Epilogue (EP)

## Audio

**Epilogue (EP)** is Aile The Shota's fourth EP. It was released on December 6, 2023 in both a normal and a first press limited edition. The limited edition includes a Blu-ray featuring footage from Aile The Shota -1st Oneman Tour "Prologue"-.

## Background and Release

On October 9, 2023, during his set at FM802 MINAMI WHEEL 2023, Aile The Shota announced he will release his fourth EP on December 6. This release comes the day after his Aile The Shota Oneman Live "Epilogue" giving fans their first opportunity to experience the EP in its entirety before its release.

About the EP:

"Aile The Shota made his debut last January with AURORA TOKIO on the BMSG label, and over the past year and a half has released three EPs, AINNOCENCE, IMA, and LOVEGO, and has worked with a variety of producers including Shin Sakiura, maeshima soshi, A.G.O, tofubeats, Soulflex, and many others.
The title of this work is *Epilogue*, which concludes the story. It includes Shota's first TV anime tie-up No Frontier, produced by Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai, the single Pandora, produced by Yohji Igarashi and his song with the fastest BPM to date, plus new songs produced by DJ/producer VLOT, who has provided music for Bleecker Chrome, V6, KOHH, JP THE WAVY, YOUNG COCO, LEX & 1MILL, and many others in Japan and abroad, and producer unit KNOTT, who also worked on his 2nd single IMA."

The release of Epilogue will conclude the A-I-L-E sequence of EPs (which was not intentional, as he just realized he was accidentally spelling Aile after the release of "LOVEGO"), and it also closes the first chapter of Shota's career. This decision was not made since the beginning, but was rather a slow process. As Shota faced the production of his first tour Aile The Shota -1st Oneman Tour "Prologue"-, he realized that it was necessary to separate this stage of his career. As such, he said:

> The EP Epilogue means that the prologue of Aile The Shota has now come to an end. The phase of self-introduction is over, and these four songs in this EP will become my new business card, so to speak. From the self-expression to the next phase, I asked myself what I should deliver to people now. This EP has opened the door for me to the next stage, where I can be even more free with my music.
>
>

The jacket was created with the same team who shot the AINNOCENCE cover. The goal was to create a "reversal" of "AINNOCENCE": the chair is the same, the outfit is the same but in a different color, as to give this contrasting feeling of "I started from nothing, but now I've taken in a lot of things".

## Track Listing

### Content and Bonus

* CD
* CD+BD

Regular Edition
* Item number: POCS-23039
* Price: ¥1,300 (tax included) ¥1,182 (excluding tax)
* Specifications: Paper jacket

Store Bonuses
* Tower Records -"Epilogue" design poster (B3)
* Amazon - Megajacket

First Press Limited Edition
* Item number: POCS-23914
* Price: ¥4,200 (tax included)
* Specifications: Digipak

Video Contents
#### LIVE - Aile The Shota 1st Oneman Tour "Prologue" -LOVEGO-

July 29, 2023 at Osaka GORILLA HALL

1. No Frontier
2. DAWN
3. SUPER ICY (ATS ver.)
4. Tokonatsu
5. Mermaid Remix
6. Overnight Remix
7. Thinkin’ bout you
8. Sweet
9. Like This
10. Muchuu
11. Utakata
12. Mushoku Tomei
13. DEEP
14. M.L.N.D
15. so so good feat. Ma-Nu
16. Yumeiro
17. FANCITY
18. AURORA TOKIO
19. Brave Generation -BMSG United Remix- feat. SKY-HI, Novel Core, edhiii boi
20. me time -remix- feat. SKY-HI
21. gomenne
22. Tokubetsu
23. IMA
24. LOVE

* "Making of "Prologue," a behind-the-scenes look at the nationwide one-man tour "Aile The Shota 1st Oneman Tour "Prologue"

Store Bonuses
* Tower Records - "Epilogue" design poster (B3)
* Amazon - Megajacket

## Chart Positions

### Billboard

First Week

Hot 100 Albums

Download Albums

Top Albums Sales

* **Total Reported Sales**: 1,671

### Oricon

First Week

Weekly Combined Album Ranking

Weekly Digital Album Ranking

Weekly Album Ranking

* **Total Reported Sales**: 1,652

## Videos

* Aile The Shota / ｢1st Oneman Tour “Prologue” - LOVEGO -｣ Digest

## References

1. ↑ *Spincoaster - Aile The Shota、4th EP『Epilogue』12月リリース決定　VLOT、KNOTTら参加, 2023/10/09*
2. ↑ QJ Web - *Aile The Shotaが宣言する“J-POPスター”への道。愛とリスペクトを持って「新しいJ-POPを作る」*  2023/12/11.
3. ↑ JaME - *Interview with Aile The Shota*. 2023/12/05.
4. ↑ Rolling Stone - *Aile The Shotaが語る第1章の終わり、「あなた」に向けて歌った理由*. 2023/12/12.
5. ↑ *Billboard - Hot Albums Week of 2023/12/13*
6. ↑ *Billboard - Hot Albums Week of 2023/12/13*
7. ↑ *Billboard - Top Album Sales Week of 2023/12/13*
8. ↑ *Billboard - Hot Albums Week of 2023/12/13*
9. ↑ *Billboard - Hot Albums Week of 2023/12/13*
10. ↑ *Billboard - Top Album Sales Week of 2023/12/13*
11. ↑ *Oricon - Album Ranking Week of 2023/12/18*
12. ↑ Media:Epilogue Oricon Sales W1 (1204-1210).png
13. ↑ *Oricon - Digital Album Ranking Week of 2023/12/18*
14. ↑ Media:Epilogue Oricon DA W1 (1204-1210).png
15. ↑ *Oricon - Digital Album Ranking Week of 2023/12/18*
16. ↑ Media:Epilogue Oricon DA W1 (1204-1210).png
17. ↑ *Oricon - Album Ranking Week of 2023/12/18*
18. ↑ Media:Epilogue Oricon Sales W1 (1204-1210).png