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- link: artist/3774
  names:
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- link: artist/7495
  names:
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    ja: 梅崎俊春
- link: artist/3782
  names:
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    ja: 清水武仁
- link: artist/5321
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    ja: 中野雄太
- link: artist/11248
  names:
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- link: artist/7495
  names:
    en: Toshiharu Umesaki
    ja: 梅崎俊春
- link: artist/3783
  names:
    en: Atsushi Sato
    ja: 佐藤あつし
- link: artist/550
  names:
    en: Ken Shima
    ja: 島健
- link: artist/3497
  names:
    en: Seiji Kameda
    ja: 亀田誠治
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category: Live Action
classification: Vocal
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- link: artist/36250
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- link: artist/36241
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- link: artist/11248
  names:
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- link: artist/62549
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    track_length: '1:33'
  - names:
      English: WE WISH
    track_length: '5:10'
  - names:
      English: Real me
    track_length: '5:26'
  - names:
      English: Free & Easy
    track_length: '5:00'
  - names:
      English: Heartplace
    track_length: '6:06'
  - names:
      English: Over
    track_length: '5:05'
  - names:
      English: HANABI
    track_length: '4:56'
  - names:
      English: taskinillusion
    track_length: '1:20'
  - names:
      English: everywhere nowhere
    track_length: '4:35'
  - names:
      English: July 1st
    track_length: '4:22'
  - names:
      English: Dolls
    track_length: '5:56'
  - names:
      English: neverending dream
    track_length: '1:35'
  - names:
      English: Voyage
    track_length: '5:08'
  - names:
      English: Close to you
    track_length: '4:57'
  - names:
      English: independent+
    track_length: '9:53'
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  link: org/323
  names:
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    ja: 株式会社エイベックス・ディストリビューション
    ja-latn: avex distribution Inc.
  role: distributor
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  names:
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  added_date: 2020-06-28T04:52
  edited_date: 2024-06-11T18:03
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T20:25
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2005
name: RAINBOW / ayumi hamasaki
names:
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  ja: RAINBOW / 浜崎あゆみ
  ja-latn: RAINBOW / ayumi hamasaki
notes: 'The fifth original album from Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

  words (all): Ayumi Hamasaki

  M-01 - Panasonic ''MD Mini Component'' CM Song

      music & arrangement: CMJK

      Programming : CMJK

      Mixed by CMJK + Satoshi Kumasaka

  M-02 - KOSÉ ''VISÉE'' CM Song

      music: D·A·I

      arrangement: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu, Yuta Nakano)

      Programming: HΛL

      Guitar: Takahito Shimizu

      Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  M-03 - Panasonic SD Multi Camera ''D-snap'' CM Song

      music: D·A·I

      arrangement: CMJK

      Programming: CMJK

      Guitar: Masato Ishinari + CMJK

      Mixed by Yoshiaki Onishi

  M-04 - 26th Single / Panasonic ''MD Mini Component'' CM Song

      music: CREA + D·A·I

      arrangement: HΛL

      Programming: HΛL

      Guitar: Takahito Shimizu

      Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  M-05 - Panasonic Digital Camera ''LUMIX'' F1 CM Song

      music: CREA

      arrangement: tasuku

      Programming: tasuku

      Guitar: Yozo Nakatsugawa + tasuku

      Strings Arrangement: Ken Shima

      Strings: Gen Ittetsu Group

      Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  M-06 - album original

      music: CMJK

      arrangement: Toshiharu Umesaki, Atsushi Sato

      Programming: Toshiharu Umesaki, Atsushi Sato

      Guitar: Takehito Shimizu

      Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M-07 - from the 27th Single "H" / TU-KA Image Song

