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$750,000 (''The Next Installment'') Total: $4 million | gross = }} ''Trapped in the Closet'' is a rap opera by American R&B singer R. Kelly, which currently consists of 33 "chapters" released from 2005 to 2012. Written and produced by Kelly, the series tells a story of a one-night stand which sets off a chain of events, gradually revealing a greater web of lies, sex, and deceit. The music follows a distinct E major pattern, and most chapters of the story feature the same melodic theme. ==Background== The first five chapters of ''Trapped in the Closet'' originally appeared as the final tracks on Kelly's album ''TP.3 Reloaded''. R. Kelly wrote and produced all five chapters, and they were recorded by Andy Gallas. The first chapter was released as the lead single from the album in 2005 by Jive Records. Kelly and Jive Records promoted the songs by releasing each of the first five chapters to radio stations one at a time. Following the success and popularity of the ''Trapped in the Closet'' song series, R. Kelly lip synched a "new chapter" at an appearance at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. In November 2005, Jive Records released a DVD titled ''Trapped in the Closet'', which included seven new chapters in addition to the first five from ''TP.3 Reloaded'', bringing the total number of chapters to twelve. The material previewed by Kelly at the MTV Video Music Awards revealed an early version of some parts of the twelfth chapter in the series. Nearly two years later, in August 2007, Kelly and Jive released ten more chapters on another ''Trapped in the Closet'' DVD. These ten chapters were also shown on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) and were also streamed on IFC's Web site. The release of the DVD brought the series to a total of 22 chapters. Kelly has stated that more chapters would be written and released. In December 2007, the first 22 chapters were released in a DVD entitled ''The Big Package'', which also includes a "commentary remix" featuring a preview of chapter 23. On December 21, 2011, Kelly told TMZ that he had written thirty-two more chapters, and was seeking investors in order to continue the saga.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=R. Kelly: I've Written 32 New Chapters of 'Trapped In The Closet' )〕 IFC announced in October 2012 that it would show new chapters of ''Trapped in the Closet'' on November 23, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=R. Kelly's 'Trapped In A Closet' Series Returns On Black Friday )〕 Kelly has described the entire series as a "hip hopera", saying, "It's now too long to be called a song."〔 ()〕 When asked about the writing of the song, Kelly stated: "I don't know how to explain how I wrote it. It just keeps rhyming and rhyming." He has also stated that ''Trapped in the Closet'' seems to have taken on "a life, mind and body of its own", and has called the series an "alien". 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「Trapped in the Closet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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