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2009 studio album by Yui Aragaki
Hug is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki . It was released on June 17, 2009.[1]
Background [ edit ]
The album includes Aragaki's previously released singles "Make My Day ", "Akai Ito ", "Piece " and "Utsushie ".[2] It was released in three formats: CD+DVD standard edition, limited edition A, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and comes priced at 2,000 yen, and limited edition B, which comes with a bonus CD that includes acoustic renditions of the album tracks.[2] The standard edition DVD includes four music videos as well as making footage of the album.[2]
Chart performance [ edit ]
Hug debuted on the daily Oricon Albums Chart at #3 with 5,897 copies sold.[3] It peaked at #5 on the weekly charts with 22,540 copies sold, making it Aragaki's second consecutive album to debut in the top 5.[4] The album peaked at #30 on the monthly albums chart and was the 216th best-selling album of 2009.[5] [6]
Track listing [ edit ]
Disc 1 Title Lyrics Music 1. "Heart Will Drive" Emmy Tanaka Hayato 4:09 2. "Utsushie " (うつし絵 "Silhouette") Yūho Iwasato Kenji Kubo 5:20 3. "Only You" Chara Chara 3:43 4. "Make My Day " Keito Blow Blow 3:44 5. "Furī Bādo " (フリーバード "Free Bird") Maki Yano Yano 5:46 6. "Shinkaron " (進化論 "Theory of Evolution") Junji Ishiwatari Shigeru Kishida 4:13 7. "La La..." Yui Aragaki , Yōko KuzuyaKuzuya 3:01 8. "Hachimitsu " (ハチミツ "Honey") Iwasato Michitarō Shimamoto, Jun Murayama 4:45 9. "Piece " Minako Kawae Kawae 4:22 10. "Subako " (巣箱 "Nest Box") Iwasato Kuzuya 5:20 11. "Reinbō " (レインボウ "Rainbow") Kubo Kubo 3:58 12. "Akai Ito " (赤い糸 "Red Thread") Kentarō Kobuchi Kobuchi 6:21 13. "Hug" Aragaki Kōichi Tsutaya 4:16 Total length: 59:29
Disc 2 Title 1. "Heart Will Drive" (Naked Voice Version) 2:06 2. "Utsushie " (Naked Voice Version) 3:50 3. "Only You" (Naked Voice Version) 3:49 4. "Make My Day" (Naked Voice Version) 1:34 5. "Furī Bādo " (Naked Voice Version) 2:17 6. "Shinkaron " (Naked Voice Version) 3:19 7. "La La..." (Naked Voice Version) 2:46 8. "Hachimitsu " (Naked Voice Version) 2:21 9. "Piece" (Naked Voice Version) 2:46 10. "Subako " (Naked Voice Version) 3:10 11. "Reinbō " (Naked Voice Version) 2:13 12. "Akai Ito " (Naked Voice Version) 3:04 13. "Hug" (Naked Voice Version) 2:48 Total length: 36:03
DVD Title 1. "Piece" (Music Video: Studio Ghibli Version) 2. "Piece" (Music Video: Yui Aragaki Version) 3. "Utsushie " (Music Video: Yui Aragaki and Umika Kawashima Version) 4. "Utsushie " (Music Video: Yui Aragaki Version) 5. "Album "Hug" Making Footage"
Charts and sales [ edit ]
Chart (2009)
Peak positions
Sales
Japan Billboard Top Albums[7]
4
40,704[6]
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[3]
3
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[4]
5
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[5]
30
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart[6]
216
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD+DVD) [8]
15
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD) [8]
18
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[9]
2
Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart[10]
5
Taiwan G-Music International Chart[11]
6
Release history [ edit ]
Region
Date
Label
Format
Japan
June 17, 2009[1]
Warner Music
CD (Limited Edition A)
2CD (Limited Edition B)
CD+DVD (Standard Edition)
Taiwan
July 3, 2009[12]
CD
Hong Kong
July 7, 2009[13]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Studio albums Singles Related