Hajimete no explained

Hajimete no
Author:
Title Orig:はじめての
Orig Lang Code:ja
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Genre:Short story collection
Publisher:Suirinsha
Pub Date:February 16, 2022
Media Type:Tankōbon hardcover
Pages:224
Isbn:978-4-16-401004-4

is a book collected short stories by Japanese novelists Rio Shimamoto, Mizuki Tsujimura, Miyuki Miyabe, and Eto Mori, which collaborated with Japanese duo Yoasobi to produce and perform the songs based on the novelists' stories under the theme "a story to read when you do [something] for the first time".[1] The book was first announced on December 1, 2021, and published by Surinsha on February 16, 2022.[2]

It consists of four stories—Shimamoto's Watashi Dake no Shoyūsha, Tsujimura's Yūrei, Miyabe's Iro Chigai no Trump, and Mori's Hikari no Tane.[3] These were accompanied by each song by Yoasobi: "Mr.", "Umi no Manimani", "Seventeen", and "Suki da", respectively. All songs are featured on the book's companion EP Hajimete no – EP, released on May 10, 2023.[4] The Taiwanese edition was published on July 10, 2023, by Crown Publishing.[5]

Contents

Reception

Tomonori Shiba from Real Sound praised Hajimete no for the excitement conveyed by the work, the fun of the troupes, and the tricks. He also was sure that "many young readers will consider this work their 'first book,'" because of "a wide frontage that even teens can easily get into."[10] Hajimete no debuted at number eight on the Oricon weekly Books Chart dated February 28, 2022, selling 13,379 copies in its first week.[11]

Adaptation and sequel

Room NB Co. Ltd adapted Hajimete no into a readers theater, performed at Yomiuri Ōtemachi Hall between January 7 and 9, 2023,[12] and at Theater 1010 from January 6 to 8, 2024.[13] Starting in 2022, Yoasobi, four authors, Suirinsha, and creative writing social media Monogatary.com carried out the sequel project Hajimete no Bungei-bu to discover new novelists.[14] Kozumu Ayane, Rei Hachikawa, Naruse Hazuki, and Yoa Mabyō were selected.[15]

Hajimete no – EP

Hajimete no – EP
Type:ep
Artist:Yoasobi
Cover:Yoasobi - Hajimete no EP.png
Caption:Digital cover
Released:May 10, 2023
Genre:J-pop
Length:14:19
Language:Japanese
Label:Sony Japan
Producer:Ayase
Prev Title:E-Side 2
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:The Book 3
Next Year:2023

On March 27, 2023, the same day as the release of "Seventeen", Yoasobi announced an EP, collected all tracks based on Hajimete nos short stories, titled . It was released on May 10, 2023, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[16] Containing all four tracks from the project, the limited physical EP came in five versions: four are Mini CD with different short story and cover, and a complete edition contains 12 cm CD and Blu-ray including the duo's selected live performances from Rock in Japan Festival, and Sweet Love Shower in 2022.[17]

To promote the EP, fan art goods inspired by each track from Hajimete no – EPs music videos were sold at MashRoom Cafe online store.[18] Yoasobi, alongside all novelists who wrote the based stories, appeared on the special program NHK Music Special, titled, on May 11, to talk about behind-the-scenes of the project, and give debut televised performances of all tracks from the EP.[19] Commercially, the EP peaked at number nine on the Oricon Singles Chart,[20] and sold 11,846 copies as of May.

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[21] 9
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[22] 12

