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}} ''Fight'' (stylized as ''FIGHT'') is the fifth studio album released by the Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. ''Fight'' was announced on September 8, 2011 as a new untitled album. On October 17, 2011, its release date and title were announced.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=関ジャニ∞のアルバムに怒髪天、スキマ、ケツメら曲提供 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=関ジャニ∞アルバム詳細判明、中村達也＆KenKenも参加 )〕 There were three versions of this release: a 2 Disc regular edition and two CD+DVD limited editions. The first press release of the regular edition contains 7 trading cards while limited editions A and B contain a 48 page photo book.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=関ジャニ∞ - IMPERIAL RECORDS )〕 It was released on November 16, 2011. This album marked one year and three weeks since the release of their previous album, ''8 Uppers''. Production for ''Fight'' began with the announcement of a triple single release along the course of three months: "T.W.L/Yellow Pansy Street", "My Home", "365 Nichi Kazoku". These singles served as the theme songs for a movie and two television dramas. Another single, "Tsubusa ni Koi", was released in August 2011. All, of which, were commercial successes. ''Fight'' is a pop/rock-oriented album that incorporates elements of dance, R&B, ska and other genres to fill out the overall production. The album uses several instruments such as horns, drums, guitars, strings, and synthesizers. Kanjani Eight worked with several songwriters over the course of the album's production such as KenKen of RIZE, Yujin Kitagawa of Yuzu, and Sukimaswitch. They provided their own original material for the solo disc that came with the regular edition. Commercially, ''Fight'' was a success, debuting at number one on the Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly charts. The album went on to be the twenty-first top sold album of 2011 on the Oricon and twenty-third on the Billboard Japan charts, respectively. ==Background and development== For ''Fight'', several songs from the album were penned by top artists in the Japanese songwriting world, such as KenKen of RIZE, Yujin Kitagawa of Yuzu, Sukimaswitch and many others. Shota Yasuda, who is a member of Kanjani Eight, was also given the opportunity to write a song for the album. Takeshi, known for writing several Johnny's songs over the years, again returned to write for this album. Rock'A'Trench also returned from previously working 8Uppers to provide for the album as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=関ジャニ∞アルバム詳細判明、中村達也＆KenKenも参加 )〕 As with their previous albums, Kanjani Eight also worked on their own solo material. For this time around, the solo disc that came with the regular edition of ''Fight'' contained two unit songs and two solos. Ryo Nishikido and Subaru Shibutani wrote the lyrics to their solo pieces, "Ah" and "Scarecrow", while Nishikido also composed his own music. Shibutani also took charge for a good portion of the song's overall production. Shota Yasuda wrote the lyrics and composed the music for his unit piece with Tadayoshi Ohkura and Shingo Murakami, titled "Yoru na Yoru na ☆ Yō NIGHT". Ohkura and Murakami also helped in the production. Ryuhei Maruyama and You Yokoyama were the only two that did not compose anything for their own song but assisted with the production. Upon wrapping up production, ''Fight'' was announced in September 2011 and song credits were released in October. The album dropped on November 14, 2011 with "Monjai Beat" becoming the support track for the album's release.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=関ジャニ∞のアルバムに怒髪天、スキマ、ケツメら曲提供 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=関ジャニ∞アルバム詳細判明、中村達也＆KenKenも参加 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fight (Kanjani Eight album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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