V (album)

V

* Regular
* Limited

**V** is the fifth studio album produced by Hiroyuki Sawano under the vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. Returning vocalists along with new guest vocalists are featured on the album.

Vocalists featured on this album include:

* Junki Kono (河野純喜) and Sho Yonashiro (與那城奨) (JO1)
* ASKA
* Hata Motohiro
* Honoka Takahashi
* Laco
* mizuki
* ReN
* suis (from ヨルシカ)
* XAI

The limited edition of this album included an additional Blu-ray which contained the music videos for various tracks on the album, as well as live performances performed in Tokyo International Forum Hall A on March 13th, 2022.

The instrumental version of all the songs are published in a separate album called V (Instrumental).

## Credits

Produced by Hiroyuki SAWANO

Recording, Mixing Engineer & Pro Tools Operator: HIROSHI MANABE (VICTOR STUDIO), MITSUNORI AIZAWA (SIGN SOUND)
Recording Engineer & Pro Tools Operator: SHUNSUKE MIYAZAWA (VICTOR STUDIO)

Assistant Engineer: AYUMU MUSHA, KEITA SASAGAWA (HeartBeat RECORDING STUDIO), RINTARO MAEDA, YUKIKA MIGITA, YUKINO HAGIHARA, YUTA HAKII (VICTOR STUDIO), YUYA HIURA (LAB recorders)

Recorded at HeartBeat RECORDING STUDIO, Higashi-Azabu Studio, LAB recorders, Sony Music Studios Tokyo, studio MSR, Studio Sound City, VICTOR STUDIO

Mixed at LAB recorders, Studio Sound Valley, VICTOR STUDIO

Mastering Engineer: YUJI CHINONE (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Mastering at Sony Music Studios Tokyo

### Guest Vocal Staff

XAI
Artist Management: KANAMI SATO (TOHO ENTERTAINMENT)

suis (from yorushika)
Artist Management: TAKEHIDE ISHIYAMA, YURIKA MAEDA (RAINBOW ENTERTAINMENT)
A&R: DAIGO AONUMA (UNIVERSAL MUSIC)

ReN
Artist Management: DAISUKE OKUMA, MUNEFUMI KOJIMA (Booost music)
A&R: SHINICHIRO TAKANO (WARNER MUSIC JAPAN)

Junki Kono&Sho Yonashiro (JO1)
Vocal Recording Engineer: OSAMU SHIOTA
Vocal Recording Director: TAKAYUKI IIDA (Sony Music Labels)
Artist Management: LAPONE ENTERTAINMENT

Honoka Takahashi
Vocal Recording Engineer: MICHIFUMI ONODERA
Artist Management: YUKO OHTSUKA (Office Augusta)
Vocal Recording Director, A&R: SHUTO MATSUMURA (Ki/oon Music)

Hata Motohiro
Artist Management: KOICHI SAWAFUJI, TOMOSHIGE IMASE (Office Augusta)
Director: CHIE MIYASAKA (Office Augusta)
A&R: KENTA SHINKAWA (UNIVERSAL MUSIC)

ASKA
Executive Producer: TAKESHI ONDA (BURNISH STONE)
Director: MASAYUKI SADASHIGE (BURNISH STONE), YASUNARI WADA (BURNISH STONE)
Vocal Recording Engineer: SHOTA FUJIYAMA
Artist Management: KONOSUKE NISHI (BURNISH STONE)

### Live Staff

Stage Manager: TAMOTSU KEZUKA (K.S.Works), ITSUNARI TAKIO (mellow), KANA SUZUKI (Bigboat Spirit), KOTONE KEZUKA (K.S.Works)
Stage Carpenter: TAKU UMEMIYA (KUGAYAMA KOBO), SHOICHI SHIRAKI (KUGAYAMA KOBO), YUJI KIMURA (KUGAYAMA KOBO), TOMOAKI UMEHARA (KUGAYAMA KOBO), RYUYA FUKUNAGA (KUGAYAMA KOBO), MASATO NISHIMARU (Van Shift), HIDEO ZENBA (Van Shift)
Equipment Technician: MINORU TODAKA (Bigboat Spirit), TAKASHI IWAUCHI
House Sound Engineer: AKIO OKADA (KENNEK KNOCK)
Stage Sound Engineer: KENICHIRO NAGAYOSHI (KENNEK KNOCK)
System Sound Engineer: HIROAKI OTUBO (Arxiduc Audio)
Stage Sound Crew: MAIKO TAROMARU, MAYA KATO (Arxiduc Audio), SHUMA SUZUKI (Arxiduc Audio), KOTA YAMATO (Arxiduc Audio)
Sound System Support: SHOTARO KONDO (mieux sound)
Lighting Designer: HIROAKI HASHIMOTO (Dragonfly)
Lighting Engineer: KENJI SUZUKI (Lupo), YUKI HASEGAWA (PC LIGHTS), HARUKA KASHIWAGI (Lupo), AKI YOSHIDA, YUKO KOSHIKAWA, MINAKO TAKEKOSHI, YUJI OHRI, HANA FUJIMORI (PC LIGHTS)
Laser: YUSUKE HONDA (AKARICENTER), AIKO OTA (AKARICENTER)
Illumination: MAMORU KOBAYASHI (KOMADEN), MASATO TAKEI (KOMADEN)
Prompter: TOMOKA IWAYA (MULTI BACKS)
Trasport: ATSUHIRO SATO (SUNPLANT), TOSHIFUMI KAYAMA (SUNPLANT), YOSHIYUKI TAKASHIMA (SUNPLANT), TOSHIO ISHIKAWA (SUNPLANT), NOBUYOSHI OGURA (SUNPLANT)
Hair & Make Up: FUMI SAWADA, NAOKO WASHIZUKA
Stylist: ATSUSHI TANABE
Concert Production Assistant: RYUMI NAMBA (SACRA MUSIC)
Promoter: HIKARU MIYATA (DISK GARAGE)

