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Track 01: Live-action Drama "Hana yori Dango" Theme Song
Lyrics by Yoji Kubota
Composed by Hiroo Ooyagi
Arranged by CHOKKAKU
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Strings: Gen Ittetsu

Track 02
Lyrics by SPIN
Rap Lyrics by Sho Sakurai
Composed by Anthony Little, Rick Kelly
Arranged by Masaya Suzuki
Rhythm & Lead E.Guitar: Nuno Bettencourt
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Chorus: Ko-saku

Track 03
Lyrics by SPIN
Rap Lyrics by Sho Sakurai
Composed by Stefan Olsson, Tim Norell
Arranged by Jun Abe
Drums: Omar Hakim
Bass: Jerry Barnes, Teppei Kawasaki
E.Guitar: Kenji Okuda
Strings: RUSH by Takashi Kato
Chorus: Ko-saku

Track 04
Lyrics by SPIN
Rap Lyrics by Sho Sakurai
Composed & Arranged by Shinnosuke
E.Guitar & A.Guitar: Masato Ishinari
Horn Section Scoring: Satoshi Sano
Tp: Shiro Sasaki, Masanori Suzuki
Tb: Satoshi Sano
Chorus: AKIRA

Track 05
Lyrics by masa-ya
Composed by Masaki Iehara
Arranged by Tomoki Ishizuka
Drums: Omar Hakim
Bass: Jerry Barnes
E.Guitar: William "Sherrod" Barnes
Aco.Piano & Rhodes: Philippe Salsse
Percussion: Baashiri Johnson
Horn Section Scoring: Tony Kadleck
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Tp: Tony Kadleck
Tb: John Wheeler
Tenor & Bari Sax: Tom Timko
2nd Tp: John Owens
Alto Sax Solo: Aaron Heick
Chorus: Ayuko Tanaka

Track 06
Lyrics by Takashi Ogawa
Composed by Noriyoshi Matsushita
Arranged by Tetsuya Takahashi
A.Guitar & E.Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
Chorus: Ko-saku

Track 07
Lyrics by SPIN
All Rap presented by Sho Sakurai
Composed & Arranged by Taku Yoshioka
Drums: Dave Weckl
Bass: Gin Kitagawa
Horn Section Scoring: Satoshi Sano
Tp: Shiro Sasaki, Masanori Suzuki
Tb: Satoshi Sano
Soprano Sax: Masaharu Haruna
Chorus: Riko

Track 08
Lyrics by SPIN
Composed by Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Jonas Engstrand
Arranged by ha-j
Drums: Dave Weckl
Strings: Shinozaki Strings
Soprano Sax: Takahiro Miyazaki
Chorus: AKIRA, Ko-saku

Track 09
Lyrics by Axel G
Composed & Arranged by Shusui, Stefan Åberg, Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson
Rhythm E.Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Drums: Sam Aliano
Chorus: AKIRA, Ko-saku

Track 10
Lyrics by Erykah
Rap Lyrics by Sho Sakurai
Composed by Gajin
Arranged by Masayuki Iwata
Drums: Skoota Warner
E.Guitar: William "Sherrod" Barnes
Horn Section Scoring: Tony Kadleck
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Tp: Tony Kadleck
Tb: John Wheeler
Tenor & Bari Sax: Tom Timko
2nd Tp: Jon Owens
Harman Tp Solo: Tony Kadleck
Chorus: AKIRA, Ko-saku

Track 11
Lyrics by Erykah
Composition by Hanrik Rongedal, Magnus Rongedal
Arranged by Masayuki Iwata
Drums: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Bass: Will Lee
E.Guitar: Oz Noy
Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
Horn Section Scoring: Tony Kadleck
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Tp: Tony Kadleck
Tb: John Wheeler
Tenor & Bari Sax: Tom Timko
2nd Tp: Jon Owens
Sax Solo: Tom Timko
Chorus: Tetsuya Takahashi, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Ayuko Tanaka, haruna

