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EXILE BEST HITS -LOVE SIDE-

Exile

144 min · 29 tracks · pop music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

55 /100
Lowland
Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

Strongly selected songs and polished performances carry the set, while its compilation format and era-spanning sequence limit the sense of a unified album.

What we noticed

  • The first 14 tracks are weighted toward ballads, with the shift to dance-pop made explicit by “Rising Sun” at track 16.
  • The second half runs through newer dance singles before closing with older group hits “Choo Choo TRAIN” and “銀河鉄道999.”
  • The two-part LOVE/SOUL structure groups songs by mode, but the 29-track collection still spans multiple periods rather than building one continuous arc.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
3/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 5/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 道 4:40
  • 2 もっと強く 7:15
  • 3 あなたへ 4:55
  • 4 願い -Album ver- 4:12
  • 5 愛すべき未来へ 4:57
  • 6 ふたつの唇 5:01
  • 7 Ti Amo 5:46
  • 8 I Believe 4:59
  • 9 Lovers Again 4:40
  • 10 ただ…逢いたくて 5:52
  • 11 運命のヒト -Orchestra Version- 5:27
  • 12 優しい光 4:24
  • 13 あの空の星のように… 5:02
  • 14 Bloom 6:04

Disc 2

  • 1 Sun is rising again 1:40
  • 2 Rising Sun 4:56
  • 3 ALL NIGHT LONG 4:25
  • 4 BOW & ARROWS 5:14
  • 5 I Wish For You 5:06
  • 6 Each Other’s Way 〜旅の途中〜 3:51
  • 7 VICTORY 5:26
  • 8 24karats STAY GOLD 5:30
  • 9 FIREWORKS 5:20
  • 10 時の描片 〜トキノカケラ〜 4:58
  • 11 Everything 4:43
  • 12 Someday 4:42
  • 13 Choo Choo TRAIN 4:44
  • 14 銀河鉄道999 4:28
  • 15 24karats TRIBE OF GOLD 6:18

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