### Video Staff

Director: SATOSHI TSUKAMOTO (TAKIBI FILMS)
Scripter: HIROMI YASUKAWA
Technical Director: EIJI HASHIMOTO (IMAGE DEVICE)
Director of Photography: RYUTA MIYOSHI(REC co.,ltd)
Camera Operators: KEI TSUKIMURA (REC co.,ltd), HARUHIRO NISHI (REC co.,ltd), RYO MATSUMOTO, TOSHIMITSU KIDOKORO, TAKAO KOSHIISHI, KASUMI NAGASAO, YUJI MATSUI (OFFICE CHIMERA), KOTA TAMURA (OFFICE CHIMERA), MASATO OHATA, RYOSUKE KAMOGAWA, HIDEYUKI KOYAMA
Camera Assistant in Chief: CHISE HIJIKATA (IMAGE DEVICE)
Video Engineers: MAMORU AKUTSU, TSUYOSHI FUJINO (Broadcasting Movies Production), HIDEO ISHIZUKA
VTR Operators: GEN NITTA (IMAGE DEVICE)
Grip: OSAMU AKAOKA (TOKKY'S), AKIRA KANEKO (TOKKY'S), TOMOYUKI WATANABE (TOKKY'S), DAISUKE NANRI, AKIRA OZEKI (Rascal)
Art Direction & Design: RYOTARO KAWASHIMA
Photographer: TAICHI NISHIMAKI
Props: SUZUKI STUDIO
Hair & Make-Up: JUNKO FUKUDA (Nestation)
Stylist: ATSUSHI TANABE

A&R: TOMOYO YAMAZAKI, MIYUKI MIURA (SACRA MUSIC)
Chief A&R: MADOKA YANAGI (SACRA MUSIC)
A&R Desk: HARUMI OHMORI (SACRA MUSIC)

Sales Planning: HAYATO NAKABAYASHI, MOENO TANAKA, MARI NUKUI (Sony Music Marketing United)
Digital Sales Planning: NAO YAMAMOTO, YUKI KATAGIRI (Sony Music Marketing United)
Products Coordination: RYOKO KOIZUMI (Sony Music Solutions)

Promotion Producer: MARI YAMAMOTO, SHINJIRO OZAWA (Sony Music Marketing United)
Media Promotion: TSUYOSHI KOBAYASHI, CHIKA OSUDA, NAOMI KURODA, MAI HAYASAKA, AKIHIKO FUNAYAMA, MIKI SUMIHARA, SAKI TOMINAGA, SHUHEI KOBAYASHI, KAITO TAKEMURA (Sony Music Marketing United)
Digital Promotion: SAYA NAKANISHI, RISA INAGAWA, URARA MURAKAMI (Sony Music Marketing United)
Area Promotion: SATOSHI IDE, TOMOYA SUZUKI, YUKI MATSUO, ASUKA SASAKI, RIKA IWASAKI, SHURI TOKUYAMA, NOZOMU TAKAHAMA, TSUBASA TAMAKI (Sony Music Marketing United)
Promotion of Overseas: CANDICE ABE, HSIEH MINGTIEN (Sony Music Marketing United)
Promotion Desk: NANA MATSUMOTO (Sony Music Marketing United)
Products Support: SHINSUKE IRIHI, RYO YAMAGUCHI, ERINA EBATA (Sony Music Marketing United)
Supervisors: YOSHICHIKA MATSUMOTO (Sony Music Labels), TORU TAKEUCHI (SACRA MUSIC)
Executive Producer: MANABU TSUJINO (Sony Music Labels)

Artist Management: VV-ALKLINE Inc.

Special Thanks:
86-エイティシックス- ALL STAFF
群青のファンファーレ ALL STAFF
七つの大罪 怨嗟のエジンバラ ALL STAFF
Fate/strange Fake - Whispers of Dawn - ALL STAFF
TOHO animation MUSIC FILMS ALL STAFF
CHISAKO IIZUKA, SHINYA KEYAMURA, EMI HARADA, KENTA TASAKA, SHINSAKU KUMABE (Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)), YUKI JODAI (Sony Music Labels)

## Gallery

RegularLimitedPosted on @sawano\_nZk on Twitter as promotional material
## References

1. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/124697
2. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/124696