Kizuna (album)

2022 studio album by JO1

Kizuna

Normal edition cover

Studio album by

JO1

Released| May 25, 2022
Recorded| 2021–2022
Genre| J-pop
Length|

* 42:03 (Limited edition A)
* 41:50 (Limited edition B)
* 41:39 (Anime edition)
* 45:00 (Normal and Fan Club edition)
* 60:04 (Special edition)

Language|

* Japanese

Label| Lapone Entertainment
JO1 chronology
| The Star
(2020)  | Kizuna
(2022)  | Equinox
(2023)

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Alternative cover

Anime edition cover featuring JO1 members drawn by artists from Lay-duce

Singles from  Kizuna

1. "Challenger"
Released: April 28, 2021
2. "Stranger"
Released: August 18, 2021
3. "Wandering"
Released: December 15, 2021

Kizuna (Japanese: 絆, lit. 'bond', stylized as KIZUИA or in all caps) is the second studio album by the Japanese boy band JO1. It includes songs from their previous EP singles, Challenger, Stranger, and Wandering. Lapone Entertainment released the album into five physical editions on May 25, 2022, while the digital version was released two days earlier, with the Japan Hot 100 number-one song "With Us" serving as the main promotional single. It features familiar collaborators like Full8loom, Alive Knob, Teito, Score, and Megatone as well as new contributors like Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone), Justin Reinstein, Purple Night, UTA [ja], and others.

To promote the album, Kizuna was preceded by two promotional digital singles, "Dreamer" and "Move the Soul", as well as a six-day long out-of-home advertising campaign at Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest station. JO1 held two live events, attended the KCON 2022 Premiere in Japan and MTV Live Match, and traveled to South Korea to promote the album on M Countdown and Idol Radio. The group also embarked on a 13-show eponymous concert tour in five prefectures from September to October 2022.

The album became the group's first to debut at number one on both the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums, as well as to receive a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for over 250,000 units in shipments.

## Background and release

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After ending the promotion of their fifth EP single, Wandering, with a special Christmas live at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in December,[1] on January 18, 2022, Japanese boy band JO1 announced that they would release new song "Move the Soul" as the opening theme of Aniplex's original anime series Fanfare of Adolescence, which was set to premiere on April 2.[2][3] It was followed by the release of "Dreamer", the theme song of the group's first drama series Short Program, on February 14.[4] JO1 subsequently announced on March 22, 2022, that their second studio album Kizuna was slated to be released on May 25. The theme of the album was said to be "recognizing the bond one has with friends after overcoming hardship together".[5]

Kizuna features a total of 17 songs that were released into five physical editions.[6] Seven of them are selected songs from the group's three previous EP singles, while the rest are seven new songs and the three theme songs: "Prologue", "Dreamer", and "Move the Soul". The promotional single "With Us" and the seven selected songs are included in all editions. The two limited editions and the anime edition each feature 12 tracks. The limited edition A comes with a bonus DVD featuring a variety segment with the members, titled JO1 What Is Your Kizuna.[6] The limited edition B includes "Dreamer" and a photo book. The anime edition features the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' ending theme "Prologue" and "Move the Soul", as well as an illustration of JO1 members by Lay-duce as the jacket cover.[6][7] Both of the normal edition, which comes with a solo poster, and the fan club edition consist of 15 tracks.[6] The digital special edition consisting all 17 songs was released earlier on May 23, 2022.[8]

## Promotion

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In April 2022, prior to the release of the album, members Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Sukai Kinjo, Junki Kono, and Sho Yonashiro performed two tracks from the album, "Bokura no Kisetsu" and "Move the Soul", on the music YouTube channel The First Take with a special arrangement.[9][10] On May 14–15, JO1 performed the two songs as well as "With Us", "Walk It Like I Talk It", "Dreamer", and "Algorithm" at the KCON 2022 Premiere in Japan.[11] An out-of-home advertising campaign was held on the 45.6 meter length LED signage of Shinjuku Wall 456 from May 16 to May 22 at Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest station according to the Guinness World Records.[12] The campaign was preceded with a teaser image of a circle and a message saying "we are always one", which was posted as an Instagram Story on the group's official account on May 15, 2022. According to a representative from Lapone Entertainment, the circular shape was chosen as the prominent theme of the advertisement to express "a sense of unity, stability, and bond".[13]

