Generation Ex (album)

Generation Ex, stylized as GENERATION EX, is the second studio album by Japanese boy band Generations from Exile Tribe, released on February 18, 2015. The album contains three previously released singles — "Never Let You Go", "Always With You", and "Sing It Loud"— all of which achieved positions within the top three on the Oricon weekly singles chart.

Generation Ex
Studio album by Generations from Exile Tribe
Released	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	J-pop
Length	52:48
Language	Japanese
Label	Rhythm Zone
Producer	Exile Hiro, Masato Matsuura
Generations from Exile Tribe chronology
Generations (2013) Generation Ex (2015) Speedster (2016)
Singles from Generation Ex
"Never Let You Go" Released: April 23, 2014 "Always With You" Released: September 3, 2014 "Sing It Loud" Released: January 25, 2015

The album debuted at the number one spot on the Oricon weekly album chart, moving over 64,000 copies in its first week, 15,000 more than their first album "Generations". This is the group's second consecutive album since debut to reach the top of the chart.^[1] Generation Ex also received the Gold certification for the month of February by RIAJ for shipping over 100,000 copies.^[2]

Release

Generation Ex is Generations' second album, released approximately 1 year and 4 months since their eponymous debut album. The album contains 13 tracks, 7 of which are new and the remaining from previous singles. The DVD and Blu-ray editions contain a special 60-minute documentary of the group.^[3] First-press limited editions of the DVD and Blu-ray editions also come with a 60-page photobook.

The album is released in 3 editions: a CD-only edition;^[4] a CD and DVD edition;^[5] and a CD and Blu-ray edition.^[6]

Promotion

The singles contained in the album were all released prior. Released as the first single on April 23, 2014, "Never Let You Go" peaked at number two on the Oricon weekly singles chart.^[7] The second single "Always With You" was released on September 3, 2014, peaking at number three on the weekly Oricon singles chart.^[8] In 2015, "Sing It Loud" was released as the third single on 25 January, less than one month before the release of "Generation Ex". It peaked at number three on the weekly Oricon singles chart as well.^[9]

Despite being a single by itself, "Sing It Loud" is promoted as the album's lead track. Generations went on Music Station on February 27, 2015, to perform the song as promotion for the album.^[10] The group will also embark on a Japan nationwide tour and world tour following the release of the album.

Track listing

CD track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Sing It Loud"	Amon Hayashi for Digz Inc Group	Zetton, Shikata, Chris Hope, J Faith	4:26
2.	"Everlasting"	Haruka Mizuguchi for Digz Inc Group	Ryosuke Tanaka	4:57
3.	"Higher"	Maria Okada	Sky Beatz, Fast Lane, Chris Hope, J Faith	4:03
4.	"Always With You"	Haruka Mizuguchi	Sky Beatz, Fast Lane	3:45
5.	"My Only Love"	Maria Okada	Fast Lane, Tesung Kim, Casper	4:23
6.	"Pump It"	Amon Hayashi for Digz Inc Group	Sky Beatz, Shikata, Chris Hope, J Faith	4:05
7.	"Revolver"	P.O.S.	Sky Beatz, Shikata, Chris Hope	4:05
8.	"Think Of You"	Maria Okada	Hikari, Sirius, Big-F	3:50
9.	"Never Let You Go"	Maria Okada	Sky Beatz, Fast Lane, Chris Hope, J Faith	4:12
10.	"Make It Real"	P.O.S.	Zetton, Fast Lane, Chris Hope, J Faith	3:28
11.	"I Remember"	Ryuto Kazuhara	Fast Lane, Chris Hope, J Faith	3:45
12.	"Story"	Ryota Katayose	Sirius, Jonas Zekkari, Gabriel Alares, Big-F	3:47
13.	"Hana (花)"	Orange Range	Orange Range	4:09
Total length:				52:48

DVD / Blu-ray disc track list

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Never Let You Go" (Music Video)	Shigeaki Kubo	4:44
2.	"Always With You" (Music Video)	Shigeaki Kubo	5:25
3.	"Sing It Loud" (Music Video)	Shigeaki Kubo	4:46
4.	"Generations Document Movie"	Masaki Kobayashi	56:41
Total length:			71:36

Charts

Chart	Peak	Sales
Japan Oricon Weekly Chart	1	64,429[11]
Japan Oricon Monthly Chart	5	72,551[12]
Billboard Japan Top Albums	1[13]	__

References

1. "【オリコン】GENERATIONS、アルバム2作連続1位" [(Oricon) Generations gets 1st place for their 2nd consecutive album] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
2. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2014年2月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2014)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. "GENERATIONS、ニューアルバムの収録内容が明らかに" [Generations reveals the contents of their new album] (in Japanese). MTV Japan. January 26, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
4. "Amazon.co.jp: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE : GENERATION EX - 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
5. "Amazon.co.jp: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE : GENERATION EX (CD+DVD) - 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
6. "Amazon.co.jp: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE : GENERATION EX (CD+Blu-ray Disc) - 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
7. "週間　CDシングルランキング 2014年05月05日付（2014年04月21日～2014年04月27日）" [Weekly CD Single Ranking dated 2014/05/05 (Count period: 2014/04/21-2014/04/27)] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 5, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
8. "週間　CDシングルランキング 2014年09月15日付（2014年09月01日～2014年09月07日）" [Weekly CD Single Ranking dated 2014/09/15 (Count period: 2014/09/01-2014/09/07)] (in Japanese). Oricon. September 15, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
9. "週間　CDシングルランキング 2015年02月09日付（2015年01月26日～2015年02月01日）" [Weekly CD Single Ranking dated 2014/02/09 (Count period: 2015/01/26-2015/02/01)] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
10. "出演者ラインアップーテレビ朝日 ミュージックステーション" [TV Asahi Music Station: Appearance Lineup] (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
11. "週間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年03月02日付（2015年02月16日～2015年02月22日）" [Weekly CD Album Ranking dated 2015/03/02 (Count period: 2015/02/16-2015/02/22)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
12. "月間　CDアルバムランキング 2015年02月度" [Monthly CD Album Ranking for 2015/02] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
13. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Charts Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 27, 2015.