In April 2005, Kubota released the lead single "A Love Story" from his album "For Real?", which charted at number 43 on the Oricon Singles chart. In August 2005, he released the second single, "Club Happiness", which charted at number 40 on the Oricon Singles chart. In November 2005, he released the third single, "Beside You", which charted at number 25 on the Oricon Singles chart. In March 2006, he released his fourteenth album, "For Real?", which charted at number 13 on the Oricon Albums chart.