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Eye of the Storm
Studio album by One Ok Rock
Released	February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)
Studio	The Village Studios The Steam Room Hydde Studios Sphere Studios Sleakhouse Studios
Genre	Pop rock electropop electronic rock
Length	42:31 (Japanese edition) 42:19 (International edition)
Language	Japanese English
Label	A-Sketch Fueled by Ramen
Producer	Jamil Kazmi (exec.)
One Ok Rock chronology
Ambitions (2017) Eye of the Storm (2019) Luxury Disease (2022)
Singles from Eye of the Storm
"Change" Released: February 16, 2018 "Stand Out Fit In" Released: November 22, 2018 "Wasted Nights" Released: February 1, 2019

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Eye of the Storm is the ninth studio album by Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. It was released on February 13, 2019, in Japan through A-Sketch, and on February 15, 2019, in other countries through Fueled by Ramen. The album marked a shift in their sound from the emo & alternative rock of their previous albums to pop and electronic music. Three singles, "Change", "Stand Out Fit In", and "Wasted Nights" have been released in support of the album.

The band announced a December European tour along with album details. The band will tour North America in support of the album from February to March 2019, with support acts Waterparks and Stand Atlantic. The band also announced that they would be opening for the Asian leg of Ed Sheeran's 2019 Divide World Tour. The album debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart.

Background

Vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi stated that the band "challenged and pushed ourselves to try new things while still maintaining the essence of what our band is" on the album. Moriuchi expressed a desire to create a positive album that took influence from a variety of sources, Queen being the most dominant one, but also musicals and Disney. He stated "Rock’n’roll is a lifestyle for me, not hard music, but universal - that's why this album is super different. I was just making music, not only rock music".

The second single "Stand Out Fit In" is about not giving in to peer pressure. The video for "Stand Out, Fit In", directed by Peter Huang, was praised for its portrayal of how peer pressure affects Asian American youth. He was asked to make a video about "the Asian American experience" by the Japanese band. Moriuchi wanted to be "a positive force for Asian-Americans" after moving to the United States in 2015.

American pop singer Kiiara was brought on as a guest feature for the album, having met Moriuchi at the tribute concert for Linkin Park's late vocalist Chester Bennington. Moriuchi invited her to work with the band during a chat they had after the concert, involving Bennington's friendship with Kiiara and moving forward after his death. Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda was also involved with production on "Eye Of The Storm", the band having met Shinoda in studio while working on their previous album Ambitions.

Release

Along with the release of the regular Japanese and international versions, initial Japanese pressings will feature a DVD with acoustic performances.

Track listing

Notes

• denotes an additional producer
• denotes a co-producer and vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Eye of the Storm (Japanese edition).

Charts

Singles

Other charted songs

Certifications

Release history

See also

• List of Oricon number-one albums of 2019

References

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External links

• Eye of the Storm at AllMusic

• 2019 albums
• One Ok Rock albums
• A-Sketch albums
• Fueled by Ramen albums
• Albums produced by Colin Brittain
• Albums produced by Poo Bear
• Pop rock albums by Japanese artists
• Electropop albums