''Cosmicolor'' is the fifth
studio album
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by
Japanese hip-hop
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group
M-Flo
is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of Taku Takahashi, Verbal and Lisa.
Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over t ...
. Two
singles
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preceded the release of the album: "Summer Time Love" featuring
Emi Hinouchi
; born September 7, 1982 as is a Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her ...
& Ryohei was released on June 28, 2006, and "Love Song" featuring
Bonnie Pink
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was released on November 8, 2006. The full album was made available via
Rhythm Zone
(RZN) is a record label in the Avex Group that releases urban contemporary Japanese music.
History
The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura with a focus on urban music, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.
In 2000 ...
on March 28, 2007.
Commercially, ''Cosmicolor'' experienced success in Japan, peaking at number three on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the
RIAJ
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for physical shipments of over 250,000 units within a month of its release.
Background and release
According to the official website, the album is the last release in the "M-Flo Loves" series, which started in 2003 with "Reeewind! / M-Flo Loves Crystal Kay". As a response to that, the album includes a new collaboration with
Crystal Kay
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host.
After releasing her first single, "Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, ''Almost Seventeen'' (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese O ...
, symbolizing that the "Loves" series started and ends with her. To reflect the fact that this is the last release in the "Loves" series, every track on the album (excluding the interludes), has the word "love" in its title. It was not announced what direction the band would take after this release, though the band stated in an interview that it would not disband.
The album was released in CD and CD+DVD formats, a first for an M-Flo release and has 13 tracks, excluding interludes. The DVD contains the videos for the songs "Summer Time Love", "Lotta Love", "Love Song" and "She Loves the Cream", a DVJMIX by DJ Uppercut (a music video remix) and a feature titled "History of M-Flo", which is a mix of their previous works. The limited press edition of the CD+DVD format also has two performances by M-Flo member Verbal and past member, Lisa at Rhythm Nation: "Come Again" and "Been So Long".
Reception
In its opening week on the
Oricon Albums Chart
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, ''Cosmicolor'' peaked at number three, selling 76,680 copies. The following week, it descended one position to number four with an additional 33,306 copies sold. In April 2007, the album was certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan
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(RIAJ) for having surpassed 250,000 units in physical shipments.
On the year-end issue of the Oricon Album Chart, ''Cosmicolor'' ranked at number 72, having sold 172,217 copies throughout the year. On the Taiwan
G-Music
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J-pop Albums chart, the record achieved a peak position of number seven.
Track listing
#"Issue No. 5"
#"Love Don't Cry"
[M-Flo Loves Crystal Kay
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host.
After releasing her first single, "Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, ''Almost Seventeen'' (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese O ...
]
#"Luvotomy"
[M-Flo Loves Namie Amuro]
#"Stuck in Your Love"
[M-Flo Loves Melody.]
#"Current Affairs"
[M-Flo Loves Valerie]
#"Summer Time Love"
[M-Flo Loves Emi Hinouchi
; born September 7, 1982 as is a Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her ...
& Ryohei]
#"Simple & Lovely"
[M-Flo Loves Kumi Koda]
#"Picture Perfect Love"
[M-Flo Loves Monkey Majik]
#"Music Monopoly"
#"She Loves the Cream"
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#"Love Me After 12AM"
[M-Flo Loves Alex Chu">Alex
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