On the album's release day, JO1 held a commemorative event in front of 400 fans at Toyosu Pit, Tokyo, where they performed "With Us" and "Touch!" as well as announced their first arena tour to four prefectures throughout September 2022.[14] On June 5, 2022, the group participated at the MTV Live Match along with Fantastics from Exile Tribe, Astro, and W-inds as the closing act, performing "With Us", "Walk It Like I Talk It", and "Move the Soul".[15] The group then held a showcase event in front of 500 fans at the KT Zepp Yokohama on June 20. Besides the lead track "With Us", they also performed "Walk It Like I Talk It", "Algorithm", "Touch!", and "Zero".[16]

In July, JO1 started their promotion outside Japan. On July 28, they performed the Korean version of "With Us" on M Countdown.[17] On August 9, members Ren Kawashiri, Junki Kono, Takumi Kawanishi, and Shion Tsurubo made the group's first appearance in a South Korean radio on MBC's Idol Radio, with Kino and Yuto of the boy group Pentagon acted as the special DJs. During the live broadcast, the four members sang the song "Zero" in front of 200 spectators.[18]

### Singles

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Challenger was released as the album's lead single on April 28, 2021.[19] The retro funk influenced lead track "Born to be Wild" peaked atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[20] The single ranked first on the Oricon Singles Chart with 254,111 copies sold in its first week.[21]

Stranger was released as the album's second single on August 18, 2021.[22] Maintaining JO1's number-one streak on the Oricon Singles Chart, Stranger surpassed the total sales of the group's last two singles in its second week.[23] It subsequently became JO1's fastest single to surpass 400,000 copies sold on the Billboard Japan chart at that time.[24] The single's Japan Hot 100 number-one futurepop EDM lead track "Real" was produced by Jung Ho-hyun, who has worked with groups such as Wanna One and Exo.[25][26][27] Its music video, directed by Ryohei Shingu [ja], was crowned as the Best Dance Video by the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.[28][29][30]

The album's third single, Wandering, was released on December 15, 2021, with double lead tracks, "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, Our Season) and "Prologue".[31] The latter was used as the ending theme of anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[32] The songs peaked at number one and forty-nine on Japan Hot 100, respectively.[33][34] Supported by a week-long nationwide out-of-home advertising campaign, titled #Find_the _JO1,[35] Wandering earned the group their highest first-week physical and combined sales to date on the Oricon Charts, surpassing their debut single Protostar.[36][37] The single was the first release by JO1 that earned a Double Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for over a half million units in shipments.[38]

#### Promotional singles

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The first promotional single "Dreamer" was released as the ending theme of Short Program and described as "a cheering song with impressive lyrics filled with hope for the future".[39] It was composed in the key of D-sharp major, 146 beats per minute with a running time of 4 minutes and 14 seconds.[40] The song was composed by Justin Reinstein and the Japanese producing team 7th Avenue.[41] Its music video featuring scenes from the series was released the next day on February 15, 2022.[42] The song peaked at number 32 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, becoming JO1's first non lead-track that entered the chart.[43] It also peaked at number 35 on Japan Hot 100.[44]

"Move the Soul" was released digitally on April 3, 2022, as the opening theme of Fanfare of the adolescence, followed by the release of its performance and dance practice videos.[45] The song was described as a melodic song with a fast-paced sound and high-pitched vocals, which "connects the story of the anime's main characters and the path of JO1 so far", that was dedicated for people "who push towards their dream".[46] Composed in the key of B minor, the song was produced by the South Korean-Japanese producing team Purple Night.[47][48] The song debuted at number 19 and 16 on the Japan Hot 100 and Oricon Combined Singles Chart, respectively.[49][50] On April 20, the song was performed by members Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Sukai Kinjo, Junki Kono, and Sho Yonashiro on the music YouTube channel The First Take.[10] A special music video of the song was released on June 16, 2022, as part of the group's collaboration project with the Japan Racing Association.[51]

The album's lead track and main promotional single, "With Us", was released on May 2, 2022, followed by the music video the next day. In line with the theme of the album, the song conveyed the message of "let's walk with us forever, even if there are difficulties" and expressed the determination to "see the same scenery at the top".[52] Composed by Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone) and Justin Reinstein in the key of F-sharp major,[53][54] it debuted at number 17 and 15 on the Japan Hot 100 and Oricon Combined Singles Chart, respectively.[55][56] "With Us" was performed live for the first time at the KCON 2022 Premiere held on May 14–15,[11] followed by performances in several music shows such as Music Blood, Venue101, and CDTV Live Live.[57][58][59] The song was also performed at the 2022 Sanrio Fes on June 16, 2022.[60]

