Life Is...

Life Is...
Life Is...
Studio album by Ken Hirai
Released	January 22, 2003
Length	54:24
Label	Defstar (DFCL-1092)
Producer	Ken Hirai, Babyface
Ken Hirai chronology

Life Is... is the fifth original studio album by Japanese singer Ken Hirai, released by Defstar Records on January 22, 2003.^[2] It reached number one on Japan's Oricon sales chart and has been certified for one million sales by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.^[3]

Track listing

Strawberry Sex (4:26)
- Written by Tada Taku and Ken Hirai. Composed by Nakano Masahito and Ken Hirai. Arranged by Nakano Masahito.
Revolver (3:39)
- Written by Ken Hirai and Sean Garren. Composed by T.Kura and Sean Garren. Arranged by T.Kura.
Ex-girlfriend (4:13)
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and arranged by Murayama Shinichiro.
The B-side of Hirai's 15th single, "Strawberry Sex".
Ring (5:15)
- Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Tomida Keichi.
Ending song for the Japanese TV drama Psycho Doctor.
Come Back (4:20)
- Written by Ken Hirai and Angie Irons. Composed by T.Kura and Angie Irons. Arranged by T.Kura.
This song was the double A-side of his single "Life Is...: Another Story".
Somebody's Girl (4:44)
- Written by Fujibayashi Shōko. Composed and arranged by Uru.
This song was the B-side of his single "Ring".
I'm So Drunk (3:40)
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and Arranged by Akira.
Missing You: It Will Break My Heart (4:47)
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and arranged by Babyface.
This song was a collaboration with American producer Babyface.

An English version of the song was included on the single.
世界で一番君が好き? (Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki?, (Am I Your Favorite in the World?)　 (5:27)
- Written by Tada Taku. Composed and arranged by Kuriya Makoto.
メモリーズ (Memoriizu, Memories)　(4:29)
- Written and Composed by Ken Hirai and Suzuki Dai. Arranged by Matally.
Life Is... (4:28)
- Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Suzuki Dai.
This was the commercial song for the video game Fire Emblem.
大きな古時計 (Ōkiina Furu Tokei, Great Old Clock)　(4:46)
- Written and composed by Henry Clay Work. Translated to Japanese by Hotomi Kōgo. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.

Charts

Chart	Peak	First week sales	Sales total
Oricon Daily Albums Chart	1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart^[2]	1	351,258	806,000
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	10

References

^ "Life Is...". Sony Music. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Life Is... | 平井堅" [Life Is... | Ken Hirai]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2023.
^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年12月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2004)]. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). January 10, 2005. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

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[1] "Life Is...". Sony Music. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

[Oricon-2] "Life Is... | 平井堅" [Life Is... | Ken Hirai]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2023.

[3] ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年12月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2004)]. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). January 10, 2005. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

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v t e Ken Hirai
Discography
Studio albums	Un-balanced Stare At The Changing Same Gaining Through Losing Life Is... Sentimentalovers Fakin' Pop
Cover albums	Ken's Bar II
Singles	"Precious Junk" "Lakuen" "Hitomi o Tojite" "Pop Star" "Fake Star" "Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo" "Candy" "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" "Aishiteru" "Itoshiki Hibi yo"
Related topics	Sony Music Records DefStar Records Ken-On Pinups