is the first Japanese

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by South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter B.I. It was released by

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on March 13, 2024, and consists of five original songs in Japanese, including the singles and "Wish You Were Here".

Release and promotion

On January 15, 2024, it was announced that B.I would debut in Japan as a solo artist with the EP , comprising five original songs written in Japanese. The date of release, the track list and the guest appearance of the Japanese rapper

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on the track "Nanana" were disclosed as well. The

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was first played on the radio on February 20, 2024. It was officially released on digital music platforms a few days later, on February 23, 2024. The EP became available on CD and digitally on March 13, 2024, along with a music video for the single "Wish You Were Here". It was then revealed that ''Tadaima'' also featured the South Korean-Japanese rapper

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, on the song "Elevator".

Background and production

In an interview for the Japanese magazine ''TV Life'', B.I explained that the title of the EP, , alluded to his return to Japan, which he had visited often in the earlier stages of his career. He chose songs that he thought his Japanese fans would like, with an overall nostalgic atmosphere, though two of them are lighter. The singer-songwriter also told BuzzFeed Japan that he translated the lyrics from Korean to Japanese very carefully, so as not to lose the messages he intended to convey. Other than that, he considered the production process for ''Tadaima'' to be generally the same as usual.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * B.I – executive producer,

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* Sunwoo – mixing * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Shimi – recording (Sky-Hi on "Nanana") * Jigg – recording (Chanmina on "Elevator") * Aedia Studio – music video * Kyutai Shim – photography * Yoh Yanatori – design * Fwanwook Jung – styling * Mincheol Jang – styling assistant * Sohyun Park – hair * Yoonjin Ha – hair * Hangyeol Noh – make-up * Gayeon Yu – make-up

Release history

References

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