Gemini (stylized in promotional material as GEMINI) is the fourth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Alice Nine. The album was officially released on February 9, 2011.
Gemini was released in two formats: a limited edition with an exclusive DVD and a regular edition with an exclusive bonus track. The DVD included with the limited edition of the album features a music video for "Gemini 0: Eternal" and a making-of documentary for the music video. The album was preceded by two singles: "Senkō", released in August 2010, and "Stargazer:", released in November 2010.
The title of the album refers to a theme of "duality", particularly opposing elements such as light versus shadow and birth versus death. This theme is most prevalent in the trilogy of songs after which the album is named.
Track listing All lyrics written by Shou. All tracks were produced by Hajime Okano, with the exception of "Senkō", which was produced by Alice Nine.
Standard edition
Limited edition
Personnel Shou - vocals Hiroto - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Tora - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Saga - bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, programming Nao - drums Tucky - engineer Kenjiro Harigai - art direction, design Hiroki Hayashi - design Hitoshi Hiruma - engineer Keita Joko - engineer Tomoka Konagaya - artwork coordination Ai Maehara - artwork management Susumu Miyawaki - photography Mizuo Miura - engineer Koji Morimoto - engineer Hajime Okano - arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer, tambourine Yuya Saito - engineer Yasuaki "V" Shindo - engineer Shinpei Yamada - engineer
Reception Gemini peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for three weeks. The album is their highest Oricon ranking release to date.
References
External links Official PS Company website Official Tokuma Japan Communications website