Color Bars (EP)

Untitled

Color Bars (カラーバー) is the sixth and final studio album by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, released on January 18, 2012.

The first press edition is a cardboard sleeve.

Outline

This "mini album", intended to be the band's final studio release, includes one song written by each band member, including Toshiki Hata's first composition for the band and the first time Seiji Kameda wrote lyrics for his own song. In addition, the lead vocals on Kai Horror Dust and Hontou no Tokoro were provided by the songs' respective composers rather than Ringo Shiina. As in Dai Hakken, each song title is made up of seven characters.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Konya wa Karasawagi (今夜はから騒ぎ, Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien)"	Ringo Shiina	Ringo Shiina	3:42
2.	"Kai horādasuto (怪ホラーダスト, Horror Dust)"	Ichiyō Izawa	Ichiyō Izawa	3:40
3.	"Taimu Kapuseru (タイムカプセル, Time Capsule)"	Seiji Kameda	Ringo Shiina	4:17
4.	"sa_i_ta (ｓａ＿ｉ＿ｔａ, bloomed)"	Ukigumo	Ukigumo & Ringo Shiina	5:29
5.	"Honto no tokoro (Honto no tokoro)"	Toshiki Hata	Toshiki Hata (drums: Ringo Shiina)	4:12
Total length:				21:20

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	Debut sales	Sales total	Chart run
18 January 2012	Oricon Daily Charts	1	26,287	108,256	9 weeks
	Weekly Chart	2	78,318
	Monthly Chart	5	98,098
	Yearly Chart (2012)