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Hikari
Regular edition cover
Studio album by SID
Released	July 1, 2009
Length	43:35
Language	Japanese
Label	Ki/oon Music
SID chronology
Sentimental Macchiato (2008) Hikari (2009) Dead Stock (2011)
Singles from Hikari
"Monochrome no Kiss" Released: October 29, 2008 "2°C Me no Kanojo" Released: January 14, 2009 "Uso" Released: April 29, 2009

Hikari (stylized as hikari) is the fifth and first major studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band SID, released on July 1, 2009 by Ki/oon Music. The single "Uso" is a ending theme of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and "Monochrome no Kiss" is the first opening theme of Black Butler.

Commercial performance

Hikari reached number two on Oricon Albums Chart. In July 2009, it was certified gold disc by RIAJ. As of July 8, 2009, it has sold more than 150,000 copies. It was the 76th best-selling album in Japan in 2009.

Touring

The album release tour, named "<hikari>", began on July 14, 2009 and was attended by around 70,000 people in 26 locations across Japan.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mao.

Personnel

• Mao - vocals
• Shinji - guitar
• Aki - bass
• Yūya - drums

References

1. ^ "hikari | シド". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
2. "ゴールドディスク認定" (Search for "シド" in the "アーティスト" field and select "検索".). RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-17.
3. ^ ""お茶の間ビジュアル系"シド、メジャー1stアルバムがオリコン2位の快進撃". BARKS (in Japanese). 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
4. "Oricon Top 100 2009: Albums". JaME. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
5. "シド 5th Album『hikari』～周囲の環境が激変するなか、ついにメジャーへの扉を開けた1枚～". WHAT's IN? tokyo (in Japanese). 2018-10-15. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
6. "Hikari on Deezer". Retrieved 2020-10-30.

• 2009 albums
• Sid (band) albums
• 2000s Japanese-language albums
• Ki/oon Records albums