Creation (Yorushika EP)

2021 EP by Yorushika

Creation

EP by

Yorushika

Released| January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)
Studio|

* Matsusuta (Tokyo)
* Aobadai (Tokyo)
* Greenbird (Tokyo)
* aLIVE Recording (Tokyo)

Genre|

* J-pop
* rock

Length| 18:50
Language| Japanese
Label| Universal J
Producer| n-buna
Yorushika chronology
| Plagiarism
(2020)  | Creation
(2021)  | Magic Lantern
(2023)

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Singles from  Creation

1. "Eat the Wind"
Released: October 7, 2020
2. "Spring Thief"
Released: January 9, 2021

Creation (創作, Sōsaku) is the first EP by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on January 27, 2021, by Universal J.[1][2]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by N-buna.

Creation track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Robbery and Bouquet (強盗と花束, Gōtō to Hanataba)"| 3:10
2.| "Spring Thief (春泥棒, Haru Dorobō)"| 4:50
3.| "Creation (創作, Sōsaku)[a]"| 1:33
4.| "Eat the Wind (風を食む, Kaze wo Hamu)"| 4:25
5.| "Liar (嘘月, Uso Tsuki; lit. 'Lying Moon')" (anime film A Whisker Away ending theme)| 4:50
Total length:| 18:50

## Personnel

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Main

* n-buna – lyrics, music, arrangement, guitar, chorus, 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
* Hayato Watanabe (渡邊 勇人, Watanabe Hayato) – flute

Engineers／Directors／Producers

* Hideyuki Matsuhashi (松橋 秀幸, Matsuhashi Hideyuki) – recording engineer, mixing engineer
* Yūji Chinone (茅根 裕司, Chinone Yūji) – mastering engineer
* Yasuyuki Kondō (近藤 康行, Kondō Yasuyuki) – recording director
* Miyuki Nakamura (中村 美幸, Nakamura Miyuki), Yōsuke Maeda (前田 洋佑, Maeda Yōsuke), Akihiro Furuichi (古市 暁大, Furuichi Akihiro) – assistant engineers
* 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
* Shinichi Kubota (久保田 信一, Kubota Shinichi) – studio coordinator for Spring Thief (春泥棒, Haru Dorobō)

Coordinators

* Takehide Ishiyama (石山 武秀, Ishiyama Takehide) – chief manager
* Hirohito Ametani (飴谷 嘉人, Ametani Hirohito) – manager
* 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
* Iori Majima (真島 伊織, Majima Iori) – design management
* Tetsuya Nagato (永戸 鉄也, Nagato Tetsuya) – artwork

Studios

* Recording studios – Matsusuta. (マツスタ.) Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Aobadai Studio (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan), Studio Greenbird (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan), aLIVE Recording Studio (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan)
* Mixing studio – Matsusuta. (マツスタ.) Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
* Mastered by Yūji Chinone (茅根 裕司, Chinone Yūji) at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Creation | Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[3] | 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 4

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Creation | Chart (2021)  | Position

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Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[5] | 62

## Notes

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1. ^ track 3 is instrumental

## References

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1. ^ "【ヨルシカ】EP「創作」2021年1月27日（水）発売。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ yorushika. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
2. ^ "【EP】「創作」". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ yorushika. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
3. ^ Billboard Japan (2021-02-03). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums｜Charts". Billboard Japan （billboard-japan.com） (in Japanese). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
4. ^ "創作｜ヨルシカ". Oricon（oricon.co.jp） (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2021. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
5. ^ Billboard Japan (2021). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese and English). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

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Yorushika

* N-buna
* Suis

Studio albums|

* That's Why I Gave Up on Music
* Elma
* Plagiarism
* Magic Lantern

Extended plays|

* The Summer Grass Is Getting in My Way
* A Loser Doesn't Need an Encore
* Creation

Singles|

* "Night Journey"
* "Ghost in a Flower"
* "Eat the Wind"
* "Spring Thief"
* "Sunny"
* "Snake"

Other songs|

* "Say It"
* "Just a Sunny Day for You"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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