Real Face
"Real Face" is a song written by Shikao Suga, Joker, Tak Matsumoto and Chokkaku for the debut single and debut album of the Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN. It was released on March 22, 2006, and debuted on the Oricon daily and weekly singles charts at number 1 where it stayed on the latter for 3 weeks. The song would eventually sell over a million copies by the end of 2006 and was named Japan's best-selling single of the year.
Song information
There are two different versions of the song in KAT-TUN's discography. The single version is not the same song on Best of KAT-TUN which is named "Real Face #1" and features a different arrangement. "Real Face #1" was used as the theme song to band member Junnosuke Taguchi's drama two-part television movie, Happy!, aired by TBS on April 7, 2006 and December 26, 2006 respectively.
Release and promotion
The single was released in two pressings - a normal edition containing the instrumental versions of all the songs released in this single and six limited editions containing the three songs with a music video of the single focusing on each respective member. As such, there are seven different covers. It was part of a tripartite release by the group and became available in stores on the same day as KAT-TUN's debut album, Best of KAT-TUN, and the tie-in DVD for the single, Real Face Film. All three releases were also available as a box set which has since gone out of print.
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Real Face
by: Kat-tungiri giri de itsumo ikite itai kara
saa omoi (omoi) kiri buchi yaburou
riaru wo te ni ireru n' da
ore ga hasuraa KID kore hatasu dake
koe karasu wake koerareru ka Dis
sore wa dare da? Ha-Ha ore wa JOKER
Doop na Rhyme de naki dasu jou chan
machi ni matta kore ga ore no Show Time
soudai kimero All Night
yabame na FLOW de waki dasu jounai
West Side East Side agero Hands up!
asufaruto wo keri tobashite
taikutsu na yoru ni doroppu kikku shita tsumori
subete karaburi...
tekitoo na nori de bakkurete
arienee uso narabetatte
sekai kaerare ya shinai...
yume wo kataru furi shitereba
(J.O.K.E.R K.O geki ni naru)
nanka otona ni nareru ki ga shite
(Ai-Yo keihou narase kazase te wo)
shita uchi wo shita
(teichou ni yobe yo)
giri giri de itsumo ikite itai kara
Ah koko wo ima tobi dashite yukou ze
kono namida nageki mirai e no step
saa omoi kiri buchi yaburou
(To go through fire and water)
riaru wo te ni ireru n' da
(The low of the jungle, So we never lost)
atarashii shatsu nigi sutete
zubu nure ni natta kayoubi wo
waraitakya waraeba ii
ame agari nureta teibou de
hajimete kimi ni tsuita uso wa
ima mo kawaicha inai
warui kedo kashikoku wa nai sa
(Sneaker, Speaker, Diva, kokono Key Right?)
kitto atama yori kokoro de
(Big Star, East Side, West Side, ore no Big Time)
kangaeru taipu
(teiou te wo agero sawage harabakku)
giza giza de kiba wo muki dashi nagara
Ah oreru Start Dash de yuku n' da
kono chikai dekai sekai no saki e
saa mugen koete ikou
(time lost can't be recalled)
riaru wo mitsuke ni ikou
(Faith come move mountain)
(J-O-K-E-R Yeah wake up, wake up, make up samero sainou
Play back, make bounce teiban kowashi Shine on)
giri giri de itsumo ikite itai kara
Ah koko wo ima tobi dashite yukou ze
kono namida nageki mirai e no step
saa omoi kiri buchi yaburou
(Failure teaches success, So I wanna believe)
riaru wo te ni ireru n' da
(The die is cast, So we have to go)
ore ga hasuraa KID kore hatasu dake
koe karasu wake koerareru ka Dis
sore wa dare da? Ha-Ha ore wa JOKER
Doop na Rhyme de naki dasu jou chan
machi ni matta kore ga ore no Show Time
soudai kimero All Night
yabame na FLOW de waki dasu jounai