E.G. Time
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| Studio album by E-girls | ||||
| Released | December 24, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
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| Length | 58:40 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
| Producer | Exile Hiro | |||
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| Singles from Colorful Pop | ||||
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E.G. Time is the third studio album by Japanese collective unit E-girls, released digitally on December 24, 2014, and physically on January 1, 2015 (New Years Day) by Rhythm Zone and Avex Music Creative Inc. The record was produced by Exile Hiro's, and created by a variety of producers, composers and songwriters outside and from Japan, namely Clarabell, Yasutaka Nakata, Fast Lane, T.Kura, amongst others. It was distributed in 10 different formats, with various artwork sleeves and musical and visual material. E.G. Time also serves as the final record for numerous vocalists and performers in the band.
Musically, E.G. Time was a departure to the groups typical J-pop sound, and incorporated elements of electronic dance music. Additionally, a large portion of ballad-esque numbers were omitted from the album, recognized as their first effort to do so by music critics. The lyrical content delves into a number of themes, such as having fun, moving forward and embracing the future, love and friendships. Upon its release, E.G. Time received positive reviews from critics, who commended the groups shift in sound and stronger performances.
Commercially, E.G. Time experienced success in Japan, reaching atop of the Oricon Albums Chart and Hot Albums Chart, the latter published by Billboard. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 250,000 units, while Oricon labels it as their best-selling studio release. In order to promote the album, four songs were released as singles; "E.G. Anthem: We Are Venus", "Odoru Ponpokorin", "Highschool Love" and "Mr. Snowman"; selected tracks were used as promotional recordings prior to the albums release. Furthermore, the group conducted their Colorful World Tour in 2015, performing in various arenas in Japan.
After a series of line-up changes in 2014—which saw the departure of vocalist Mayu Sugieda and Kyoka Takeda—E-girls announced the work of a new studio that was intended to be released in early 2015. The band released a string of singles between July–November that same year, which were all confirmed to be included on the upcoming record. However, just before "Mr. Snowman" was executed for a release in late November 2014, vocalist Chiharu Muto departed from the band and her sub-group Flower, which left several unreleased songs to be re-recorded again. With that said, it is their first album without ex-members Sugieda, Takeda and Muto, and serves as the final participation with members Rio Inagaki, Momoka Nakajima, Misato Hagio, Marina Watanabe, Risa Ikuta, and vocalist Kyoka Ichiki, the latter who left the band in October the following year; the remaining removal of these members were due to a new E-girls Pyramid strategy that was inducted in early January 2015. Furthermore, it serves as Erie Abe's final record to include her vocals as an E-girls member, after she confirmed her graduation as a singer/performer and worked with the band as a disc jockey.
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