(miss)understood

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Not to be confused with Miss Understood.
(miss)understood
(miss)understood cover
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released Flag of Japan Flag of the Republic of China January 1, 2006
Recorded Prime Sound Studio Form (Tokyo, Japan)
Sony Music Studios (New York, USA)
Mixing and mastering studios: avex studio azabu, Bunkamura Studio, Hitokuchizaka Studio, Cresente Studio, Westside, Aobadai Studio, Sound City, Victor
Genre J-pop
Length 66:32
Label Avex Trax
Producer Max Matsuura
Professional reviews
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
MY STORY
(2004)		 (miss)understood
(2006)		 Secret
(2006)
Alternate Cover
CD-only Cover
Singles from (miss)understood
  1. "STEP you/is this LOVE?"
    Released: April 20, 2005
  2. "Fairyland c/w Alterna"
    Released: August 3, 2005
  3. "Heaven"
    Released: September 14, 2005
  4. "Bold & Delicious/Pride"
    Released: November 30, 2005

(miss)understood is Ayumi Hamasaki's seventh full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. Its official release date was January 1, 2006, but started appearing in stores on December 28, 2005, the last Wednesday of the year. It was recognized by the RIAJ as one of The Best 10 Albums of the Year for 2006[1] and by the IFPI as #4 on the list of top 10 selling albums in Japan of 2006.[2]

Contents

[edit] Singles/Connection with Sweetbox

On this album, there are a total of four singles. "STEP you/is this LOVE?", "fairyland c/w alterna", "HEAVEN", and "Bold & Delicious/Pride". All of the lyrics were written by Hamasaki herself.

GEO of Sweetbox composed 6 songs on (miss)understood originally for themselves and for the lead singer Jade Villalon to sing. However, Ayumi had bought Sweetbox's Greatest Hits album and fell in love with their music so much that she wanted to use the songs on her own album. GEO agreed to let Ayumi use the following songs:

  • Bold & Delicious
  • Ladies Night
  • Pride
  • Beautiful Girl (Ayu's version is called "Beautiful Day")
  • Every Step (Ayu's version is called "rainy day")

GEO also gave her permission to use an older Sweetbox demo, featured on their Raw Treasures Volume 1: 2000 - 2005 album

  • In The Corner

However, these songs are not classed as covers because Ayumi only used the composition of the song and created her own lyrics around them.

[edit] Extras

The initial pressings of the album included two photobooks — one for the CD version (entitled off my day), and another for the CD+DVD version (entitled on my way). The DVD version included all PVs that were made for her 2005 releases (excluding my name's WOMEN) — STEP you, is this LOVE?, fairyland, alterna, HEAVEN, Bold & Delicious and Pride, as well as an alternative PV for Bold & Delicious (called the “Side story”). Two new PVs were also included — Ladies Night and rainy day made their debut on the disc. “Making-of” clips for STEP you, is this LOVE?, fairyland, alterna, HEAVEN and Pride feature also.

[edit] Sales

In 2007, Avex reported that (miss)understood sold 1,030,000 copies in Japan[3]

(miss)understood was certified million by RIAJ in sales and was recognized for having more than a million copies shipped to store. [4] On the Oricon Charts, (miss)understood failed to break a million selling only a little under 900k. The total sales number of the album's singles comes to a total of 1,122,107. The album sales and the single sales combined come to a grand sales revenue of 1,999,540 CDs sold.

[edit] CD track listing

  1. Bold & Delicious – 4:40
  2. STEP you – 4:24
  3. Ladies Night – 4:29
  4. is this LOVE? – 4:51
  5. (miss)understood – 4:02
  6. alterna – 5:28
  7. In The Corner – 3:22
  8. tasking – 1:25
  9. criminal – 5:13
  10. Pride – 4:10
  11. Will – 4:07
  12. HEAVEN – 4:18
  13. Are You Wake Up? – 2:05
  14. fairyland – 5:17
  15. Beautiful Day – 4:34
  16. rainy day – 4:01

[edit] DVD track listing

  1. STEP you (PV)
  2. is this LOVE? (PV)
  3. fairyland (PV)
  4. alterna (PV)
  5. HEAVEN (PV)
  6. Bold & Delicious (PV)
  7. Pride (PV)
  8. rainy day (PV)
  9. Ladies Night (PV)
  10. Bold & Delicious -Side Story- (Album Ver.)
  11. STEP you (Making Of)
  12. is this LOVE? (Making Of)
  13. fairyland (Making Of)
  14. alterna (Making Of)
  15. HEAVEN (Making Of)
  16. Pride (Making Of)

[edit] Charts

With (miss)understood, Ayumi reached the number one position on The United World Chart with a full album for the first time, outselling the number two by 366,000 copies.

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
1 January 2006 Oricon Daily Albums Chart #1
1 January 2006 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart #1 (1st + 2nd week) 653,830 877,433 31 weeks
1 January 2006 Oricon Monthly Albums Chart #1
1 January 2006 Oricon Yearly Albums Chart #8
  • Total Sales: 877,433 (Japan)
  • Total Sales: 1,030,000 (Avex)
  • Total Sales: 1,800,000 (Asia)
Week Week Rank Sales
1+2 #1 653,830
3 #2 82,731
4 #4 38,861
5 #8 25,885
6 #11 15,855
7 #16 10,710

[edit] Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
April 20, 2005 "Step You/Is This Love?" #1 19 weeks 345,340
August 8, 2005 "fairyland c/w alterna" #1 13 weeks 316,663
September 14, 2005 "HEAVEN" #1 14 weeks 326,694
November 30, 2005 "Bold & Delicious/Pride" #1 7 weeks 132,993

Total Single Sales: 1,121,690

[edit] References

  1. ^ YB07_E
  2. ^ SUMMARY TOP TENS 2006.xls
  3. ^ http://www.avex.co.jp/e_site/material/pdf/material_0604q.pdf (Pg 19)
  4. ^ (Japanese) RIAJ January data
v • d • e
Ayumi Hamasaki
Studio albums
Nothing from Nothing · A Song for XX · Loveppears · Duty · I am... · Rainbow · Memorial address · My Story · (miss)understood · Secret  · Guilty
DVDs
A Film for ××  · A clips  · A clips vol.2  · tsuki ni shizumu  · ayumi hamasaki COMPLETE LIVE BOX A  · COMPLETE CLIP BOX  · Distance Love
Singles
"Nothing from Nothing" · "Poker Face" · "You" · "Trust" · "For My Dear..." · "Depend on You" · "Whatever" · "Love ~Destiny~" · "To Be" · "Boys & Girls" · "A" · "Appears" · "Kanariya" · "Fly High" · "Vogue" · "Far Away" · "Seasons" · "Surreal" · "Audience" · "M" · "Evolution" · "Never Ever" · "Endless Sorrow" · "Unite!" · "Dearest" · "A Song Is Born" (w/ Keiko Yamada) · "Daybreak" · "Free & Easy" · "H" · "Voyage" · "&" · "Forgiveness" · "No Way to say" · "Moments" · "Inspire" · "Carols" · "Step You/Is This Love?" · "fairyland/Alterna" · "Heaven" · "Bold & Delicious/Pride" · "Startin' / Born to Be..." · "Blue Bird" · "Glitter / Fated" · "Talkin' 2 Myself" · "Together When..." · "Mirrorcle World"
Compilations
Remixes
Filmography
Twins Teacher  · Battle spirits ryûko no ken  · Sumomo mo momo  · Miseinen  · Like Grains of Sand  · Gakko II
See also