Mikunoyoasobi
{{Infobox album
| name = Mikunoyoasobi
| type = EP
| artist = Ayase
| cover = Ayase - Mikunoyoasobi.png
| released = January 6, 2021
| genre = Vocaloid
| language = Japanese
| length = 28:32
| label = Sony Japan
| producer = Ayase
| prev_title = Ghost City Tokyo
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Mikunoyoasobi is the second EP by Japanese musician and record producer Ayase, originally released exclusively on CD to Tower Records Japan by Sony Music Entertainment Japan on January 6, 2021.{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、初配信ライヴ2月14日開催決定。1st EP『THE BOOK』の初音ミクVer.『MIKUNOYOASOBI』タワレコ限定サプライズ・リリース。ファンクラブ「CLUB 夜遊」もプレオープン |url=https://tower.jp/article/news/2021/01/06/tg004 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |work=Tower Records Japan |date=January 6, 2021 |language=ja}} Subsequently, the EP was available on streaming platforms on September 21, 2023, two years and eight months after its original release.{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、デビュー曲「夜に駆ける」が日本初のストリーミング10億回再生を突破 記念企画が続々スタート |url=https://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/yoasobi/106161 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |work=CDJournal |date=September 13, 2023 |language=ja}}
Mikunoyoasobi contains cover versions of seven tracks from Yoasobi's debut EP The Book recorded by Vocaloid software voicebank Hatsune Miku, including "Yoru ni Kakeru", which originally appears on the CD version of Ayase's debut EP Ghost City Tokyo.{{cite news |title=YOASOBI初CDの初音ミクバージョン、タワレコ限定でサプライズリリース |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/411387 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |work=Natalie |date=January 5, 2022 |language=ja}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Mikunoyoasobi track listing
| all_writing = Ayase
| title1 = Yoru ni Kakeru
| note1 = {{lang|ja|夜に駆ける}}
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Ano Yume o Nazotte
| note2 = {{lang|ja|あの夢をなぞって}}
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = Halzion
| note3 = {{lang|ja|ハルジオン}}
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Tabun
| note4 = {{lang|ja|たぶん}}
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = Gunjō
| note5 = {{lang|ja|群青}}
| length5 = 4:05
| title6 = Haruka
| note6 = {{lang|ja|ハルカ}}
| length6 = 4:02
| title7 = Encore
| note7 = {{lang|ja|アンコール}}
| length7 = 4:31
| total_length = 28:32
}}
Notes
- All tracks are noted as {{nihongo|"Hatsune Miku version"|初音ミクVer.|lead=yes}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2021 chart performance for Mikunoyoasobi ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Oricon|15|date=2021-01-18/p/2|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 26, 2022}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2021-01-18 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2021-01-18/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113042922/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2021-01-18/p/3/ |archive-date=January 13, 2021 |language=ja}}
| 24 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=01&day=18|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of January 13, 2021|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=April 26, 2022}}
| 18 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2023 chart performance for Mikunoyoasobi ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)
| 23 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=10&day=02|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of September 27, 2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=September 27, 2023}}
| 82 |
Sales
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales figures for Mikunoyoasobi}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|nocert=yes|salesamount=3,738|note=Physical|salesref={{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-01-18 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2021-01-18/p/2/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113042205/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2021-01-18/p/2/ |archive-date=January 13, 2021 |language=ja}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|nocert=yes|salesamount=178|note=Digital|salesref={{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: 2023-10-02 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2023-10-02/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927025959/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2023-10-02/p/3/ |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |language=ja}}}}
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Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for Mikunoyoasobi ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Japan
| January 6, 2021 | CD | rowspan="2" | Sony Japan | style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |author1=Ayase |title=MIKUNOYOASOBI＜タワーレコード限定＞ |url=https://tower.jp/item/5138935/MIKUNOYOASOBI%EF%BC%9C%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%9E |publisher=Tower Records Japan |access-date=April 26, 2022 |language=ja |date=January 6, 2021}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Various
| September 21, 2023 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」ストリーミング10億回再生を記念して、「夜に駆ける - From THE FIRST TAKE」、『MIKUNOYOASOBI』を本日配信リリース! |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000765.000055377.html |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=PR Times |date=September 21, 2023 |language=ja}} |