Lost Corner

For unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States, see Lost Corner, Arkansas. For mountain summit, see Lost Corner Mountain.
Not to be confused with Lust Corner.
Lost Corner
Studio album by
Kenshi Yonezu
ReleasedAugust 21, 2024
Length70:58
LanguageJapanese
LabelSony Japan
Producer
  • Kenshi Yonezu
  • Daiki Tsuneta
  • Yuta Bandoh
  • Yaffle
  • Mabanua
  • Tomi Yo
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]

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.