Japanese music veterans Chara and YUKI are teaming up once again, this time for a mini-album titled echo which will be unleashed February 14! This will be the first time in 20 years since “Ai no Hi 3tsu Orange”, the last time Chara and YUKI had a collaboration.

Chara has been in the industry since 1991 and is most famous for her song “Swallowtail Butterfly -Ai no Uta-” which was used as the main theme for the movie Swallowtail, which Chara also starred in! Chara is known for her oddly toned voice and has inspired many famous Japanese artists such as Shiina Ringo, Bonnie Pink, and many more.

YUKI has been in the music industry for about as long as Chara. She began her career as the lead vocalist for the popular rock band JUDY AND MARY, which disbanded in 2001. After JUDY AND MARY disbanded, YUKI continued with a successful solo career and is most famous for her track “Sobakasu” which she did with JUDY AND MARY. It served as the theme song to the popular anime Rurouni Kenshin.

To promote their split mini-album echo, several of the songs will be debuting on Japanese radio and the video for “Tanoshii Kenobi” was released January 31! This track, the first lead track, was released in a limited vinyl edition and is special. It was the first music video that Chara and YUKI co-starred in since “Ai no HI 3tsu Orange” and is composed and produced by TENDRE. The other lead singles, “YOPPITE” and “Tori no Brooch”, debuted on FM802 and J-WAVE. “YOPPITE” debuted on February 3 while “Tori no Brooch” will debut later in February, so stay close to your radio to catch them!

echo will be released in two editions: a CD-only and a VINYL LP Limited Release! Both will include eight tracks, one of them being a 2020 version of their famous collaboration “Ai no Hi 3tsu Orange”! Due to how limited the VINYL LP was, it is currently sold out at most places including CDJapan. However, you can still grab the CD-only edition below!

Chara + YUKI/echo CD

Track listing:

1. 愛の火 3つ オレンジ (2020version)

2. You! You! You!

3. ひとりかもねむ

4. 楽しい蹴伸び

5. YOPPITE

6. 鳥のブローチ

7. Night Track

8. echo