''E-Side 3'' is the third English-language EP (seventh overall) by Japanese duo
Yoasobi. It was released on April 12, 2024, through
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is opera ...
. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs recorded in the English language, including four preceding singles: "
Idol", "
The Brave", "
Biri-Biri", and "
Adventure".
Background and release
Yoasobi released their first two English-language extended plays ''
E-Side
''E-Side'' is the debut English-language extended play (EP) (second overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released digitally on November 12, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It consists of performances of eight tracks from the duo' ...
'' and ''
E-Side 2
''E-Side 2'' is the second English-language extended play (EP) and fourth overall by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on November 18, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs in the E ...
'', which consists of the duo's Japanese songs re-recorded in English. the both EPs reached top ten on the
''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums. From May 2023 to February 2024, the duo released four English-language singles: "
Idol", an opening theme for the
anime series ''
Oshi no Ko'' (2023); "
Biri-Biri", a collaboration for the first anniversary of role-playing video games
''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet''; "
The Brave" ("Yūsha"), the first opening theme for the anime series ''
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'' (2023–2024); and "
Adventure", a theme for 2023
Universal Studios Japan's campaign Unibaru.
In early 2024, Yoasobi announced that they would perform at two US
music festival
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...
s–
Coachella Coachella may refer to:
* Coachella, California
* Coachella Canal, in California
* Coachella (festival), an annual music and arts festival in California
* "Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind
"Coachella – Woodstock In My Mind" is a song by Ame ...
in April and
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza (Lolla) is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991 but several years later made Chicago the permanent location for the annual music festival. Musi ...
in August, as well as the two-show
Yoasobi Live in the USA in April in
Los Angeles and
San Francisco. On April 11, the duo announced their third English-language EP, titled ''E-Side 3'', to be available on
digital music and
streaming platforms the next day, alongside its cover artwork, track listing, and a snippet video called "
crossfade movie". The duo gave interviews and appeared on the covers for magazines ''
Spur'' and ''
Paper''.
Track listing
Notes
* All tracks are noted as "English version".
Charts
Release history
References
{{Yoasobi
2024 EPs
Albums produced by Ayase (music producer)
English-language Japanese albums
Sony Music Entertainment Japan EPs
Yoasobi EPs