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Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz

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Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz
Regular version
EP by
Eve
ReleasedDecember 23, 2020 (2020-12-23)
StudioAobadai Studio Inc.
GenreJ-pop
Length28:50
LanguageJapanese
LabelToy's Factory
ProducerEve
Eve chronology
Smile
(2020) 		Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz
(2020) 		Gunjo Sanka/Yusei Yumeshi
(2021)
Singles from Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz
  1. "Kaikai Kitan"
    Released: October 3, 2020
  2. "Ao no Waltz"
    Released: October 24, 2020
  3. "Shinkai"
    Released: December 4, 2020

Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz (廻廻奇譚/蒼のワルツ, lit. 'Round Round Mysterious Story/Blue Waltz') is the second EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Eve. It was released on December 23, 2020, by Toy's Factory. The EP consists of seven tracks and was supported by three singles: "Kaikai Kitan", "Ao no Waltz and "Shinkai". It is available in three versions: the Jujutsu Kaisen version with a special cover drawn by Sunghoo Park,[1] the Josee, the Tiger and the Fish version with the cover by Nao Emoto and the regular version by Mah.

Background and release

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Ten months after his last comeback with the studio album Smile, it was announced on November 4, 2020, that Eve would release his first EP on December 23.[2] The singles "Kaikai Kitan", "Ao no Waltz" and "Shinkai" were previously released as the soundtrack for the anime Jujutsu Kaisen and the movie Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, respectively.[3][4] On November 20, the music video for "Kaikai Kitan" was released in collaboration with Jujutsu Kaisen.[5] On December 21, the music video for "Ao no Waltz" with scenes from Josee, the Tiger and the Fish and on December 7, the music video for "Shinkai" were released.[6][7]

The EP was released on December 23 through various music platforms.[8]

Commercial performance

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The album sold 34,652 copies in its first week and peaked 3rd on the Oricon Album Chart.[9][10]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Eve; all music is composed by Eve

Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz – Regular edition
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Kaikai Kitan (廻廻奇譚, lit. 'Round Round Mysterious Story')"Numa3:41
2."Ao no Waltz (蒼のワルツ, Ao no Warutsu) lit. 'Blue Waltz'"Numa3:33
3."Shinkai (心海, lit. 'Heart Sea')"Numa4:26
4."Yoi no Myōjō (宵の明星, lit. 'Evening Evening Star')"Numa4:16
5."Yūyū Meimei (遊遊冥冥, lit. 'Play Play Dark')"
  • Eve
  • Numa
3:29
6."Yakusoku (約束, lit. 'Promise')"Numa4:12
7."Byōka (杪夏, lit. 'End of Summer')"Numa4:04
Total length:28:50

Charts

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Chart (2020) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 3
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] 3

Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan — 66,083[12]

References

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  1. ^ "娘にヒントをもらった描き下ろしイラスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eve、初のパッケージEP『廻廻奇譚 / 蒼のワルツ』リリース決定" (in Japanese). Barks. November 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "【TSUTAYA先着特典あり】Eve、待望のNew EP『廻廻奇譚／蒼のワルツ』が12月23日発売！" (in Japanese). Tsutaya. November 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Eve「ジョゼ虎」挿入歌を明日配信リリース". Natalie (in Japanese). December 3, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Eve「廻廻奇譚」、「呪術廻戦」とコラボしたアニメMV公開". Natalie (in Japanese). November 20, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Eve、アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』の本編映像を使用した「蒼のワルツ」のMV公開". Spice (in Japanese). December 21, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Eve、アニメ映画"ジョゼと虎と魚たち"挿入歌「心海」MV公開". Skream (in Japanese). December 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kaikai Kitan / Ao No Waltz". iTunes. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Albums Sales - [ 2020/12/30 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 30, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2021年01月04日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 21, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Kaikai Kitan / Ao no Waltz". December 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz sales:
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