The Yellow Monkey
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their major label debut, the self-cover album "The Yellow Monkey is Here. New Best" was released on May 21, 2017. It features new recordings of the first sixteen songs from 2013's "Yemon -Fan's Best Selection-", the track list of which was voted on by fans. A special edition of the album includes a second CD of the new song "Rosanna". The Yellow Monkey recorded a cover of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" released exclusively on Amazon.co.jp. It was first released digitally on September 13, 2017, with a made-to-order 7-inch record coupled with a live recording of the same song released on January 8, 2018. A song called "Stars" was released digitally on October 27, 2017. "Horizon", the theme song of the film "Ototoki", was released digitally on November 29 as the final part of three consecutive monthly releases. On December 9 and 10, The Yellow Monkey performed at the Tokyo Dome for the first time in 17 years.