is the first album by the Japanese girl group
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (also called Ebichu for short). The album was released in Japan on June 24, 2013 on the Sony Music Entertainment Japan's label
Defstar Records.
Background
The release was announced on June 9, 2013 during a release event for the band's latest single "
Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma", held at
Lazona Kawasaki Plaza
is a shopping mall in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan. The mall adjoins the west side Kawasaki Station. It is the largest commercial facility in the Mitsui Fudosan affiliate and has the highest sales volume.
Structure
The design is by Ricardo Bofil ...
Ruefer Square Grand Stage (in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
). It was announced that it would be the band's "first full album" and it would contain the songs from their first four major-label singles, a cover of
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO for short) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals). The group is conside ...
's "Taiso" and some newly written songs, 14 tracks in total.
The album was released in 3 editions: Limited Edition Ē (CD+DVD), Limited Edition Bī (CD+DVD), and Subculture Edition (CD). The Subculture Edition had a limited first press version. The Limited Editions and the first press limited version of the Subculture Edition included bonuses: a trading card (randomly selected from a set of 9 that includes a card for each member) and an .
Track listing
(The DVD is included only into Limited Edition A and features nine karaoke videos, each track accompanied by a band member dancing.)
(The CD is included only into Limited Edition B and features a 40-minute DJ mix containing Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku's songs since the major debut and onwards.)
Charts
References
External links
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku 1st full album ''Chūnin'' special website- Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Official Site
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Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku albums
2013 debut albums
Defstar Records albums