Niji (album)

Niji
Studio album by Yui Aragaki
Released September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)
(see release history)
Recorded 2009-2010
Genre Pop
Length 51:14
Label Warner Music Japan
Yui Aragaki chronology
Hug
(2009)		 Niji
(2010)
Alternative covers
Limited edition A cover
Limited edition B cover

Niji (虹 "Rainbow") is the third studio album by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released on September 22, 2010.[1]

Contents

Background

The album includes Aragaki's previously digitally released "Walk" and "Chiisana Koi no Uta" (a Mongol800 cover) as well "Hanamizuki", a Yō Hitoto cover and theme song to Aragaki's film Hanamizuki.[2][3] It was released in three formats: CD-only standard edition, limited edition A, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki and comes priced at 2,000 yen, and limited edition B, which comes with a bonus DVD that includes the music videos for "Chiisana Koi no Uta", "Walk" and "Hanamizuki".[2]

Chart performance

Niji debuted on the daily Oricon albums chart at #2 with 5,955 copies sold. It peaked at #4 on the weekly charts with 19,888 copies sold, making it Aragaki's third consecutive album to debut in the top 5.

Track listing

CD
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "No Problem!"   Motoki Matsuoka Matsuoka 3:01
2. "Fuwari" (ふわり "Airy") Yui Aragaki Cube Juice 4:18
3. "Chiisana Koi no Uta" (小さな恋のうた "Small Love Song") Kiyosaku Uezu Mongol800 5:24
4. "Collage"   Tomoko Kawase Shunsaku Okuda 4:44
5. "Hanamizuki" (ハナミズキ "Flowering Dogwood") Yō Hitoto Tatsurō Mashiko 5:27
6. "Tekuteku" (てくてく "Trudgingly") Kenko-P Natsumi 4:00
7. "Tobira" (扉 "Door") Anri Kumaki Kumaki 4:46
8. "Purezento" (プレゼント "Present") Kenji Kubo Kubo 5:08
9. "Days"   Yuriko Mori Kazuaki Yamashita 3:55
10. "Walk"   Yumi Moriguchi Moriguchi 5:13
11. "Niji" (虹 "Rainbow") Matsuoka, Aragaki Matsuoka, Aragaki 5:18
Total length:
 51:14

Charts and sales

Chart (2010) Peak
position		 Sales
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart 2 25,732
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 4

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Japan September 22, 2010[1] Warner Music Japan CD (Limited Edition A)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
CD (Standard Edition)

References

  1. ^ a b (Japanese) "新垣結衣 : 新垣結衣のアカペラアルバムに、思わずキュンキュン悶絶 / BARKS ニュース". Barks. 2010-09-24. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000064413. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  2. ^ a b (Japanese) "ナタリー - 新垣結衣、3rdアルバム初回盤は恒例直筆ジャケット". Natalie. 2010-07-29. http://natalie.mu/music/news/35386. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  3. ^ (Japanese) "新垣結衣 ラジオ特別公開授業でファンの「ハナミズキ」合唱に感動！ -MUSIC LOUNGE ニュース-". Music-Lounge. 2010-08-23. http://www.music-lounge.jp/v2/articl/news/detail/?articl=2010/08/23-09:50:00_474a38a58f43c641f0523f65864f85bb. 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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