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| Released | August 21, 2024 | |||
| Length | 70:58 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Sony Japan | |||
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Lost Corner is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, released on August 21, 2024, through Sony Music Records.[1] It included number-one singles "Pale Blue", a theme for 2021 television series Rikokatsu and "Kick Back", an opening theme for 2022 anime series Chainsaw Man;[2] the latter became the first Japanese-language song to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] The album also features the theme for Hayao Miyazaki-directed animated fantasy film, The Boy and the Heron (2023), "Spinning Globe".[4]
Commercially, Lost Corner debuted at number one on both the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums charts, selling 377,000 copies.[5][6] In support of the album, Yonezu is set to embark on the concert tour Junk in 2025 in Japan, as well as Asia, Europe, and North America.[7][8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Kenshi Yonezu
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red Out" | Yonezu | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Kick Back" |
| 3:14 |
| 3. | "Margherita + Aina the End" (マルゲリータ + アイナ・ジ・エンド) | Yonezu | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Pop Song" |
| 3:19 |
| 5. | "Shinigami" (死神) |
| 3:00 |
| 6. | "Mainichi – Every Day" (毎日) |
| 3:02 |
| 7. | "Lady" |
| 3:28 |
| 8. | "Yumeutsutsu – Daydream" (ゆめうつつ) |
| 5:05 |
| 9. | "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara" (さよーならまたいつか!) |
| 3:21 |
| 10. | "Tomaremiyo – Stop Look Both Ways" (とまれみよ) | Yonezu | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Lens Flare" | Yonezu | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Tsuki o Miteita – Moongazing" (月を見ていた) |
| 4:13 |
| 13. | "M87" (M八七) |
| 4:23 |
| 14. | "Pale Blue" |
| 4:57 |
| 15. | "Garakuta – Junk" (がらくた) |
| 3:57 |
| 16. | "Yellow Ghost" | Yonezu | 2:52 |
| 17. | "Post Human" | Yonezu | 4:04 |
| 18. | "Chikyūgi – Spinning Globe" (地球儀) |
| 4:34 |
| 19. | "Lost Corner" | Yonezu | 3:43 |
| 20. | "Ohayo" (おはよう) | Yonezu | 2:20 |
| Total length: | 70:58 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 1 |
| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[10] | 1 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "米津玄師、6thアルバム『LOST CORNER』発売決定". Barks (in Japanese). June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Sakai, Takafumi (June 22, 2024). "米津玄師、8月に約4年ぶりアルバム。ジブリや朝ドラ主題歌収録". AV Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Shiba, Tomonori (October 28, 2023). "米津玄師「KICK BACK」、米レコード協会ゴールド認定が持つ歴史的意味 本人コメントも踏まえて考察". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "米津玄師の新アルバム『LOST CORNER』トラックリスト＆ジャケット公開、商品詳細も明らかに". Bezzy (in Japanese). June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "米津玄師、ソロアーティスト今年度最高初週売上でアルバム1位【オリコンランキング】". Oricon (in Japanese). August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "【ビルボード】米津玄師『LOST CORNER』CDセールス／DLの2冠で堂々の総合アルバム首位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "米津玄師、全国ツアー開催決定 ツアーファイナルは東京ドーム2Days". MusicVoice (in Japanese). July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "米津玄師、来年3月から6都市回るワールドツアー、欧州&米国で初の単独公演". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-09-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-09-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 28, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 28, 2024.