      music: CREA + D·A·I

      arrangement: CMJK

      Programming & Guitar: CMJK

      B.G.Vocal: Junko Hirotani

      Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  M-08 - instrumental

      music & arrangement: tasuku

      Programming & Guitar: tasuku

      Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

  M-09 - Panasonic ''Dockin'' style MD'' CM Song

      music: pop

      arrangement: CMJK

      Programming: CMJK

      Guitar: Norihiro ''BERA'' Ishizuka + CMJK

      Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M-10 - from the 27th Single "H" / KOSÉ ''VISÉE'' CM Song

      music: CREA + D·A·I

      arrangement: tasuku

      Programming: tasuku

      Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa + tasuku

      Bass: Susumu Nishikawa

      DJ Scratch: DJ cool-K

      Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M-11 - album original

      music: CREA

      arrangement: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu, Yuta Nakano)

      Programming: HΛL

      Strings Arrangement: Yuta Nakano

      Violin & Viola: Yuko Kajitani

      Cello: Miyuki Onuma

      Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M-12 - instrumental

      music & arrangement: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Yuta Nakano)

      Programming: HΛL

      Guitar: Takehito Shimizu

      Mixed by HΛL

  M-13 - 28th Single / TBS Drama ''My Little Chef'' Theme Song

      music: CREA + D·A·I

      arrangement: Ken Shima

      Plano, Synth Bass & Wind Chime: Ken Shima

      Rhythm Operation: Genta Egawa

      Guitar: Hirokazu Ogura

      Strings: Gen Ittetsu Group

      B.G.Vocal: Junko Hirotani, Yasuhiro Kido

                      Andrea L. Hopkins, Daniel Morgan

      Programming: Takahiro Iida, Yoshinori Kadoya

      Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  M-14 - album original

      music: CREA

      arrangement: Seiji Kameda

      Programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama

      Piano & Organ: Hiroshi Uesugi

      Bass: Seiji Kameda

      B.G.Vocal: Junko Hirotani, Takao Saito, Kayoko Wada

      Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M-15 - from 27th Single "H" / NTV''s ''THE BASEBALL 2002'' Image Song

      music: CREA + D·A·I

      arrangement: tasuku

      Programming: tasuku

      Guitar: Yukio Nagoshi + tasuku

      Audience: Hamo Hamo Boys + a

      Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  + Secret Track / Fuji TV''s ''ayu ready?'' Ending Song

      music: CREA + D·A·I

  produced by max matsuura

  A&R + Directed by Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)

  Recordist: Yasuo Matsumoto (ZeeQ), Koji Morimoto, Motohiro Tsuji

                  Satoshi Kumasaka (prime direction inc.)

                  Yuichi Nagayama (STUDIO SOUND DALI)

                  Hiroyuki Shiotsuki (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)

                  Yoichiro Kanou (Mixer''s Lab)

  2nd Engineers: Takahiro Mikami (avex studio)

                         Kazuo Saimoto, Yukie Sugimoto

                         Kiyoko Asai (STUDIO SOUND DALI)

                         Makoto Hoshino, Momoko Yamaguchi (JVC Victor Studio)

                         Isamu Hanashima (CRESENTE STUDIO)

                         Yusuke Abe (BAYBRIDGE STUDIO)

                         Mamiko Katakura (ON AIR AZABU STUDIO)

                         Kazutaka Mori (ABS RECORDING)

                         Takayuki Aikawa (HITOKUCHI-ZAKA STUDIOS)

  Recorded at prime sound studio, avex studio azabu, avex studio

                     JVC Victor Studio, CRESENTE STUDIO

                     ABS RECORDING, prime sound studio form

                     ON AIR AZABU STUDIO, HITOKUCHI-ZAKA STUDIOS

  Mixed at avex studio azabu, BAYBRIDGE STUDIO

                JVC Victor Studio, prime sound studio form

  Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

  Transrator: Rie Eto, Ward Sexston, Stanley Izumi Kim

  Composers Coordination: Hiroaki Ito, Tadayoshi Matsuzaka,

                                        Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production for
  avex inc.)