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japan (Oricon)[23] 23

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousMay 10, 2023Sony Japan[24]
Japan
TaiwanMay 19, 2023Sony Taiwan[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mugi . Hit duo YOASOBI teams up with 4 Naoki Prize-winning novelists for new song project . March 28, 2023 . Grape . December 31, 2021.
  2. News: 4人の直木賞作家×YOASOBI 小説と音楽で紡ぐ奇跡のコラボレーション企画始動 . March 28, 2023 . Hiroshima Lead . February 16, 2022 . ja.
  3. News: YOASOBI 4人の直木賞作家とコラボ 書き下ろし原作に楽曲を発表 . March 28, 2023 . . December 1, 2021 . ja.
  4. News: YOASOBI、直木賞作家とのコラボプロジェクト「はじめての」楽曲を収めたEP発売 . March 28, 2023 . . July 23, 2023 . ja.
  5. News: YOASOBI 聯手直木賞4位名作家，打造「小說音樂化」奇蹟之作《第一次的…》 . July 12, 2023 . Ysolife . July 12, 2023 . zh-TW.
  6. News: YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボ第1弾「ミスター」配信スタート。プロジェクトトレーラー映像も公開 . March 28, 2023 . Barks . February 16, 2022 . ja.
  7. News: YOASOBI、辻村深月原作の新曲「海のまにまに」配信リリース　著名人による読書感想文やインスタ企画も . March 28, 2023 . . November 7, 2022 . ja.
  8. News: YOASOBI、「THEATER MILANO-Za」こけら落としライブのTikTok LIVE配信が決定 . March 28, 2023 . The First Times . March 22, 2023 . ja.
  9. News: YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボ・プロジェクト第2弾楽曲「好きだ」配信リリース . March 28, 2023 . CD Journal . May 30, 2022 . ja.
  10. News: Shiba . Tomonori . YOASOBI×直木賞作家4名『はじめての』は、小説と文芸のあり方をアップデートするーー柴那典が野心的コラボ小説を解説 . March 28, 2023 . Real Sound . February 19, 2022 . ja.
  11. Web site: Oricon Top 30 Books: 2022-02-28 . . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220225124500/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ob/w/2022-02-28/ . February 25, 2022 . ja.
  12. News: YOASOBI×直木賞作家4名のプロジェクト「はじめての」 宮野真守、蒼井翔太ら出演で2023年に朗読劇化決定 . March 28, 2023 . Spice . November 26, 2023 . ja.
  13. News: 直木賞作家とYOASOBIがコラボ! 朗読劇『はじめての』後編に津田健次郎、梅田彩佳らが出演 . December 14, 2023 . Pia . October 20, 2023 . ja.
  14. News: YOASOBI、新人小説家発掘企画＜『はじめての』文芸部＞部員募集スタート . July 3, 2023 . Barks . September 21, 2022 . ja.
  15. News: YOASOBI×水鈴社、新人作家発掘・育成プログラム『はじめての』文芸部 第一期部員決定！ 部員によるYOASOBIのライブレポートも公開 . July 3, 2023 . The First Times . July 3, 2023 . ja.
  16. News: YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボプロジェクト4曲＆小説入り『はじめての - EP』数量限定でリリース . March 28, 2023 . Barks . March 27, 2023 . ja.
  17. News: YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボ・プロジェクト"はじめての"楽曲4曲と小説まとめた『はじめての - EP』数量限定CDリリース決定 . March 28, 2023 . Skream! . March 27, 2023 . ja.
  18. News: YOASOBI、プロジェクト「はじめての」4曲収録EP発売＆グッズ販売開始 「アイドル」CDリリース決定も . May 10, 2023 . CDJournal . May 10, 2023 . ja.
  19. News: NHK、YOASOBIの秘密に迫る特集番組。5月11日夜 . May 1, 2023 . AV Watch . May 1, 2023 . ja.
  20. News: 5/22付週間シングルランキング 1位は関ジャニ∞「未完成」 . May 21, 2023 . . May 19, 2023 . ja.
  21. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-05-22 . . May 19, 2023 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531223153/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2023-05-22/ . May 31, 2023.
  22. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of May 17, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. May 17, 2023.
  23. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2023-05 . . June 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614050219/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2023-05/p/3/ . June 14, 2023 . ja.
  24. Web site: 本日、直木賞作家コラボプロジェクト『はじめての』のラストを飾る宮部みゆき原作の第4弾楽曲「セブンティーン」配信開始！＆MVも20時プレミア公開！そして、5/10(水)には本プロジェクト楽曲4曲と小説をまとめた『はじめての - EP』数量限定CDリリース決定！本日より予約開始！ . Yoasobi Official Website . March 28, 2023 . ja . March 27, 2023.
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