Elma (album)

2019 studio album by Yorushika

Elma

Studio album by

Yorushika

Released| August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)
Studio|

* Matsusuta. (Tokyo, Japan)
* Volta (Tokyo, Japan)
* Universal Music Japan (Tokyo, Japan)

Genre|

* J-pop
* rock

Length| 48:12
Language| Japanese
Label| Universal J
Producer| n-buna
Yorushika chronology
| That's Why I Gave Up on Music
(2019)  | Elma
(2019)  | Plagiarism
(2020)

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Singles from  Elma

1. "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"
Released: June 4, 2019

Music videos
A Hole Opened Up in My Heart on YouTube
Rain with Cappuccino on YouTube
Nautilus on YouTube
Album trailer
Elma (Album Trailer) on YouTube

Elma (エルマ, Eruma) is the second studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on August 28, 2019 by Universal J.[1] This was their first album to be released by a major music label.

## Overview[edit]

Elma serves as a sequel to the story of the previous studio album titled, That's Why I Gave Up on Music, a concept album based on the story of "Elma and Amy". The story now follows Elma's perspective as she receives the letters and lyrics written by Amy and travels the same path in Sweden as he once did.

## Release[edit]

The first press limited edition contains Elma's diary and pictures of her maps tracing the land travelled by Amy.[2]

Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart"[3] on 24 June 2019, "Rain with Cappuccino"[4] on 1 August 2019, and "Nautilus"[5] on 27 August 2019 were also released.

## Track listing[edit]

All lyrics／music／arrangement by n-buna.

CD／digital download／streamingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Train Window (車窓, Shasō)[a]"| 1:55
2.| "Only Sorrow (憂一乗, U Ichijō)"| 4:32
3.| "Evening Calm、Somewhere、Fireworks (夕凪、某、花惑い, Yūnagi、Bō、Hana Madoi)"| 3:18
4.| "Rain with Cappuccino (雨とカプチーノ, Ame to Kapuchiino)"| 4:29
5.| "Lakeside Town (湖の街, Mizūmi no Machi)[a]"| 1:50
6.| "Dance of You (神様のダンス, Kamisama no Dansu)[b]"| 3:52
7.| "After the Rain (雨晴るる, Ame Hareru)"| 3:42
8.| "Walk (歩く, Aruku)"| 3:26
9.| "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart (心に穴が空いた, Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita)"| 4:24
10.| "The Church in the Forest (森の教会, Mori no Kyōkai)[a]"| 1:59
11.| "Voice (声, Koe)"| 4:48
12.| "Amy (エイミー, Eimi)"| 3:32
13.| "Seabed、Moonlight (海底、月明かり, Kaitei、Tsukiakari)[a]"| 2:25
14.| "Nautilus (ノーチラス, Nochirasu)[c]"| 4:00
Total length:| 48:12

Tower Records exclusive bonus CDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Dance of You (神様のダンス, Kamisama no Dansu)" (music box version)| 3:52
2.| "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart (心に穴が空いた, Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita)" (music box version)| 4:24
3.| "Nautilus (ノーチラス, Nochirasu)" (music box version)| 4:00

Village Vanguard exclusive bonus CDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Rain with Cappuccino (雨とカプチーノ, Ame to Kapuchiino)" (music box version)| 4:29
2.| "Ame Hareru (雨晴るる)" (music box version)| 3:42
3.| "Amy (エイミー, Eimi)" (music box version)| 3:32

## Usage[edit]

* "A Hole Opened Up in My Heart" was used in Teikyō Heisei University's TV commercial in 2019.[6]
* "Nautilus" was used as the theme song[7][8] for the 7th Kōshien Drama Award-winning Japanese drama Koto no Ha (言の葉)[7][9] in 2020.

