E-Side
2021 EP by Yoasobi
E-Side is the debut English-language EP (second overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on November 12, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The EP consists of eight tracks from the duo's songs in the English language, including their previous-release singles "Into the Night", "RGB", "Monster", and "Blue". Konnie Aoki is in charge of translating all tracks into English. Commercially, E-Side debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart and number nine on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums.
Background
Yoasobi released their first English-language song, titled "Into the Night" on July 2, 2021, which was translated from the duo's "Yoru ni Kakeru" by Konnie Aoki. It was peaked at number 44 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, and number two on the Digital Singles Chart. Later, they also released "RGB" from "Sangenshoku" on July 16, "Monster" from "Kaibutsu" on July 30, and "Blue" from "Gunjō" on October 29, the same day as E-Side announcement. All tracks debuted on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart at number ten, eleven, and thirteen, respectively.
The duo revealed on their radio show, Yoasobi's All Night Nippon X that the EP title E-Side was decided by Nippon Broadcasting System.
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