The Film 2 Explained

The Film 2
Type:video
Artist:Yoasobi
Cover:Yoasobi - The Film 2.png
Released:April 10, 2024
Recorded:June 2023 – January 2024
Venue:
Length:314:00
Language:Japanese
Label:Sony Japan
Director:Masamichi Shimizu (T-S-ing)
Prev Title:The Film
Prev Year:2022

The Film 2 is the second video album by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on Blu-ray exclusively on April 10, 2024, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Similar to the previous video album The Film (2022), the video album contains the selected 2023–2024 live performances from three concert tours—the Denkōsekka Arena Tour in Saitama, the Asia Tour 2023–2024 in Seoul, and the Pop Out Zepp Tour in Tokyo—as well as their documentary about the tours.[1] Commercially, The Film 2 topped the Oricon Blu-ray Disc Chart with 16,751 copies.[2]

Background and promotion

On January 25, 2024, at the first show of their Pop Out Zepp Tour, Yoasobi announced their second video album, titled The Film 2, alongside their fifth anniversary Dome Live 2024. Scheduled for release on April 10, it initially unveiled that comprised footage of the Denkōsekka Arena Tour at Saitama Super Arena on June 4, 2023, and two other concerts, as well as behind-the-scenes.[3]

On March 19, the duo revealed additional contents, which are the performances of their Asia Tour 2023–2024 at Tiger Dome, Seoul, South Korea, on December 17, 2023, and the Pop Out Zepp Tour at Zepp Haneda, Tokyo on January 26, 2024, as well as a behind-the-scene documentary at the Denkosekka Arena Tour, the 2023 Head in the Clouds Festival at Pasadena, California, the United States, and the Asia Tour.[4]

To commemorate the release, costumes Yoasobi wore and megaphone used by Ikura, and selected photos taken at the live performances were displayed as exhibition at selected record shops in Japan between April 9 and 15.[5] They also uploaded the performances of "Seventeen" and "Heart Beat" at Pop Out Zepp Tour, and "Gunjō" at the Asia Tour to promote the album.[6] [7] [8]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Blu-ray Disc (Oricon)[9] 1
Japanese Music DVD and Blu-ray (Oricon)[10] 2

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
JapanApril 10, 2024Blu-raySony Japan[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: YOASOBI、ライブ映像作品集『THE FILM 2』の商品画像&店舗別特典内容解禁 . April 10, 2024 . The First Times . March 19, 2024 . ja.
  2. News: YOASOBI、ライブ&ドキュメンタリー収録の映像作品が1位【オリコンランキング】 . April 18, 2024 . . April 18, 2024 . ja.
  3. News: YOASOBI、自身初となる単独ドーム公演開催決定 . April 10, 2024 . MusicVoice . January 25, 2024 . ja.
  4. News: YOASOBI、4/10(水)発売ライブ映像作品集『THE FILM 2』商品画像&店舗別特典内容解禁! 初のZeppツアー『POP OUT』東京公演も収録されたBlu-ray内容も発表。さらに、初のドーム公演のチケット先行受付シリアル封入も決定! . April 10, 2024 . Encore . March 19, 2024 . ja.
  5. News: YOASOBIライブ写真や衣装の展示が決定、ikuraのメガホンも . April 10, 2024 . . April 6, 2024 . ja.
  6. News: YOASOBI、ZEPPツアーより「セブンティーン」ライブ映像を公開 . April 11, 2024 . . April 11, 2024 . ja.
  7. News: YOASOBIライブ映像作品集『THE FILM 2』より「HEART BEAT」のライブ映像公開 . April 25, 2024 . The First Times . April 25, 2024 . ja.
  8. News: YOASOBI、ライヴ映像作品集『THE FILM 2』より自身初の韓国ワンマン公演での「群青」ライヴ映像公開 . April 28, 2024 . Skream! . April 28, 2024 . ja.
  9. Web site: Oricon Top 20 Blu-ray: 2024-04-22 . . April 18, 2024 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418034619/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/bd/w/2024-04-22/ . April 18, 2024.
  10. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Music DVD and Blu-ray: 2024-04-22 . . April 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418051654/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dbm/w/2024-04-22/ . April 18, 2024 . ja.
  11. Web site: 映像作品集『THE FILM 2』が発売決定! 本日から予約開始&特典情報も公開! . Yoasobi Official Website . January 25, 2024 . ja . January 25, 2024.