The Film (album)

The Film
The Film
Video by Yoasobi
Released	March 23, 2022
Recorded	2021
Venue	Shinjuku Milano, Tokyo; Uniqlo City, Tokyo; Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Length	182:50
Language	Japanese
Label	Sony Japan
Director	Masamichi Shimizu (T-S-ing)
Yoasobi chronology

The Film is the first video album by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on March 23, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, on Blu-ray exclusively. It consists of the duo's 2021 three concerts: Keep Out Theater, Sing Your World, and Nice to Meet You (day 2); and the enlarged version of their episode of documentary program Jōnetsu Tairiku, broadcast in December 2021. The Film debuted atop both the Oricon Blu-ray Disc Chart, and the Music DVD and Blu-ray Chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.^[1]

Background and release

On January 26, 2022, Yoasobi announced to release the video album, titled The Film, on March 23. It contains two Blu-ray discs on bookbinder of the duo's three concert films–the first livestream concert, Keep Out Theater; the collaboration with Uniqlo's UT free livestream concert, Sing Your World; and the second day of their first in-person concert Nice to Meet You, as well as unreleased footage from for the Yoasobi episode of Jōnetsu Tairiku, a MBS TV documentary program which aired on December 12, 2021. It also included a photobook taken during the concerts.^[2]^[3]

To commemorate the release, the duo teased three concerts by four performances uploaded via YouTube: "Ano Yume o Nazotte" from Keep Out Theater on February 15,^[4] "Gunjō" from Sing Your World on March 1,^[5] and "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara" and "Tsubame" from Nice to Meet You on March 8 and 23, respectively.^[6]^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ayase

Disc 1 – Yoasobi 1st Online Live "Keep Out Theater"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ano Yume o Nazotte"	4:26
2.	"Halzion"	3:23
3.	"Tabun"	4:22
4.	"Haruka"	4:13
5.	"Kaibutsu"	3:47
6.	"Encore"	4:36
7.	"Yoru ni Kakeru"	4:48
8.	"Gunjō"	4:08

Disc 1 – UT×Yoasobi Online Live "Sing Your World"
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Sangenshoku"	4:09
10.	"Halzion"	3:18
11.	"Mō Sukoshi Dake"	3:16
12.	"Tabun"	4:18
13.	"Kaibutsu"	4:09
14.	"Encore"	4:45
15.	"Yoru ni Kakeru"	4:25
16.	"Haruka" (with Osaka Tōin Senior High School brass band club)	4:02
17.	"Gunjō" (with Osaka Tōin Senior High School brass band club)	4:31
Total length:		70:36

Disc 2 – Yoasobi Live at Budokan "Nice to Meet You"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ano Yume o Nazotte"	4:36
2.	"Taishō Roman"	2:52
3.	"Halzion"	3:18
4.	"Sangenshoku"	4:34
5.	"Mō Sukoshi Dake"	4:39
6.	"Haruka"	4:10
7.	"Tabun"	4:24
8.	"Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara"	3:33
9.	"Yoru ni Kakeru"	4:24
10.	"Kaibutsu"	4:08
11.	"Yasashii Suisei"	3:43
12.	"Encore"	4:41
13.	"Tsubame"	3:53
14.	"Gunjō"	6:34
15.	"Loveletter" (encore)	3:49

Disc 2 – *Jonetsu Tairiku*
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Personal documentary program Jonetsu Tairiku" (MBS TV production / TBS nationwide television broadcast; enlarged version)	49:44
Total length:		112:14

Notes

Track 1–8 of disc 1 is noted as "2021.2.14 Yoasobi 1st Online Live "Keep Out Theater" at Shinjuku Milano Former Site"
Track 9–17 of disc 1 is noted as "2021.7.4 UT×Yoasobi Online Live "Sing Your World" at Uniqlo Ariake Headquarters / Uniqlo City Tokyo"
Track 1–15 of disc 2 is noted as "2021.12.5 Yoasobi Live at Budokan "Nice to Meet You" at Nippon Budokan"

Charts

Chart performance for *The Film*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Japanese Blu-ray Disc (Oricon)^[8]	1
Japanese Music DVD and Blu-ray (Oricon)^[9]	1

Sales

Sales for *The Film*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	20,456^[10]

Release history

Release dates and formats for *The Film*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Japan	March 23, 2022	Blu-ray	Sony Japan	^[11]

