W3: Faithful

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W3: Faithful

Studio album by W (Double You)

W3: Faithful is the third album from the Japanese pop duo W (Double You). It is their third album in three years, and was originally scheduled to be released on March 15, 2006.

Although a full track listing has yet to be announced, it is likely, given the typical release history of W (Double You) and other Hello! Project releases, that the single A-sides released since their previous album, 2nd W, was issued in March 2005, will be included. A new single, "Dou ni mo Tomaranai", was scheduled to be released on March 8, 2006, and is expected to be included with the album.

It is not yet known if any classic Showa period Japanese pop covers will be included on the album, as was the case with the entirety of their first album Duo U&U and about half of 2nd W. It is possible, however, that a producer other than the duo's longtime mentor Tsunku will be involved with at least a few of the tracks, given that W's last release, Miss Love Tantei, was produced and co-written by outside collaborators.

The release dates of the album and its advance single were indefinitely postponed on February 10, 2006 after group member Ai Kago was photographed smoking a cigarette in a restaurant. Kago was a little more than a week away from her 18th birthday at the time the photograph was taken, and Japanese law prohibits anyone under 20 from purchasing and using cigarettes. As a result, Kago was suspended from public appearances, forcing the postponement of the album release.

As of March 26, 2007, this album has been assumed to be cancelled, as Ai Kago is now no longer a member of Hello! Project.

[edit] Track listing

This is an incomplete listing as of February 8, 2006.

Tracks likely to be included:

Hello! Project: W (Double You)
Nozomi Tsuji \| Ai Kago
Discography
Singles: Koi no Vacance \| Aa Ii na! \| Robokiss \| Koi no Fuga \| Ai no Imi wo Oshiete! \| Miss Love Tantei
Albums: Duo U&U \| 2nd W \| W3: Faithful
DVDs: W no Eizo no Sekai Vol. 1 \| 2004 Summer First Concert Tour w/ Berryz Koubou
Previous bands
Morning Musume \| Mini Moni \| Tanpopo