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first bloom is Tsubaki Factory's first album. It was released on November 14, 2018 in three editions: one regular and two limited.[1]

Limited Edition A includes a Blu-ray featuring all versions of their major single MVs, all indies single MVs, footage of CD jacket photoshoots, and TV spots. Limited Edition B includes a bonus CD featuring songs released in their indies period and Hello! Project song covers.[1]

After its release, it became the last album to feature sub-leader Ogata Risa.

Tracklist[]

CD[]

  1. Hatsukoi Sunrise
  2. Hyoumenchouryoku ~Surface Tension~ (表面張力〜Surface Tension〜)
  3. Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta
  4. Shuukatsu Sensation
  5. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~
  6. Kanousei no Concerto (可能性のコンチェルト; Concerto of Possibility)
  7. Shunrenka
  8. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai
  9. Kaerou Let's Go! (帰ろう レッツゴー!; Let's Go Home!)
  10. Just Try!
  11. Junjou cm
  12. Waratte
  13. Yuki no Planetarium (雪のプラネタリウム; Snow Planetarium)
  14. Uruwashi no Camellia
  15. Hana Moyou
  16. Teion Yakedo
  17. Happy Cracker (ハッピークラッカー)
  18. Furisake Mireba... (ふりさけみれば…; Looking Into the Distance)

Limited Edition B Bonus CD[]

Tsubaki Indies & Covers
  1. Hitorijime
  2. Kedakaku Sakihokore!
  3. Seishun Manmannaka!
  4. Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo (Moritaka Chisato cover)
  5. 17sai (Moritaka Chisato cover)
  6. Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru Hen~ (Peaberry cover)
  7. LET'S LIVE! (v-u-den cover)
  8. Jiriri Kiteru (Berryz Koubou cover)
  9. Tokai no Hitorigurashi (℃-ute cover)
  10. Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi (Berryz Koubou cover)
  11. ENDLESS YOUTH (Melon Kinenbi cover)

Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]

MV Clips Collection
  1. Hatsukoi Sunrise (Music Video)
  2. Hatsukoi Sunrise (Dance Shot Ver.)
  3. Hatsukoi Sunrise (Close-up Ver.)
  4. Just Try! (Music Video)
  5. Just Try! (Dance Shot Ver.)
  6. Just Try! (Close-up Ver.)
  7. Uruwashi no Camellia (Music Video)
  8. Uruwashi no Camellia (Dance Shot Ver.)
  9. Uruwashi no Camellia (Close-up Ver.)
  10. Shuukatsu Sensation (Music Video)
  11. Shuukatsu Sensation (Dance Shot Ver.)
  12. Shuukatsu Sensation (Close-up Ver.)
  13. Waratte (Music Video)
  14. Waratte (Dance Shot Ver.)
  15. Waratte (Close-up Ver.)
  16. Hana Moyou (Music Video)
  17. Hana Moyou (Dance Shot Ver.)
  18. Hana Moyou (Close-up Ver.)
  19. Teion Yakedo (Music Video)
  20. Teion Yakedo (Dance Shot Ver.)
  21. Teion Yakedo (Close-up Ver.)
  22. Shunrenka (Music Video)
  23. Shunrenka (Dance Shot Ver.)
  24. Shunrenka (Close-up Ver.)
  25. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ (Music Video)
  26. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ (Close-up Ver.)
  27. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ (Close-up Ver. II)
  28. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai (Music Video)
  29. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai (Dance Shot Ver.)
  30. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai (Close-up Ver.)
  31. Junjou cm (Music Video)
  32. Junjou cm (Dance Shot Ver.)
  33. Junjou cm (Close-up Ver.)
  34. Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta (Music Video)
  35. Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta (Dance Shot Ver.)
  36. Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta (Close-up Ver.)
  37. Seishun Manmannaka! (Music Video)
  38. Kedakaku Sakihokore! (Music Video)
  39. 17sai (Music Video)
  40. Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru Hen~ (Music Video)
  41. Hitorijime (Music Video)
  42. Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo (Music Video)
Bonus Footage 1
  1. Hatsukoi Sunrise (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  2. Just Try! (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  3. Uruwashi no Camellia (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  4. Shuukatsu Sensation (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  5. Shuukatsu Sensation (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  6. Waratte (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  7. Waratte (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  8. Hana Moyou (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  9. Hana Moyou (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  10. Teion Yakedo (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  11. Teion Yakedo (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  12. Shunrenka (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  13. Shunrenka (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  14. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  15. I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  16. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  17. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  18. Junjou cm (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  19. Junjou cm (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
  20. Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta (TV-SPOT 15 sec.)
  21. Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta (TV-SPOT 30 sec.)
Bonus Footage 2
  1. Jacket Satsuei Making (ジャケット撮影メイキング; Making of the CD Jacket Photoshoot)

Featured Members[]

TsubakiFactory-firstbloom

Tsubaki Factory promoting the album

TsubakiFactory-firstbloom2

Tsubaki Factory promoting the album

Album Information[]

Hyoumenchouryoku ~Surface Tension~
Kanousei no Concerto
  • Lyrics: Iijima Ken
  • Composition: n-buna
  • Arrangement: Sasaki "Kojiro" Takayuki
  • Drum: Aoyama Hideki[4]
Yuki no Planetarium
Kaerou Let's Go!
Happy Cracker
  • Lyrics and Composition: SHOCK EYE
  • Arrangement: Kusano Masashi
Furisake Mireba...

