The Book (Yoasobi EP)

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The Book
A silhouette of a skyline with a light red background, showing "YOASOBI" / "NOVEL INTO MUSIC" on the left-top corner, and a black circle on the right-top corner
EP by
Yoasobi
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)
GenreJ-pop
Length30:12
LanguageJapanese
LabelSony Japan
ProducerAyase
Yoasobi chronology
The Book
(2021) 		E-Side
(2021)
Singles from The Book
  1. "Yoru ni Kakeru"
    Released: December 15, 2019
  2. "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
    Released: January 18, 2020
  3. "Halzion"
    Released: May 11, 2020
  4. "Tabun"
    Released: July 20, 2020
  5. "Gunjō"
    Released: September 1, 2020
  6. "Haruka"
    Released: December 18, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[1]

The Book is the debut EP by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment Japan[2] on January 6, 2021, the same date as their single "Kaibutsu", which accompanied the second season of the anime series Beastars.[3] A concept of "reading CD" with binder package, the EP consists of all singles released from 2019 to 2020, including their other track "Encore".[4]

The track-by-track cover EP Mikunoyoasobi by Ayase with Vocaloid voicebank Hatsune Miku was released on the same day exclusively at Tower Records Japan.[5]

Commercial performance

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The Book debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, behind SixTones's 1ST,[6] selling 72,238 copies in its first week.[7] and 146,745 copies as of 2021.[8] It topped Oricon Digital Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks[9] and the year-end chart with 100,656 downloads in 2021 alone, becoming the only album to reach this milestone in the year.[10] For Billboard Japan Hot Albums, The Book entered at number two with 74,601 CD copies, and 10,069 download units.[11] The Book received a gold certification for both physical and digital release by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[12][13] All tracks of the EP, excluding the intro and outro, are also certified platinum or higher for streaming by RIAJ.[14]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for The Book
Ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
CD Shop Awards 2022 Grand Prize (Red) Nominated [15]
Finalist Award Won
Special Award Won

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ayase.

The Book track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Epilogue"0:50
2."Encore" (アンコール)4:30
3."Halzion" (ハルジオン)3:18
4."Ano Yume o Nazotte" (あの夢をなぞって)4:03
5."Tabun" (たぶん)4:23
6."Gunjō" (群青)4:08
7."Haruka" (ハルカ)4:04
8."Yoru ni Kakeru" (夜に駆ける)4:21
9."Prologue"0:35
Total length:30:12

Credits and personnel

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  • Ayase – songwriter, producer
  • Ikura – vocals (2–9)
  • Rockwell – guitar (4–5)
  • AssH – guitar (6)
  • Takeruru – guitar (8)
  • Plusonica[A] – chorus (6)
  • Kanami Minakami – based story writer (2)
  • Shunki Hashizume – based story writer (3)
  • Sōta Ishiki – based story writer (4)
  • Shinano – based story writer (5)
  • Alfort Creative Team – based story writer (6)
  • Osamu Suzuki – based story writer (7)
  • Mayo Hoshino – based story writer (8)
  • Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording (2–8)
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales figures for The Book
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[29]
Physical 		Gold 172,512[28]
Japan (RIAJ)[31]
Digital 		Gold 137,059[30]

Release history

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Release dates and formats for The Book
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 6, 2021
Sony Japan [32]
Japan CD [33]
Taiwan October 20, 2023 Sony Taiwan [34]
Various July 26, 2024 Vinyl
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Japan October 23, 2024
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Various December 2025
  • Sony Germany
  • Black Screen
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Notes

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  1. ^ Consisting of Narita Ayori, Hikari Codama, Miki Maria, Masa, Miku Motomatsu, Natsumi, Kosei Nishiyama, Saki, Suzu, and Tetsuto

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