self
Nao Yoshioka
CD Album

self

Nao Yoshioka

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Release Date July 17, 2026
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Catalog No.MCP-38
JAN/ISBN 4560365714272
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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After touring 11 countries around the world, what she arrived at was her own inner self. Thirteen years since her debut. When she traveled the farthest, she met her deepest self. Chasing the light, she encountered the shadow. Bilal, Braxton Cook, Jamila Woods, My Anh, Keyon Harrold, Peter CottonTale, Khari Mateen, Devin Morrison, Sam Wills, Bnnyhunna, MXXWLL. From legends to the next generation, the reason they chose Nao Yoshioka lies in this album. The stronger she became, the more her weakness came into view. If her previous album "Flow" was the chapter of surrendering to the current, "self" is the chapter of knowing that both the light and the shadow are entirely her own. The moment her dream came true, she met a self she had yet to see, the inner universe discovered at the end of a world tour. The world's soul scene converges into a single work. Philadelphia neo-soul legend Bilal, Grammy-winning producer Peter CottonTale, Emmy-winning Khari Mateen, world-class trumpeter Keyon Harrold, Chicago's celebrated poet and singer Jamila Woods, Devin Morrison running at the forefront of the indie R&B scene, Australian genius MXXWLL, UK vocalist with a beautiful voice Sam Wills, Bnnyhunna of the Netherlands with Ghanaian roots, Vietnamese rising star My Anh, Finnish up-and-comer Misha, and Taiwanese vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu. Artists from America, Europe, and Asia converge into one work. This is also the fruition of the "WORLD SOUL COLLECTIVE" philosophy that SWEET SOUL RECORDS has long embodied. Crossing the boundaries of genre, country, and race, it sounds out the present state of soul music on a global scale. Spanning neo-soul, indie R&B, Afrobeats, house, and spiritual jazz, Nao Yoshioka's voice ties them all together with a single thread. The connections and trust built on the tour of 11 countries for the previous album "Flow" made this album possible. Evolution into a soul singer-songwriter, the awakening of her 13th year. After a 13-year career, Nao Yoshioka is now making a clear evolution from a soul singer into a soul singer-songwriter. From a singer to a storyteller, and then to a songwriter. She has spent more than ten years honing the power to channel her own message into music. That result appeared in a special studio connected to a Manhattan rooftop, when Bilal, who traveled an hour and a half from Philadelphia, entered the booth with a notepad and pen in hand. Based on the top line Nao created, lyrics were woven on the spot, and overwhelming vocals were layered on top. While continuing to stand on the world's stages as a live artist, her expression as a writer has deepened further. With her 15th debut anniversary approaching, Nao Yoshioka is still on the path of her growth. This album is the proof of that, and a sure step toward the next stage. The road to "self": beyond embracing light and shadow. When she completed all 11 countries on the world tour for the previous album "Flow", what spread through Nao Yoshioka's heart was not a sense of accomplishment but the conviction that it had only just begun. Not a goal, but a start. That intuition became the origin of this album. At the end of 13 years spent chasing only the light, she faced the shadow for the first time. Loneliness, and guilt. That was Nao Yoshioka's shadow. Not to overcome weakness, but to face and love it. The self she reached after integrating the shadow that Jung speaks of. When she realized that both the self she had never shown and the self that had been shining were her true self, her music gained a new freedom. Nao Yoshioka sounds out the gradation from dark to light with her own voice. COLLABORATING ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND ENGINEERS. Bilal, Bnnyhunna, Braxton Cook, Chien Chien Lu, Corey Bernhard, Devin Morrison, Jamila Woods, Keyon Harrold, Khari Mateen, Misha, MXXWLL, My Anh, Peter CottonTale, Randy Runyon, Sam Wills and more. MESSAGE BY NAO YOSHIOKA. Album therapy. That is what I call the making of this album, the experience of being healed by creating. For the first time, on my sixth album, I came to deeply understand its meaning. There was a self I had always tried not to see, a self that was weak and lacking and believed she could not be loved unless she kept trying hard. I did not want to accept her, but she was certainly hidden within me. On this album, for the first time, I was able to turn that weakness, just as it is, into music, without fear. I packed in many hopeful songs and songs that brighten everyday life. But just as much, the other me who kept whispering I have to try harder and I have to be stronger also lives within this album. The moment I stopped ignoring that voice, faced it, and set it free, that, for me, was self. The me who headed toward the light and the me I could never show anyone were both my true self. To the fans who have always cheered me on, and to everyone around the world who supports this music. Because you are here, I have been able to come this far. With heartfelt gratitude, I deliver this album. I hope it will be an album that gently accompanies your everyday life.

