Absolute Despair

Absolute Despair is the second studio album recorded by Izuru Kamukura, released on 7th September, 2017. The album was released via Hope's Peak Records and features fourteen songs, and the Japanese version of Despair Romance in the Deluxe Edition. 
The album takes a much darker tone than it's predecessor, and goes over the many struggles that Kamakura went through in his life. The first single off the album is the most lighthearted song on the album, Wigless featuring famous Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj. Kamakura's young fanbase enjoyed this classic bop, however it never gained much traction due to being released at the same time as Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do. While the song received generally positive reviews, many criticized Kamakura for not branching out like he usually does, and following the current pop trends. The second single released was Despair Romance featuring Ariana Grande. It was widely acclaimed for it's positive, upbeat melody backing up dark, angsty lyrics about Kamakura's depression upon having to watch the death of his one true love. Using his massive popularity to his advantage, Kamakura released two more successful singles days after Despair Romance, releasing Bullet Refutation featuring Selena Gomez and Kill For You featuring Lady Gaga together. The fifth and final single released from the album was Smile At Hope In the Name of Despair, a song about giving into despair, and how life doesn't really matter. This became the peak of Kamakura's "dark" tone, and received mixed reviews from fans who were worried about him, and those who simply didn't enjoy the music. The album made quite a few ripples in the music industry, doing better than his first album but being much less well received.
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