Track 12
Lyrics by Yoji Kubota
Composed by Koji Ueno
Arranged by Seikou Nagaoka
Drums: Skoota Warner
Bass: Jerry Barnes
E.Guitar: William "Sherred" Barnes
Aco Piano: Philippe Saisse
Horn Section Scoring: John Wheeler
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Tp: Tony Kadleck
Tb: John Wheeler
Tenor & Bari Sax: Tom Timko
2nd Tp: Jon Owens
Chorus: Ko-saku

Track 13
Lyrics by Narumi Yamamoto
Composed by Gin Kitagawa
Arranged by Kei Wakakusa
Drums: Toru Hasabe
Bass: Michio Nagaoka
E.Guitar & A.Guitar: Masaki Matsubara
Aco Piano: Yasuharu Nakanishi
Percussion: Yuki Sugawara
Flugelhorn: Shin Kazuhara
Strings: Hiroyuki Koike Strings
Programming: Minoru Marue
Chorus: AKIRA

Track 14 (Bonus Track)
Lyrics by 仲山卯月
Composed by 土井まどか, 土岐健一
Arranged by Motoki Funayama
Drums: Akira Jimbo
Wood Bass: Koichi Osamu
E.Guitar: Takashi Masuzaki
Aco.Piano: Yasuharu Nakanishi
Trumpet: Eric Miyashiro, Koji Nishimura, Isao Sakuma, Mitsukoni Kohata
Trombone: Fred Simmons, Gakutaro Miyauchi, Satoshi Sano
Bass Trombone: Junko Yamashiro
Alto Sax: Yoshinari Takegami, Kazuhiko Kondo
Tenor Sax: Osamu Koike, Osamu Yoshida
Bari Sax: Dairo Miyamoto
Chorus: Yoshihiko Chino


Producer: Julie K.
A&R: Hiroko Nakamura
Directed by Jun Inoue, Yusuke Umeda
Recorded by Shigeru Tanida (VICTOR STUDIO)
Mixed by Hideyuki Akimoto (VICTOR STUDIO) [Tr.01,05,08,10-12], Shigeru Tanida (VICTOR STUDIO)
Assisted by Tetsuro Takeuchi (Climbers), Kaoru Sakai (PLANET KINGDOM), Shinji Sougawa (PLANET KINGDOM)
Recording Studios: JOHNNY'S STUDIO, PLANET KINGDOM, VICTOR STUDIO, WARNER STUDIO, SOUND INN, SONY MUSIC STUDIO

NEW YORK RECORDING STAFF
Directed & Managed by Atsushi "SUSHI" Kosugi (Beat On Beat, Inc.)
Recording Engineer: Roy Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer: Chad Rupo (Avatar Studios)
Recording Studio: Avatar Studios, NYC

LOS ANGELES RECORDING STAFF
Directed & Managed by Yukihide "YT" Takiyama (WHYTEA music & media)
Assistant Director: Yukino Sakurai (WHYTEA music & media)
Recording Engineer & Pro Tools Operator: Dan "MFDC" Certa
Assistant Engineer: Casey Lewis
Recording Studio: NRG Studios Los Angeles

Mastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki (FLAIR)

Art Direction & Design: Nobuo Sekiguchi (Plug-in Graphic)
Photography: Akira Kitajima (SPUTNIK)
Styling: TAKAO (Angle)
Hair & Make-up: Kazuo Kato (EDUCATION)
Decorator: Reiko Goto
A&R Assist: Kazuhiro Asahara
Promotion: Yuichiro Iida, Shogo Okosu, Hirofumi Imai, Masafumi Furihata
Sales Promotion: Chiho Kitabayashi
Artist Promotion: Suguru Shirahase, Masami Yazaki
Artist Management: Kenichi Kurokawa

Executive Producer: Johnny H. Kitagawa

Thanks to:
  Katsuaki Setoguchi (TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC.)
  Toshio Matsuzaki (Nippon Television Network Corporation)
  Hiroaki Matsumoto (Nippon Television Network Corporation)
  Yoko Matsuzaki (FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
  Takatoshi Hamano (FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)