Hachimenroppi

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Hachimenroppi CD+DVD/BR Cover

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**Hachimenroppi** (八面六臂; *Versatile*) is SKY-HI's fifth album which was released on October 27th, 2021. This was his first album in three years.

## Background and release

On September 1, 2021 it was announced SKY-HI would be releasing his new album **Hachimenroppi** on October 27, his first album since 2018's JAPRISON.

From the album's press release:

"This album has no genre, no rules, and only a love for music.
SKY-HI spent time playing music with people he wanted to create music with resulting in a work that depicts the turbulent years up to the fulfillment of his own life in 2021; a work that even feels conceptual."
"The songs, which were freely created at the time with various artists, rappers, and producers, all have a strong individuality and are filled with the joy of music. ... It seemed like an extremely difficult task to put all of this together into a single piece of work, but when it was finished, it was like reliving SKY-HI's life over the past year as a document, and the work was filled with such a vivid story."

SKY-HI said of the album, "When I listened to the whole thing during the check, I felt that it sounded much more conceptual than the albums that I had calculated to be conceptual with a great deal of thought. I was gradually released from the feelings of stagnation, depression, oppression, and the like that I was singing about in the earlier songs. At the end, I just said, 'This is fun!'"

To promote the album he launched the SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Hachimenroppi-, which took place from February through April. This was later followed by a second tour, SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi-, which ran from from July to September.

## Track Listing

* CD+DVD/BR
* CD Only

DVD/Blu-ray Contents
Music Videos* Mr. Psycho
* Shiawase feat. Kan Sano
* To The First
* Dive To World feat. Takuya Yamanaka (THE ORAL CIGARETTES)

Live
SKY-HI Yugezanmai <2021.06.27 @ Zepp DiverCity>
1. Nanisama
2. Sky’s The Limit
3. Walking on Water
4. Doppelgänger
5. F-3
6. Mr. Psycho
7. Sexual Healing
8. Chit-Chit-Chat
9. Blue Monday
10. Soko ni ita
11. I Think, I Sing, I Say
12. Homesession
13. Freestyle <Guest: Ryoff Karma> 2021.06.13 @ Zepp Nagoya
14. Dive To World <Guest: Yamanaka Takuya (THE ORAL CIGARETTES)> 2021.06.18 @ Zepp Osaka Bayside
15. SOBER ROCK -remix- <Guest: Novel Core> 2021.06.27 @ Zepp DiverCity
16. Holy Moly Holy Night <Guest: CHANMINA 2021.06.27 @ Zepp DiverCity
17. Double Down
18. Snatchaway
19. Seaside Bound
20. To The First

SKY-HI ROUND A GROUND 2020 <2021.08.24 @ Osaka BIGCAT>
1. Ai Bloom
2. Smile Drop
3. Blanket
4. Seaside Bound
5. Double Down
6. Snatchaway
7. Tomorrow is another day
8. me time
9. Goodbye To The System
10. Name Tag
11. Soko ni ita
12. Shiawase
13. I Think, I Sing, I Say
14. Homesession
15. Dive To World
16. Kamitsure Velvet 2020
17. To The First

External Bonuses
First Press Limited Edition* Exclusive to AAA Party / AAA mobile / BMSG MUSIC SHOP / mu-mo SHOP
* 100 page photo book
* 3 sided case
* An enclosed sticker

Standard Edition Store Exclusives* Tower Records: Online Streaming Event Ticket
* TSUTAYA: B3 Poster (TSUTAYA ver.)
* Amazon: Mega Jacket
* mu-mo SHOP: Original sticker
* Other stores: Original B3 poster

Store Exclusives* Tower Records: Online Streaming Event Ticket
* TSUTAYA: B3 Poster (TSUTAYA ver.)
* Amazon: Mega Jacket
* mu-mo SHOP: Original sticker
* Other stores: Original B3 poster

## Other Credits

### Artwork

* Visual Director: Creative Collective F A T I M A
* Art Director: Q.i
* Photographer: Masato Yokoyama
* Hair & Make-up: Megumi Shiizu
* Stylist: Yuto Inagaki (TRON)
* Creative Coordination: Sota Kobayashi (T&M Creative)

## Trivia

* Production for the album started in July 2021 after finishing the last episode of THE FIRST.
* The name of the album, 八面六臂, is a yojijukugo or 4 character compound that literally translates to "8 faces and 6 arms". Non literal translations include "competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round".

## References

1. ↑ *avex portal - SKY-HI オーディション”THE FIRST”参加のAile The Shota、RUI、TAIKI、REIKOが参加する、ALBUM「八面六臂」の詳細発表。 , 2021.09.22*
2. ↑ *ROCKIN'ON JAPAN -* SKY-HI、新作『八面六臂』完成！ 自身の矜持と生き様を映すリアルで奔放なこの傑作は、いかにして生まれたか, 2021/11/03
3. ↑ *MimiMan - 【SKY-HIインタビュー】「楽しい」が生まれる瞬間, 2021/11/03*
4. ↑  *Billboard - 【ビルボード】V6『Very6 BEST』が総合アルバム首位　SKY-HI／エド・シーラン／槇原敬之がトップ5に初登場, 2021/11/03*
5. ↑  *Billboard - 【ビルボード】エド・シーラン『＝』がDLアルバム首位、SKY-HI／マンウィズが続く, 2021/11/03*
6. ↑  *Oricon - Weekly Album Ranking, 2021/11/08*
7. ↑  *Oricon - Weekly Digital Album Ranking, 2021/11/08*
8. ↑  *Oricon - Weekly Combined Album Ranking, 2021/11/08*
9. ↑ *MimiMan - 【SKY-HIインタビュー】「楽しい」が生まれる瞬間, 2021/11/03*