Gemini (stylized in promotional material as GEMINI) is the fourth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Alice Nine. The album was officially released on February 9, 2011.
Gemini was released in two formats: a limited edition with an exclusive DVD and a regular edition with an exclusive bonus track. The DVD included with the limited edition of the album features a music video for "Gemini 0: Eternal" and a making-of documentary for the music video. The album was preceded by two singles: "Senkō", released in August 2010, and "Stargazer:", released in November 2010.
The title of the album refers to a theme of "duality", particularly opposing elements such as light versus shadow and birth versus death. This theme is most prevalent in the trilogy of songs after which the album is named.
Contents
Track listing
All lyrics written by Shou. All tracks were produced by Hajime Okano, with the exception of "Senkō", which was produced by Alice Nine.
Standard edition
Limited edition
Personnel
Shou - vocals
Hiroto - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Tora - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Saga - bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, programming
Nao - drums
Tucky - engineer
Kenjiro Harigai - art direction, design
Hiroki Hayashi - design
Hitoshi Hiruma - engineer
Keita Joko - engineer
Tomoka Konagaya - artwork coordination
Ai Maehara - artwork management
Susumu Miyawaki - photography
Mizuo Miura - engineer
Koji Morimoto - engineer
Hajime Okano - arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer, tambourine
Yuya Saito - engineer
Yasuaki "V" Shindo - engineer
Shinpei Yamada - engineer
Reception
Gemini peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for three weeks. The album is their highest Oricon ranking release to date.