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YMC, or Yellow Magic Children, was a special tribute concert featuring artists who were influenced by or have strong ties with Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), for the 40th anniversary of the legendary group.

The show was held at the Shinjuku Bunka Center on March 14, 2019. It featured a main band formed of Takano Hiroshi, Takada Ren (pupa, HASYMO support, etc.), Gondō Tomohiko (pupa, Metafive, etc.), Shirane Kenichi (GREAT3), etc. The show featured several guests including Sakamoto Miu, Nomiya Maki, Kaji Hideki, Katayose Akito, Daoko and more.

This live album consists of the full concert and was mastered by Sunahara Yoshinori. It comes in two editions, the limited one including a Blu-ray of part of the show, a special booklet and jacket.

YMC "Yellow Magic Children #01"

(Vocalists in parentheses)
1. instrumental ~ CUE (HANA + Takano Hiroshi)
2. yume no naka de aeru deshō (Takano Hiroshi)
3. The Other Side of Love (Sakamoto Miu)
4. ONGAKU (Sakamoto Miu)
5. Tighten Up (Hosono Yūta)
6. THE MAD MEN (Takada Ren + Hosono Yūta + Sakamoto Miu)
7. GAMES (Takada Ren)
8. The Night is Still Young (Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji) (Nomiya Maki + Kaji Hideki)
9. Kimi ni Mune Kyun (Kaji Hideki + Nomiya Maki)
10. MAD PIERROT
11. takai kabe ni wa ikusen no Door (DAOKO + Katayose Akito)
12. Kang Tong Boy (DAOKO + Katayose Akito)
13. LOTUS LOVE (Miyazawa Kazufumi + Takano Hiroshi)
14. shimauta (Miyazawa Kazufumi)
15. La Femme Chinoise
16. Fire Cracker

Blu-ray (Limited edition only)
1. CUE (HANA + Takano Hiroshi)
2. ONGAKU (Sakamoto Miu)
3. Tighten Up (Hosono Yūta)
4. THE MAD MEN (Takada Ren + Hosono Yūta + Sakamoto Miu)
5. Kimi ni Mune Kyun (Kaji Hideki + Nomiya Maki)
6. MAD PIERROT
7. Kang Tong Boy (DAOKO + Katayose Akito)
8. LOTUS LOVE (Miyazawa Kazufumi + Takano Hiroshi)
9. La Femme Chinoise
10. Fire Cracker

Limited edition (CD + Blu-ray with special packaging)
U/M/A/A UMA-9135
Out now (12/25), ¥4800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, YesAsia, Amazon (20% off *), HMV, Tower Records ^†
* Discount at time of writing
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Regular edition (CD only)
U/M/A/A or UMA UMA-1135
Out 12/25, ¥2800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, YesAsia, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, , Spotify
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

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