Maid in Japan

Not to be confused with Made in Japan.
Not to be confused with Maiden Japan.
Maid in Japan
Studio album by
Band-Maid
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2014
Recorded2013
Length30:24 (original), 38:06 (reissue)
LanguageJapanese
LabelGump, Crown Stones
Band-Maid chronology
Maid in Japan
(2014) 		New Beginning
(2015)
2018 reissue cover

Maid in Japan is the debut mini-album[1] by Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid (stylized as BAND-MAID®). It was released on January 8, 2014.[2] The album did not chart during its initial release.[3] The album was reissued with two bonus tracks on February 14, 2018,[4][5] and that version reached number 26 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart,[6] selling 2,994 copies.[7]

  1. ^ Sahota, Shalimar (June 26, 2016). "Review:Brand New Maid". MYMBuzz. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ Aoki, Emiri (2016-03-11). "Maid in Japan — Japanese rock group BAND-MAID to debut overseas at Sakura-Con". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. ^ Sahota, Shalimar (December 9, 2017). "BAND-MAID to Release Second Full Album – 'World Domination'". MYMBuzz. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ^ "BAND-MAID to Re-Release First Album 'Maid in Japan'". JRock 24-7. January 6, 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. ^ "BAND-MAID Announce Second Album Release & Unveil New Band Logo and Symbol". Moshi Moshi Nippon. December 12, 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Maid in Japan | Band-Maid" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. February 2, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2021.