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]

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

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 around Japan in 2025, 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)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
3:00
6."Mainichi – Every Day" (毎日)
  • 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" (月を見ていた)
  • Yonezu
  • Bandoh
4:13
13."M87" (M八七)
  • 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)
  • 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. ^ "米津玄師、6thアルバム『LOST CORNER』発売決定". Barks (in Japanese). June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Sakai, Takafumi (June 22, 2024). "米津玄師、8月に約4年ぶりアルバム。ジブリや朝ドラ主題歌収録". AV Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Shiba, Tomonori (October 28, 2023). "米津玄師「KICK BACK」、米レコード協会ゴールド認定が持つ歴史的意味 本人コメントも踏まえて考察". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "米津玄師の新アルバム『LOST CORNER』トラックリスト&ジャケット公開、商品詳細も明らかに". Bezzy (in Japanese). June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "米津玄師、ソロアーティスト今年度最高初週売上でアルバム1位【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】米津玄師『LOST CORNER』CDセールス/DLの2冠で堂々の総合アルバム首位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "8月度GD認定~乃木坂46「チートデイ」がトリプル・プラチナ認定!". PR Times (in Japanese). September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "米津玄師、全国ツアー開催決定 ツアーファイナルは東京ドーム2Days". MusicVoice (in Japanese). July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "米津玄師、来年3月から6都市回るワールドツアー、欧州&米国で初の単独公演". 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 – 米津玄師 – LOST CORNER" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2024. Select 2024年9月 on the drop-down menu