2003's "LIFE is..." is an album that shows Hirai's growing artistic potential. His powerful vocals and emotional delivery portray themes of life from multiple angles. It is a highly accomplished work that demonstrates his firm position in the Japanese pop scene.
A:
1)
Strawberry Sex
2)
Revolver
3)
Ex-girlfriend
B:
1)
Ring
2)
Come Back
3)
Somebody's Girl
C:
1)
I'm So Drunk
2)
Missin' You ~It Will Break My Heart~
3)
世界で一番君が好き?
D:
1)
メモリーズ
2)
Life Is...
3)
大きな古時計
A&R - Takashi Kawaguchi (4)
A&R [Ex-] - Naoko Kodama
A&R [Ex-] - Taku Hirai
A&R [in Chief] - Shunsuke Fujiwara
Art Direction, Design - Koichi Tominuki
Coordinator [Products] - Masami Hatta
Engineer [Vinyl Cutting] - Toshiya Horiuchi
Executive-Producer - Hiroyasu Chinone
Executive-Producer - Takashi Yoshida
Illustration, Design - Kiyoshi Kuroda
Management [Artist] - Yoshinari Otaki
Mastered By - Yasuji "YASMAN" Maeda
Photography By - Satoshi Minakawa
Producer - Ken Hirai
Promotion [Artist] - Hiroshi Katayama
Promotion [DefSTAR RECORDS, Room in Chief] - Toshiyuki Kuroiwa