Maid in Japan explained

Maid in Japan
Type:studio
Artist:Band-Maid
Cover:File:Band-Maid_MaidinJapan.png
Released:January 8, 2014
Recorded:2013
Length:30:24 (original), 38:06 (reissue)
Language:Japanese
Label:Gump, Crown Stones
Next Title:New Beginning
Next Year:2015

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]

Personnel

Band-Maid

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japan Top Albums (Billboard)22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)26

Notes and References

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