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| Released |  Japan April 19, 2006 [1]  US 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, Folk | |||
| Length | 24:35 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |||
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Yellow Moon is the fourth EP and sixth album released by Japanese pop and folk artist Akeboshi. Sony Music Entertainment Japan released the EP on April 19, 2006; Sony later released it in America under the Epic Records label. The album's title track "Yellow Moon" garnered fame as the thirteenth ending to Naruto. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yellow Moon (edit)" | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Peruna" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "One step behind the door" | 3:33 |
| 4. | ""Hanabi" (花火, Fireworks)" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Yellow Moon" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Deep End" | 4:01 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | April 19, 2006 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | CD | ESCL-2811 |
| United States | 2006 | Epic Records | CD | ESCL-2811 |
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