References

^ YOASOBI『THE FILM』が、自身初の「映像ランキング」1位獲得【オリコンランキング】 [YOASOBI "THE FILM" won first place in the "video ranking" for the first time [Oricon ranking]]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ YOASOBI、初のライヴ映像作品集『THE FILM』3/23リリース決定。配信ライヴ2本＆日本武道館ライヴ、"情熱大陸"未公開映像も収録 [Yoasobi's first live video collection THE FILM 3/23 release confirmed. Includes 2 live streaming & Nippon Budokan live, unreleased footage of Jonetsu Tairiku]. Skream! (in Japanese). Geki-Rock. January 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ Billboard Japan (March 10, 2022). "YOASOBI Shares Details & Artwork of Upcoming Visual Project 'The Film'". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ YOASOBI、初の映像作品集より1st配信ライブで披露した「あの夢をなぞって」のライブ映像公開 [YOASOBI Releases Live Video of "Trace That Dream" Shown at 1st Streaming Live from First Video Work Collection]. Spice (in Japanese). February 14, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ YOASOBI、大阪桐蔭吹奏楽部とコラボした「群青」ライブ映像公開 [YOASOBI release live video of "Gunjo" in collaboration with Osaka Toin Brass Band]. Natalie (in Japanese). March 1, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ YOASOBI、初の映像作品集『THE FILM』より「もしも命が描けたら」ライブ映像公開 [YOASOBI releases live video of "If life can be drawn" from the first video work collection "THE FILM"]. The First Time (in Japanese). March 8, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ YOASOBI、日本武道館公演より「ツバメ」ライブ映像公開 60秒スペシャルTVCMの放映決定 [YOASOBI Releases Live Video of "Tsubame" from Nippon Budokan Performance, 60-Second Special TV Commercial to be Aired]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 23, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ THE FILM(完全生産限定盤) [THE FILM (complete production limited edition)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ "Oricon Top 50 Music DVD and Blu-ray: 2022-04-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ "Oricon Top 20 Blu-ray: 2022-04-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ 初のライブ映像作品集『THE FILM』3/23(水)リリース＆ジャケ写・収録内容解禁！ [The first live video collection "THE FILM" will be released on 3/23 (Wed.) & cover art and contents unveiled!]. Yoasobi Official Website (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. January 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[1] YOASOBI『THE FILM』が、自身初の「映像ランキング」1位獲得【オリコンランキング】 [YOASOBI "THE FILM" won first place in the "video ranking" for the first time [Oricon ranking]]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[2] YOASOBI、初のライヴ映像作品集『THE FILM』3/23リリース決定。配信ライヴ2本＆日本武道館ライヴ、"情熱大陸"未公開映像も収録 [Yoasobi's first live video collection THE FILM 3/23 release confirmed. Includes 2 live streaming & Nippon Budokan live, unreleased footage of Jonetsu Tairiku]. Skream! (in Japanese). Geki-Rock. January 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[3] Billboard Japan (March 10, 2022). "YOASOBI Shares Details & Artwork of Upcoming Visual Project 'The Film'". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[4] YOASOBI、初の映像作品集より1st配信ライブで披露した「あの夢をなぞって」のライブ映像公開 [YOASOBI Releases Live Video of "Trace That Dream" Shown at 1st Streaming Live from First Video Work Collection]. Spice (in Japanese). February 14, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[5] YOASOBI、大阪桐蔭吹奏楽部とコラボした「群青」ライブ映像公開 [YOASOBI release live video of "Gunjo" in collaboration with Osaka Toin Brass Band]. Natalie (in Japanese). March 1, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[6] YOASOBI、初の映像作品集『THE FILM』より「もしも命が描けたら」ライブ映像公開 [YOASOBI releases live video of "If life can be drawn" from the first video work collection "THE FILM"]. The First Time (in Japanese). March 8, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[7] YOASOBI、日本武道館公演より「ツバメ」ライブ映像公開 60秒スペシャルTVCMの放映決定 [YOASOBI Releases Live Video of "Tsubame" from Nippon Budokan Performance, 60-Second Special TV Commercial to be Aired]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 23, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[8] THE FILM(完全生産限定盤) [THE FILM (complete production limited edition)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[9] "Oricon Top 50 Music DVD and Blu-ray: 2022-04-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[10] "Oricon Top 20 Blu-ray: 2022-04-04" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[11] 初のライブ映像作品集『THE FILM』3/23(水)リリース＆ジャケ写・収録内容解禁！ [The first live video collection "THE FILM" will be released on 3/23 (Wed.) & cover art and contents unveiled!]. Yoasobi Official Website (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. January 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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