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Lost Corner
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2024
Length70:58
LanguageJapanese
LabelSony Japan
Producer
Kenshi Yonezu chronology
Stray Sheep
(2020)
Lost Corner
(2024)
Singles from Lost Corner
  1. "Pale Blue"
    Released: June 16, 2021
  2. "Pop Song"
    Released: February 7, 2022
  3. "M87"
    Released: May 18, 2022
  4. "Kick Back"
    Released: November 23, 2022
  5. "Lady"
    Released: March 21, 2023
  6. "Tsuki o Miteita"
    Released: June 26, 2023
  7. "Spinning Globe"
    Released: July 26, 2023
  8. "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!"
    Released: April 8, 2024
  9. "Mainichi"
    Released: May 27, 2024
  10. "Garakuta – Junk"
    Released: August 20, 2024

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 in its first week,[5][6] and was later certified double platinum by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[7] 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.[8][9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kenshi Yonezu

Lost Corner track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Red Out"Yonezu2:31
2."Kick Back"
  • Yonezu
  • Daiki Tsuneta
3:14
3."Margherita + Aina the End" (マルゲリータ + アイナ・ジ・エンド)Yonezu3:03
4."Pop Song"3:19
5."Shinigami" (死神しにがみ)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
3:00
6."Mainichi – Every Day" (毎日まいにち)
  • Yonezu
  • Yaffle
3:02
7."Lady"
3:28
8."Yumeutsutsu – Daydream" (ゆめうつつ)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
5:05
9."Sayonara, Mata Itsuka! – Sayonara" (さよーならまたいつか!)
  • Yonezu
  • Tomi Yo
3:21
10."Tomaremiyo – Stop Look Both Ways" (とまれみよ)Yonezu2:50
11."Lens Flare"Yonezu2:54
12."Tsuki o Miteita – Moongazing" (つきていた)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
4:13
13."M87" (Mはちなな)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
4:23
14."Pale Blue"
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
4:57
15."Garakuta – Junk" (がらくた)
  • Yonezu
  • Tomi Yo
3:57
16."Yellow Ghost"Yonezu2:52
17."Post Human"Yonezu4:04
18."Chikyūgi – Spinning Globe" (地球儀ちきゅうぎ)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
4:34
19."Lost Corner"Yonezu3:43
20."Ohayo" (おはよう)Yonezu2:20
Total length:70:58

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Lost Corner
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[16] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "米津よねつげん、6thアルバム『LOST CORNER』発売はつばい決定けってい". Barks (in Japanese). June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Sakai, Takafumi (June 22, 2024). "米津よねつげん、8がつやく4ねんぶりアルバム。ジブリやあさドラ主題歌しゅだいか収録しゅうろく". AV Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Shiba, Tomonori (October 28, 2023). "米津よねつげん「KICK BACK」、べいレコード協会きょうかいゴールド認定にんてい歴史れきしてき意味いみ 本人ほんにんコメントもまえて考察こうさつ". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "米津よねつげんしんアルバム『LOST CORNER』トラックリスト&ジャケット公開こうかい商品しょうひん詳細しょうさいあきらかに". Bezzy (in Japanese). June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "米津よねつげん、ソロアーティスト今年度こんねんど最高さいこうはつしゅう売上うりあげでアルバム1【オリコンランキング】". Oricon (in Japanese). August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "【ビルボード】米津よねつげん『LOST CORNER』CDセールス/DLの2かん堂々どうどう総合そうごうアルバム首位しゅい". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "8がつGD認定にんてい~乃木坂のぎざか46「チートデイ」がトリプル・プラチナ認定にんてい!". PR Times (in Japanese). September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "米津よねつげん全国ぜんこくツアー開催かいさい決定けってい ツアーファイナルは東京とうきょうドーム2Days". MusicVoice (in Japanese). July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "米津よねつげん来年らいねん3がつから6都市としまわるワールドツアー、欧州おうしゅう&米国べいこくはつ単独たんどく公演こうえん". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-09-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-09-02" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 28, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Kenshi Yonezu Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "Kenshi Yonezu Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  15. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "Japanese album certifications – 米津よねつげん – LOST CORNER" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2024. Select 2024ねん9がつ on the drop-down menu