E.G. Time

E.G. Time is the third studio album by Japanese collective unit E-girls, released digitally on December 24, 2014, and physically on January 1, 2015 (New Year's Day) by Rhythm Zone and Avex Music Creative Inc.

It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 250,000 units, while Oricon labels it as their best-selling studio release.

After a series of line-up changes in 2014—which saw the departure of vocalist Mayu Sugieda and Kyoka Takeda—E-girls announced the work of a new studio that was intended to be released in early 2015.

[2] However, just before "Mr. Snowman" was executed for a release in late November 2014, vocalist Chiharu Muto departed from the band and her sub-group Flower, which left several unreleased songs to be re-recorded again.

[3][4] With that said, it is their first album without ex-members Sugieda, Takeda and Muto, and serves as the final participation with members Rio Inagaki, Momoka Nakajima, Misato Hagio, Marina Watanabe, Risa Ikuta, and vocalist Kyoka Ichiki, the latter who left the band in October the following year; the remaining removal of these members were due to a new E-girls Pyramid strategy that was inducted in early January 2015.

[5][6][A] Furthermore, it serves as Erie Abe's final record to include her vocals as an E-girls member, after she confirmed her graduation as a singer/performer and worked with the band as a disc jockey.

[8] Similarly, Patrick St. Michel, writing for The Japan Times, complimented the record's musical direction and praised the band's growth as musicians and performers.

and "Rock n Roll Widow", the editor of the article felt the remaining material was "status quo" and "extremely safe J-pop".