This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock

Studio album by Miyavi

Released

March 19, 2008

Recorded

Dog House Studio
Hitokuchi-Zaka Studios
Zak Studio
Aladdin Lounge
Deji Toga
Heart Beat Recording Studio

Genre

Rock, pop, hip hop, electronic

Length

47:51

Label

PS Company/Universal

Producer

Miyavi

Miyavi chronology

7 Samurai Sessions
(2007)

This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock
(2008)

Azn Pride
(2008)

Singles from This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock

"Sakihokoru Hana no You Ni/Kabuki Boiz"
Released: June 20, 2007
"Subarashikikana, Kono Sekai"
Released: November 14, 2007
"Hi no Hikari sae Todokanai Kono Basho de"
Released: January 16, 2008

Alternative cover

Limited edition

This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock is the sixth studio album by Miyavi. It was released on March 19, 2008. A limited edition was released on SHM-CD, a supposedly high-quality CD format developed by Universal, and includes a DVD featuring music videos and documentary footage. The album is advertised as the "final stage" of Miyavi's recent "Neo Visualizm" theme, and features the artist's performance troupe, the Kavki Boiz, including an MC, various instrumentalists, and other artists. The album charted 25th on Oricon and 27th on Billbord Japan.

The documentary on the second disc features footage of the making-of the album. The film shows a month-by-month breakdown of each song being recorded in various studios.

A working title for "Jpn Pride" was "Azn Pride". Songs that did not make the album or underwent rewriting include "Morning Glory" and "Winding Road". The title of "Azn Pride" was later used for his greatest hits compilation for Korea and Taiwan, titled Azn Pride -This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock-.

All lyrics written by Miyavi; all music composed by Miyavi and Tyko except 7, 10, 11 (Miyavi).

Note: Other than for lyrics and music composition, the album's liner notes offer no credits for the eleventh track "Thanx Givin' Day".

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