EPCOTIA
Appearance
| EPCOTIA | ||||
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| Released | March 21, 2018 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | ELOV-Label | |||
| NEWS chronology | ||||
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| Singles from EPCOTIA | ||||
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EPCOTIA is the ninth album by Japanese boy band NEWS, released on March 21, 2018. The album debuted at the top of Oricon chart, selling 11,7 million copies in its first week. It was News' tenth consecutive album to reach the top of the chart.[1]
Promotion and release
[edit]EPCOTIA's theme is "Space Travel", as well as the previous album Neverland. It was released on two editions, regular and limited, and the limited edition contains a DVD with the video "EPCOTIA Safety Guide & Making".[2]
The album was promoted by an arena tour, which began on March 31 in Hokkaido. The last show, on Saitama Super Arena, was recorded and released in the live album News Arena Tour 2018 Epcotia, the same name of the tour, in three editions.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All titles are stylized in all caps.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Epcotia Safety Guide -inter-" | |
| 2. | "Epcotia" | |
| 3. | "Kingdom" | |
| 4. | "Twinkle Star" | |
| 5. | "Warp-chu -inter-" (ワープ中) | |
| 6. | "LPS" | |
| 7. | "Koisuru Wakusei" (恋する惑星) | |
| 8. | "Jump Around" | |
| 9. | "Docking -inter-" (ドッキング) | |
| 10. | "Avalon" | |
| 11. | "It's You" | |
| 12. | "Iseijin to no Kontakuto ni Tsuite" (異星人とのコンタクトについて) | |
| 13. | "UFO" | |
| 14. | "Erotica" | |
| 15. | "Blackhole" | |
| 16. | "Hoshi ni Negai o" (星に願いを) | |
| 17. | "Innocence" (イノセンス) | |
| 18. | "Kaerimichi -inter-" (帰り道) | |
| 19. | "Happy Ending" | |
| 20. | "Platonic" (プラトニック) | |
| 21. | "Ginza Rhapsody" (銀座ラプソディ) | |
| 22. | "Hyōon" (氷温) | |
| 23. | "Thunder" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "EPCOTIA Safety Guide & Making" |
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1] | 1 |
| Tower Records[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 30 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "【オリコン】NEWS、1stから10作連続アルバム首位 歴代単独1位に". Oricon. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ^ "NEWSアルバムプロジェクト第2弾は宇宙旅行がテーマの「EPCOTIA」". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ^ "NEWSと一緒に宇宙旅行へ!「EPCOTIA」SSA公演が映像化". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ^ "NEWS / EPCOTIA - CDJournal.com". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ^ "Oricon 2018 Top 100: Alben". JaME. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2026-03-26.