Milan Records has announced that they will be releasing the opening theme song “Idol” by YOASOBI’s OSHI NO KO on vinyl. The song won the Best Opening Song of the Year award at the 10th Anime Trending Awards last year and became the number one song on Apple Music’s Top 100: Global chart. Pre-orders are now available and it is scheduled for release on November 15.
The release features a single LP pressed on a 140gm matte blue disc, a single-pocket jacket, a 12″ credit sheet, and will include five different versions of “Idol”, including “Idol (English version)” and “Idol (Anime Edit)”, as well as three versions of “Tabun”.
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“Idol” was released on streaming services on April 12, the same day as the OSHI NO KO anime, and has already CD release on June 21 in Japan. The film is based on the story “45510” written by manga author OSHI NO KO Aka Akasaka The music video was also released on April 12, while the English version debuted on May 25. The former has over 180 million views on YouTube at the time of writing, while the latter has 16 million.
Anime OSHI NO KO is directed by Daisuke Hiramaki (Selection Project, Asteroid in Love) at Doga Kobo with Chao Nekotomi (Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie opening director and scriptwriter, Project Selection dance director and storyboard writer of Episode 7, etc.) as assistant director, Kanna Hirayama (Rent-A-Girlfriend) is the character designer and main character designer, and Jin Tanaka (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Laid-Back Camp) is the series composer. HIDIVE and Bilibili are streaming the show with an entertainment industry theme outside of Japan.
Source: press release
