The STATION IDOL LATCH! franchise announced the release of its 1st album “THE FIRST TRAIN” in January 2024.
What is STATION IDOL LATCH!?
STATION IDOL LATCH! is the name of the mixed-media franchise created by AOI Pro., Amuse, and Origamix, supervised and in collaboration with JR East.
This franchise features a 30 character cast, with characters representing the 30 stations in the Yamamote line, the iconic train line that circles central Tokyo.
Each character has its design and personality inspired by each of the 30 neighborhoods.
For more details on this project check THIS ARTICLE.
1st album “THE FIRST TRAIN”
THE FIRST TRAIN is scheduled to be released on 17/01/2024, available in 3 editions: Koeyoshi!, Shosaku Yoshi! and Egao Yoshi!.
The cover art is the following for each edition:
The tracklist is the following for each edition:
Koeyoshi!
1 - Going My LATCH! (YAMANOTE LATCH ALL STARS) 2 - Disabuse (Yamamote 1-ku: Smart) 3 - ファンタジスタ！ (Yamamote 4-ku:：Fantasista) 4 - 辿り着けるまで (EQUATIONS) 5 - PHANTOM (Magnificent) 6 - Run Away (tenet) 7 - +－×÷ (Jinsei) 8 - Voice Drama
Shosaku Yoshi!
1 - Going My LATCH! ( YAMANOTE LATCH ALL STARS) 2 - Flag on the wind (Yamamote 2-Ku: Leader) 3 - LATCH! ～それが未来の扉～ 4 - 一千年後 (Hanaemi) 5 - Mystery of Destiny (a/maze) 6 - We are 3on☆star (3on☆star) 7 - Leading lights (Aither) 8 - Voice Drama
Egao Yoshi!
1 - Going My LATCH! ( YAMANOTE LATCH ALL STARS) 2 - 笑顔でGo！ (Yamamote 3-ku: Entertainer) 3 - サヨナラ・イエスタデイ (Yamamote 5-ku: Elegant) 4 - AllDay AllNight (eS) 5 - Showtime (Che bello!) 6 - PEACE!! (Tetsuharetai) 7 - この夜ごと (NØ Crew) 8 - Voice Drama
A preview of “Going My LATCH!“, song performed by YAMANOTE LATCH ALL STARS is out. Check the music video below!
The highlight medley is out.
THE FIRST TRAIN is available for purchase at CDJAPAN and Amazon Japan (they ship internationally).
