Plagiarism (Yorushika album)

Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Studio album by Yorushika
Released	July 29, 2020
Studio	Matsusuta (Tokyo); Aobadai (Meguro, Tokyo); Volta (Tokyo); aLIVE Recording (Setagaya, Tokyo); ABS Recording (Shibuya, Tokyo); Sounduno (Minato, Tokyo);
Genre	J-pop; rock; jazz;
Length	45:59
Language	Japanese
Label	Universal J
Producer	n-buna
Yorushika chronology
Singles from Plagiarism
	"Night Journey"; Released: March 4, 2020; "Ghost in a Flower"; Released: April 22, 2020;

Plagiarism (盗作, Tōsaku) is the third studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on July 29, 2020, by Universal J.^[1] Following That's Why I Gave Up on Music, this was their second album to be released by a major label.

Like the previous two albums, it is also a concept album and depicts "the story of a man who plagiarizes music".

Track listing

All lyrics, music, and arrangement by n-buna.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Confession of Plagiarist (音楽泥棒の自白, Ongaku Dorobō no Jihaku)^[a]"	1:12
2.	"Burglar (昼鳶, Hirutombi)"	2:42
3.	"Prostitution (春ひさぎ, Haru Hisagi)"	3:37
4.	"Bomber (爆弾魔, Bakudan Ma)" (re-recording)	3:35
5.	"Adolescent, Burglar (青年期、空き巣, Seinenki, Akisu)^[a]"	1:16
6.	"Replicant (レプリカント, Repurikanto)"	3:37
7.	"Flower and Badger Game (花人局, Hanamotase)"	5:32
8.	"Middle Age, Plagiarist (朱夏期、音楽泥棒, Ake Kaki, Ongaku Dorobō)^[a]"	1:48
9.	"Plagiarism (盗作, Tōsaku)"	3:59
10.	"Thoughtcrime (思想犯, Shisōhan)"	4:11
11.	"Escape (逃亡, Tōbō)"	4:47
12.	"Childhood, in Memories (幼年期、思い出の中, Yōnenki, Omoide no Naka)^[a]"	2:20
13.	"Night Journey (夜行, Yakō)" (Anime film A Whisker Away insert song)	3:20
14.	"Ghost in a Flower (花に亡霊, Hana ni Bōrei)" (Anime film A Whisker Away theme song)	4:01
Total length:		45:59

Awards


Year	Award	Result	ref.
2021	13th CD Shop Awards	Won	^[2]

Live tour

One year after the album's release, a live tour titled "Yorushika Live Tour 2021 "Plagiarism"" was held from August 1, 2021 to October 2, 2021 and the duo performed the songs from their album Plagiarism and EP Creation.

Setlist

"Tsuioku" (追憶)
"Prostitution" (春ひさぎ, Haru Hisagi)
"Thoughtcrime" (思想犯, Shisōhan)
"Robbery and Bouquet" (強盗と花束, Gōtō to Hanataba)
"Basu wo Orite" (バスを降りて)
"Burglar" (昼鳶, Hirutombi)
"Replicant" (レプリカント, Repurikanto)
"Flower and Badger Game" (花人局, Hanamotase)
"Yama no Sōgen" (山の草原)
"Escape" (逃亡, Tōbō)
"Eat the Wind" (風を食む, Kaze wo Hamu)
"Night Journey" (夜行, Yakō)
"Liar" (嘘月, Usotsuki)
"Natsumatsuri" (夏祭り)
"Plagiarism" (盗作, Tōsaku)
"Bomber" (爆弾魔, Bakudan Ma)
"Spring Thief" (春泥棒, Haru Dorobō)
"Ghost in a Flower" (花に亡霊, Hana ni Bōrei)
"Zensei" (前世)

Tracks 1, 5, 9, 14, and 19 are stories narrated by n-buna.

Tie-ups

"Plagiarism" was used in 2019 RPG game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius's TV commercial.^[3] Later, from December 23, 2020, instead of the original, a cover version of the song performed by Jun Shison and Mayu Matsuoka was used.
"Night Journey" and "Ghost in a Flower" were used as insert^[4] and theme^[5]^[6] songs for the 2020 anime film A Whisker Away, respectively.

Personnel

Main

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

Supporting

Mitsuyasu Shimozuru (下鶴光康, Shimozuru Mitsuyasu) – guitar
Tatsuya Kitani (キタニタツヤ, Kitani Tatsuya) – bass
Masack – drums
Tetsuya Hirahata (平畑徹也, Hirahata Tetsuya) – piano, keyboards

Engineers／Directors／Producers

Hideyuki Matsuhashi (松橋秀幸, Matsuhashi Hideyuki) – recording engineer, mixing engineer
Miyuki Nakamura (中村美幸, Nakamura Miyuki), Kōki Miyata (宮田昂輝, Miyata Kōki), Yōsuke Maeda (前田洋佑, Maeda Yōsuke), Takuma Kase (加瀬拓真, Kase Takuma), Akihiro Furuichi (古市暁大, Furuichi Akihiro) – assistant engineers
Yūji Chinone (茅根裕司, Chinone Yūji) – mastering engineer
Taku Nakamura (中村卓, Nakamura Taku), Shoki Abe (阿部祥紀, Abe Shoki), Hideichi Kurita (栗田秀一, Kurita Hideichi) – executive producers

