Plagiarism (Yorushika album)

Plagiarism (盗作) is the third studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on July 29, 2020, by Universal J. Following That's Why I Gave Up on Music, this was their second album to be released by a major label.

Like the previous two albums, it is also a concept album and depicts "the story of a man who plagiarizes music".

Track listing
All lyrics, music, and arrangement by n-buna.

Live tour
One year after the album's release, a live tour titled "Yorushika Live Tour 2021 "Plagiarism"" was held from August 1, 2021 to October 2, 2021 and the duo performed the songs from their album Plagiarism and EP Creation.
 * Setlist
 * 1) "Tsuioku" (追憶)
 * 2) "Prostitution" (春ひさぎ)
 * 3) "Thoughtcrime" (思想犯)
 * 4) "Robbery and Bouquet" (強盗と花束)
 * 5) "Basu wo Orite" (バスを降りて)
 * 6) "Burglar" (昼鳶)
 * 7) "Replicant" (レプリカント)
 * 8) "Flower and Badger Game" (花人局)
 * 9) "Yama no Sōgen" (山の草原)
 * 10) "Escape" (逃亡)
 * 11) "Eat the Wind" (風を食む)
 * 12) "Night Journey" (夜行)
 * 13) "Liar" (嘘月)
 * 14) "Natsumatsuri" (夏祭り)
 * 15) "Plagiarism" (盗作)
 * 16) "Bomber" (爆弾魔)
 * 17) "Spring Thief" (春泥棒)
 * 18) "Ghost in a Flower" (花に亡霊)
 * 19) "Zensei" (前世)
 * Tracks 1, 5, 9, 14, and 19 are stories narrated by n-buna.

Tie-ups

 * "Plagiarism" was used in 2019 RPG game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius's TV commercial. Later, from December 23, 2020, instead of the original, a cover version of the song performed by Jun Shison and Mayu Matsuoka was used.
 * "Night Journey" and "Ghost in a Flower" were used as insert and theme songs for the 2020 anime film A Whisker Away, respectively.

Personnel

 * Main
 * n-buna – lyrics, music, chorus, arrangement, guitar, piano, other instruments, and producer
 * suis – vocals


 * Supporting
 * Mitsuyasu Shimozuru (下鶴 光康) – guitar
 * Tatsuya Kitani (キタニ タツヤ) – bass
 * Masack – drums
 * Tetsuya Hirahata (平畑 徹也) – piano, keyboards


 * Engineers／Directors／Producers
 * Hideyuki Matsuhashi (松橋 秀幸) – recording engineer, mixing engineer
 * Miyuki Nakamura (中村 美幸), Kōki Miyata (宮田 昂輝), Yōsuke Maeda (前田 洋佑), Takuma Kase (加瀬 拓真), Akihiro Furuichi (古市 暁大) – assistant engineers
 * Yūji Chinone (茅根 裕司) – mastering engineer
 * Taku Nakamura (中村 卓), Shoki Abe (阿部 祥紀), Hideichi Kurita (栗田 秀一) – executive producers


 * Coordinators
 * Takehide Ishiyama (石山 武秀), Hirohito Ametani (飴谷 嘉人) – artist management
 * Anju Ikeda (池田 安寿) – A&R
 * Daigo Aonuma (青沼 大悟) – marketing planner
 * Naoko Iwasaki (岩崎 直子) – sales promotion
 * Midori Shimizu (清水 美登里) – artwork coordinator


 * Art
 * DMYM/No.734 – art director, design
 * Keisuke Matsuoka (松岡 恵介) – design management
 * Tetsuya Nagato (永戸 鉄也) – artwork


 * Studios
 * Recording studios – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), Aobadai Studio (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan), Volta Studio (Tokyo, Japan), aLIVE Recording Studio (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan), ABS Recording Studio (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan), Sounduno Studio (Minato, Tokyo, Japan)
 * Mixing studio – Matsusuta Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
 * Mastered by Yūji Chinone (茅根 裕司) at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo, Japan)