### Concert tour

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2022 JO1 1st Arena Live Tour "Kizuna"Japan tour by JO1

Associated album| Kizuna
Start date| 3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)
End date| 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23)
No. of shows| 13
JO1 concert chronology

*   *   *   * Kizuna (2022)
*   * Beyond the Dark (2023)

To support the promotion of Kizuna, JO1 embarked on their first concert tour, the 2022 JO1 1st Arena Live Tour "Kizuna". They toured Aichi, Osaka, Kanagawa, and Fukuoka with a total of 10 shows from September 3 to September 22, 2022.[61] On August 12, additional three shows in Tokyo on October 22-23 and a live-streaming for the Fukuoka show on September 22 were announced.[62] The set list included songs from the group's first single, Protostar, and was supported by a live band performance for the entire concert.[63] The concert tour amassed a total of 110,000 audience in attendance.[64] A nationwide Blu-ray and DVD release was scheduled for March 15, 2023, featuring the Tokyo show on October 23, 2022, with a 55-minute behind-the-scenes bonus footage. The performance of "Infinity" from the Blu-ray/DVD was released as a teaser on the group's official YouTube channel on January 13, 2023.[65]

The set list for the September 22 show in Fukuoka and the October 23 show in Tokyo was the following:[66][67]

Fukuoka set list

1. "Move the Soul"
2. "Born to be Wild"
3. "Algorithm"
4. "YOLO-konde"
5. "Walk It Like I Talk It"
6. "Shine a Light"
7. "Monstar"
8. "Dreamer" (Kawanishi, Kono, Mamehara)
9. "Icarus" (Kawashiri, Kinjo, Sato, Shiroiwa)
10. "So What" (Ohira, Kimata, Tsurubo, Yonashiro)
11. "Kimi no Mama"
12. "Zero"
13. "Bokura no Kisetsu"
14. "SuperCali"[a]
15. "Infinity"
16. "La Pa Pa Pam"
17. "Speed of Light"
18. "All Hours"
19. "Oh-Eh-Oh"
20. "GrandMaster"
21. "Real"

Encore

1.   2. Medley ("Dreaming Night", "Touch!", "My Friends", "Run&Go")
3. "With Us"

Notes

* ^[a] indicates song performed only on September 22, 2022

Tokyo set list

1. "Move the Soul"
2. "Born to be Wild"
3. "Algorithm"
4. "YOLO-konde"
5. "Walk It Like I Talk It"
6. "Shine a Light"
7. "Bokura no Kisetsu"
8. "Running" (Kawashiri, Tsurubo, Yonashiro)
9. "Get Inside Me" (Ohira, Kawanishi, Kimata, Kono)
10. "Kungchikita" (Kinjo, Sato, Shiroiwa, Mamehara)
11. "Be With You"
12. "Zero"
13. "Ryūseiu"
14. "SuperCali"
15. "Infinity"
16. "La Pa Pa Pam"
17. "Rose"
18. "Speed of Light"
19. "Oh-Eh-Oh"
20. "GrandMaster"
21. "Real"

Encore

1.   2. Medley ("Dreaming Night", "Stay", "Touch!", "My Friends", "Run&Go")
3. "With Us"

Double Encore

1.   2. "Kimi no Mama"[b]

Notes

* ^[b] indicates song performed only on October 23, 2022

## Commercial performance

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Upon its release, Kizuna debuted at number one on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart with 213,592 copies sold[68] and eventually became the group's first album to top the weekly chart with an estimated sales of 261,000 copies.[69][70] The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments of over 250,000 physical units.[71] It also debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums,[72] topping both the download and the sales component charts with over 300,000 copies sold in its first week,[73][74] which led to JO1's first number-one place on the Japan Artist 100.[75] With its first week sales, Kizuna earned third and fifth place on the Mid-Year Top Album Sales and Hot Albums chart, respectively.[76][77] By the end of 2022, the album ranked tenth on the Billboard Japan's annual album sales chart with 333,607 physical copies sold.[78]

## Track listing

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Track listing of Kizuna – Limited edition A (CD)No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "With Us"|

* Mion Yano
* Minami
* Yumi Miyashiro

* Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone)
* Justin Reinstein

* Lee Woo-min
* Justin Reinstein

| 3:10
2.| "Touch!"|

* Junki Kono
* Jinli (Full8loom)

* Jinli
* Gloryface (Full8loom)
* Keejun (Full8loom)

