is a compilation album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released for the Japanese

Japan

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 TV series YuYu Hakusho

YuYu Hakusho

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The name of the series is spelled YuYu Hakusho in the Viz Media manga and Yu Yu Hakusho in other English distributions of the franchise. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and...

. The album was published on March 21, 1997 by Pony Canyon

Pony Canyon

is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...

.

The album includes hit songs that were featured in the YuYu Hakusho series like "Hohoemi no Bakudan

Hohoemi no Bakudan

-2005 release:-Charts:...

" (JP #45) and "Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite

Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite

-2005 release:-Personnel:* Norihiko Hibino: arrangment*Hiro Takahashi: keyboards, synthesizer, chorus*Tamiaki: electric guitar*Daisuke Kawai: organ, synthesizer-Covers:...

" (JP #28) and pop ballad "Taiyou ga Mata Kagayaku Toki" (JP #9).

Content

The album features opening and ending theme songs to YuYu Hakusho series, namely "Sayonara Bye Bye", "Hohoemi no Bakudan", "Daydream Generation" and "Unbalanced kisses".

Numerous tracks are sung by voice actors

Seiyu

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 who originally portrayed the YuYu Hakusho characters including Kurama (Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

is a female seiyū and singer from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tōkai University, but left due to lack of interest. She is also best known for voicing Sailor Uranus, Kurama and Shinji Ikari....

), Yusuke (Nozomu Sasaki

Nozomu Sasaki

is a Japanese voice actor. He is a client of the voice actor management firm, 81 Produce. In 1988, he voiced the well known character, Tetsuo Shima, in the movie, Akira, which was adapted from the manga of the same name. He also performed the role of Yusuke Urameshi in the popular anime adaptation...

), Kuwabara (Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

is an actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce....

) and Hiei (Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

is a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Arts Vision.-Profile:* Sometimes credited as: Shuji Hiyama , Osamuyuki Hiyama * Year Enrolled into the Voice-Acting Industry: 1987...

).

Track listing

#	Song (original)	Rōmaji, translation	Musician	Writer	Length
01.		Hohoemi no Bakudan ("Smile bomb")	Matsuko Mawatari Matsuko Mawatari is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is known for having written "Hohoemi no Bakudan" , which is the opening theme for the YuYu Hakusho anime series.She also sang a few other songs from the same anime, such as:...	Matsuko Mawatari Matsuko Mawatari is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is known for having written "Hohoemi no Bakudan" , which is the opening theme for the YuYu Hakusho anime series.She also sang a few other songs from the same anime, such as:... , Hsiao-Lung Lee	4:13
02.			Nozomu Sasaki Nozomu Sasaki is a Japanese voice actor. He is a client of the voice actor management firm, 81 Produce. In 1988, he voiced the well known character, Tetsuo Shima, in the movie, Akira, which was adapted from the manga of the same name. He also performed the role of Yusuke Urameshi in the popular anime adaptation...	Toshiyuki Mori, Akiya Ginjiro	4:59
03.		Koori No Naifu Wo Daite ("Embracing the Ice Knife")	Megumi Ogata Megumi Ogata is a female seiyū and singer from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tōkai University, but left due to lack of interest. She is also best known for voicing Sailor Uranus, Kurama and Shinji Ikari....	Mori Yuriko	4:43
04.		Kuchibue ga kikoeru ("I Hear A Whistle")	Nobuyuki Hiyama Nobuyuki Hiyama is a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Arts Vision.-Profile:* Sometimes credited as: Shuji Hiyama , Osamuyuki Hiyama * Year Enrolled into the Voice-Acting Industry: 1987...	Koi Takayanagi, Masaki Akashio	4:37
05.		Anbaransu na kiss wo Shite ("Doing Unbalanced Kissing")	Hiro Takahashi Hiro Takahashi , born as , was a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer.- Biography :On the music program Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, he mentioned he composed two songs at the age of 11 - Heart of a Woman and Northern Town....	Hiro Takahashi Hiro Takahashi , born as , was a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer.- Biography :On the music program Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, he mentioned he composed two songs at the age of 11 - Heart of a Woman and Northern Town.... , Hiroshi Yamada	3:51
06.		"Sayonara Sayonara Sayonara is a 1957 color American film starring Marlon Brando. It tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was an "ace" fighter pilot during the Korean War....  Bye bye"	Yuriko Mori	Matsuko Mawatari, Hsiao-Lung Lee	4:29
07.		Taiyou ga mata Kagayatoki ("The Sun Will Shine Again")	Hiro Takahashi	Hiro Takahashi	5:22
08.		Ryuusei no Solitude ("Solitude Of A Falling Star")	Nobuyuki Hiyama	Takashi Kojima, Yasutaka Mizushima	5:13
09.		Sayonara wa Mirai no Hajimari ("A Goodbye Is The Beginning Of Tomorrow")	Megumi Ogata	Yuriko Mori, Takefumi Haneda	5:45
10.		Eien ni THANKYOU! ("Thank You Forever")	Shigeru Chiba Shigeru Chiba is an actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce....	Toshiyuki Mori, Ginshirou Akitani	5:45
11.		—	Nozomu Sasaki	Kenji Matsuo, Kana Matsumoto	4:25
12.		—	Shigeru Chiba, Megumi Ogata, Nobuyuki Hiyama	Takashi Kojima, Kenji Yamamoto	3:59
13.		~Yasei no kaze no you ni~ ("Like the Wind in the Wilderness")	Megumi Ogata, Nobuyuki Hiyama	Yuriko Mori, Takeshi Yamamoto Takeshi Yamamoto is a fictional character in the Reborn! manga and anime series created by Akira Amano. Portrayed as one of the protagonist's first friends, Takeshi Yamamoto is introduced as a 14-year-old starting pitcher for his school's baseball team. After the protagonist Tsuna Sawada prevents him from...	4:21
14.		Homework ga Owaranai ("The Homework Never Ends")	Matsuko Mawatari	Matsuko Mawatari, Hsiao-Lung Li	4:51
15.		"Daydream Generation"	Matsuko Mawatari	Matsuko Mawatari, Hsiao-Lung Li	4:14
16.		Boku-tachi no Kisetsu "Our Seasons")	Nozomu Sasaki, Shigeru Chiba, Megumi Ogata, Nobuyuki Hiyama	Kenji Matsuo, Rie Hamada	4:51