Chikoku [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]

[Machine Translation] The movie "Whale: Gokudo no Shokutaku" (directed by Kazuhiro Yokoyama, released in February 2009), in which "Late" is the theme song and "Love Love" is the insert song, is based on the popular manga by Ayumi Tachihara and stars Ken Matsudaira as 55-year-old yakuza gang leader Kuji Raizo, who decides to live with the theme of "learning and food. Raizo, a 55-year-old yakuza boss played by Ken Matsudaira, decides to live his life based on the theme of "learning and food. While attending high school without the knowledge of his gang members, Kuji also tries to master his specialty, cooking, in what could be called a second coming-of-age story. The song "Late" was produced to go along with this story, and is a grand ballad with the flavor of an adult's coming-of-age, a cheering song for those who are trying their best in life. Love Love" is a pure love song that was created based on a scene in which Raizo is asked out on a date by a classmate. The DVD of the limited first edition includes the PV of "Late". The jacket photo differs between the first limited edition with DVD and the regular edition.

韓流ブームの火付け役ともなったRyu待望のNEW Single! 「遅刻」が主題歌に、「ラブラブ」が挿入歌に決定している映画『クジラ 極道の食卓』 (横山一洋監督/2009年2月公開)は、立原あゆみの人気マンガを原作とし、主演の松平健演じる55歳のヤクザの組長・久慈雷蔵が"学と食"をテーマに生きていくことを決断。組員に内緒で高校に通う一方、得意の料理を極めていくという、第二の青春物語ともいえるもの。このストーリーに合わせて制作された「遅刻」は、人生を頑張る人に向けての応援歌的な、オトナの青春の味たっぷりの壮大なバラードに仕上がっている。また「ラブラブ」は、雷蔵がクラスメイトからデートに誘われるシーンを見て制作されたという、ピュアなラブソング。 初回限定盤のDVDには、「遅刻」PVを収録。 ※ジャケット写真は[DVD付初回限定盤]と[通常盤]で異なります。