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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Ze-Chyou Syuu
| Name = Ze-Chyou Syuu
| Type = cover
| Type = ep
| Artist = [[Ringo Sheena]]
| Artist = [[Ringo Sheena]]
| Cover = Sheena-Zetchoshu.jpg
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== Background ==
== Background ==
''Ze-Chyou Syuu'' contains the live performances of her "Ecstasy Tour" series mainly. Each CD records the performance by three different bands. Though listed as a single by Toshiba EMI, it was handled as an album by [[Oricon]] because of the special format of 3CD set and took the first place 1st in the album chart. The reason why she released this work as not one album but three pieces of singles' collection is the result of the contract contents with her and Toshiba EMI.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} She had signed with EMI the contract of releasing CD of the fixed quantity which is within a fixed period of time.


After releasing her debut album ''[[Muzai Moratorium]]'' in February 1999, she toured the album on her six date ''Senkō Ecstasy'' tour in April 1999, with her band [[Gyakutai Glykogen]].<ref name="senko-dates">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_01/schedule.htm | title=日程 |trans_title=Schedule |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140513124252/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_01/schedule.htm |year=1999 |archivedate=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name="senko-setlist">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_01/song.htm | title=曲目 |trans_title=Song Order |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140513124703/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_01/song.htm |year=1999 |archivedate=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref> After finishing the tour, Sheena recorded her second album ''[[Shōso Strip]]''.<ref name="Rat-Shoso">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/rat/013/013_1.htm | title=「無罪モラトリアム」から「勝訴ストリップ」へ！3月31日待望のセカンドアルバムリリース！ |trans_title=From Muzai Moratorium to Shoso Strip! Her awaited second album released on March 31 |author=Ken Tsuda | journal=RAT: Shena Ringo News Paper |publisher=Universal | language=Japanese |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140504054156/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/rat/013/013_1.htm |year=2000 |archivedate=May 4, 2014 | accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref> After the recording sessions were finished, Sheena embarked on the four date ''Manabiya Ecstasy'' tour performed with [[Tensai Präparat]] in November, in which Sheena toured university campuses: [[Tokai University]]'s Shonan Capus in [[Hiratsuka, Kanagawa]], [[Showa Women's University]] in Tokyo, [[Seinan Gakuin University]] in Fukuoka and [[Ritsumeikan University]] in Kyoto.<ref name="Manabiya-dates">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_02/schedule.htm | title=日程 |trans_title=Schedule |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140524041827/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_02/schedule.htm |year=2000 |archivedate=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref>
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== Contents ==
Disc1 contains three songs from "{{nihongo|[[Gekokujō Xstasy]]|下剋上エクスタシー|Usurpation Ecstasy}}" tour. The song "Yattsuke Shigoto" was the main promotional single from the release, and a studio version was recorded on her album ''[[Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana]]'' (2003). In 2006, it was covered by [[:ja:ケラリーノ・サンドロヴィッチ|Kera]] and the Synthesizers on their third album ''Tonari no Onna''.


After the singles "[[Honnō (Ringo Sheena song)|Honnō]]" (1999), "[[Gips]]" (2000) and "[[Tsumi to Batsu]]" (2000), Sheena released ''Shōso Strip'' on March 31, 2000. It was a great success, being certified for two million copies shipped to stores by the [[RIAJ]].<ref name="RIAJ-jun2000">{{cite journal |title=GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年4月度 |trans_title=Gold Albums, and other certified works. April 2000 Edition |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200006.pdf |format=PDF | journal=The Record |type=Bulletin |language=Japanese |location=[[Chūō, Tokyo]] |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] |publication-date=June 10, 2000 |volume=487 |page=8 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130922103708/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200006.pdf |archivedate=September 22, 2013 |accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> From April to June, Sheena embarked on her 16 date third national tour, ''[[Gekokujō Xstasy]]'', starting in [[Utsunomiya, Tochigi]] and finishing in [[Morioka, Iwate]].<ref name="Gekokujo-dates">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_03/schedule.htm | title=日程 |trans_title=Schedule |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140513130854/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_03/schedule.htm |year=2000 |archivedate=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref> In June and July, Sheena quickly toured again, with a band called [[Hatsuiku Status: Gokiritsu Japon|Hatsuiku Status]].<ref name="hatsuiku-dates">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_04/schedule.htm | title=日程 |trans_title=Schedule |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140524043907/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_04/schedule.htm |year=2000 |archivedate=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref> The band performed secret lives and did not announce Sheena was a member.
Disc2 was due to collect three songs from "{{nihongo|Manabiya Ecstasy|学舎エクスタシー|School Ecstasy}}".
But, she decided to re-record in studio instead of live performance because she wasn't pleased with that.


