MINAKO ITO - Yuugyotou *Pre-Order

Expected Release Date 18th July 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection once stock is in hand however delays are possible.

Please note this is the Japanese release date and will likely be shipped to us around this time so a delay of 1-2.5 weeks is likely when shipping.

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Side A
01. Velvet Blue
02. Yubikiri
03. Saigo no Regatta
04. Sayonara wa Iwazu ni
05. Yugyoto
Side B
01. Madoromi
02. Kagami no Yo ni
03. Derringer
04. Mo Anata Dake
05. Tomoshibi
Following the 1st album "Tenderly," Masataka Matsutoya once again handles arrangement and sound production.
This 2nd album - featuring the singles "Yubikiri"

and "Yugyoto"—has continued to grow in popularity in recent years as an overlooked city pop classic. Singer-
songwriter Jin Kirigaya contributed songs including co-writes,

and Shun Taguchi provided lyrics as well. Recording also features an all-star lineup of Japanese musicians: Masataka
Matsutoya (keyboards); Tatsuo Hayashi and
Hideo Yamaki (drums); Kenji Takamizu (electric bass); Shigeru Suzuki, Masaki Matsubara, and Masahiro Ando
(electric guitar); Tadahide Yoshikawa (acoustic guitar);
Nobu Saito and Shigeya Hamaguchi (percussions); Susumu Kazuhara, Eiji Arai, Takashi Oi, and Jake H. Conception
(horns); the Maeda Group (strings); Jin Kirigaya,
Toshihiro Kirigaya, and Emiko Shiratori (background vocals); and Keiji Kamata (synthesizer programming).

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