Life (Angela Aki album)

Life

Studio album by Angela Aki

Released

September 08, 2010

Genre

J-Pop

Length

50:00

Label

Sony Music Japan
(Regular: ESCL-3520)^[1]
(Limited: ESCL-3518/9)^[1]

Angela Aki chronology

Answer
(2009)

Life
(2010)

White
(2011)

Singles from Life

"Ai no Kisetsu"
Released: September 16, 2009
"Kagayaku Hito"
Released: April 14, 2010

Life is the fourth full studio album by Angela Aki released on September 8, 2010.^[2]

Singles

Ai no Kisetsu (愛の季節; Seasons of Love) is the first single from the album. Released on September 16, 2009, it was used as a theme song for NHK drama "Tsubasa".^[3]
Kagayaku Hito (輝く人; Shining One) is the second single, released on April 10, 2010. For the first time Aki plays the guitar in a song. he title track was used as a theme song for NHK drama "Kokoro no Idenshi".^[4]

Other Songs

Life was used as the CM for Nissay campaign "Mihai Support".^[5]
Every Woman's song was released to promote the album. It reached the second position on the USEN J-Pop Chart; it's the first song with English lyrics to made it in the top three.^[6]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ai no Kisetsu"	5:04
2.	"Kagayaku Hito (輝く人; Shining One)"	5:21
3.	"Every Woman’s Song"	4:45
4.	"Sign (サイン)"	3:44
5.	"Remember Me"	4:38
6.	"Unbreakable"	4:04
7.	"What Are The Roses For?"	3:37
8.	"Ai to Bansoukou (愛と絆創膏; Love and Plaster)"	4:50
9.	"Mad Scientist"	4:15
10.	"The Truth Is Like A Lie"	4:53
11.	"Bop Bop Bop (Colors Of Your Soul)"	3:33
12.	"Haha naru Daichi (母なる大地; Mother Earth)"	6:41
13.	"Life"	4:38

Hong Kong Bonus Track^[7]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e) (手紙 ~拝啓十五の君へ~; Letter (To Your 15-Year-Old Self))" (graduate choral version)

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Home" ((Music Video))
2.	"Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士; Heart of the Warrior)" ((Music Video))
3.	"Kiss Me Good-Bye" ((Music Video))
4.	"This Love" ((Music Video))
5.	"Sakurairo (サクラ色; Sakura Color)" ((Music Video))
6.	"Kodoku no Kakera (孤独のカケラ; Fragments of Loneliness)" ((Music Video))
7.	"Tashika ni (たしかに; Surely)" ((Music Video))
8.	"Again" ((Music Video))
9.	"Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e) (手紙 ~拝啓十五の君へ~; Letter (To Your 15-Year-Old Self))" ((Music Video))
10.	"Ai no Kisetsu (愛の季節; Seasons of Love)" ((Music Video))
11.	"Kagayaku Hito (輝く人; Shining One)" ((Music Video))

Charts

Chart	Peak Position
Japan (Oricon Daily Charts)^[1]	5
Japan (Oricon Weekly Charts)^[8]	5
Japan (Oricon Monthly Charts)^[9]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributing label	Catalogue codes
Japan	September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)^[10]^[11]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3520, ESCL-3518~9
South Korea	September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09)^[12]^[13]	CD, digital download		2398026
Taiwan	September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10)^[14]^[15]	CD		88697767772
Hong Kong	September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10)^[14]^[15]	CD (Asian Special Edition)		88697795402
Taiwan	September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17)^[16]
Singapore	September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)^[17]
Japan	September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)^[18]	Rental CD		ESCL-3520

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External links

Official Site
Sony Music Profile: Regular // Limited
Oricon Profile: Regular // Limited

Angela Aki

Studio Albums	These Words Home Today Answer Life White Blue

Compilation albums	Songbook Tapestry of Songs

Extended play	One

Singles	"Home" "Kokoro no Senshi" "Kiss Me Good-Bye" "This Love" "Sakurairo" "Tashika ni" "Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)" "Ai no Kisetsu" "Kagayaku Hito" "Hajimari no Ballad" "Kokuhaku"

Related Articles	Discography Sony Music Japan