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Year  | Chart  | Peak
position

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2019  | Oricon Weekly Albums [10] | 3
Oricon Digital Albums[11] | 1
Billboard Japan Top Album Sales[12][13][14] | 3
2020  | 97
2022  | 39

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Year  | Chart  | Position

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2019  | Billboard Japan Hot Albums [ja][15] | 77
Billboard Japan Download Albums[16][17] | 69
2020  | 82

## Personnel[edit]

Main

* n-buna – lyrics, music, 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, keybaords

Recording engineers／Producers

* Hideyuki Matsuhashi (松橋 秀幸, Matsuhashi Hideyuki) – recording engineer, mixing engineer
* Takuma Kase (加瀬 拓真, Kase Takuma) – assistant engineer
* Yasuyuki Kondō (近藤 康行, Kondō Yasuyuki) – recording superviser
* Taku Nakamura (中村 卓, Nakamura Taku), Hideichi Kurita (栗田 秀一, Kurita Hideichi), Shoki Abe (阿部 祥紀, Abe Shoki) – executive producers
* Daigo Aonuma (青沼 大悟, Aonuma Daigo) – product manager
* Keisuke Matsuoka (松岡 恵介, Matsuoka Keisuke) – production manager／design management

Coordinators

* Anju Ikeda (池田 安寿, Ikeda Anju) – A&R
* Midori Shimizu (清水 美登里, Shimizu Midori) – artwork coordinator
* Naoko Iwasaki (岩崎 直子, Iwasaki Naoko) – sales promotion
* Takehide Ishiyama (石山 武秀, Ishiyama Takehide) – artist management

Art

* Popurika (ぽぷりか) – illustration
* DMYM/No.734 – art director, design

Studios

* Recording studios – Matsusuta (Tokyo, Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Universal Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
* Mixing studio – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
* Recorded／Mixed by Hideyuki Matsuhashi (松橋 秀幸, Matsuhashi Hideyuki), and Mastered by Yūji Chinone (茅根 裕司, Chinone Yūji) at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Tracks 1, 5, 10, and 13 are instrumental
2. ^ The literal translation for Kamisama no Dansu (神様のダンス) is "Dance of God" but the official published English is "Dance of You".
3. ^ All tracks are written from Elma's perspective, with the exception of Nautilus written by Amy.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "【ALBUM】2nd Full Album「エルマ」". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
2. ^ "エルマ [初回限定盤][エルマが書いた日記帳仕様][Cd] \- ヨルシカ - Universal Music Japan". Universal Music Japan（universal-music.co.jp） (in Japanese). Universal Music Group N.V. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
3. ^ "ヨルシカ - 心に穴が空いた (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "Music Video"
4. ^ "ヨルシカ - 雨とカプチーノ(Official Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "Official Video"
5. ^ "ヨルシカ - ノーチラス (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "OFFICIAL VIDEO"
6. ^ "【ヨルシカ】新曲「心に穴が空いた」が帝京平成大学TV-CMソングに決定。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "ヨルシカの新曲「心に穴が空いた」が帝京平成大学のTV-CMソングに決定しました。"
7. ^ a b 株式会社フジテレビジョン Fuji Television Corporation (2020-09-11). "【フジテレビ】第７回「ドラマ甲子園」大賞受賞作品『言の葉』10月19日（月） ０時FODにて配信スタート 10月31日（土）20時～ＣＳ放送フジテレビＴＷＯにて放送開始". PR TIMES (in Japanese). PR TIMES Corporation. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "第７回「ドラマ甲子園」大賞受賞作品『言の葉』／メインテーマ曲はヨルシカの「ノーチラス」に決定！"
8. ^ "【ヨルシカ】第７回ドラマ甲子園大賞受賞作品「言の葉」のメインテーマ曲に「ノーチラス」が決定。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "・・・の大賞受賞作品『言の葉』のメインテーマ曲に「ノーチラス」が決定しました。"
9. ^ "第7回ドラマ甲子園「言の葉」｜宮世琉弥 Official Site". 宮世琉弥（miyaseryubi.jp） (in Japanese). 宮世琉弥 miyaseryubi・Stardust Promotion, Inc. Powered by Skiyaki Inc.）. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2024-05-11. "2020年に行われた第７回「ドラマ甲子園」では、横浜市在住の高校２年生、平野水乙（ひらの・みお）さんの『言の葉』が大賞作品に選ばれ、"
10. ^ "エルマ｜ヨルシカ". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
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.
12. ^ Billboard Japan (2019-09-04). "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
13. ^ Billboard Japan (2020-06-10). "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
14. ^ Billboard Japan (2022-03-16). "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
15. ^ Billboard Japan (2019). "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese and English). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
16. ^ Billboard Japan (2019). "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums Year End｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese and English). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
17. ^ Billboard Japan (2020). "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums Year End｜Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese and English). Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

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