Niji (album)

Niji
Studio album by
Yui Aragaki
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)
Recorded2009–2010
GenrePop
Length51:14
LabelWarner Music Japan
Yui Aragaki chronology
Hug
(2009) 		Niji
(2010)

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

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."No Problem!"Motoki MatsuokaMatsuoka3:01
2."Fuwari" (ふわり "Airy")Yui AragakiCube Juice4:18
3."Chiisana Koi no Uta" (小さな恋のうた "Small Love Song")Kiyosaku UezuMongol8005:24
4."Collage"Tomoko KawaseShunsaku Okuda4:44
5."Hanamizuki" (ハナミズキ "Flowering Dogwood")Yō HitotoTatsurō Mashiko5:27
6."Tekuteku" (てくてく "Trudgingly")Kenko-PNatsumi4:00
7."Tobira" (扉 "Door")Anri KumakiKumaki4:46
8."Purezento" (プレゼント "Present")Kenji KuboKubo5:08
9."Days"Yuriko MoriKazuaki Yamashita3:55
10."Walk"Yumi MoriguchiMoriguchi5:13
11."Niji" (虹 "Rainbow")Matsuoka, AragakiMatsuoka, Aragaki5:18
Total length:51:14
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Chiisana Koi no Uta" (Music Video) 
2."Walk" (Music Video) 
3."Hanamizuki" (Music Video) 
4."Yui Making" 

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 "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 (in Japanese). 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. ^ a b "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 (in Japanese). 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  3. ^ "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 (in Japanese). 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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