Bug in a Dress

Bug in a Dress
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedApril 8, 2023 (2023-04-08) (LP)
September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06) (Digital)
June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22) (CD)
GenreJ-pop
Length30:42
LanguageJapanese
LabelRising Production
ProducerYōko Oginome
Yōko Oginome chronology
Dear Pop Singer
(2014)		 Bug in a Dress
(2023)
Singles from Bug in a Dress
  1. "Mushi no Tsubuyaki"
    Released: August 5, 2020

Bug in a Dress (バグ・イン・ア・ドレス, Bagu in a Doresu) is the 17th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōko Oginome. The album was her first release of original songs since her 1997 album Chains and her first self-released album. It was initially sold on LP exclusively at Oginome's live event on August 8–9, 2023, before it was released on download and streaming platforms on September 6, 2025, and on CD on June 22, 2026.

Background

On August 5, 2020, Oginome released the single "Mushi no Tsubuyaki" for NHK's Minna no Uta. In an interview with The Asahi Shimbun, she wanted to release an album with songs that expressed her feelings while giving her the freedom to write her own songs and play instruments. Oginome drew inspiration from entomology, a hobby she took up since childhood.

Track listing

LP version

All tracks are written by Yōko Oginome.

Side one
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Private Dancer"Nobuhito "Una" Tanahashi 
2."Anko Butter Koppepan" ((あんバターコッペパン; "Anko Butter Bun"))Tanahashi 
3."Blue"Tanahashi 
4."Hōseki: Ai no Uta" ((宝石～愛のうた～; "Gemstone: Love Song"))Akira 
5."Hōseki: Ai no Uta" (Instrumental)Akira 
Side two
No.TitleArrangementLength
6."Nickname" (Nikkunēmu (ニックネーム))
  • Masaya Sakamoto
  • Yuka Sakamoto
 
7."Shiranaibasho" ((知らない場所; "An Unfamiliar Place"))M. Sakamoto 
8."Mei to An" ((明と暗; "Light and Darkness"))
  • M. Sakamoto
  • Y. Sakamoto
 
9."Race"Takeo Asami 
10."Mushi no Tsubuyaki (Acoustic Ver.)" ((虫のつぶやき; "An Insect's Chirps"))Oginome 

Digital media/CD version

No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Private Dancer"Tanahashi2:06
2."Anko Butter Koppepan"Tanahashi3:28
3."Blue"Tanahashi2:45
4."Hōseki: Ai no Uta"Akira3:29
5."Nickname"
  • M. Sakamoto
  • Y. Sakamoto
3:00
6."Shiranaibasho"M. Sakamoto4:21
7."Mei to An"
  • M. Sakamoto
  • Y. Sakamoto
3:37
8."Race"Asami4:50
9."Mushi no Tsubuyaki" (Acoustic Ver.)Oginome3:06
Total length:30:42
CD bonus track
No.TitleArrangementLength
10."Hōseki: Ai no Uta" (Instrumental)Akira 

References

  1. ↑ "「Bug in a Dress」CD盤 通販スタート！！". Yōko Oginome Official Website. June 22, 2026. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "坂本真子の『音楽魂』荻野目洋子さんインタビュー 〈前編〉虫を見て、生きることを考えた アナログレコードに込めた思い". The Asahi Shimbun. May 31, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "荻野目洋子、初の全曲作詞・作曲、セルフプロデュースによるデジタルアルバム『Bug in a Dress』、いよいよ明日9月6日(土)リリース！". PRTimes. September 5, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "荻野目洋子さん『虫のその生き方が好き』". TBS Radio. August 24, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2026.