Finder no Mukou
Finder no Mukou (ファインダーの向こう, Faindā no mukō) is the third studio album by Japanese singer Shiori Niiyama.[1] It was released on 30 November 2016, one year and five months after second studio album Hello Goodbye. The album was recorded under Being Inc. label.
| Finder no Mukou | ||||
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| Released | 30 November 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015-2016 | |||
| Genre | Japanese pop | |||
| Length | 46 minutes | |||
| Label | Being | |||
| Producer | Masanori Sasaji Fukuyama Masaharu Asano Takashi  | |||
| Shiori Niiyama chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Finder no Mukou | ||||
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Background
    
Album includes previous 2 released singles- Tonari no Yukue and Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de. A famous Japanese musicians as Fukuyama Masaharu were involved with the music production of the album.[2] The album was released in three version: regular one with special CD of cover song which were previously released as b-side of singles, first press release first version which includes special DVD disc with music clips and second version with live performances.[3]
Charting
    
The album reached #14 in daily rank[4] and #26 for first week. It's charting for two weeks.[5]
Track listing
    
All songs were written by Shiori Niiyama (expect tracks #3 (by Fukuyama Masaharu) and #4 (by Miyuki Nakajima)).
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangers | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de" (あたしはあたしのままで) | Shinpei Nozaki | Masanori Shimada | 4:08 | 
| 2. | "Snow Smile" | Kotarou Kusuno | Kotarou Kusuno | 3:50 | 
| 3. | "Koi no Naka" (恋の中) | Fukuyama Masaharu | Fukuyama Masaharu | 4:23 | 
| 4. | "Kei" (糸) | Miyuki Nakajima | Masanori Sasaji | 4:15 | 
| 5. | "Yonchoume no Kousaten" (四丁目の交差点) | Shiori Niiyama | Kentarou Kaneko | 3:45 | 
| 6. | "Sweet Road" | Tomomi Moriguchi | Takashi Asano | 4:16 | 
| 7. | "Mou, Ikanakucha." (もう、行かなくちゃ。) | Masazumi Ozawa (ex.Pamelah) | Masanori Sasaji | 4:29 | 
| 8. | "Name no nai Tegami" (名前のない手紙) | Shiori Niiyama | Sumito Kanza | 4:14 | 
| 9. | "Heya de no Hanashi" (部屋でのはなし) | Shiori Niiyama | Masanori Shimada | 4:06 | 
| 10. | "Life" | Shiori Niiyama and Takashi Asano | Takashi Asano | 4:41 | 
| 11. | "Tonari no Yukue" (隣の行方) | Shotarou Kobayashi | Kotaro Kusano | 3:38 | 
In media
    
- Koi no Naka was used as insert song for drama Love song[6]
 - Snow Smile was used as commercial song for event Fuyu Spo!! Winter Sports Festa16
 - Atashi wa Atashi no Mama de was used as official image song for Nihon TV programMusical Instrument Fair 2016 [7]
 - Kei was used as ending song for movie Koto [8]
 - Namae no nai Tegami was used as insert song for short YouTube movie Matcha!! [9]
 - Mou, Ikanakucha. was used as theme song for movie Hotel Coban [10]
 
References
    
- "Shiori Niiyama Discography". Official Website of Shiori Niiyama.
 - News about music collaboration http://natalie.mu/music/news/203906
 - Article about bonuses http://popscene.jp/foundit/034804.html
 - Oricon daily ranking 30 November 2016. title=ファインダーの向こう/ Shiori Niiyama | newspaper = Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2016-11-29/p/2/
 - Oricon rank http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/587294/products/1205108/1/
 - Source: http://natalie.mu/music/news/187338
 - Source: http://popscene.jp/foundit/033420.html
 - Source http://natalie.mu/eiga/news/193210
 - Source http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/61973.html
 - Source: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000121888