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[[Rivers Cuomo]] first mentioned his intent to release a Japanese-language solo album in [[2009]], when he uploaded in-progress demos of a song written with songwriter [[Shusui]] to the website ''Indaba Music'', offering $208 for somebody to produce a better demo of the music<ref>Rolling Stone. (2009, December 21). ''Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”.'' Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/</ref> (Cuomo, at this time, had recently suffered cracked ribs and internal bleeding following a bus accident).<ref>"Rivers Cuomo's Session #1" ''Indaba Music''. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20091223071411/https://www.indabamusic.com/sessions/riverscuomo/342194</ref><ref>"Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”" ''Rolling Stone''. 21 December 2009. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/</ref> Cuomo indicated that this song (which later became "[[Homely Girl]]") was intended for a solo project tentatively titled ''The Kumamoto Kid'' (Japanese: ザ クマモトキッド, named for the city of {{Wikipedia|Kumamoto}}, where Cuomo's wife, [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo|Kyoko]], was born). | [[Rivers Cuomo]] first mentioned his intent to release a Japanese-language solo album in [[2009]], when he uploaded in-progress demos of a song written with songwriter [[Shusui]] to the website ''Indaba Music'', offering $208 for somebody to produce a better demo of the music<ref>Rolling Stone. (2009, December 21). ''Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”.'' Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/</ref> (Cuomo, at this time, had recently suffered cracked ribs and internal bleeding following a bus accident).<ref>"Rivers Cuomo's Session #1" ''Indaba Music''. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20091223071411/https://www.indabamusic.com/sessions/riverscuomo/342194</ref><ref>"Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”" ''Rolling Stone''. 21 December 2009. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/</ref> Cuomo indicated that this song (which later became "[[Homely Girl]]") was intended for a solo project tentatively titled ''The Kumamoto Kid'' (Japanese: ザ クマモトキッド, named for the city of {{Wikipedia|Kumamoto}}, where Cuomo's wife, [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo|Kyoko]], was born). | ||
Some time later, Cuomo was joined by musician [[Scott Murphy]]. [[Riverpedia_archive_-_09/22/2020#Scott_.26_Rivers| | Some time later, Cuomo was joined by musician [[Scott Murphy]]. He later explains in a [[Riverpedia_archive_-_09/22/2020#Scott_.26_Rivers|Riverpedia entry]]: "Somebody at Weezer's record company introduced us after I told them that I was looking for a Japanese speaking gaijin collaborator."<ref>"Scott & Rivers" ''Riverpedia''. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Scott%20%26%20Rivers</ref> | ||
Two physical versions of the album were released: a standard CD, and a deluxe edition which included a bonus DVD. A follow-up album, ''[[Nimaime]]'', was released in [[2017]]. | Two physical versions of the album were released: a standard CD, and a deluxe edition which included a bonus DVD. A follow-up album, ''[[Nimaime]]'', was released in [[2017]]. | ||