Lost Corner

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

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 around Japan in 2025, as well as Asia, Europe and North America.[8][9]

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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.
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