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==Singles==
The first single released from the album was "[[Kyū Jō Show!!]]", a rockabilly-inspired tune that quickly followed up after the release of their junior album, ''[[Puzzle (Kanjani Eight album)|Puzzle]]''. The single did well, charting at #1 on the Oricon and Billboard Japan Hot 100 on its debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-11-21/japan-hot-100|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100, Week of November 21, 2009|access-date=6 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605060830/https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100| archive-date= 5 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2009&month=11&week=3&submit4.x=18&submit4.y=17|title=Oricon Domestic Singles Weekly Ranking, 3rd Week of November 2009|language=ja|access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> A few months after, in May 2010, the second single for the album was released, titled "[[Wonderful World!!]]". Wonderful World is a playful, feel good, a-typical [[Japanese pop]] tune with the members [[rap]]ping over it. The song did well, again, charting at #1 on the week of its debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-07-17/japan-hot-100|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100, Week of July 17, 2010|access-date=6 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605060830/https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100| archive-date= 5 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2010&month=7&week=2&submit4.x=43&submit4.y=18|title=Oricon Domestic Singles Weekly Ranking, 2nd Week of July 2010|language=ja|access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> ''Wonderful World!!{{'}}''s accompanied DVDs on the limited edition set the stage for what was going to be the new album, releasing a DVD clip of four side stories entitled, ''Prologue of Patchi'', which consisted of the members solos.
Wonderful World!! was quickly followed by the album's third single, "[[Life (Me no Mae no Mukou e)]]" in August 2010. The song is pop-rock tune that was the featured theme song for the Japanese television drama, ''GM: Odore Doctor'', which the group's drummer, Tadayoshi Ohkura starred in.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbs.co.jp/GM-odore/cast/|title=TBS 日曜劇場 「GM ー踊れドクター Official Home Page, Cast|language=ja|access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbs.co.jp/GM-odore/staff/|title=TBS 日曜劇場 「GM ー踊れドクター Official Home Page, Staff|language=ja|access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> The conclusion to "Prologue of Patchi" was included on the limited edition release of this single and included a trailer for the movie, 8 Uppers, at the end with information for fans to visit the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101018190441/https://www.club8.jp/ album's website].
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