH !! is a fun upbeat sounding no. that's not meant to be taken seriously while Halley is an empowering no. that gives off good positive vibes upon listen .
Kis-My-Ft2 continues their unstoppable rise to the top with the release of their 4th studio album KIS-MY-WORLD & they have been on a music roll ever since they made their music debut presence felt with their 2011 debut single Everybody Go .
Kis-My-Journey was a surprisingly enjoyable album & once again , the group didn't disappoint with what they had to offer for KIS-MY-WORLD . No disrespect to NEWS and/or Hey ! Say ! JUMP but to me , KIS-MY-WORLD has so far been 1 of the better Johnnys albums that had been released this year especially after I was rather disappointed with both albums that NEWS & Hey ! Say ! JUMP released prior to Kis-My-Ft2 .
Johnnys albums can be notoriously difficult to listen but somehow Kis-My-Ft2 managed to evade this 'curse' . For starters , their past album releases have different music structures & the same thing applies to KIS-MY-WORLD . Perhaps due to this , Kis-My-Ft2 keeps things fun , fresh & engaging when comes to their albums .
If there's 1 downside to KIS-MY-WORLD , it's the lack of new group material seeing that it's the 1st time they've included B-sides in their album as they didn't do that for their previous 3 albums . I suppose that's done to make up for things but for me it's a minor issue as Kimi ni Aeru Kara , Shake Body !! & Perfect World do deserve to make the cut , especially Perfect World .
All in all , it's heartening to see Kis-My-Ft2 progress + mature considerably music wise from their debut album Kis-My-1st & now with KIS-MY-WORLD . And now I can't wait to see what they have in store for their future 5th album .
KIS-MY-WORLD is 1 of my fave Johnnys albums that's released this year & it's an album not to be missed .