The Changing Same
The Changing Same is the third studio album to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on June 21, 2000 under Sony Music Japan subsidiary DefSTAR Records. The name comes from a term coined by the poet Amiri Baraka.
Track titles are: "Here Comes K.H.," "Love Love Love," "Why," "Affair," "The Flower Is You," "Brighten Up," "K.O.L.," "Ladynapper," "Unfit in Love," "Wonderful World," "Turn off the Lights," "Rakuen 楽園," "Aoi Tori アオイトリ," "The Changing Same: Kawariyuku Kawaranaimono "
Chart positions
;Oricon Sales Chart| Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
| June 21, 2000 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | |||
| June 21, 2000 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 381,180 | 1,263,000 | 60 weeks |
| June 21, 2000 | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 18 |