Happy Magic: Smile Project

Happy Magic: Smile Project
Studio album by Aya Ueto
Released July 15, 2009
Recorded January 2009 - June 2009
Genre Pop
Length 54:52 (Standard edition)
45:48 (Limited edition)
Label Pony Canyon
Producer Mitsuyoshi Tamura, Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto chronology

Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection
(2006)		 Happy Magic: Smile Project
(2009)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from Happy Magic: Smile Project
  1. "Way to Heaven"
    Released: March 14, 2007
  2. "Namida no Niji"
    Released: May 30, 2007
  3. "Smile for.../Mō Ichido Dake"
    Released: June 24, 2009

Happy Magic: Smile Project is the fifth studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on July 15, 2009 on Pony Canyon.

Background

Happy Magic: Smile Project is Ueto's first original album in over three years. It features songs written and composed by artists including Kohmi Hirose, Tortoise Matsumoto (from Ulfuls), Ryoji (from Ketsumeishi), Kiroro, Shintarō Tokita (from Sukimaswitch), and Hitomi Yaida as well as a cover of Begin's "Smile".[1] The album was released in two formats: limited CD + DVD + photo book edition and standard CD-only edition.[1] The standard edition features eleven tracks, including the two singles "Way to Heaven" and "Namida no Niji". These two songs are omitted from the limited edition CD, however the DVD includes their music videos. Despite "Save Me" being an A-side, it was not included in the album.

Chart performance

Happy Magic: Smile Project peaked at #14 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and debuted at #20 on the Weekly Albums Chart with 7,648 copies sold. The album charted for a total of five weeks and sold over 11,000 copies.[2][3][4]

Track listing

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Smile for..."  Kohmi HiroseKohmi Hirose 5:36
2. "Tsukamaete!" (つかまえて! Catch Me!)Hitomi YaidaKatsumi Ohnishi 4:21
3. "Kokoro Poka Poka" (心ぽかぽか Warm Heart)Chihiro TamashiroAyano Kinjō 4:25
4. "Kimi ga Warau to Sekai ga Warau" (君が笑うと世界が笑う When You Smile, the World Smiles With You)KinjōTamashiro 5:42
5. "Honey"  Tortoise MatsumotoMatsumoto 4:30
6. "Watashi no Taiyō" (私の太陽 My Sun)Lisa HalimSatomi Ishige 4:55
7. "Migimune Fearī" (右胸のフェアリー Right Chest Fairy)Shintarō TokitaTokita 5:03
8. "Smile"  BeginBegin 4:30
9. "Bokura no Mirai e" (僕らの未来へ To Our Future)RyojiRyoji, Naoki-T 6:27
10. "Way to Heaven" (Standard edition bonus track)ShokoShōichirō Hirota 4:34
11. "Namida no Niji" (Standard edition bonus track)Aya Ueto, Izumi SakaiYoo 4:22
Total length:
 54:52

Charts and sales

Chart (2009) Peak
position		 Sales
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[2] 14 11,345[4]
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[3] 20
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[5] 12
Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart[6] 18

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barks (2009-05-27). 上戸彩が届ける、とびっきりの笑顔に期待♪ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oricon (2009-07-15). "21世紀は上戸彩でいこうぞね Part183" (in Japanese). Livedoor. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oricon. "上戸彩のCDアルバムランキング、上戸彩のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oricon (2011-01-21). "ポニーキャニオン＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). JBBS Live Door. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  5. ↑ Five Music. "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  6. ↑ (Chinese) 2009年 第30週 G-Music. "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". Retrieved 2011-01-26.