  Players Coordination: Fumimasa Sawa

                                  Yoko Sakaki (LS MUSIC CORP Co., Ltd) on tr. 13

                                  Yoji Sugiyama (Witchcraft) on tr. 5, 7

  A&R Coordination: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)

  A&R Chief: Nobuhiko Ikehata (avex trax)

  Executive Supervisor: Daisuke Shimokawa, Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

  Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku, Kouji Hashimoto (axev inc.)

  Media Operation: Toshiyasu Takahashi, Mio Omodaka, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama

                            Makiko Kudo, Junichiro Kawada, Yumiko Kadakura (avex trax)

                            Akira Akutsu, Kouki Sato & axev inc. Advertisement Division

  Sales Promotion: Taishi Nomura, Kazuo Kosugi

                            Tomoaki Sato & All avex distribution Staff

  Tie-up Coordinator: Masaomi Takagi, Tatsuo Kodama, Daisuke Ogi (avex trax)

                                Shingo Kitagawa (axev inc.)

  Advisory Producer: Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (axev inc.)

                               Ryuzo Shoji (to max inc.)

                               Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)

  General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

  Specially Coordinated by TOM YODA (avex group)

  Art Direction: Shinichi Hara

  Design: Tsukasa Yagi, Shigeru Kasai (RICE)

  Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)

  Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)

  Photographer: Leslie Kee (FEMME/TOKYO, JEDROOTS/NEW YORK)

  3D Computer Graphics: Hajime Asaoka

  Stylist: Hideo ''Kokomi'' Suzue (H), Hiroyuki ''Ushiko'' Ishii

  Assistant Stylist: Tomoko Takahashi

  Hair & Make-up: Keizo Kuroda (NEST + Allure)

  Assistant Hair & Make-up: Yoshinori ''Barber'' Ito

  Nail Artist: Kanako ''Bancho'' Miura

  Stand In: Atsuko ''Minori'' Kubota

  Location Coordination: Luis Hernandez Ishii (Day O Production, Inc.)

                                    Stanley Izumi Kim (sike)

  Respect: Koji Matsumoto (OFFICE an gel), Someko, Hakase

                Kosome, Joe, esp, monsieur, nobita, hanchin, red

                CHU, TAMOTSU (Too-RUSTIC)

                CHIKA, Tamachan, Banbi, Taro

                Junpei, macchi, Tamosan (artifata)

                Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Tomoyo Tokura

                Shiho Katsumi, Reiko Mogi (ZACC)

                Koyo First INTERNATIONAL

                Kazuhiko Toyama, Junko Shimamura

                Kiyoshi ''Utsumizm'' Utsumi (to max inc.)

                Kazuki ''Mr.'' Okabe (prime direction inc.)

                Katsutaka ''Numatch'' Numakura (Nai''a. Inc)

                Jesse Oba (avex usa)

                Kenji Otsuka, Tomoyuki ''Johnny'' Murayama (avex trax)

                Kenichiro Hori, Shigeo Fujimoto

                Ryo ''Sports'' Tanaka (axev inc.)

                Kenji Ueda, Masahiro Muta

                Hamo Hamo Boys & Girls

                (jun kitagawa, tasukin, kane, hassy, muttor, kanako, natsuki)

  Special Thanks: All of you who participated this Album ... and you ♥'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/222
  names:
    en: avex trax
    ja: avex trax
    ja-latn: avex trax
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- link: org/2321
  names:
    en: avex Inc.
    ja: エイベックス株式会社
    ja-latn: avex Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
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- Series
products:
- names:
    en: My Little Chef
- names:
    en: THE BASEBALL 2002
- names:
    en: ayu ready?
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2002-12-18'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3059.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/100847?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/5720
  names:
    en: ayumi hamasaki
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://avex.jp/ayu/special/rainbow/
    name: ayumi hamasaki Director's Notes
  - link: https://avex.jp/ayu/discography/detail.php?id=1003360
    name: DISCOGRAPHY | ayumi hamasaki official website
