Back in 2000, Sony Music Entertainment Japan held their Asayan talent search–which at the time, was like the Japanese equivalent of American Idol. Chemistry’s Yoshikuni Douchin and Kaname Kawabata ended up winning the contest that year, and have since gone on to release 11 albums including their latest The CHEMISTRY Joint Album.
Featuring collaborations with other artists, The CHEMISTRY Joint Album contains twelve tracks which are a bit more synth heavy than their previous albums and might be marketed a bit more as a general pop album than their typical R&B fare. That said, I wasn’t disappointed, and despite Jayson’s clear disdain for the first single from the album “a Place for us,” I adored every minute of it.
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