Elma (album)

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Elma
Studio album by
Yorushika
ReleasedAugust 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)
Studio
  • Matsusuta. (マツスタ.) (Japan)
  • Volta Studio (Tokyo)
  • Universal Music Studios (Tokyo)
Genre
Length48:12
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal J
Producern-buna
Yorushika chronology
That's Why I Gave Up on Music
(2019) 		Elma
(2019) 		Plagiarism
(2020)
Singles from Elma
  1. "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"
    Released: June 4, 2019 (2019-06-04)
Music video
A Hole Opened Up in My Heart on YouTube

Rain with Cappuccino on YouTube

Nautilus on YouTube
External videos
video icon Elma（Album Trailer）

Elma (エルマ, Eruma) is the second studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28) by Universal J.[1]

Overview[edit]

Elma serves as a sequel to the story of the previous studio album titled, That's Why I Gave Up on Music, a concept album based on the story of "Elma and Amy". The story follows the story from Elma's perspective as she receives the letters and lyrics written by Amy and travels the same path in Sweden as he once did.

Release[edit]

This was also their first album to be released by a major music label. The first press limited edition contains Elma's diary and pictures of her maps tracing the land travelled by Amy.[2]

Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"[3] on 24 June 2019, "Rain with Cappuccino"[4] on 1 August 2019, and "Nautilus"[5] on 27 August 2019 were also released.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics／music／arrangement by n-buna.

CD／digital download／streaming
No.TitleLength
1."Train Window (車窓, Shasō)[a]"1:55
2."Only Sorrow (憂一乗, U Ichijō)"4:32
3."Evening Calm、Somewhere、Fireworks (夕凪、某、花惑い, Yūnagi、Bō、Hana Madoi)"3:18
4."Rain with Cappuccino (雨とカプチーノ, Ame to Kapuchiino)"4:29
5."Lakeside Town (湖の街, Mizūmi no Machi)[b]"1:50
6."Dance of You (神様のダンス, Kamisama no Dansu)[c]"3:52
7."After the Rain (雨晴るる, Ame Hareru)"3:42
8."Walk (歩く, Aruku)"3:26
9."A Hole Opened Up in My Heart (心に穴が空いた, Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita)"4:24
10."The Church in the Forest (森の教会, Mori no Kyōkai)[d]"1:59
11."Voice (声, Koe)"4:48
12."Amy (エイミー, Eimi)"3:32
13."Seabed、Moonlight (海底、月明かり, Kaitei、Tsukiakari)[e]"2:25
14."Nautilus (ノーチラス, Nochirasu)[f]"4:00
Total length:48:12
Tower Records exclusive bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Dance of You (神様のダンス, Kamisama no Dansu)" (music box version)3:52
2."A Hole Opened Up in My Heart (心に穴が空いた, Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita)" (music box version)4:24
3."Nautilus (ノーチラス, Nochirasu)" (music box version)4:00
Village Vanguard exclusive bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Rain with Cappuccino (雨とカプチーノ, Ame to Kapuchiino)" (music box version)4:29
2."Ame Hareru (雨晴るる)" (music box version)3:42
3."Amy (エイミー, Eimi)" (music box version)3:32

Charts[edit]

The album peaked at No. 3 on the Oricon Weekly Charts[6] and No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts[7], both on 4 September 2019. The album made a total of 51 appearances in the top 300 weekly album rankings for the same.

Usage[edit]

  • "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" was used in Teikyō Heisei University's TV commercial in 2019.[8]
  • "Nautilus" was used as the theme song[9][10] for the 7th Kōshien Drama Award-winning Japanese drama Koto no Ha (言の葉)[9][11] in 2020.

Personnel[edit]

Main
n-buna – lyrics, music, arrangement, guitar, piano, other instruments, and producer
suis – vocals
Supporting
Mitsuyasu Shimozuru – guitar
Tatsuya Kitani – bass
Masack – drums
Tetsuya Hirahata – piano, keybaords
Recording engineers／Producers
Hideyuki Matsuhashi – recording engineer, mixing engineer
Takuma Kase – assistant engineer
Yasuyuki Kondō – recording superviser
Taku Nakamura, Hideichi Kurita, Shoki Abe – executive producers
Daigo Aonuma – product manager
Keisuke Matsuoka – production manager／design management
Coordinators
Anju Ikeda – A&R
Midori Shimizu – artwork coordinator
Naoko Iwasaki – sales promotion
Takehide Ishiyama – artist management
Art
Popurika (ぽぷりか) – illustration
DMYM/No.734 – art director, design
Studios
Recording studios – Matsusuta. (マツスタ.) (Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo), Universal Music Studios (Tokyo)
Mixing studio – Matsusuta. (マツスタ.)
Recorded／Mixed by Hideyuki Matsuhashi, and Mastered by Yūji Chinone at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "【ALBUM】2nd Full Album「エルマ」". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "エルマ [初回限定盤][エルマが書いた日記帳仕様][Cd] - ヨルシカ - Universal Music Japan". Universal Music Japan（universal-music.co.jp） (in Japanese). Universal Music Group N.V. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "ヨルシカ - 心に穴が空いた (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2024-05-11. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ "ヨルシカ - 雨とカプチーノ(Official Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2024-05-11. Official Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "ヨルシカ - ノーチラス (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11. OFFICIAL VIDEO{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "エルマ｜ヨルシカ". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "ヨルシカ、自身初のデジタルランキング1位【オリコンランキング】｜Oricon News". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ "【ヨルシカ】新曲「心に穴が空いた」が帝京平成大学TV-CMソングに決定。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11. ヨルシカの新曲「心に穴が空いた」が帝京平成大学のTV-CMソングに決定しました。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ a b 株式会社フジテレビジョン Fuji Television Corporation (2020-09-11). "【フジテレビ】第７回「ドラマ甲子園」大賞受賞作品『言の葉』10月19日（月）　０時FODにて配信スタート　10月31日（土）20時～ＣＳ放送フジテレビＴＷＯにて放送開始". PR TIMES (in Japanese). PR TIMES Corporation. Retrieved 2024-05-11. 第７回「ドラマ甲子園」大賞受賞作品『言の葉』／メインテーマ曲はヨルシカの「ノーチラス」に決定！{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ "【ヨルシカ】第７回ドラマ甲子園大賞受賞作品「言の葉」のメインテーマ曲に「ノーチラス」が決定。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-05-11. ・・・の大賞受賞作品『言の葉』のメインテーマ曲に「ノーチラス」が決定しました。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  11. ^ "第7回ドラマ甲子園「言の葉」｜宮世琉弥 Official Site". 宮世琉弥（miyaseryubi.jp） (in Japanese). 宮世琉弥 miyaseryubi・Stardust Promotion, Inc. Powered by Skiyaki Inc.）. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2024-05-11. 2020年に行われた第７回「ドラマ甲子園」では、横浜市在住の高校２年生、平野水乙（ひらの・みお）さんの『言の葉』が大賞作品に選ばれ、{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Tracks 1, 5, 10, and 13 are instrumental.
  2. ^ Tracks 1, 5, 10, and 13 are instrumental.
  3. ^ The literal translation for Kamisama no Dansu (神様のダンス) is "Dance of God" but the official published English is "Dance of You".
  4. ^ Tracks 1, 5, 10, and 13 are instrumental.
  5. ^ Tracks 1, 5, 10, and 13 are instrumental.
  6. ^ All tracks are written from Elma's perspective, with the exception of Nautilus written by Amy.
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