"So Cold," "Mellow" and "Fukō Jiman" were first performed at November 2, 1999 at Tokai University's Shonan Campus.<ref name="manabiya-setlist">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_02/song.htm | title=曲目 |trans_title=Song Order |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140513130225/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_02/song.htm |year=1999 |archivedate=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref> "Yattsuke Shigoto" and "Gamble" were first performed on April 17, 2000 on the first date of the ''Gekokujō Xstasy'' tour.<ref name="gekokujo-setlist">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_03/song.htm | title=曲目 |trans_title=Song Order |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140513130943/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/data/live_03/song.htm |year=2000 |archivedate=May 13, 2014 | accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref> "Onaji Yoru," a song originally appearing on ''Muzai Moratorium'' (1999), was first performed on April 1, 1999, on the first date of her ''Senkō Ecstasy'' tour in Fukuoka.<ref name="senko-dates"/><ref name="senko-setlist"/> The Hatsuiku Status songs were all brand new, and had not been performed before their June and July 2000 tour.
Disc3 contains three songs from secret live tour "{{nihongo|[[Hatsuiku Status Gokiritsu Japon]]|発育ステータス 御起立ジャポン|Growth Status Stand Up Japan}}".

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== Concept ==
[[Image:SheenaZCSposter.jpg|thumb|left|160px|A promotional poster for ''Ze-Chyou Syuu'', showing Sheena with a headache and the medicine concept.]]

The box set was created to look like a medicine case. As the set was composed of 8cm singles, Sheena thought back to the 1980s, the era of 8cm singles and thought of idol [[Hiroko Mita]], who had appeared on many posters for medical products, acting as if her stomach or head hurt. So for the promotional posters, Sheena stood with her head or stomach in pain, with the ''Ze-Chyou Syuu'' case advertised on top, as if it were medicine.<ref name="2000shinjitsu-ZCSOricon">{{cite web | url=http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/fullten/03/index_j.htm | title=2000年の真実 『絶頂集』オリコン1位に関して |trans_title=The Real Thing (2000) About Ze-Chyou Syuu's Oricon number 1 |author=Toshiba EMI |publisher=Universal |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140524034923/http://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/15th/special/saga/fullten/03/index_j.htm |year=2000 |archivedate=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=May 24, 2014}}</ref>

The set is composed of three 8cm CDs, each featuring a performance from a different band. Disc 1 features performances by Gyakutai Glykogen from ''[[Gekokujō Xstasy]]''. Disc 2 is a collection of studio recordings with Tensai Präparat. Sheena intended for these to be live recordings from their ''Manabiya Tour'', but as the sound quality was not what she wanted, she decided to re-record them.{{cn|date=May 2014}} Disc 3 contains three songs from the ''Hatsuiku Status: Gokiritsu Japon'' tour.

Two of the songs were given [[mojibake]] titles in the ''Ze-Chyou Syuu'' booklet: "Onaji Yoru" was written as {{nihongo|Jｪﾁ~ｯじo？ｳ,}}, and "So Cold" as {{nihongo|喪@CINコ瑠ヲュWァ,}}.

== Promotion ==

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"Yattsuke Shigoto" from given a music video to promote the release. It was shot on the day of the [[dress rehearsal#Rehearsal in theatre|dress rehearsal]] of the one-night stand live ''[[Zazen Ecstasy]]'' performed at ''Kaho Theater'' of [[Iizuka-shi|Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka]] in 2000.{{cn|date=May 2014}} All [[Extra (actor)|extras]] playing spectators in the theater were her fans, and they were chosen from her fans who drew a blank in the lottery of the live ticket. The parody of the news report of the various countries in the world at the beginning is used as the introduction part of the music of different arrangement recorded in her third album ''[[Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana]]'' (2003).{{cn|date=May 2014}} In 2006, "Yattsuke Shigoto" was covered by [[:ja:ケラリーノ・サンドロヴィッチ|Kera]] and the Synthesizers on their third album ''Tonari no Onna''.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| length2 = 5:31


