Fakin' Pop is the seventh original studio album by Ken Hirai

Ken Hirai

is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single...

. It was released on March 8, 2008 under the label Defstar Records (Sony Music Entertainment)

Summary

Fakin' Pop is Ken Hirai's first original album in nearly three and a half years, since his last original album Sentimentalovers

Sentimentalovers

Sentimentalovers is the sixth full length album released by singer and songwriter Ken Hirai. It was released on November 24, 2004 and sold over 1,660,885 copies.- Summary :Sentimentalovers charted for 52 weeks...

and two years and three months since the release of his compilation album, Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Uta Baka

Track list

1. Pop Star (4:40)
   • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.

   Was featured on a Japanese TV drama (October to December 2005).

2. 君はス・テ・キ (Kimi wa Su·te·ki, You are Won・der・ful)
   • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Akira

   Was the commercial song for Lipton tea.

3. 君の好きなとこ (Kimi no Suki na toko) (5:25)
   • Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.

   Featured on a Japanese TV drama (January to March 2007).

4. キャンバス (Kyanbasu, Canvas) (5:52)
   • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Tomita Keiichi.

   Featured on a Japanese TV drama (January to March 2008)

5. Pain (4:23)
   • Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Ken Hirai and Suzuki Dai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji.
6. Fake Star (3:41)
   • Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Uru.

   Was the commercial song for "Fran", a food product of Meiji Seika Ltd.

7. Upset (3:08)
   • Written by Ken Hirai and Lisa Shirato. Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Tanaka Choko.

   Was the commercial song for Docomo's Foma L705IX.

8. 美しい人 (Utsukushii Hito, Beautiful Person) (5:05)
   • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Nakanishi Yasuharu.

   Was a commercial song for Shiseido Co. Ltd.

9. 哀歌（エレジー） (Erejī, Elegy) (5:18).
   • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Kameda Seiji

   Was the theme song of the movie, "愛の流刑地" (Ai no Rukeichi)

10. Twenty! Twenty! Twenty! (4:48)
    • Written, composed, and arranged by Kan.

    J-Wave

    J-Wave

    J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Tower to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo, and has surprised the radio broadcast...

    
     20th Anniversary Song.

11. バイマイメロディー (Bai Mai Merodī, Buy My Melody) (5:12)
    • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Honma Akimitsu.

    Was au's LISMO

    LISMO

    LISMO is an online music service provided by au, a Japanese mobile phone brand run by KDDI, a Japanese telecommunication company. This service uses a mobile phone as a music player. This service was introduced on January 19, 2006, and the service began operating at the end of January in Japan. The...

    
     commercial song.

12. いつか離れる日が来ても (Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kitemo)(6:30)
    • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Takeba Satoshi.

    Theme song for Sony Pictures Entertainment

    Sony Pictures Entertainment

    Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...

    
    's film, あの空をおぼえてる (Ano Sora wo Oboeteru, Remembering That Sky).

13. 写真 (Shashin, Photograph) (4:47)
    • Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Akihasa Matzura.

    JRA

    Japan Racing Association

    The Japan Racing Association is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities....

    
    's image song for 2008.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
March 12, 2008	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2	161,038	332,297	20 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	28