Coordinators

Takehide Ishiyama (石山武秀, Ishiyama Takehide), Hirohito Ametani (飴谷嘉人, Ametani Hirohito) – artist management
Anju Ikeda (池田安寿, Ikeda Anju) – A&R
Daigo Aonuma (青沼大悟, Aonuma Daigo) – marketing planner
Naoko Iwasaki (岩崎直子, Iwasaki Naoko) – sales promotion
Midori Shimizu (清水美登里, Shimizu Midori) – artwork coordinator

Art

DMYM/No.734 – art director, design
Keisuke Matsuoka (松岡恵介, Matsuoka Keisuke) – design management
Tetsuya Nagato (永戸鉄也, Nagato Tetsuya) – artwork

Studios

Recording studios – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Aobadai Studio (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), aLIVE Recording Studio (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan), ABS Recording Studio (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan), Sounduno Studio (Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
Mixing studio – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Mastered by Yūji Chinone (茅根裕司, Chinone Yūji) at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Plagiarism*
Chart (2019)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	3
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)^[8]	1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Plagiarism*
Chart (2020)	Position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[10]	35

Certifications

Certifications for *Plagiarism*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[11]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tracks 1, 5, 8, and 12 are instrumental

References

^ "【ALBUM】3rd Full Album「盗作」". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ yorushika. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
^ 音楽ナタリー編集部 Music Natalie Editorial Team (2021-01-07). "「CDショップ大賞」に米津玄師、藤井風、ミスチル、King Gnu、LiSA、宮本浩次、ヨルシカらの作品". ナタリー Natalie natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-19. …「第13回CDショップ大賞2021」入賞作品…ヨルシカ「盗作」
^ "【ヨルシカ】楽曲「盗作」が「FFBE幻影戦争」TVCMのタイアップソングに決定。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ yorushika. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
^ コミックナタリー編集部 Comic Natalie Editorial Team (2020-04-10). "映画「泣き猫」主題歌に続き挿入歌もヨルシカ、W監督も絶賛". ナタリー Natalie natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Comic Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-19. スタジオコロリドの新作アニメ映画「泣きたい私は猫をかぶる」の挿入歌として、ヨルシカ「夜行」が使用されることがわかった。
^ Billboard Japan (2020-06-17). "J-Pop Duo Yorushika Adds Song to 'A Whisker Away'". Billboard. Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-05-19. …as the music video accompanying the animated feature's main theme song, "Hana ni bourei," has been…
^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (2020-06-12). "A Whisker Away Anime Film's Video Reveals Yorushika Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2024-05-19. yorushika will also perform the anime's theme song "Hana ni Bōrei" (A Ghost for a Flower).
^ "エルマ｜ヨルシカ". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
^ "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". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
^ Billboard Japan (2020-08-05). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
^ Billboard Japan (2020). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese and English). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
^ "Japanese album certifications – ヨルシカ – 盗作" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 9, 2024. Select 2024年7月 on the drop-down menu

[-instrumental--2] Tracks 1, 5, 8, and 12 are instrumental

[1] "【ALBUM】3rd Full Album「盗作」". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ yorushika. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[3] 音楽ナタリー編集部 Music Natalie Editorial Team (2021-01-07). "「CDショップ大賞」に米津玄師、藤井風、ミスチル、King Gnu、LiSA、宮本浩次、ヨルシカらの作品". ナタリー Natalie natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-19. …「第13回CDショップ大賞2021」入賞作品…ヨルシカ「盗作」

[4] "【ヨルシカ】楽曲「盗作」が「FFBE幻影戦争」TVCMのタイアップソングに決定。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ yorushika. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[5] コミックナタリー編集部 Comic Natalie Editorial Team (2020-04-10). "映画「泣き猫」主題歌に続き挿入歌もヨルシカ、W監督も絶賛". ナタリー Natalie natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Comic Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-19. スタジオコロリドの新作アニメ映画「泣きたい私は猫をかぶる」の挿入歌として、ヨルシカ「夜行」が使用されることがわかった。

[6] Billboard Japan (2020-06-17). "J-Pop Duo Yorushika Adds Song to 'A Whisker Away'". Billboard. Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-05-19. …as the music video accompanying the animated feature's main theme song, "Hana ni bourei," has been…

[7] Rafael Antonio Pineda (2020-06-12). "A Whisker Away Anime Film's Video Reveals Yorushika Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2024-05-19. yorushika will also perform the anime's theme song "Hana ni Bōrei" (A Ghost for a Flower).

[8] "エルマ｜ヨルシカ". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

[9] "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". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

[10] Billboard Japan (2020-08-05). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

[11] Billboard Japan (2020). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese and English). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

[Japanヨルシカ盗作albumCertRef-12] "Japanese album certifications – ヨルシカ – 盗作" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 9, 2024. Select 2024年7月 on the drop-down menu

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