| title3 = Jｪﾁ~ｯじo？ｳ, {{nihongo|Onaji Yoru|同じ夜|Ordinary Night}}<ref name="garbled characters">She made the title garbled purposely.</ref>
| title3 = Jｪﾁ~ｯじo？ｳ, {{nihongo|Onaji Yoru|同じ夜|Ordinary Night}}
| length3 = 5:30
| length3 = 5:30
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| title3 = 喪@CINコ瑠ヲュWァ, {{nihongo|So Cold|喪 興瑠怒(仮)| }}<ref name="garbled characters"/>
| title3 = 喪@CINコ瑠ヲュWァ, {{nihongo|So Cold|喪 興瑠怒(仮)| }}
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* Yasunobu Torii (from Panicsmile, Gaji) - electric bass guitar
* Yasunobu Torii (from Panicsmile, Gaji) - electric bass guitar
* Yuka Yoshimura (of [[:ja:CATSUOMATICDEATH|Catsuomaticdeath]], [[Metalchicks]], ex-[[DMBQ]], [[:ja:DMBQ#概要|ex-Hydro-Guru]], ex-[[OOIOO]], ex-Mensu) - Drums
* Yuka Yoshimura (of [[:ja:CATSUOMATICDEATH|Catsuomaticdeath]], [[Metalchicks]], ex-[[DMBQ]], [[:ja:DMBQ#概要|ex-Hydro-Guru]], ex-[[OOIOO]], ex-Mensu) - Drums

== Music video ==
;Yattsuke Shigoto
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:This [[music video|promotional video]] was made later according to the sound recorded in "Gekokujou Ecstasy tour." It was shot on the day of the [[dress rehearsal#Rehearsal in theatre|dress rehearsal]] of the one-night stand live "Zazen Ecstasy" performed at ''Kaho theater'' of [[Iizuka-shi|Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka]] in 2000. All [[Extra (actor)|extras]] playing spectators in the theater were her fans, and they were chosen from her fans who drew a blank in the lottery of the live ticket. The parody of the news report of the various countries in the world at the beginning is used as the introduction part of the music of different arrangement recorded in the 3rd album "Karuki Zamen Kuri no Hana" released later.
* Cast & Performance - Gyakutai Glycogen


== Notes and references ==
== Notes and references ==

Revision as of 05:27, 24 May 2014

Untitled

Ze-Chyou Syuu (絶頂集, Zetchōshū, "The Acme Collection") is a collection of 3 mini-CDs by Ringo Sheena. It was released on September 13, 2000 by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. The RIAJ certified Ze-Chyou Syuu as a gold certified album for 200,000 copies shipped.[1]

Background

After releasing her debut album Muzai Moratorium in February 1999, she toured the album on her six date Senkō Ecstasy tour in April 1999, with her band Gyakutai Glykogen.[2][3] After finishing the tour, Sheena recorded her second album Shōso Strip.[4] After the recording sessions were finished, Sheena embarked on the four date Manabiya Ecstasy tour performed with Tensai Präparat in November, in which Sheena toured university campuses: Tokai University's Shonan Capus in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Showa Women's University in Tokyo, Seinan Gakuin University in Fukuoka and Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto.[5]

After the singles "Honnō" (1999), "Gips" (2000) and "Tsumi to Batsu" (2000), Sheena released Shōso Strip on March 31, 2000. It was a great success, being certified for two million copies shipped to stores by the RIAJ.[6] From April to June, Sheena embarked on her 16 date third national tour, Gekokujō Xstasy, starting in Utsunomiya, Tochigi and finishing in Morioka, Iwate.[7] In June and July, Sheena quickly toured again, with a band called Hatsuiku Status.[8] The band performed secret lives and did not announce Sheena was a member.

"So Cold," "Mellow" and "Fukō Jiman" were first performed at November 2, 1999 at Tokai University's Shonan Campus.[9] "Yattsuke Shigoto" and "Gamble" were first performed on April 17, 2000 on the first date of the Gekokujō Xstasy tour.[10] "Onaji Yoru," a song originally appearing on Muzai Moratorium (1999), was first performed on April 1, 1999, on the first date of her Senkō Ecstasy tour in Fukuoka.[2][3] The Hatsuiku Status songs were all brand new, and had not been performed before their June and July 2000 tour.