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self / Nao Yoshioka

世界を11カ国回って、辿り着いたのは自分の内側だった。デビュー13年。最も遠くへ行ったとき、最も深い自分に出会った。光を追いかけていたら、影に出会った。Bilal、Braxton Cook、Jamila Woods、My Anh、Keyon Harrold、Peter CottonTale、Khari Mateen, Devin Morrison、Sam Wills、Bnnyhunna、MXXWLL。レジェンドから次世代まで、彼らがNao Yoshiokaを選んだ理由が、このアルバムにある。強くなるほど、弱さが見えてきた。前作『Flow』が"流れに委ねる章"なら、『self』は"光も影も、全部自分だと知る章"。夢が叶った瞬間、彼女は"まだ見ぬ自分"と出会った─世界ツアーの果てで発見した「内なる宇宙」世界のソウルシーンが、一つの作品に集結。フィラデルフィアのネオソウル・レジェンドBilal、グラミー受賞プロデューサーPeter CottonTale、エミー受賞のKhari Mateen、世界的トランペッターKeyon Harrold、シカゴが誇るポエット/シンガーJamila Woods、インディR&Bシーンの最前線を走るDevin Morrison、豪州の鬼才MXXWLL、UKの美声ヴォーカリストSam Wills、ガーナにルーツを持つオランダのBnnyhunna、ベトナムの新星My Anh、フィンランドの気鋭Misha、台湾のヴィブラフォン奏者Chien Chien Lu。アメリカ、ヨーロッパ、アジアの表現者たちが一つの作品に集結。これはSWEET SOUL REC ORDSが長年体現してきた「WORLD SOUL C OLLECTIVE」の思想の結実でもある。ジャンルや国、人種の境界を越え、ソウルミュージックの現在地を世界規模で鳴らす。ネオソウル、インディR&B、アフロビーツ、ハウス、スピリチュアルジャズまでを横断しながら、Nao Yoshiokaの声がその全てを一本の糸で繋ぐ。前作『Flow』で11カ国を巡ったツアーで築いた人脈と信頼が、このアルバムを可能にした。ソウルシンガーソングライターへの進化―13年目の覚醒。13年のキャリアを経て、Nao Yoshiokaは今、ソウルシンガーからソウルシンガーソングライターへと確かな進化を遂げている。歌い手から語り部へ、そしてソングライターへ。自分のメッセージを音楽に落とし込む力を、10年以上かけて磨いてきた。その成果が現れたのは、マンハッタンのルーフトップと連結した特別なスタジオで、フィラデルフィアから1時間半かけて訪れたBilalがメモ帳とペンを手にブースへ入った時だった。Naoの作ったトップラインをベースにその場でリリックが紡がれ、圧倒的なヴォーカルが重なっていく。ライブアーティストとして世界の舞台に立ち続けながら、ライターとしての表現もさらに深化している。デビュー15周年を目前に、Nao Yoshiokaはまだ成長の途上にある。このアルバムはその証明であり、次のステージへの確かな一歩。『self』への道のり: 光と影を抱きしめた先で。前作『Flow』のワールドツアーで11カ国を完走したとき、Nao Yoshiokaの胸に広がったのは達成感ではなく、「まだ始まったばかりだ」という確信だった。ゴールではなく、スタート。その直感がこのアルバムの原点となった。光だけを追い続けた13年の先で、初めて影と向き合った。孤独、そして罪悪感。それがNao Yoshiokaの「シャドウ」だった。弱さを克服するのではなく、向き合いそして愛すること。ユングが語る「シャドウ」の統合を経て辿り着いた「self (自己)」。見せたことのなかった自分も、輝いていた自分も、そのどちらも本当の自分だったと気づいたとき、音楽は新しい自由を手に入れた。暗から明へのグラデーションを、Nao Yoshiokaは自分の声で鳴らす。COLLABORATING ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND ENGINEERSBilal, Bnnyhunna, Braxton Cook, Chien Chien Lu, Corey Bernhard, Devin Morrison, Jamila Woods, Keyon Harrold, Khari Mateen,Misha, MXXWLL, My Anh, Peter CottonTale, Randy Runyon, Sam Wills and more・・・MESSAGE BY NAO YOSHIOKA「アルバム・セラピー」。私はこのアルバム制作をそう呼んでいる。作ることで、癒される体験。6枚目にして初めて、その意味を深く知った。これまでずっと、見ないようにしていた自分がいた。弱くて、足りなくて、頑張っていないと愛されないと信じ込んでいた自分。受け入れたくなかったけれど、確かに私の中に潜んでいた。このアルバムでは初めて、その弱さごと自分をそのまま音楽にすることができた。怖がらずに。希望に満ちた曲も、毎日が明るくなるような曲も、たくさん詰め込んだ。でもそれと同じくらい、「もっと頑張らなきゃ」「もっと強くならなきゃ」と囁き続けていたもう一人の私も、このアルバムの中に生きている。その声を無視せず、向き合って、解放した瞬間。それが私にとっての「self」だった。光に向かっていた私も、誰にも見せられなかった私も、そのどちらも本当の私だった。ずっと応援してくださっているファンの皆さん、そして世界中でこの音楽を支えてくださっている方々へ。あなたたちがいるから、私はここまで来られた。心からの感謝を込めて、このアルバムを届けます。皆さんの毎日に、そっと寄り添えるアルバムであることを願っています。

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