* Keejun
* Gloryface

| 3:38
3.| "Zero"|

* Skinner Box
* Sunhee (Purple Night)
* Teyu
* Donguri Ameno
* Miyashiro

| Skinner Box| Skinner Box| 3:15
4.| "Algorithm"|

* Purple Night
* Yohei

| Purple Night| Purple Night| 3:55
5.| "Ryūseiu" (流星雨, 'Meteor Shower')|

* Stainboys
* Kim Ji-hee (Alive Knob)
* Kim Su-yeun (Alive Knob)
* Yoske
* Yohei

* Yeul (1by1)
* Yoske
* Lee Min-young (Eastwest)

* Yeul
* Lee Min-young

| 3:57
6.| "Real"|

* Jung Ho-hyun (e.one)
* Yhanael [ja]

| Jung Ho-hyun| Jung Ho-hyun| 3:14
7.| "Design"|

* Yohei

* Yohei
* Jung Ho-hyun (e.one)
* Dono

* Jung Ho-hyun

| 3:04
8.| "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, 'Our Season')|

* Yoske
* Kim Mi-ryang (Alive Knob)
* Baek Joo Yeun (Alive Knob)

* Lee Min-young
* Yoske
* Yeul

* Lee Min-young
* Yeul

| 3:31
9.| "Stay"| Jinli|

* Gloryface
* Jinli
* Yuka (Full8loom)

* Gloryface
* Yuka

| 3:31
10.| "Kimi no Mama" (君のまま, 'As You Are')| Masahiro Ōchi [ja]|

* Hayato Tanaka [ja]
* Masahiro Ōchi

| Teito (KCKT)| 3:53
11.| "Born to Be Wild"|

* Score (13)
* Megatone (13)
* J.rise
* Jayins
* Yhanael

* Score
* Megatone

* Score
* Megatone

| 3:45
12.| "Never Ending Story"|

* Kako
* Luke (13)
* Stainboys

* Kako
* Luke
* Daily
* Nmore (Prismfilter)
* Pop Time

* Nmore
* Daily
* Pop Time

| 3:10
Total length:| 42:03

Track listing of Kizuna – Limited edition A (DVD)No.| Title| Length

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1.| "JO1 What Is Your Kizuna"| 55:14
Total length:| 55:14

Track listing of Kizuna – Limited edition BNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "With Us"|  |  |  | 3:10
2.| "Ryūseiu" (流星雨, 'Meteor Shower')|  |  |  | 3:57
3.| "Walk It Like I Talk It"|

* Ouow
* Th!nk
* Billy Carvin
* Ameno

* Ouow
* Th!nk
* Carvin
* Woojae

* Ouow
* Woojae

| 3:03
4.| "Zero"|  |  |  | 3:15
5.| "Dreamer"| Anna Kusakawa|

* Justin Reinstein
* 7th Avenue

| 7th Avenue| 4:17
6.| "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, 'Our Season')|  |  |  | 3:31
7.| "Kimi no Mama" (君のまま, 'As You Are')|  |  |  | 3:53
8.| "Real"|  |  |  | 3:14
9.| "Never Ending Story"|  |  |  | 3:10
10.| "Born to Be Wild"|  |  |  | 3:45
11.| "Stay"|  |  |  | 3:31
12.| "Design"|  |  |  | 3:04
Total length:| 41:50

Track listing of Kizuna – Anime editionNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "With Us"|  |  |  | 3:10
2.| "Love & Hate"|

* Mirror Boy
* Ellie Love
* D.ham
* Mun Hanmiru

* D.ham
* Mun Hanmiru
* Mirror Boy

* Mirror Boy
* D.ham
* Mun Hanmiru

| 3:33
3.| "Touch!"|  |  |  | 3:38
4.| "Move the Soul"| Purple Night| Purple Night| Purple Night| 3:33
5.| "Prologue"|

* Yohei
* UTA [ja]

| UTA| UTA| 3:37
6.| "Design"|  |  |  | 3:04
7.| "Never Ending Story"|  |  |  | 3:10
8.| "Born to Be Wild"|  |  |  | 3:45
9.| "Stay"|  |  |  | 3:31
10.| "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, 'Our Season')|  |  |  | 3:31
11.| "Kimi no Mama" (君のまま, 'As You Are')|  |  |  | 3:53
12.| "Real"|  |  |  | 3:14
Total length:| 41:39

