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I just wanted to let you guys know that, besides the fact that I'm alive, I'm still planning to come back here and post again.

However, I might take a while since I'm still taking care of a few IRL things at the moment. I'll be back soon enough with fresh updates from Yorushika when they arrive!

The trailer for Creation is out!

Yorushika released on January 19 (JST) the trailer to their upcoming EP, Creation! The video features a man (played by Ippei Tanaka, earlier seen in the Plagiarism music video), writing music and playing the piano, as a crossfade of all 5 tracks from the EP plays in the background.

The EP’s tracklist is as follows:

Goutou to Hanataba (強盗と花束, lit. Burglary and a Bouquet)

Haru Dorobou (春泥棒, Spring Thief)

Sousaku (創作, lit. Creation)

Kaze o Hamu (風を食む, Eat the Wind)

Uso Tsuki (嘘月, lit. Lying Moon)

Yorushika announced earlier on their social media that their upcoming EP, Creation (創作, Sousaku) is now up for preorders in streaming platforms, particularly for pre-adding in iTunes and pre-saving in Spotify.

They added that Creation will also be available for streaming on January 26, a day earlier than its physical release! This also applies for people who may get the CD-less physical version (Type B) a day in advance (flying get).

Yorushika put up on Twitter and Instagram the official setlist to their live concert, Zense, held last January 9. This came after the streaming period for the concert’s archive ended on January 11, at 11:59 PM (JST).

They also revealed that the concert was shot from Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, an amusement park in Yokohama.

You can view the setlist in text under the cut:

Yorushika’s newest song “Spring Thief” out on YT and streaming platforms!

Following a tweet hinting at an announcement, Yorushika released their newest song, Spring Thief (春泥棒, Haru Dorobou), in full!

This release comes right after the song was performed live in Yorushika’s online concert, Zense. Part of the song was previously used in a commercial for Taisei Corporation last year, and it was revealed later on that the song will appear in full in Yorushika’s upcoming EP, Creation.

The song, and the music video especially, seems to follow the story of the main character from Plagiarism, with elements making references to various points in the story.

Yorushika will be releasing their newest EP, Creation (創作, Sousaku), in a few months’ time, they announced on their social media today, November 26th (JPN time). They had only dropped hint of a new announcement on Twitter just a few hours prior.

The EP will include a total of five (5) tracks, including the following:

Haru Dorobou (春泥棒, Spring Thief): CM song for Taisei Corporation

Kaze o Hamu (風を食む, Eat the Wind): ED to news program NEWS23

Uso Tsuki (嘘月, lit. Lying Moon): ED to film A Whisker Away

The EP will come in two different forms, one with a physical CD (Type A) and one without (Type B). Preorder freebies also differ from store to store:

Tower Records: Music box CD (2 tracks)

HMV: Music box CD (2 tracks)

Animate: A4 size poster (Design A)

Amazon Japan: A4 size poster (Design B)

Rakuten Books: Button pins (Design A)

Village Vanguard: Button pins (Design B)

Tsutaya Records (some stores excluded): Stickers

Universal Music Store: B2 size poster

Supporting store (name TBA): Postcard

I’m actually posting this pretty late, but Yorushika posted on their Twitter a teaser of what looks like the MV for their newest song, Eat the Wind (Kaze o Hamu).

It’ll drop today, November 12th, at 6 PM (JST)!

Yorushika’s newest song, Kaze o Hamu (Eat the Wind), is out and available for streaming and download!

Written as the ending theme to Japanese news program NEWS23, it was played for the very first time on September 28th. And I’d say the wait since then was worth it. It still feels pretty new, almost unlike a typical Yorushika song, but it’s a beautiful song nonetheless.

TBS’ news program NEWS23 played a portion of Yorushika’s newest song, Kaze o Hamu (風を食む, lit. To Eat the Wind) tonight, September 28th (JPN). Written as the program’s ending theme, the song was accompanied with shots of Mt. Fuji with its first snowcap for this season. NEWS23 also released a shorter preview on Twitter.

The song sounds closer to soft and chill R&B, a welcome parting from the rock sound associated with Yorushika. Suis’ soft vocals also adds to the relaxing vibe the track brings. The lyrics feel somewhat somber, though, but I honestly don’t understand enough to make something out of them.

Now, time will tell whether this contributes to the current lore, just as we’ve seen from A Whisker Away’s insert songs and Plagiarism. Regardless, even on its own, Kaze o Hamu truly is a lovely song.

Yorushika just announced on their social media that their newest song, Kaze o Hamu (風を食む, lit. To Eat the Wind), will be used as the ending theme for Japanese broadcast network TBS’ news program NEWS23. It will be heard in the program starting September 28th.

The song, they added, will be available for download and streaming on October 7th!

(Sources [from the Yorushika official Twitter, in Japanese]: 1 2)

[Screen from Space Shower TV’s tweet]

On September 6th, Space Shower TV did a YouTube premiere of Music Video no Sekai: Yorushika - “Tousaku” hen (The World of Music Videos: Yorushika - “Plagiarism” edition).

This program features an interview with Tetsuya Nagato, an art director who worked as creative director for Yorushika’s newest album, Tousaku (Plagiarism), and directed the title song’s music video. Here, Nagato talks about what made him decide on the album design and MV’s concept, how he met n-buna, and the message he left in the MV.

For those who don’t know what it is, songs are pit against each other in 1v1 battles where you pick which of the choices you prefer. That way, it gradually sorts out a ranking for your favorite Yorushika songs. It takes some time, but who wouldn’t want to skip out on something interesting?

Check it out here!