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The debut album from former day after tomorrow vocalist misono.

All Lyrics by misono (except for M-11)

M-01 - instrumental (officially)
    Composer: Aiha Higurashi
    Computer Programming: Akira Murata
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-02 - DS Game "Tales of the Tempest" Image Song / arrangement of 4th single
    Composer: Susumu Nishikawa
    Arranger: Susumu Nishikawa + Takahiro Izutani
    Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
    Bass: FIRE
    Organ: Toshibumi Shibata
    Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
    Additional Programming: Takahiro Izutani
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-03 - Movie "LOVELY COMPLEX" Theme Song / 3rd single
    Composer: Koichi Tsutaya
    Arranger: Takahiro Izutani
    Programming: Takahiro Izutani
    Guitar: Tomoyoshi Hirano
    Trumpet: Masahiro Kobayashi
    Trombone: Masanori Hirohara
    Alto Sax: Akio Suzuki
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka
    Fundamental Lyric Inspired by Aya Kawahara

M-04 - MTV's 'Girls meet Beauty' Image Song / 5th single
    Composer: misono
    Arranger: Akira Murata
    Drums: Sumitada Koseki (by the courtesy of MIDI-inc.)
    Bass: Yoshiro Kanamori
    E.Guitar & A.Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
    Strings Arr & Piano: Akira Murata
    Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-05 - 'ABC Group' CM Song / B-side of 3rd single
    Composer/Arranger: Yozo Nakatsugawa
    Drums: Toshimitsu Nagai
    Bass: Michitaro Shimamoto
    Guitar: Yozo Nakatsugawa
    Additional Programming: Takahiro Izutani
    Mixed by Yoichiro Kano

M-06 - album-original track
    Composer: shogo.k
    Arranger: Akira Murata
    Drums: Sumitada Koseki (by the courtesy of MIDI Inc.)
    Bass: Yoshiro Kanamori
    E.Guitar & A.Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
    Hammond Organ & Piano: Akira Murata
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-07 - album-original track
    Composer: keito blow
    Arranger: Susumu Nishikawa
    Drums: Soul Toul
    Bass: FIRE
    Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
    Synthesizer Programmer: Nobuhiko Nakayama
    Hammond Organ: Akira Murata
    Mixed by Toshihiro Watanabe

M-08 - B-side of debut single
    Composer: misono
    Arranger: Kotaro Kubota
    Programming & Guitar: Kotaro Kubota
    Strings Programming: Yoshinori Kadoya
    Drums: Daiki Nakahata
    Bass: FIRE
    Piano & Hammond Organ: Kiyohide Ura
    B.G.Vocal: Megumi Mashiro
    Mixed by Ayato Taniguchi

M-09 - DS Game "Tales of the Tempest" Theme Song / debut single
    Composer: Susumu Nishikawa
    Arranger: Takahiro Izutani
    Programming & Guitar: Takahiro Izutani
    Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-10 - medley of songs originally by the Japanese pop group Finger 5 (1. Kojinjugyou / 2. Koi no Dial 6700 / 3. Gakuen Tengoku / 4. Koi no Daiyogen / 5. reprise of Kojinjugyou)
    Lyricist: Yuu Aku (Kojinjugyou, Koi no Dial 6700, Gakuen Tengoku, Koi no Daiyogen)
    Composer: Shunichi Tokura (Kojinjugyou)
    Composer: Tadao Inoue (Koi no Dial 6700, Gakuen Tengoku, Koi no Daiyogen)
    Arranger: Takahiro Izutani
    Drums: Soul Toul
    Bass: Hiromichi Koike
    E.Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
    Computer Programming: Takahiro Izutani
    Mixed by Yu Aoki / Satoshi Kumasaka

M-11 - B-side of 2nd single
    Composer/Arranger: Takahiro Izutani
    Programming & Guitar: Takahiro Izutani
    Mixed by Ayato Taniguchi

M-12 - instrumental
    Composer: Kosuke Morimoto
    Arranger: YUKIYOSHI
    Computer Programming & Piano: YUKIYOSHI
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka


○ A&R Directed by Takashi Kobayashi (avex entertainment inc./Dept.4)
○ A&R Coordination: Takanori Fujii, Tomoko Miura, Tatsuya Nagafuchi (avex entertainment inc./Dept.4)
○ Artist Brand Management: Hitoshi Itagaki (avex entertainment inc.)
○ Artist Management: Keima Atsumi (avex entertainment inc.), Power M inc.
○ Artist Promotion: Koki Sato, Masataka Muro, Tatsuo Kodama & All Media Dept.Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
○ Sales Promotion: Atsushi Nishimoto, Ayako Murakami & All AMC Staff (avex marketing communications inc.)

○ Tie-Up Coordination: Hidemi Arasaki & All Tie-Up Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
○ A&R Supervisor: Hiroshi Ishimori, Takashi Okuda (avex entertainment inc./Dept.4)
○ Chief A&R: Naoto Fujimori (avex entertainment inc./Dept.4)

○ Executive Supervisor: Takashi Araki, Toshio Kobayashi, Shinji Hayashi, Hajime Taniguchi, Masaomi Takagi (avex group holdings inc.) Akira Akutsu (avex entertainment inc.)
                                   Kenji Nakamura (Power M inc.)

○ A&R Executive Supervisor: Jun Harada (avex entertainment inc./Dept.4)
○ General Producer: Ryuhei Chiba (avex group holdings inc.)
○ Executive Producer: Masato "max" Matsuura (avex group holdings inc.)

○ Recorded by Satoshi Kumasaka, Toshihiro Watanabe, Hiroshi Sato, Suguru Aoki, Satoshi Sasamoto
○ Assistant Engineers: Hirotoshi Miyake, Kohei Hatakeyama, Shinya Kondo, Kanako Hayashi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kiyoko Asai, Takashi Ohizumi, Naoki Kakuta, Kaichiro Mouri, Naoki Kasagawa
○ Recorded at: prime sound studio form, STUDIO SOUND DALI, Avaco creative studio, avex studio, Aobadai studio, Azabu West
○ Mixed at: prime sound studio form, STUDIO SOUND DALI, studio TERRA
○ Mastered by Shigeo "MT" Miyamoto (form THE MASTER)

○ Art Direction & Design: Akira Saito
○ Designer: Yudai Saito
○ Photographer: Kazuyoshi Shimomura (AVGVST)
○ Fashion Director: Cozy Matsumoto (P·angel)
○ Assistant Stylist: Aki Inoue
○ Hair & Make up : Shinji Konishi (KiKi inc.) - Picture / Miki Ishikawa - Movie
○ Nailyst: Mayumi Chichibu (After Nail)
○ Illustration: Tomomi Kazumoto
○ Retoucher: Shingo Kimura (imageplanet)
○ Creative Coordination: Kanako Shino (avex marketing communications inc.)
○ Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi, Toshiyuki Suzuki (avex marketing communications inc.)
○ Total Visual Coordination: Hironori Ono (CroManyon.inc)

'A.__' Video Clip Directed by Akira
'Suna no Shiro no Mermaid ~Riku to Umi no Sekai~' Video Clip Directed by Akihisa Takagi
○ DVD Authoring: Yuka Matsuki, Yohel Sato (avex network inc.)

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