CD
CD + DVD A
CD + DVD B
1) Miracle Wonder Magic
2) Fanfare!
3) Kemono to Bara
4) COSMIC☆HUMAN
5) Hana Ichi Monme
6) UTAGE Tonight
7) 「I」
8) Ai Dake ga Subete -What do you want?-
9) Zombie Step
10) Lucky-Unlucky
11) Love Equation
12) Ai no Yuu hi
13) CALL & PRAY
14) Parade ga Hajimaru
Only available in the CD only version :
15) 「Puuta no Uta」 ~Prologue Mini Drama Tsuki~
16) Parade wa Owaranai -Life is an Adventure-
Hey ! Say ! JUMP's previous studio album release was last Aug's SENSE or LOVE & PARADE is the group's 2nd album not to feature member Okamoto Keito .
The new album has 2 themes - dream & mystery . PARADE includes 3 singles & the group's 1st DVD exclusive single release .
The CD only version of PARADE include 2 bonus tracks , a group song Parade wa Owaranai -Life is an Adventure- & Puu no Uta that's a prologue mini drama audio that's narrated individually by each of the members except Okamoto .
PARADE's 2 lead album tracks are Kemono to Bara & Parade ga Hajimaru and both had videos made .
Kicking things off in PARADE is the album's 1st new track Miracle Wonder Magic .
For an album opening number , Miracle Wonder Magic is surprisingly not as catchy as what I thought it might be . Despite this , the song kind of more or less sets the tone on what to expect in the later parts of PARADE .
Fanfare! is Hey ! Say ! JUMP's 25th single & it was used to promote the TV Asahi drama Semi Otoko , starring member Yamada Ryosuke & V6's Miyake Ken .
The album's 1st lead promo track Kemono to Bara follows after Fanfare! .
When I 1st heard & saw Kemono to Bara , it gives off rather strong Halloween vibes & I guess it's no coincidence that PARADE was released a day before Halloween either .
To say Kemono to Bara is very different from last year's BANGER NIGHT , it's an understatement .
COSMIC☆HUMAN is Hey ! Say ! JUMP's 23rd single & it was used to promote NTV's drama Tokyo Alien Bros , starring member Inoo Kei & A.B.C-Z.'s Totsuka Shota .
The next 3 songs are album tracks & each of them have a different music style .
Hana Ichi Monme has a rather strong Enka flair while UTAGE Tonight is a fast paced upbeat song that has some Rock influences .
On the other hand , 「I」 is a really good slow number & this's the closet song that can be counted as a ballad in PARADE .
If Kemono to Bara & Parade ga Hajimaru didn't had videos made , I would love to see 「I」 had a video made instead as I like it a lot .
Ai Dake ga Subete -What do you want?- is Hey ! Say ! JUMP's 1st DVD single . The song promoted season 3 of the TV Asahi drama Kaseifu no Mitazono starring member Inoo Kei & TOKIO's Matsuoka (which he has done as the lead role since the 1st season of the drama) .
Zombie Step is the next album track & this song most certainly is Halloween inspired . Even before hearing it , I already had a feeling it would be suitable for Halloween .
This reminds me of JUMP WORLD's Boku wa Vampire and it's no surprises that Hey ! Say ! JUMP performed it at the current ongoing Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2019 - 2020 PARADE .
Lucky-Unlucky is the 1st A-side of Hey ! Say ! JUMP's 24th single Lucky-Unlucky / Oh! my darling & it was used as the theme song for the NTV drama Atama ni Kite mo Aho to wa Tatakau na! starring member Chinen Yuri .
Yamada's solo Oh! my darling is not included in PARADE .
The next 4 songs are album tracks in PARADE but they're some of my least favourite songs in the album .
Love Equation is quite cutesy sounding which I'm not a fan of while Ai no Yuu hi and CALL & PRAY are ok , I don't think they bring anything special to the table .
Concluding PARADE in the standard album tracklist is Parade ga Hajimaru which's the 2nd album song to have a video made after Kemono to Bara .
For a song to be titled Parade ga Hajimaru , it's a bit ironic it's the last track in PARADE .
I wasn't sold on Parade ga Hajimaru when I 1st heard it as I felt it sounded quite campy & cheesy . Luckily the video changed my opinions on the song for the better .
Hey ! Say ! JUMP has had an eventful year with their current ongoing 4 Dome tour Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR 2019 - 2020 PARADE , consecutive single releases & their 1st Taiwan concert in 7 years . Now , join the group's colourful new Parade of music !
PARADE conjures a bewitching world of dream & mystery with fantastic visuals and songs including the lead album promo tracks Kemono to Bara & Parade ga Hajimaru . The singles COSMIC☆HUMAN , Lucky-Unlucky , Ai Dake ga Subete -What do you want?- & Fanfare! are also part of the Parade .
Hey ! Say ! JUMP normally do not release albums on an annual basis and the last time that happened was 2014 & 2015 where they released smart and JUMPing CAR .
I still like smart but not JUMPing CAR as I consider it to be my least favourite album from the group .
So when it was announced PARADE would be released quite soon after SENSE or LOVE , I was a bit worried if the group's new album might follow the same fate as JUMPing CAR .
Luckily PARADE is no JUMPing CAR 2.0 but it's quite evident that I wasn't going to like it as much as SENSE or LOVE , let alone DEAR. .
The portion of PARADE that deducted a few points for me is the last part of the album , from Love Equation onwards as the material was quite borderline filler and they were probably slotted in at the last minute in order to fill the album's tracklist up .
Also while I would have love to see a ballad or 2 in PARADE , I think they would have sound out of place in the album .
Other than that , PARADE is quite enjoyable on whole . I suppose if Hey ! Say ! JUMP didn't cancel their annual Summer tour this year , PARADE might not have been released in the 1st place as the supporting tour will carry on until the new year .
Hopefully for Hey ! Say ! JUMP's next album release , it will feature the return of Okamoto , vocals wise & then some .