Still a Sigure Virgin?

Still a Sigure Virgin?
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)
Recorded2010
Genre
Length37:10
LabelSony
Ling Tosite Sigure chronology
Just a Moment
(2009)
Still a Sigure Virgin?
(2010)
I'mperfect
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Still a Sigure Virgin? (stylised as still a Sigure virgin?) is Japanese rock band Ling Tosite Sigure's fourth studio album, released on September 22, 2010.[3][4]

Promotion

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In late January 2010, the band began a tour, titled after the first track on the album, "I Was Music." The tour spanned 26 dates, lasting until April 17,[5] however did not feature any new songs, other than "I Was Music."[6] The band also held a four date tour in England in May, featuring two performances at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, and two solo dates in London.[7] After the album's release, the band toured with a 13 date tour in Japan, Virgin Killer, from later October until early December.[8]

Several videos were released to music video channels in promotion of the album. In late March, a special studio live session, Superfinal Sadistic Tornado Vibes, was broadcast on Japanese music channel Space Shower, featuring several new songs from the album.[9] Two music videos were produced for the album, "I Was Music" and "Illusion Is Mine."[10] Daisuke Shimada directed "I Was Music,"[11] which was shot in a single take.[10] "Illusion Is Mine" was directed by Yasunori Kakegawa.[12]

Band member Pierre Nakano featured on the October 2010 cover of Rhythm & Drums Magazine, while 345 featured simultaneously on the October copy of Bass Magazine.[13]

Track listing

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All tracks written and composed by Toru "TK" Kitajima.[14]

No.TitleLength
1."I was music"3:09
2."Secret G" (シークレットG Shīkuretto Jī)4:10
3."Shandy" (シャンディ Shandi)4:30
4."this is is this?"4:22
5."a symmetry"4:51
6."eF"4:48
7."Can you kill a secret?"3:08
8."replica"4:09
9."illusion is mine"4:03
Total length:37:10

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[15] 1
Oricon weekly albums[16] 1

Reported sales

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Chart Sales
Oricon physical sales[17] 45,000

Release history

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Region Date Format
Japan September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)[4] CD
October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09)[18] Rental CD

References

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  1. ^ "Still a Sigure Virgin? - Ling Tosite Sigure Reviews". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Eremenko, Alexey. "Still a Sigure Virgin? - Ling Tosite Sigure Reviews". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Ling tosite sigure - still a Sigure virgin?". Ling tosite sigure official website.
  4. ^ a b "JBOOK: still a Sigure virgin?: 凛として時雨: CD" (in Japanese). JBook. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  5. ^ "凛として時雨、2010年ツアー<I was music>いよいよスタート" (in Japanese). Barks. January 20, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  6. ^ 凛として時雨、さいたまスーパーアリーナで全国ツアーを打ち上げ (in Japanese). Barks. April 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  7. ^ "凛として時雨、2010 UKライヴ・レポート" (in Japanese). Barks. May 25, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  8. ^ "凛として時雨、ニューアルバム「still a Sigure virgin?」" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 30, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  9. ^ 凛として時雨×スペシャ企画で新録ライブ映像を満喫 (in Japanese). Natalie. March 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "凛として時雨、2曲のMUSIC VIDEOをサイトジャック期間限定フルコーラス視聴実施" (in Japanese). Barks. September 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  11. ^ "凛として時雨 楽曲名 I was music" (in Japanese). Space Shower. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  12. ^ "凛として時雨 楽曲名 illusion is mine" (in Japanese). Space Shower. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  13. ^ 凛として時雨・ピエール中野&345雑誌表紙に単独登場 (in Japanese). Natalie. September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  14. ^ "凛として時雨 - still a Sigure virgin?". Discogs (in Japanese). 22 September 2010.
  15. ^ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  16. ^ 凛として時雨、デビュー5年目でアルバム初首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  17. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-28. (subscription only)
  18. ^ "still a Sigure virgin? /凛として時雨". Tsutaya. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
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