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 make it into 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[10][11]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3520, ESCL-3518~9
South Korea	September 9, 2010[12][13]	CD, digital download		2398026
Taiwan	September 10, 2010[14][15]	CD		88697767772
Hong Kong		CD (Asian Special Edition)		88697795402
Taiwan	September 17, 2010[16]
Singapore	September 24, 2012[17]
Japan	September 25, 2010[18]	Rental CD		ESCL-3520

References

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3. "Angela Aki – "Ai no Kisetsu" CD Cover and Tracklist". listentheworld.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
4. "(Single) 輝く人 - Kagayaku Hito". angelaakispain.blogspot.es. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
5. ""LIFE", song of a CM". mykeysinternational.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
6. "Angela Aki releases LIFE cover & makes history". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
7. "Life -Asian Version- (Hong Kong Version) CD - Angela Aki, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited". YesAsia. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
8. "Week's sales charts!". あらま They Didn't!. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
9. "LIFE". mykeysinternational.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
10. "LIFE" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
11. "LIFE【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
12. "ANGELA AKI - LIFE" (in Korean). Hot Tracks. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
13. "Life" (in Korean). Bugs. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
14. "Angela Aki/ LIFE" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
15. "ANGELA AKI - LIFE". hmv.co.hk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
16. "Angela Aki / LIFE 亞洲版" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
17. "ANGELA AKI - LIFE (ASIA VER)". hmv.co.sg. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
18. ＬＩＦＥ　／アンジェラ・アキ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

External links

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