Candy Racer

Candy Racer (Japanese: キャンディーレーサー Kyandii Reesaa) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, released on October 27, 2021, by Nippon Columbia and its imprint KRK Lab as her first album release on the label.

Candy Racer
Studio album by
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
ReleasedOctober 27, 2021[1]
Recorded2019–2021
Length47:05
Label
ProducerYasutaka Nakata
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu chronology
Japamyu
(2018)		 Candy Racer
(2021)
Singles from Candy Racer
  1. "Kimi ga Iine Kuretara"
    Released: May 10, 2019
  2. "Kamaitachi"
    Released: April 24, 2020
  3. "Gum Gum Girl"
    Released: January 29, 2021
  4. "Gentenkaihi"
    Released: August 16, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.2/10[2]

Background

After completing promotions for her fourth studio album Japamyu in early 2019, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's contract with Warner Music Japan expired, leaving her as an independent artist. On May 10, 2019, she independently released the digital single "Kimi ga Iine Kuretara" through her agency Asobisystem's in-house label Asobimusic.[3] It served as a theme song to the Japanese drama series Mukai no Bazuru Kazoku. The single was later re-released on vinyl in February 2020.[4] Kyary then performed her next single "Kamaitachi" on her birthday live with her music producer Yasutaka Nakata on January 29, 2020. The song was released as a digital single on April 24, 2020, during the lockdowns brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her supposed national tour Kamaitachi Tour 2020 was canceled because of the aforementioned pandemic.[5] In early January 2021, Asobisystem announced that Kyary has signed a recording contract with Japanese record label Nippon Columbia and has established her own imprint label KRK Lab as part of her tenth anniversary as a singer. She then released a new digital single titled "Gum Gum Girl" on January 29, 2021, which was her 28th birthday.[6] On August 16, 2021, Kyary released a new digital single "Gentenkaihi".[7] On September 10, 2021, the album release was announced.[8] "Jumping Up" was released as a lead track from the album on September 29, 2021,[9] followed by "Dodonpa" on October 13, 2021, with its accompanying lyric video.[10] The music video for the title track was released on November 2, 2021, on YouTube.

Commercial performance

Candy Racer debuted at the twenty-second spot of the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, selling 3,065 copies on its first week of release.[11] It continued to chart for three more weeks, and in total sold 3,932 copies.[12]

Track listing

All songs written, arranged, and produced by Yasutaka Nakata.

No.TitleLength
1."De. Ba. Ya. Shi. 2021"1:13
2."Candy Racer" (キャンディーレーサー)5:07
3."Dodonpa" (どどんぱ)4:38
4."Kamaitachi" (かまいたち)4:26
5."Gentenkaihi" (原点回避)4:15
6."Kimi ga Iine Kuretara" (きみがいいねくれたら)3:44
7."Gum Gum Girl" (ガムガムガール)3:38
8."Perfect Oneisan" (パーフェクトおねいさん)6:09
9."Jumping Up" (じゃんぴんなっぷ)4:20
10."Natsuiro Flower" (夏色フラワー)4:50
11."World Fabrication"4:47
Total length:47:05

Charts
Chart performance for Candy Racer
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 22
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[14] 23

Sales
Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[15] 3,932

References
  1. "Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 5th album "Candy Racer" (CDJapan)". CDJapan.
  2. Jayasuriya, Mehan (November 3, 2021). "Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: Candy Racer Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. "きみがいいねくれたら - Single by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu". iTunes. 10 May 2019.
  4. "Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's 'KIMI GA IINE KURETARA' Single to be Released on Kawaii Pink Vinyl". MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON. 12 November 2019.
  5. "「かまいたちTOUR 2020」について ※4/21更新". Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (ASOBISYSTEM). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. "Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Talks 'GUM GUM GIRL' Single & Launching Her New Label (Billboard Japan, February 24, 2021)". Billboard.
  7. "Watch Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Run from a Huge Ribbon in New 'Gentenkaihi' Video (Billboard Japan, August 26, 2021)". Billboard.
  8. "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ、3年ぶりとなるフルアルバム『キャンディーレーサー』リリース決定！ (PR Times, September 10, 2021)".
  9. "アルバム『キャンディーレーサー』から新曲「じゃんぴんなっぷ」を先行配信！(Asobisystem, September 29, 2021)".
  10. "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅが最新アルバムから「どどんぱ」の先行配信をスタートし、リリックビデオをYouTubeに公開 (PR Times, October 13, 2021)".
  11. "週間　アルバムランキング 2021年11月08日付 （2021年10月25日～2021年10月31日）(Oricon, November 3, 2021)".
  12. "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ - キャンディーレーサー (subscription only) (Oricon, November 23, 2021)".
  13. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-11-08/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  14. "Japan Hot Albums 2021年11月03日付". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  15. "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ - キャンディーレーサー (subscription only) (Oricon, November 23, 2021)".
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