The Film (album) explained
The Film |
Type: | video |
Artist: | Yoasobi |
Cover: | Yoasobi - The Film.png |
Released: | March 23, 2022 |
Recorded: | 2021 |
Venue: | Shinjuku Milano, Tokyo Uniqlo City, Tokyo Nippon Budokan, Tokyo |
Length: | 182:50 |
Language: | Japanese |
Label: | Sony Japan |
Director: | Masamichi Shimizu (T-S-ing) |
Next Title: | The Film 2 |
Next Year: | 2024 |
The Film is the first video album by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on March 23, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, on Blu-ray exclusively. It consists of the duo's 2021 three concerts: Keep Out Theater, Sing Your World, and Nice to Meet You (day 2); and the enlarged version of their episode of documentary program Jōnetsu Tairiku, broadcast in December 2021. The Film debuted atop both the Oricon Blu-ray Disc Chart, and the Music DVD and Blu-ray Chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[1]
Background and release
On January 26, 2022, Yoasobi announced to release the video album, titled The Film, on March 23. It contains two Blu-ray discs on bookbinder of the duo's three concert films–the first livestream concert, Keep Out Theater; the collaboration with Uniqlo's UT free livestream concert, Sing Your World; and the second day of their first in-person concert Nice to Meet You, as well as unreleased footage from for the Yoasobi episode of Jōnetsu Tairiku, a MBS TV documentary program which aired on December 12, 2021. It also included a photobook taken during the concerts.[2] [3]
To commemorate the release, the duo teased three concerts by four performances uploaded via YouTube: "Ano Yume o Nazotte" from Keep Out Theater on February 15,[4] "Gunjō" from Sing Your World on March 1,[5] and "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara" and "Tsubame" from Nice to Meet You on March 8 and 23, respectively.[6] [7]
Track listing
Notes
- Track 1–8 of disc 1 is noted as "2021.2.14 Yoasobi 1st Online Live "Keep Out Theater" at Shinjuku Milano Former Site"
- Track 9–17 of disc 1 is noted as "2021.7.4 UT×Yoasobi Online Live "Sing Your World" at Uniqlo Ariake Headquarters / Uniqlo City Tokyo"
- Track 1–15 of disc 2 is noted as "2021.12.5 Yoasobi Live at Budokan "Nice to Meet You" at Nippon Budokan"
Charts
Release history
Notes and References
- News: March 31, 2022 . ja:YOASOBI『THE FILM』が、自身初の「映像ランキング」1位獲得【オリコンランキング】 . ja . YOASOBI "THE FILM" won first place in the "video ranking" for the first time [Oricon ranking] . . April 27, 2022.
- News: January 26, 2022 . ja:YOASOBI、初のライヴ映像作品集『THE FILM』3/23リリース決定。配信ライヴ2本&日本武道館ライヴ、"情熱大陸"未公開映像も収録 . ja . Yoasobi's first live video collection THE FILM 3/23 release confirmed. Includes 2 live streaming & Nippon Budokan live, unreleased footage of Jonetsu Tairiku . Skream! . Geki-Rock . April 27, 2022.
- Billboard Japan . YOASOBI Shares Details & Artwork of Upcoming Visual Project 'The Film' . April 27, 2022 . . March 10, 2022.
- News: February 14, 2022 . ja:YOASOBI、初の映像作品集より1st配信ライブで披露した「あの夢をなぞって」のライブ映像公開 . ja . YOASOBI Releases Live Video of "Trace That Dream" Shown at 1st Streaming Live from First Video Work Collection . Spice . April 27, 2022.
- News: March 1, 2022 . ja:YOASOBI、大阪桐蔭吹奏楽部とコラボした「群青」ライブ映像公開 . ja . YOASOBI release live video of "Gunjo" in collaboration with Osaka Toin Brass Band . . April 27, 2022.
- News: March 8, 2022 . ja:YOASOBI、初の映像作品集『THE FILM』より「もしも命が描けたら」ライブ映像公開 . ja . YOASOBI releases live video of "If life can be drawn" from the first video work collection "THE FILM" . The First Time . April 27, 2022.
- News: March 23, 2022 . ja:YOASOBI、日本武道館公演より「ツバメ」ライブ映像公開 60秒スペシャルTVCMの放映決定 . ja . YOASOBI Releases Live Video of "Tsubame" from Nippon Budokan Performance, 60-Second Special TV Commercial to be Aired . . April 27, 2022.
- Web site: ja:THE FILM(完全生産限定盤) . THE FILM (complete production limited edition) . April 27, 2022 . . ja.
- Web site: Oricon Top 50 Music DVD and Blu-ray: 2022-04-04 . . April 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331185228/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dbm/w/2022-04-04/ . March 31, 2022 . ja.
- Web site: January 26, 2022 . ja:初のライブ映像作品集『THE FILM』3/23(水)リリース&ジャケ写・収録内容解禁! . The first live video collection "THE FILM" will be released on 3/23 (Wed.) & cover art and contents unveiled! . April 27, 2022 . Yoasobi Official Website . . ja.