is the second studio album by Japanese singer natori, released on January 21, 2026, via Sony Music Labels. It is his second album release since in 2023.
Announced on November 25, 2025, it was preceded by the release of nine singles, most notably "Serenade", which was used as the ending theme for the third season of anime series Oshi no Ko, and "Absolute Zero", which was used as the opening theme for the first season of anime series Wind Breaker.
The album has been considered to have a more frenetic and abrasive sound.
Background The album was announced on November 25, 2025, via a YouTube livestream, where he revealed the album's contents and the release date. Pre-orders for the physical copies were opened the same day.
In an interview with Sayako Oki, after the end of his second solo concert, "Theater - Reprise", natori stated that "Chapter 1" of his career had ended. He expressed a desire to take a positive step forward in his music, as Theater reflected his adolescent struggles, although it proved difficult as it conflicted with his genuine passion to make pop.
In a separate interview with Yukako Yajima, natori expressed his desire to make the album 18 tracks long to outdo Theater's 13 tracks as previously he believed the tracklist should be fixed. He also stated he wanted to evoke the excitement of seeing unfamiliar tracks on a new album as Theater was composed mostly of already released singles.
Release The Abyss was released on streaming platforms and in limited edition CD copies containing extra artwork and anecdotes, via natori's personal store and Japanese CD retailers. In addition, store-specific bonuses were included along with purchase.
Following the release of the album, natori performed his third solo concert to promote the album at Nippon Budokan.
Tracklist
Notes "ヘルプミーテイクミー" ("HelpMeTakeMe") and "非常口 逃げてみた" ("No Emergency Door"), when presented in English, are stylized in uppercase. "Dressing Room", "Eat", "Flash Back", "In_My_Head", and "Speed", named in English, are stylized in uppercase.
Personnel All tracks are written, composed, programmed, and sung by natori
Credits sourced from Spotify.
Leon Nishizuki - programming Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering Yu Sasaki - mastering and programming
Leon Nishizuki - bass Taku Inoue - electric guitar Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering Yu Sasaki - mixing and programming
Masashi Uramoto - mixing Tsumiki - arranging, programming, and guitar Yu Sasaki - recording
Leon Nishizuki - bass Taku Inoue - electric guitar Masashi Uramoto - mixing
"Dressing Room"
Shin Sakiura - arranging Shintaro Sato - mixing and mastering
"Eat"
Leon Nishizuki - bass Motohiro Noguchi - recording Norikatsu Teruuchi - mixing and recording Ryo Kanda - drums Tetsu Sanada - guitar Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering
"Flash Back"
Atari Miyakawa - piano George Hayashi - saxophone Mariko Mihara - trombone Motohiro Noguchi - recording Ryo Kanda - drums TAIKING - guitar Taku Inoue - scratches Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering Yochi Masago - trumpet Yu Sasaki - mixing
Atari Miyakawa - piano Leon Nishizuki - bass Masashi Uramoto - mixing
Atari Miyakawa - piano Leon Nishizuki - bass Masashi Uramoto - mixing and recording Mitsuyasu Shimozuru - guitar Ryo Kanda - drums Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering
Defoko - backing vocals Matt Colton - mastering Yu Sasaki - mixing
Leon Nishizuki - bass Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering Yu Sasaki - mastering and programming
"In_My_Head"
Jo Sato - drums Leon Nishizuki - bass Motohiro Noguchi - recording Musashi Maruyama - recording Norikatsu Teruuchi - mixing Norio Terauchi - mixing
Jin - arranging and guitar Leon Nishizuki - bass MEG - mixing Yu Sasaki - recording Yumao Hayashi - drums
"Speed"
Leon Nishizuki - bass and programming Yu Sasaki - mixing
Leon Nishizuki - bass Masashi Uramoto - mixing Motohiro Noguchi - recording Ryo Kanda - drums Tetsu Sanada - guitar Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering
Daisuke Kadowaki - strings Kazuma Nagasawa - arranging Koichi Tsutaya - arranging and producing Leon Nishizuki - bass Norikatsu Teruuchi - mixing Ryo Kanda - drums
Jo Sato - drums Leon Nishizuki - bass Motohiro Noguchi - recording Tetsu Sanada - guitar Tsubasa Yamazaki - mastering Yu Sasaki - mixing
Tetsu Sanada - guitar Tsubasa Yamazaki - arranging Yu Sasaki - mixing and programming
Additional credits
Minahamu - artwork
Liner notes
Natori - Enon Kawatani - Meychan - Iyowa - Mega Shinnosuke - "Dressing Room" TAIKING - "Eat" WurtS - "Flash Back" Haruno - Hokimoto Sora - Avaraya - Eve - Deu - "In_My_Head" Jin - Takachi "Speed" Jo0ji - Mizuki Tsujimura - Daisuke Matsumoto - Minahamu -
Charts
Chart (2026)PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)19Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)13Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)4
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