Concept

A promotional poster for Ze-Chyou Syuu, showing Sheena with a headache and the medicine concept.

The box set was created to look like a medicine case. As the set was composed of 8cm singles, Sheena thought back to the 1980s, the era of 8cm singles and thought of idol Hiroko Mita, who had appeared on many posters for medical products, acting as if her stomach or head hurt. So for the promotional posters, Sheena stood with her head or stomach in pain, with the Ze-Chyou Syuu case advertised on top, as if it were medicine.[11]

The set is composed of three 8cm CDs, each featuring a performance from a different band. Disc 1 features performances by Gyakutai Glykogen from Gekokujō Xstasy. Disc 2 is a collection of studio recordings with Tensai Präparat. Sheena intended for these to be live recordings from their Manabiya Tour, but as the sound quality was not what she wanted, she decided to re-record them.[citation needed] Disc 3 contains three songs from the Hatsuiku Status: Gokiritsu Japon tour.

Two of the songs were given mojibake titles in the Ze-Chyou Syuu booklet: "Onaji Yoru" was written as error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), and "So Cold" as error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help).

Promotion

"Yattsuke Shigoto" from given a music video to promote the release. It was shot on the day of the dress rehearsal of the one-night stand live Zazen Ecstasy performed at Kaho Theater of Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka in 2000.[citation needed] All extras playing spectators in the theater were her fans, and they were chosen from her fans who drew a blank in the lottery of the live ticket. The parody of the news report of the various countries in the world at the beginning is used as the introduction part of the music of different arrangement recorded in her third album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana (2003).[citation needed] In 2006, "Yattsuke Shigoto" was covered by Kera and the Synthesizers on their third album Tonari no Onna.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ringo Sheena; all music is composed by Ringo Sheena unless otherwise noted. All songs arranged and played by each band

Disc1: Gyakutai Glycogen
No.TitleLength
1."Yattsuke Shigoto (やっつけ仕事, Rush Job)"3:29
2."Gamble (ギャンブル, Gamble)"5:31
3."Jｪﾁ~ｯじo？ｳ, Onaji Yoru (同じ夜, Ordinary Night)"5:30
Total length:14:34
Disc2: Tensai Praeparat
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Mellow (メロウ)"Makoto Totani and Ringo Sheena[12]5:54
2."Fukō Jiman (不幸自慢, Unhappy Pride)[13]" 2:25
3."喪@CINコ瑠ヲュWァ, So Cold (喪 興瑠怒(仮))" 3:05
Total length:11:25
Disc3: Hatsuiku Status
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Fukurande kichatta (膨らんできちゃった, It Expanded)" 2:06
2."Hai Hai (はいはい, Crawling)"Ringo Sheena and Hisako Tabuchi2:34
3."Kougousei (光合成, Photosynthesis)" 3:41
Total length:8:22

Credits and personnel

Disc1: Gyakutai Glycogen (虐待グリコゲン, Abuse Glycogen)

Disc2: Tensai Praeparat (天才プレパラート, Genius Praeparat)

  • Ringo Sheena - vocals, electric guitar
  • Makoto Totani (from Milk Crown, Thinners) - electric guitar
  • Eikichi Iwai - electric bass guitar, theremin
  • Hisashi Nishikawa (he is Sheena’s friend and an amateur) - Drums

Disc3: Hatsuiku Status (発育ステータス, Growth Status)

Notes and references

  1. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年9月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 492. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. November 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Toshiba EMI (1999). "日程". Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Toshiba EMI (1999). "曲目". Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Ken Tsuda (2000). "「無罪モラトリアム」から「勝訴ストリップ」へ！3月31日待望のセカンドアルバムリリース！". RAT: Shena Ringo News Paper (in Japanese). Universal. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Toshiba EMI (2000). "日程". Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; May 24, 2014 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年4月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 487. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Toshiba EMI (2000). "日程". Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Toshiba EMI (2000). "日程". Universal. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Toshiba EMI (1999). "曲目". Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Toshiba EMI (2000). "曲目". Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Toshiba EMI (2000). "2000年の真実 『絶頂集』オリコン1位に関して". Universal. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Ringo Sheena added words to the music which Totani, the guitarist, brought to the band.
  13. ^ She replaced "Fuck off G-men" with the Japanese words of the similar sound.
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