Performances[]

TV Performances[]

Hyoumenchouryoku ~Surface Tension~
Kanousei no Concerto
  • [2018.11.12] The Girls Live
Yuki no Planetarium
  • [2019.01.21] The Girls Live
Happy Cracker
  • [2018.12.24] The Girls Live

Concert Performances[]

Hyoumenchouryoku ~Surface Tension~
Kanousei no Concerto
Kaerou Let's Go!
Yuki no Planetarium
Happy Cracker
Furisake Mireba...

Event Performances[]

Kanousei no Concerto
Hyoumenchouryoku ~Surface Tension~
Happy Cracker
Furisake Mireba...

Chart Positions[]

Oricon Chart Positions[]

Daily & Weekly Ranking
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 4 8 7 4 7 11 6 16,139
- 21 - - - - - 63 1,228
- - - - - - - 117 570
- - - - - - - 179 377
- - - - - - - 221 303
Monthly Ranking
Year Month Month Rank Sales Ref
2018 November 22 17,937 [5]
Yearly Ranking
Year Year Rank Sales
2018 259 18,314

Total Reported Sales: 18,617*

Billboard Japan Top Album Sales[]

Week Rank Sales Ref
5 14,721 [6]
62 N/A [7]
60 N/A [8]

Total Reported Sales: 14,721*

Other Chart Rankings[]

Country Chart Highest
Position
Ref
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Billboard Japan Albums Sales (First Three Days) 5
(12,754)
[9]
Billboard Japan Hot Albums 7 [10]
Billboard Japan Top Download Albums 16 [11]

Trivia[]

  • The album was announced on The Girls Live on October 1, 2018.[12]
  • A month before the official announcement, information about the album including the correct release date and product codes were leaked on Twitter.[13]
  • "Hyoumenchouryoku ~Surface Tension~", written by Team Tobimatsu (Tobimatsu Koyu, Kamosori Makoto, Moribe Taiyo), was the runner-up song from Co-Write Battle held by music-ru TV in spring 2018.[14] The winning song would be released as J☆Dee'Z's eighth single,[15] but Team Tobimatsu lost to the other finalists.[16][17]
    • Earlier drafts of the song used the English title "Surface Tension" until Hyadain pointed out that it sounded like "service tenchou" (サービス店長; service store manager). Kodama Ameko, who was Team Tobimatsu's assistant lyricist, then changed it to "Hyoumenchouryoku" for the final draft.[16] When it was decided that Tsubaki Factory would release the song, the Japanese and English titles were both kept in the final title.[14][18]

Videos[]

Kaerou Let's Go! (Dance Practice)
Happy Cracker (Dance Practice)

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "つばきファクトリー 1stアルバム 11月14日(水)発売決定!!" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-10-02.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://twitter.com/kodamameko/status/1052914826723262464
  3. "つばきファクトリー「表面張力」楽器レコーディング" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2018-10-18.
  4. "つばきファクトリー「可能性のコンチェルト」楽器レコーディング" (in Japanese). Upcoming (via YouTube). 2018-11-21.
  5. https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2018-11/p/3/
  6. "【ビルボード】ヒプノシスマイクシリーズ最新作『MAD TRIGGER CREW VS 麻天狼』が72,984枚を売り上げ週間アルバム・セールス首位獲得" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-11-20.
  7. http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2018&month=12&day=3
  8. http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2018&month=12&day=10
  9. "【先ヨミ】ヒプノシスマイクシリーズ最新作『MAD TRIGGER CREW VS 麻天狼』が5.6万枚を売り上げ現在首位 超特急、刀剣男士が続く" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2018-11-16.
  10. http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2018&month=11&day=26
  11. http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2018&month=11&day=26
  12. https://twitter.com/chantake20/status/1046805517920817152
  13. https://twitter.com/maachelchii18/status/1038724973735567360
  14. 14.0 14.1 "コライトバトルから誕生した「表面張力~Surface Tension~」がつばきファクトリーの新曲に採用!" (in Japanese). music-ru TV. 2018-10-16.
  15. "専門学校生対抗!楽曲制作対決「コライトバトル」" (in Japanese). music-ru TV.
  16. 16.0 16.1 music-ru TV. TV Asahi. Broadcast: 2018-04-10.
  17. https://twitter.com/kodamameko/status/983491286475857921
  18. Asakura Kiki. "ついに、、!浅倉樹々" (in Japanese). Tsubaki Factory Official Blog. 2018-10-15.

Discography[]

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