Elma (album) explained

Elma
Type:	studio
Artist:	Yorushika
Cover:	Yorushika - Elma.png
Studio:	Matsusuta. (Tokyo, Japan) Volta (Tokyo, Japan) Universal Music Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre:	J-pop rock
Language:	Japanese
Label:	Universal J
Producer:	n-buna
Prev Title:	That's Why I Gave Up on Music
Prev Year:	2019
Year:	2019
Next Title:	Plagiarism
Next Year:	2020

is the second studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on August 28, 2019 by Universal J.^[1] This was their first album to be released by a major music label.

Overview

Elma serves as a sequel to the story of the previous studio album titled, That's Why I Gave Up on Music, a concept album based on the story of "Elma and Amy". The story now follows Elma's perspective as she receives the letters and lyrics written by Amy and travels the same path in Sweden as he once did.

Release

The first press limited edition contains Elma's diary and pictures of her maps tracing the land travelled by Amy.^[2]

Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"^[3] on 24 June 2019, "Rain with Cappuccino"^[4] on 1 August 2019, and "Nautilus"^[5] on 27 August 2019 were also released.

Track listing

All lyrics／music／arrangement by n-buna.

Usage

"A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" was used in Teikyō Heisei University's TV commercial in 2019.^[6]
"Nautilus" was used as the theme song^[7] ^[8] for the 7th Kōshien Drama Award-winning Japanese drama ^[9] in 2020.

Personnel

Main

n-buna – lyrics, music, arrangement, guitar, piano, other instruments, and producer
suis – vocals

Supporting

– guitar
– bass
Masack – drums
– piano, keybaords

Recording engineers／Producers

– recording engineer, mixing engineer
– assistant engineer
– recording superviser
,, – executive producers
– product manager
– production manager／design management

Coordinators

– A&R
– artwork coordinator
– sales promotion
– artist management

Art

– illustration
DMYM/No.734 – art director, design

Studios

Recording studios – Matsusuta (Tokyo, Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Universal Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
Mixing studio – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Recorded／Mixed by, and Mastered by at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Elma*
Chart (2019)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]	3
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)^[11]	1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[12]	2

Year-end charts

Notes and References

Web site: 【ALBUM】2nd Full Album「エルマ」 . 2019-08-28 . yorushika.com . ヨルシカ（yorushika） . ja . 2024-05-11 .
Web site: エルマ [初回限定盤][エルマが書いた日記帳仕様][Cd] - ヨルシカ - Universal Music Japan ]. 2019-08-28 . Universal Music Japan（universal-music.co.jp） . Universal Music Group N.V. . ja . 2024-05-11 .
Web site: ヨルシカ - 心に穴が空いた (Music Video) . 2019-06-24 . . ヨルシカ / n-buna Official . ja, en . 2024-05-11 . Music Video.
Web site: ヨルシカ - 雨とカプチーノ(Official Video) . 2019-08-01 . . ヨルシカ / n-buna Official . ja, en . 2024-05-11 . Official Video.
Web site: ヨルシカ - ノーチラス (OFFICIAL VIDEO) . 2019-08-27 . . ヨルシカ / n-buna Official . ja, en . 2024-05-11 . OFFICIAL VIDEO.
Web site: 【ヨルシカ】新曲「心に穴が空いた」が帝京平成大学TV-CMソングに決定。 . 2019-05-27 . yorushika.com . ヨルシカ（yorushika） . ja . 2024-05-11 . ヨルシカの新曲「心に穴が空いた」が帝京平成大学のTV-CMソングに決定しました。.
Web site: 【フジテレビ】第７回「ドラマ甲子園」大賞受賞作品『言の葉』10月19日（月）　０時FODにて配信スタート　10月31日（土）20時～ＣＳ放送フジテレビＴＷＯにて放送開始 . 株式会社フジテレビジョン Fuji Television Corporation . 2020-09-11 . . PR TIMES Corporation . ja . 2024-05-11 . 第７回「ドラマ甲子園」大賞受賞作品『言の葉』／メインテーマ曲はヨルシカの「ノーチラス」に決定！.
Web site: 【ヨルシカ】第７回ドラマ甲子園大賞受賞作品「言の葉」のメインテーマ曲に「ノーチラス」が決定。 . 2020-09-11 . yorushika.com . ヨルシカ（yorushika） . ja . 2024-05-11 . ・・・の大賞受賞作品『言の葉』のメインテーマ曲に「ノーチラス」が決定しました。.
Web site: 第7回ドラマ甲子園「言の葉」｜宮世琉弥 Official Site . 2021-06-09 . 宮世琉弥（miyaseryubi.jp） . 宮世琉弥 miyaseryubi・Stardust Promotion, Inc. Powered by Skiyaki Inc.） . ja . 2024-05-11 . 2020年に行われた第７回「ドラマ甲子園」では、横浜市在住の高校２年生、平野水乙（ひらの・みお）さんの『言の葉』が大賞作品に選ばれ、.
Web site: エルマ｜ヨルシカ . 2019-09-04 . oricon.co.jp . oricon ME inc. . ja . 2024-05-11 .
Web site: ヨルシカ、自身初のデジタルランキング1位【オリコンランキング】｜Oricon News . 2019-09-04 . oricon.co.jp . oricon ME inc. . ja . 2024-06-01 .
Web site: Billboard Japan Top Album Sales｜Charts . Billboard Japan . 2019-09-04 . . Billboard Media, LLC . ja . 2024-06-25 .
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End｜Charts . Billboard Japan . 2019 . . Billboard Media, LLC . ja, en . 2024-06-01 .
Web site: Billboard Japan Top Download Albums Year End｜Charts . Billboard Japan . 2020 . . Billboard Media, LLC . ja, en . 2024-06-01 .