Niche Syndrome (Niche シンドローム) is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band One Ok Rock, released on June 9, 2010. It was released as a normal CD-only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition. This album includes the group's single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer", which was released earlier in 2010. This was the first album that did not feature original lead guitarist Alex Onizawa.

The song from the album, "Wherever You Are", peaked at #4 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 89 weeks. The song was used on NTT Docomo's phone commercial series, "Kazoku-hen". Their single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" peaked at #40 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks.

Niche Syndrome

The release of Niche Syndrome was followed by a Zepp Tour titled One Ok Rock "This Is My Own Judgement" Tour, spanning from June 27 through July 23, 2010.

Niche Syndrome

Track listing

Notes

: "Introduction" is an instrumental song. : "Wherever You Are" was written by Moriuchi for his friend's wedding. : "Nobody's Home" is about Moriuchi's apology and gratitude straightforwardly for his parents Shinichi Mori and Masako Mori.

Niche Syndrome

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Niche Syndrome.

One Ok Rock

Takahiro "Taka" Moriuchi — lead vocals

Toru Yamashita — guitar, backing vocals

Ryota Kohama — bass guitar

Tomoya Kanki — drums

Production

Hideki Kodera — recording

Satoru Hiraide — recording, mixing

Satoshi Hosoi — recording, mixing

Kensuke Miura — recording

Ian Cooper — mastering

Miki Nagashima — assistant engineer

Naoki Iwata — assistant engineer

Hideaki Ikawa — assistant engineer

Norikatsu Teruuchi — assistant engineer

Masanori Hata — assistant engineer

Ryota Hattanda — assistant engineer

Takeshi Baba — assistant engineer

Kazutaka Minemori — instrument technician

Yoshiro "Masuo" Arimatsu — instrument technician

Yukifumi Kaneko — instrument technician

Kyohei Meguro — instrument technician

Design

Kazuaki Seki — art direction

Daichi Shiono — design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Other charted songs

Certifications

References

External links

2010 albums

One Ok Rock albums

A-Sketch albums

Alternative rock albums by Japanese artists