I vs I

2023 studio album by Wagakki Band
I vs I
Studio album by
Wagakki Band
ReleasedJuly 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Recorded2021–2023
Studio
  • Aobadai Studio
  • Prime Sound Studio Form
Genre
  • J-pop
  • heavy metal
  • folk rock
Length46:31
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal Sigma
Wagakki Band chronology
Vocalo Zanmai 2
(2022) 		I vs I
(2023) 		All Time Best Album Thanks: Yasou no Oto
(2024)
Singles from I vs I
  1. "Meisaku Journey"
    Released: November 29, 2021
  2. "The Beast"
    Released: July 14, 2023
  3. "Ai ni Homare"
    Released: July 26, 2023
  4. "Shura no Gi"
    Released: August 4, 2023
Music video
I vs I all songs digest on YouTube
First Limited Grand Concert Edition cover

I vs I is the seventh studio album by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It was released on July 26, 2023, through Universal Sigma in five editions: a two-CD release with an instrumental disc, streaming, the Vocalo Zanmai 2 First Limited Grand Concert Edition with the Vocalo Zanmai 2 Tour Blu-ray, the First Limited vs Edition with bonus Baki Hanma collectibles, and the Shin Yaeryu (FC Limited) Edition box set, which combines all physical media editions with an extra DVD. I vs I is the band's first original studio release since Tokyo Singing in 2020.[1][2][3][4]

The album peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.

2CD (Album and instrumental discs)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Beast"Machiya3:12
2."Yoi no Hana" ((宵ノ花, "Evening Flower"))Yuko Suzuhana3:32
3."Ai ni Homare" ((愛に誉れ, "Honor of Love"))Suzuhana3:39
4."Seimei no Aria" ((生命のアリア, "Aria of Life"))Machiya4:01
5."Shura no Gi" ((修羅ノ義, "Ashura's Righteousness"))Wasabi3:54
6."Ai Yori Aoshi" ((藍より青し, "Bluer Than Indigo))Machiya3:39
7."Interlude ~Starlight~"Machiya1:14
8."Starlight" (I vs I Ver.)Machiya4:33
9."Soshite, Mahoroba" ((そして、まほろば, "And then Mahoroba"))Suzuhana5:04
10."Toki no Hakobune" ((時の方舟, "Ark of Time"))Machiya3:26
11."Brave"Wasabi4:11
12."Hoshi no Gotoku" ((星の如く, "Like a Star"))Wasabi4:00
13."Meisaku Journey" (Meisaku Jānī (名作ジャーニー, "Masterpiece Journey"))
  • Suzuhana
  • Kiyoshi Ibukuro
2:05
Total length:46:31
First Limited Grand Concert Edition Blu-ray: Vocalo Zanmai 2 Grand Concert (Nakano Sunplaza)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture ~Vocalo Zanmai 2 Dai Ensō-kai~" (Bokaro Zanmai 2 Dai Ensō-kai (ボカロ三昧2 大演奏会))  
2."Phony" (Foni (フォニイ))Tsumiki 
3."EgoRock" (Egorokku (エゴロック))Surii 
4."Goodbye Sengen" (Gubbai Sengen (グッバイ宣言, "Goodbye Declaration"))Chinozo 
5."Surges"Orangestar 
6."Amanojaku" ((天ノ弱, "Heaven's Weakness"))164 
7."Akahitoha" ((紅一葉, "One Crimson Leaf"))Kurousa-P 
8."Identity" (Aidentiti (アイデンティティ))Kanaria 
9."Night of Nights" (Naito obu Naitsu (ナイト・オブ・ナイツ))  
10."Dokuzu" (Do Kuzu (ド屑, "Trash"))Nakiso 
11."Venom" (Benomu (ベノム))Kairiki Bear 
12."Ii Aru Fanclub" (Yī Èr (Ī Aru) Fankurabu (いーあるふぁんくらぶ, "1, 2 Fanclub"))Mikito-P 
13."Drums & Wadaiko Battle: Flying Dance" (Doramu to Wadaiko Batoru ~Uchienhidō~ (ドラム和太鼓バトル〜打演飛動〜))
  • Wasabi
  • Kurona
 
14."Chimera" (Kimera (キメラ))Deco*27 
15."Marshall Maximizer" (Māsharu Makishimaizā (マーシャル・マキシマイザー))Hiiragi Magnetite 
16."Fire Flower"halyosy 
17."Yoshiwara Lament" (Yoshiwara Ramento (吉原ラメント))Asa 
18."Senbonzakura" ((千本桜, "A Thousand Sakura"))Kurousa-P 
Shin Yaeryu (FC Limited) Edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Making of Artwork Shooting and Individual Interview Recording of Members" (Ātowāku Satsuei no Meikingu to Menbā no Kobetsu Intabyū Shūroku (アートワーク撮影のメイキングとメンバーの個別インタビュー収録)) 

Personnel

  • Yuko Suzuhana – vocals, piano (track 8)
  • Machiya – guitar, vocals (track 1), backing vocals
  • Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen
  • Kiyoshi Ibukuro – koto
  • Asa – bass
  • Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi
  • Wasabi – drums
  • Kurona – wadaiko, kakegoe vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)

(The choruses on track 11 are performed by all the members together)

Charts

Chart performance for I vs I
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 6
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[7] 6
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] 5

References

  1. ^ "New Album I vs I is set to be released on Wednesday, July 26th!". Wagakki Band Official Website. Ignite Management Corp. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ "和楽器バンド「ド屑」カバー、ライブ映像公開". Natalie.mu. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. ^ "和楽器バンド、ニューアルバム『I vs I』全貌解禁". BARKS. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  4. ^ "和楽器バンド、ニューアルバム『I vs I』アー写／ジャケット／収録曲など一挙公開". Billboard Japan. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  5. ^ "I vs I | 和楽器バンド". Oricon. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  6. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-08-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-08-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 2, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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  • Official website (Universal Music Japan)
  • I vs I at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
  • I vs I at Discogs (list of releases)
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Studio albumsLive albums
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Compilations
Extended plays
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  • Starlight
Singles
  • "Phony"
Other songs
  • "Senbonzakura"
Videos
  • Vocalo Zanmai Dai Ensoukai
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2016 Nippon Budokan: Akatsuki no Utage
  • Wagakki Band 1st US Tour Shōgeki: Deep Impact
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2017 Tokyo Taiikukan: Yuki no Utage/Sakura no Utage
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2018 Yokohama Arena: Ashita e no Kōkai
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2019 Saitama Super Arena 2 Days: Ryūgū no Tobira
  • Manatsu no Daishinnenkai 2020 Yokohama Arena: Tenkyū no Kakehashi
  • Daishinnenkai 2021 Nippon Budokan: Amanoiwato
  • Daishinnenkai 2022 Nippon Budokan: Yasoukenbunroku
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2024 Nippon Budokan: Yae no Tsubasa
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