Pop (Fanatic Crisis album)

Pop
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2001
GenreRock
Length62:56
LanguageJapanese
LabelStoic Stone
Fanatic Crisis chronology
EAS
(2000)
Pop
(2001)
Beautiful World
(2001)

Pop is the fifth studio album by the Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis, released on June 27, 2001, by Stoic Stone.

The album's singles are "Life", "Hal" (theme song for the drama Ai wa Seigi), "Jet Hyp!" (theme song for television program Guru Guru Ninety Nine), and "Yuragi". The last song, "Subete no Tomo no Tame ni Kitto Asuhakurukara," is a bonus track included only on the first edition.[1][2]

In 2019, three members of Fanatic Crisis reunited and re-recorded the singles of the album in 2023, releasing them on the compilation TENSEISM BEST SINGLES [2001-2004].[3]

Commercial performance

Pop reached No. 19 on the Oricon Albums Chart, remaining on chart for two weeks.[4] It sold approximately 19,200 copies while it was on the chart.[5]

The singles "Life", "Hal", "Jet hyp!", and "Yuragi" reached 30th, 28th, 22nd, and 27th place on the Oricon Singles Chart, respectively.[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Tsutomu Ishizuki, except when noted, and all arrangements by Yoshihiro Kambayashi.[6]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."JET hyp!"Kazuya and Ishizuki3:55
2."Wonderful Life" (ワンダフルライフ) 3:53
3."Hal" (hal [ハル]) 4:19
4."Maria C." 5:19
5."Taion o Koete" (体温をこえて) 5:07
6."summer emotion" 4:16
7."tender is..." 4:19
8."if." 4:46
9."P.O.P"Fanatic Crisis2:19
10."LOOP" 4:17
11."Jinsei Game" (人生ゲーム) 3:57
12."Yuragi" (ゆらぎ) 5:16
13."LIFE" 3:42
14."CRASH IN THE DAYS" 5:00
Total length:60:24
Bonus track of the first edition
No.TitleMusicLength
15."Subete no Tomo no Tame ni Kitto Asuhakurukara." (すべての友のためにきっと明日は来るから。)Fanatic Crisis2:32
Total length:62:56

Personnel

  • Tsutomu Ishizuki − vocals
  • Kazuya − lead guitar
  • Shun − rhythm guitar
  • Ryuji − bass
  • Tohru − drums

References

  1. ^ a b "FANATIC◇CRISISのシングル作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  2. ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS / POP - CDJournal". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  3. ^ barks (2023-12-24). "FANTASTIC◇CIRCUS、『TENSEISM BEST SINGLES 【2001ー2004】』リリース+ライブ開催決定". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  4. ^ "POP | FANATIC◇CRISIS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  5. ^ "ヴィジュアル系のオリコンまとめ。" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-27.
  6. ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS/POP". Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-09.