Track listing of Kizuna – Normal and Fan Club editionNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "With Us"| 3:10
2.| "Zero"| 3:15
3.| "Touch!"| 3:38
4.| "Walk It Like I Talk It"| 3:03
5.| "Love & Hate"| 3:33
6.| "Ryūseiu" (流星雨, 'Meteor Shower')| 3:57
7.| "Algorithm"| 3:55
8.| "Move the Soul"| 3:33
9.| "Real"| 3:14
10.| "Kimi no Mama" (君のまま, 'As You Are')| 3:53
11.| "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, 'Our Season')| 3:31
12.| "Stay"| 3:31
13.| "Born to Be Wild"| 3:45
14.| "Never Ending Story"| 3:10
15.| "Design"| 3:04
Total length:| 45:00

Track listing of Kizuna – Special edition (digital)No.| Title| Length

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1.| "With Us"| 3:10
2.| "Zero"| 3:15
3.| "Walk It Like I Talk It"| 3:03
4.| "Touch!"| 3:38
5.| "Love & Hate"| 3:33
6.| "Algorithm"| 3:55
7.| "Ryūseiu" (流星雨, 'Meteor Shower')| 3:57
8.| "Move the Soul"| 3:33
9.| "Dreamer"| 4:17
10.| "Born to Be Wild"| 3:44
11.| "Real"| 3:14
12.| "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, 'Our Season')| 3:31
13.| "Design"| 3:04
14.| "Kimi no Mama" (君のまま, 'As You Are')| 3:53
15.| "Stay"| 3:31
16.| "Never Ending Story"| 3:10
17.| "Prologue"| 3:37
Total length:| 1:00:04

## Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[79] Track listing is based on Kizuna special edition.

Musicians and vocals

* JO1 – vocals (all tracks)
* Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone) – computer programming (track 1), piano (1), synthesizer (1), acoustic guitar (1), bass (1), digital editing (1)
* Justin Reinstein – computer programming (1), piano (1), synthesizer (1),
* Heon-seo – chorus (2),
* Choi Hye-sun – drum (2), piano (2), synthesizer (2)
* Seo Ye-ji – bass (2), keyboard (2), guitar (2)
* Esbee – chorus (3), drum (3), bass (3), piano (3), keyboard (3) synthesizer (3), guitar (3)
* think – chorus (3)
* Woo-jae – drum (3), bass (3), piano (3), keyboard (3) synthesizer (3), guitar (3)
* O'neal – drum (3), bass (3), piano (3), keyboard (3) synthesizer (3), guitar (3)
* Last.P – drum (3), bass (3), piano (3), keyboard (3) synthesizer (3), guitar (3)
* Lee Ji-won – chorus (4,15)
* Kim Ju-yeong – chorus (4,15)
* Jang Jun-ho – drum (4,15), bass (4,15), piano (4,15), keyboard (4,15), synthesizer (4,15)
* Lim Ki-jun – drum (4), bass (4), piano (4), keyboard (4), synthesizer (4)
* Koh Myoung-jae – guitar (4,15)
* Mun Hanmiru – chorus (5), keyboard (5)
* Mirror Boy – drum (5), bass (5), piano (5), guitar (5)
* D.ham – synthesizer (5)
* Purple Night – chorus (6,7), drum (6,7), bass (6), piano (6), keyboard (6), synthesizer (6,8), guitar (6), MIDI programming (8), electric piano (8)
* Mook – chorus (7,12)
* Lee Min-young (Eastwest) – drum (7,12), bass (7,12), guitar (12)
* Yeul (1by1) – drum (7,12), piano (7,12), synthesizer (7,12)
* Lee Tae-wook – guitar (7,9,10)
* Masataka Hirota – chorus (9)
* Funk Uchino – strings director (9)
* Lee Ji-su - chorus (10)
* Score (13) – drum (10), piano (10)
* Kim Byung-seok – bass (10), keyboard (10)
* Dono – chorus (11,13)
* Jung Ho-hyun – keyboard (11,13)
* Masahiro Ōchi [ja] – chorus (14)
* Teito – drum (14), bass (14), synthesizer (14)
* Park Joong-hun – piano (9,14), keyboard (14)
* Jkun – guitar (14)
* On the string – strings (9,14)
* Nile Lee – strings arrangement (9,14)
* Kim Ga-yeong – bass (15), keyboard (15), synthesizer (15)
* Luke – chorus (16)
* Pop time – keyboard (16)
* Daily – keyboard (16)
* Nmore (Prismfilter) – keyboard (16)
* Kitae Park (Prismfilter) – guitar (16)
* UTA [ja] – MIDI programming (17), drum (17), electric piano (17)
* Yohei – chorus (17)

