The Book (Yoasobi EP)

The Book
A silhouette of a skyline with a light red background, showing "YOASOBI" / "NOVEL INTO MUSIC" on the left-top corner, and a black circle on the right-top corner
EP by
Yoasobi
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)
GenreJ-pop
Length30:12
LanguageJapanese
LabelSony Japan
ProducerAyase
Yoasobi chronology
The Book
(2021) 		E-Side
(2021)
Singles from The Book
  1. "Yoru ni Kakeru"
    Released: December 15, 2019
  2. "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
    Released: January 18, 2020
  3. "Halzion"
    Released: May 11, 2020
  4. "Tabun"
    Released: July 20, 2020
  5. "Gunjō"
    Released: September 1, 2020
  6. "Haruka"
    Released: December 18, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[1]

The Book is the debut EP by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on January 6, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan,[2] the same date with their single "Kaibutsu", accompanied the second season of Beastars.[3] A concept of "reading CD" with binder package, the EP consists of all singles released from 2019 to 2020, including other track "Encore".[4] The track-by-track cover EP Mikunoyoasobi by Ayase with Vocaloid voicebank Hatsune Miku, was released on the same day exclusively at Tower Records Japan.[5]

  1. ^ JohnnyoftheWell (October 28, 2021). "Review: Yoasobi - The Book". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、自身初のCDとなるEP『THE BOOK』のリリースが決定". OKMusic (in Japanese). October 1, 2020. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "YOASOBI　TVアニメ『BEASTARS』第2期OPテーマ「怪物」が1月6日より配信開始！ノンクレジットOP映像も解禁！アニメとコラボレーションしたジャケットも公開！". lisani (in Japanese). lisani. December 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "YOASOBI、1st EP『THE BOOK』は"読むCD"". Barks (in Japanese). November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "YOASOBI、初配信ライヴ2/14開催。ファンクラブ "CLUB 夜遊"プレオープン。1st EP『THE BOOK』の初音ミクVer.『MIKUNOYOASOBI』タワレコ限定サプライズ・リリースも". Skream! (in Japanese). January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2022.