''Gemini'' (stylized in promotional material as ''GEMINI'') is the fourth

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by Japanese

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band

Alice Nine is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2004. They were a part of PS Company until 2014. The band had King Records as its record label until 2010, when they joined Tokuma Japan. Then, in 2013, the band joined Universal Music Grou ...

. The album was officially released on February 9, 2011. ''Gemini'' was released in two formats: a limited edition with an exclusive DVD and a regular edition with an exclusive bonus track. The DVD included with the limited edition of the album features a music video for "Gemini 0: Eternal" and a making-of documentary for the music video. The album was preceded by two singles: "Senkō", released in August 2010, and "Stargazer:", released in November 2010. The title of the album refers to a theme of "duality", particularly opposing elements such as light versus shadow and birth versus death. This theme is most prevalent in the trilogy of songs after which the album is named.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Shou. All tracks were produced by Hajime Okano, with the exception of "Senkō", which was produced by Alice Nine. ; Standard edition ; Limited edition

Personnel

* Shou - vocals * Hiroto - electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Tora - electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Saga - bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, programming * Nao - drums * Tucky - engineer * Kenjiro Harigai - art direction, design * Hiroki Hayashi - design * Hitoshi Hiruma - engineer * Keita Joko - engineer * Tomoka Konagaya - artwork coordination * Ai Maehara - artwork management * Susumu Miyawaki - photography * Mizuo Miura - engineer * Koji Morimoto - engineer * Hajime Okano - arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer, tambourine * Yuya Saito - engineer * Yasuaki "V" Shindo - engineer * Shinpei Yamada - engineer

Reception

''Gemini'' peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for three weeks. The album is their highest Oricon ranking release to date.

References

External links

Official PS Company website

Official Tokuma Japan Communications website
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