Technical

* Tatsuya Kawakami – recording (1,2,4,6,7,9)
* Yuki Takeuchi – recording (3,5,12,16)
* Shin Bong-won – recording (7), mixing (1,7,12)
* Shiota Osamu - recording (8,11,15,17)
* Kim Min-hee – recording (10,13,14)
* Sora Tamiya – chorus recording (9)
* Skinner Box – digital editing (2)
* Lee Chang-hoon – digital editing (3,9,16)
* Full8loom – digital editing (4)
* Mirror Boy – digital editing (5)
* Mun Hanmiru – digital editing (5)
* Purple Night – digital editing (6,8)
* Lee Min-young (Eastwest) – digital editing (7,12)
* Kamata Masato – digital editing (8,17), mixing (8,17)
* Jeong Yoo-ra – digital editing (10,14,15)
* Jung Hyo-hyun – digital editing (11,13)
* UTA – digital editing (17)
* Gu Jong-pil – mixing (2,6,9,10,14,15)
* Master Key – mixing (3)
* Uncle Joe – mixing (4,11,13)
* Park Gyeong-seon – mixing (5)
* Anchor – mixing (16)
* Kang Dong-ho – asst. mixing (4)
* Jeon Bu-yeon – asst. mixing (13)
* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (1—7,9—16)
* Morisaki Masato - mastering (8,17)

Locations

* Alive Recording Studio – recording
* Sound Valley – recording
* GLAB Studios – recording, mixing
* Sony Music Studios – recording
* 821 Sound – recording, mixing, mastering
* Studio Fine – recording
* Seoul Studio – recording
* Prime Sound Studio Form – recording
* Klang Studio – mixing
* JoeLab – mixing
* Boost Knob – mixing
* Studio Vision – mixing, digital editing
* Prismfilter Mix Lab – mixing
* Artisans Mastering – mastering
* Kwang Sound – vocal editing

Visual and design

* Ahmi (Studio Muet) – album design
* Roh Yun-ah (Studio Muet) – album design
* Min In-hong – style director
* Hirohisa Nakano – photographer
* Pepe Yurie – photographer (bonus photo)
* Kazuma Tsujimoto – photographic assistant
* Masanobu Nishiguchi (Crea Leaf) – retouch
* Kazue Sudo (LiNK-UP) – retouch
* Reiko Goto (R.mond inc) – art set designer
* Masahiro Ujie (Malivue Inc.) – creative coordinator
* Koji Nakao(Malivue Inc.) – creative coordinator
* Kaede Osawa (Malivue Inc.) – creative coordinate assistant
* Masasaki Ida – wardrobe
* Ko Fukuchi – wardrobe
* Makato Okuno – hair & make–up
* Mika Sasaki – hair & make–up
* Yuko Tamura – hair & make–up
* Sayuri Nishio – hair & make–up
* Akane Komoto – hair & make–up
* Seika Shimada – hair & make–up
* Mihawkback – choreography (1,3)
* Team Same – choreography (1,5)
* Jong Young (The BIPS) – choreography (6)
* Sung-chan – choreography (3)

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Kizuna | Chart (2022)  | Peak
position

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Japanese (Oricon)[69] | 1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[80] | 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[72] | 1

### Year-end charts

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2022 year-end chart performance for Kizuna | Chart (2022)  | Position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[81] | 12
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[82] | 15
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[83] | 14

## Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Kizuna Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[71] | Platinum  | 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for Kizuna Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Edition  | Catalog

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Various  | May 23, 2022  | Lapone Entertainment |

* Download
* streaming

| Special  | —
Japan  | May 25, 2022  |

* CD
* DVD

| Limited A  | YRCS-95107

* CD
* photo book

| Limited B  | YRCS-95108

* CD
* solo poster

| Normal  | YRCS-95109
CD  | Anime  | YRCS-95110
CD  | Fan Club  | YRCF-91005

## References

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* Issei Mamehara
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* Takumi Kawanishi
* Shosei Ohira
* Shion Tsurubo
* Ruki Shiroiwa
* Keigo Sato
* Syoya Kimata
* Junki Kono
* Sukai Kinjo
* Sho Yonashiro

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* Kizuna
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Singles|

* Protostar
* Stargazer
* Challenger
* Stranger
* Wandering
* Midnight Sun
* Tropical Night
* Hitchhiker

Filmography|

* Short Program
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