KAMIJO best-of album "MASTERPIECE" release


MASTERPIECE
2025/07/09

3CD+DVD (LP size)
3CD

38 songs.

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38?! God damn!!

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That’s a lot. This coincides with him getting his visa and moving to LA. I wonder if this is his way of closing chapter before going into another direction.

I remember he wanted to work on movie soundtracks in LA. I wonder if he’ll leave his musical act behind or drop his aristocrat vampire persona. Feels likely.

I also wonder how much he’ll be charging to this. almost 40 songs is a lot.

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I am sucker for anything Kamijo, so I will probably end up getting this even if it is real expensive :joy:

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re record songs ?

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we’ll know when they publish the traklist but I doubt any of Kamijo’s solo stuff would need to be reworked, I think everything sounds pretty great.

He could do a massive remix of the Syphony of the Vampire song so they are all seamlessly integrated into one single track but I think that mini is so well done that it kinda achieves that preserving access to each individual song so I really can’t think of any tweaks he could do really.

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Dont forget… he need sell a lot! Move and live in LA isnt cheap, mainly now…

Still against his decision!

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I imagine and hope something like that !

  1. Louis
  2. Gensou Trianon
  3. Moulin rouge
  4. Tresor
  5. Yamiyo no lion
  6. Unmei
  7. Presto
  8. Sacrifice of Allegro
  9. Throne
  10. Death parade
  11. Tsuioku no mon amour
  12. Imperial concerto
  13. Bara wa utsukushiku chiru
  14. Royal blood
  15. Mademoiselle
  16. Castrato
  17. Nosferatu
  18. Vampire rock star
  19. Mystery
  20. Sang 1
  21. Sang 2
  22. Sang 3
  23. Habsburg
  24. Shadow of oscar
  25. Symbol of the dragon
  26. Crimson family
  27. Beautiful rock’ roll
  28. Behind the mask
  29. Persona grata
  30. Eye of providence
  31. Temple
  32. Conspiracy
  33. Avec toi
  34. Nobless oblige
  35. Utsukushii Hibi no Kakera
  36. Violet dawn
  37. The Anthem
  38. Twilight
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pretty solid hypothesis imo! i’d be surprised if it strayed wildly from this … we’ll see :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

A track list and other details have been released here.

Price:
Deluxe (3 CD + DVD): ¥14 000
Normal: ¥3 800

Tracklist:

DISC I
1 Louis ~艶血のラヴィアンローズ~
2 Moulin Rouge
3 闇夜のライオン
4 Castrato
5 mademoiselle
6 Nosferatu
7 Sang ~君に送る名前~
8 Eye of Providence
9 TEMPLE ~真夜中に咲いた薔薇~
10 Symbol of The Dragon
11 Persona Grata
12 Behind The Mask
13 美しい日々の欠片

DISC II
1 第一楽章「Presto」
2 第二楽章「Sacrifice of Allegro」
3 第三楽章「Royal Tercet」
4 第四楽章「Dying-Table」
5 第五楽章「Sonata」
6 第六楽章「満月のアダージョ」
7 第七楽章「Throne」
8 Heart
9 Royal Blood
10 Sang I
11 Sang II
12 Sang III
13 NOBLESS OBLIGE

DISC III
1 薔薇は美しく散る
2 追憶のモナムール
3 Vampire Rock Star
4 HEEL
5 Conspiracy
6 SHADOW OF OSCAR
7 The Anthem
8 Twilight
9 運命
10 この世で一番美しい薔薇よ
11 Avec toi ~君と共に~
12 CRIMSON FAMILY

DVD (Deluxe only)

1 BASTILLE
2014.12.13 AiiA Theater
Tour 2014 “The Death Parade Final" The Empire of Vampire

2 Royal Blood
2015.12.28 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
LA VIE EN ROSE KAMIJO -20th ANNIVERSARY BEST - Grand Finale

3 Emigre
2017.7.19 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
Epic Rock Orchestra

4 Louis ~艶血のラヴィアンローズ~
2018.7.15 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
KAMIJO Live Tour 2018 -Sang- Final

5 Castrato
2019.3.27 EX THEATER ROPPONGI
Dream Live “Symphony of The Vampire” KAMIJO with Orchestra

6 幻想トリアノン
2021.7.19 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
Live Concert 2021 -Behind The Mask-

7 証言
2022.7.19 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
KAMIJO OSCAR TOUR 2022-2023 -SCENE II- SHADOW OF OSCAR

8 NOBLESS OBLIGE~第七楽章「Throne」
2023.8.28 Zepp Shinjuku
KAMIJO Solo 10th Anniversary Special Live「LOUIS XVII」

9 VIOLET DAWN
2024.8.28 Spotify O-EAST
KAMIJO Solo 11th Anniversary Tour「VIOLET DAWN」

10 美しい日々の欠片
2024.12.27 OTEMACHI MITSUI HALL
Winter Romantic Concert

Pre-odering before May 17th will get you an alternate bonus jacket with his pretty face on it :face_with_hand_over_mouth::heart:

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Wow my bet was not bad at all ! It was hard to mistake a lot considering it’s 38 songs tho x)
Very happy with the tracklist.
I’ll probably try to grab this deluxe edition since i have 0 CD from him :slight_smile:

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Will probably pick this up once it’s available on cdjapan, can’t wait!

Jacket revealed

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It looks as if the face has been painted over the photograph…

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He legitimately looked like that in the concerts. I think he is experimenting with a greyish tone for his make up, he really looked like vampire in need of blood.

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This part of the photo shows too much edition. I don’t think makeup can even make eyes shine on hair

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Incredible picture! Not as much as a fan of the sizes and placement of the logos, but it’s the graphic designer in me nitpicking.

He has been doing the more vampiric makeup on and off for some time.

I love the pose and composition and the overall look of the jacket but I agree that his face is just too heavily edited here. He is not quite unrecognisable but it looks more like something AI spit out than a photo. If they wanted that kind of vibe, I wish they had at least given the same treatment to his hands to make it cohesive.

I am a little sad because I genuinely love it otherwise. I think it represents well who he is now while still reliably invoking the kind of aesthetics he has made his trademark. I just wish it also had his face on it :smiling_face_with_tear:

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Ever since that awful ponytail I’m not a fan of his recent looks. I miss Louis-era Kamijo

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You take that back :face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth: The high pony is so pretty :heart:

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