No More Pain (stylized as NO MORE PAIИ) is the fifth studio album by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN and was released in Japan on June 16, 2010 by J-One Records. The album was released in two editions: a limited-edition version with a DVD and a regular edition which features the bonus track, "Hello".Johnnys Net: KAT-TUN , retrieved on December 11, 2010. (Japanese)
Album information
Fifth album release from KAT-TUN including solo song by each member and more for 14 tunes total. Regular edition includes a bonus track "Hello". Limited edition includes a bonus DVD with the music video form the album and making-of. Features alternate jacket artwork. Adam Greenburg on Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, stating that "The album doesn't deliver anything new to the world of Japanese boy bands, but it keeps Kat-Tun in form. They don't obviously improve on previous works or detract from their legacy, as it were. Perfectly middle of the road."No More Pain Regular EditionNo More Pain w/ DVD, Limited Edition
Chart performance No More Pain debuted at No.1 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart as of June 28 with first week sales of 154,096 copies and making KAT-TUN the first male group in 9 years to have 5 consecutive No.1 original albums after Kinki Kids from 1996-2001.
By the end of the year, the album was reported by Oricon to sell 182,563 copies and was later certified Gold by RIAJ denoting over 100,000 shipments.
Track listing
Track Lyrics Composition 1. N.M.P MASANCO / SEAN-D Rap Lyrics: Joker STEVEN LEE 2. Love yourself ~Kimi ga kirai na kimi ga suki~ Eco Rap Lyrics: Joker Taku Yoshioka3. Faraway MASANCO KING OF SLICK 4. The D-Motion ECO English Lyrics co-ordinated by JIN AKANISHI OSCAR HOLTER / JAKKE ERIXSON 5. Right Now ECO Rap Lyrics JOKER STEVEN LEE 6. Rockin' All Nite MASANCO Rap Lyrics JOKER DREADSTORE COWBOY 7. Going! ECO Rap Lyrics JOKER TAKU YOSHIOKA 8. Sweet (Kamenashi Kazuya Solo) N GYO KITAGAWA 9. Love Music (Taguchi Junnosuke Solo) TAGUCHI JUNNOSUKE NAO 10. Make U Wet ~Chapter 2~ (Tanaka Koki Solo) JOKER NAO TANAKA 11. Rabbit or Wolf? (Ueda Tatsuya Solo) UEDA TATSUYA EIJI KAWAI 12. Film (Nakamaru Yuichi Solo) NAKAMARU YUICHI / T-OGA KING OF SLICK 13. Promise Song KATSUHIKO KUROSU KAORU OKUBO
Charts and certifications
Chart (2010)Peakposition Japan Oricon Weekly Album Chart 1 Japan Oricon Yearly Album Chart 35
Sales and certifications Country Provider Sales Certification Japan RIAJ 182,563 Gold
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