Hajimete no

Hajimete no
Author
Original titleはじめての
LanguageJapanese
GenreShort story collection
PublisherSuirinsha
Publication date
February 16, 2022
Publication placeJapan
Media typeTankōbon hardcover
Pages224
ISBN978-4-16-401004-4
Websiteyoasobi-music.jp/hajimeteno

Hajimete no (はじめての, lit. "The First Time Of") is a book collected short stories by Japanese novelists Rio Shimamoto, Mizuki Tsujimura, Miyuki Miyabe, and Eto Mori, which collaborated with Japanese duo Yoasobi to produce and perform the songs based on the novelists' stories under the theme "a story to read when you do [something] for the first time".[1] The book was first announced on December 1, 2021, and published by Surinsha on February 16, 2022.[2]

It consists of four stories—Shimamoto's Watashi Dake no Shoyūsha, Tsujimura's Yūrei, Miyabe's Iro Chigai no Trump, and Mori's Hikari no Tane.[3] These were accompanied by each song by Yoasobi: "Mr.", "Umi no Manimani", "Seventeen", and "Suki da", respectively. All songs are featured on the book's companion EP Hajimete no – EP, released on May 10, 2023.[4] The Taiwanese edition was published on July 10, 2023, by Crown Publishing.[5]

  1. ^ Mugi (December 31, 2021). "Hit duo YOASOBI teams up with 4 Naoki Prize-winning novelists for new song project". Grape. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "4人の直木賞作家×YOASOBI 小説と音楽で紡ぐ奇跡のコラボレーション企画始動". Hiroshima Lead (in Japanese). February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "YOASOBI 4人の直木賞作家とコラボ 書き下ろし原作に楽曲を発表". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家とのコラボプロジェクト「はじめての」楽曲を収めたEP発売". Natalie (in Japanese). July 23, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "YOASOBI 聯手直木賞4位名作家，打造「小說音樂化」奇蹟之作《第一次的…》". Ysolife (in Chinese (Taiwan)). July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.