Hug (album)

Hug
Studio album by Yui Aragaki
Released June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17)
(see release history)
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Pop
Length 59:29 (Disc 1)
36:03 (Disc 2)
Label Warner Music Japan
Producer Seiji Kameda
Yui Aragaki chronology
Sora
(2007)		 Hug
(2009)		 Niji
(2010)
Alternative covers
Limited edition A cover
Limited edition B cover
Singles from Hug
  1. "Make My Day"
    Released: July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16)
  2. "Akai Ito"
    Released: October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15)
  3. "Piece"
    Released: February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25)
  4. "Utsushie"
    Released: May 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)

Hug is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released on June 17, 2009.[1]

Contents

Background

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

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

Disc 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
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 Kuzuya Kuzuya 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

Charts and sales

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

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

  1. ^ a b (Japanese) "新垣結衣 : 新垣結衣、hugバスツアーで都内観光 / BARKS ニュース". Barks. 2009-06-13. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000050211. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  2. ^ a b c (Japanese) "ナタリー - ガッキー2ndアルバムにChara、矢野まきの書き下ろし収録". Natalie. 2010-06-01. http://natalie.mu/music/news/17068. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  3. ^ a b (Japanese) "2009/06/17付Oricon日榜单_东方神起的快乐家园_百度空间". http://hi.baidu.com/%CE%A8%D2%BB%B5%C4%C9%F1%C6%F0/blog/item/2af71f432cbfa2189213c642.html. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  4. ^ a b (Japanese) "【日本公信榜】2009/06/29付周榜单（专辑）_花花的畅想_百度空间". http://hi.baidu.com/%BB%A8%BB%A8%B5%C4%B3%A9%CF%EB_%B0%FC/blog/item/d1a3be080cb915d863d98654.html. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  5. ^ a b (Japanese)"２００９・６月　月間アルバムTOP３０：nt BLOG ～Music‐Revolutions！2010～ - スタ☆ブロ -". 2010-07-20. http://blog.oricon.co.jp/jikomannjyuku/archive/329/0. Retrieved 2009-09-28. 
  6. ^ a b c (Japanese) "【2009年榜终极榜单】专辑 500 Top！". http://www.douban.com/group/topic/9435296/. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  7. ^ (Japanese) 2009/06/29付 "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  8. ^ a b (Japanese)"週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan. http://www.phileweb.com/ranking/cd-top20/1297.html. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  9. ^ (Chinese) "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜". Five Music. http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2&pWeek=200928. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  10. ^ (Chinese) 2009年 第27週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx/. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  11. ^ (Chinese) 2009年 第27週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (外語榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx/. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  12. ^ (Chinese) "HUG 抱抱 華納線上音樂雜誌". http://www.warnermusic.com.tw/store/item/1119. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  13. ^ (Chinese) "新垣結衣 ARAGAKI YUI / 抱抱 HUG - HMV Hong Kong". http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/japanese.asp?sku=621216. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 

External links

Yui Aragaki
Studio albums
Sora · Hug · Niji
Singles
"Make My Day" · "Akai Ito" · "Piece" · "Utsushie"
DVDs
Sora Films
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