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E-Side 2
A blue pixel art on the bottom of the gray background with darker gray pixels, placing YOASOBI / E-SIDE 2 / NOVEL INTO MUSIC on the top
EP by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2022
GenreJ-pop
Length27:26
LanguageEnglish
LabelSony Japan
ProducerAyase
Yoasobi chronology
The Book 2
(2021)
E-Side 2
(2022)
Hajimete no – EP
(2023)
Singles from E-Side 2
  1. "The Swallow"
    Released: November 4, 2022
  2. "The Blessing"
    Released: November 9, 2022

E-Side 2 is the second English-language EP and fourth overall by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on November 18, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs in the English language which are not included in their first English-language EP E-Side, preceded by two singles–"The Swallow", and "The Blessing"–released in the same month.

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Background and release

Yoasobi released their first English-language EP, titled E-Side, on November 12, 2021,[1] containing eight tracks original in Japanese translated to English, preceded by four singles–"Into the Night" ("Yoru ni Kakeru"), "RGB" ("Sangenshoku"), "Monster" ("Kaibutsu"), and "Blue" ("Gunjō").[2] The EP peaked at number 19 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart,[3] and number nine on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums,[4] earned 9,100 downloads as of January 2022.[5]

On November 4, 2022, Yoasobi released the English version of Hirogare! Irotoridori's theme "Tsubame", titled "The Swallow".[6] Five days later, "The Blessing", an English version of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury opening theme "Shukufuku", was issued. It was included on the CD single version of "Shukufuku".[7] On the same day, the duo announced the second English-language EP, titled E-Side 2, scheduled for release on November 18 to digital music and streaming platforms, the same date as "Umi no Manimani", the third single from the duo's novel collection project Hajimete no.[8] The snippet video called "crossfade movie" was revealed two days before the release.[9]

Commercial performance

E-Side 2 debuted at number 42 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart,[10] and number two on the Digital Albums Chart with 1,904 digital sales.[11] For Billboard Japan, the EP entered the Hot Albums chart at number ten.[12] It earned 1,489 downloads, peaking at number two on the component Download Albums, behind Lisa's album Lander.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ayase and translated to English by Konnie Aoki, except tracks 4, 6, and 7, which additionally included BFNK as a translator

E-Side track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Blessing"3:12
2."If I Could Draw Life"3:22
3."Romance"2:46
4."The Swallow" (featuring Midories)3:37
5."Halzion"3:18
6."Just a Little Step"3:39
7."Haruka"4:02
8."Love Letter"3:30
Total length:27:26

Charts

Sales

Sales figures for E-Side 2
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan
Digital
5,274[16]

Release history

Release dates and formats for E-Side 2
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 18, 2022 Sony Japan [17]

References

  1. ^ Billboard Japan (November 1, 2021). "Japan's YOASOBI Share English 'Blue' Music Video & Announce First English-Language EP". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、「Blue」配信&MV公開。初の英語版第一弾EP『E-SIDE』11月発売". Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2021-11-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "【ビルボード】TOMORROW X TOGETHER『Chaotic Wonderland』が総合アルバム首位 シルク·ソニックが5位に初登場". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Cumulative digital sale figures for E-Side:
  6. ^ "YOASOBI、「ツバメ」の英語バージョン「The Swallow」明日11/4配信。ワールド・バージョンMVにはミドリーズ、世界の子どもたち、セサミストリートのキャラクターが出演". Skream! (in Japanese). November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "YOASOBI、『祝福』CDリリース 「The Blessing」配信&MV公開 英語版EP第2弾配信リリース - CDJournal ニュース". CDJournal (in Japanese). November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "YOASOBI楽曲の英語版8曲入り「E-SIDE 2」配信決定(動画あり)". Natalie (in Japanese). November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "YOASOBI、英語版EP第2弾『E-SIDE 2』のクロスフェード動画公開". Real Sound (in Japanese). November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-11-28" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: 2022-11-28" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "【ビルボード】SEVENTEEN『DREAM』が2週連続で総合アルバム首位を獲得 三宅健/LiSAが続く". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "【ビルボード】LiSA『LANDER』DLアルバムチャート首位 YOASOBI『E-SIDE 2』が続く". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of November 23, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Albums – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  16. ^ Cumulative digital sale figures for E-Side 2:
  17. ^ "本日『祝福』CDリリース!「The Blessing」(「祝福」英語版)のMV公開&配信開始!そして英語版EP第2弾となる『E-SIDE 2』の配信リリースも決定!". Yoasobi Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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