CD Review :: NEWS - Henshin

CD Review :: NEWS - Henshin

CD

CD + DVD A & CD + Blu-ray A

CD + DVD B & CD + Blu-ray B

1) Henshin -Prologue-
2) Henshin
3) JOYER
4) Dai Ichi Kou : 「Henshin no Zenchou」 -Interlude-
5) Acchi Muite Hoi
6) Dry Ice.zip
7) WHAT'S NEW
8) Dai Ni Kou : 「Sentaku no Kiro」 -Interlude-
9) Chankapana (English Version)
10) Gomen Asobase
11) Love to Love
12) Dai San Kou：「Henshin no Yukue」 -Interlude-
13) Kimi no Mamade

CD only version

14) CHOIYAMA (Koyama Keiichiro)
15) Cocoon (Kato Shigeaki)
16) TM (Masuda Takahisa)

CD + DVD A & CD + Blu-ray A version bonus track

- Touch (METROCK 2025 ; 2025.05.11 Ver.)

CD + DVD B & CD + Blu-ray B version bonus tracks

- HOT LIMIT (T.M. Revolution) (Inazuma Rock Fes 2024 ; 2024.09.22 Ver.) ; duet with T.M. Revolution
- Chankapana (Inazuma Rock Fes 2024 ; 2024.09.22 Ver.)

Henshin is NEWS' 15th album & it was released on 6th Aug .

The group's last album release was last Aug's JAPANEWS .

The theme of NEWS' new album is based on a transformative experience shared between NEWS & listeners . By the end of Henshin , both NEWS & fans will be transformed into new versions of themselves .

1 physical released single Acchi Muite Hoi is included in Henshin while the English version of NEWS' Chankapana was 1st released digitally on 2nd June .

And a concept movie was made for Henshin -Prologue- .

Experience a transformation with NEWS ! The group's 15th album Henshin is themed around a transformation experience for NEWS & for listeners as well . The album expresses this story of transformation in various ways .

I was not sure what to expect before listening to NEWS' latest album Henshin but to say their new album surprised me considerably in a good way is an understatement .

Henshin overall on whole felt like the music version of a kitchen sink . With how Henshin -Prologue- sounded like , that gives a rough idea how the rest of the album would turn out to be , not that it's a bad thing .

Oddly , some of the songs in Henshin felt like they could have been in NEWS' 10th album WORLDISTA which to me is the group's less memorable & weakest sounding album to date .

Also the more I listen to Henshin , the more I like it . I personally like the 1st 1/2 of the album a lot more than the 2nd 1/2 but I realised the more listens I gave , the more the 2nd 1/2 of Henshin sounded on par with what the 1st 1/2 of the release is .

On that note , NEWS LIVE TOUR 2024 JAPANEWS DVD + Blu-ray will be released on 10th Sept .