Maid in Japan

{{Distinguish|Made in Japan (disambiguation){{!}}Made in Japan|Maiden Japan}} {{Infobox album | name = Maid in Japan | type = studio | artist = Band-Maid | cover = File:Band-Maid_MaidinJapan.png | alt = | released = January 8, 2014 | recorded = 2013 | studio = | genre =  | length = {{ubl|30:24 (original)|38:06 (reissue)}} | language = Japanese | label = * Gump * Crown Stones | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = New Beginning | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = 2018 reissue cover | type = studio | cover = File:Band-Maid_MaidinJapan_reissue.jpg | border = yes | alt = | caption = }} }}

'''''Maid in Japan''''' is the debut mini-album<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sahota|first1=Shalimar|title=Review:Brand New Maid|url=http://www.mymbuzz.com/2016/06/26/band-maid-brand-new-maid-review/|website=MYMBuzz|accessdate=24 May 2018|date=June 26, 2016|archive-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525070842/http://www.mymbuzz.com/2016/06/26/band-maid-brand-new-maid-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref> by Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid. It was released on January 8, 2014.<ref name="NAW">{{cite news|url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2016/03/maid-japan-japanese-rock-group-band-maid-debut-overseas-sakura-con/|title=Maid in Japan — Japanese rock group BAND-MAID to debut overseas at Sakura-Con|first=Emiri|last=Aoki|newspaper=Northwest Asian Weekly|date=2016-03-11|accessdate=2018-05-03}}</ref> The album did not chart during its initial release.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sahota|first1=Shalimar|title=BAND-MAID to Release Second Full Album – 'World Domination'|url=http://www.mymbuzz.com/2017/12/09/band-maid-to-release-second-full-album-world-domination/|publisher=MYMBuzz|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101085438/http://www.mymbuzz.com/2017/12/09/band-maid-to-release-second-full-album-world-domination/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was reissued with two bonus tracks on February 14, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|title=BAND-MAID to Re-Release First Album 'Maid in Japan'|url=http://jrock247.com/2018/01/band-maid-to-re-release-first-album-maid-in-japan/|publisher=JRock 24-7|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118053603/http://jrock247.com/2018/01/band-maid-to-re-release-first-album-maid-in-japan/|archive-date=2018-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BAND-MAID Announce Second Album Release & Unveil New Band Logo and Symbol|url=https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/81019|publisher=Moshi Moshi Nippon|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> and that version reached number 26 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart,<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/605367/products/1263222/1/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|title=Maid in Japan {{!}} Band-Maid|access-date=October 18, 2021}}</ref> selling 2,994 copies.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|publisher=Billboard Japan|language=ja|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2018&month=02&day=26|title=Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales {{!}} Charts|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=August 10, 2021}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | total_length = 30:24 | extra_column = Arrangement | all_lyrics = Kentarō Akutsu, except where indicated | title1 = Be OK | music1 = Akutsu | extra1 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Akutsu}} | length1 = 4:13 | title2 = Ever Green | music2 = Masahiko Fukui | extra2 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Fukui}} | length2 = 3:43 | title3 = Key | music3 = Akutsu | extra3 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Akutsu}} | length3 = 3:40 | title4 = Bye My Tears | music4 = Akutsu | extra4 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Akutsu}} | length4 = 3:12 | title5 = Knockin' on Your Heart | music5 = Fukui | extra5 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Fukui}} | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = Big Dad | lyrics6 = {{hlist|G-YUNcoSANDY|Akutsu}} | music6 = Fukui | extra6 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Fukui}} | length6 = 3:26 | title7 = Yoake mae (夜明け前) | note7 = trad. Before Dawn | music7 = Fukui | extra7 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Fukui}} | length7 = 3:29 | title8 = Forward | music8 = Akutsu | extra8 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Akutsu}} | length8 = 4:49 }} {{Track listing | headline = Reissue edition bonus tracks | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 38:06 | title9 = Ai to Jōnetsu no Matador (愛と情熱のマタドール) | note9 = trad. Love, Passion, Matador | music9 = Akutsu | extra9 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Akutsu}} | length9 = 3:18 | title10 = Summer Drive | music10 = Akutsu | extra10 = {{hlist|Band-Maid|Akutsu}} | length10 = 4:24 }}

==Personnel== '''Band-Maid''' *Saiki Atsumi – lead vocals (except tracks 6 and 10) *Miku Kobato – rhythm guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 6 and 10 *Kanami Tōno – lead guitar *Misa – bass *Akane Hirose – drums

==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (2018) !Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"|Japan Top Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="Billboard"/> |align="center"|22 |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums (''Oricon'')<ref name="Oricon"/> |align="center"|26 |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Band-Maid albums Category:2014 debut albums Category:Nippon Crown albums Category:2010s Japanese-language albums