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# [[Hajimari no Toki]] (はじまりのとき; ''The First Moment'')
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# [[Hajimari no Toki (ayaka)|Hajimari no Toki]] (はじまりのとき; ''Time to Start'')
 
# [[Hello (ayaka)|Hello]]
 
# [[Hello (ayaka)|Hello]]
 
# [[Akai Sora]] (アカイソラ; ''Red Sky'')
 
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# [[Hikari (ayaka )|HIKARI]] (''Light'')
 
# [[Hikari (ayaka )|HIKARI]] (''Light'')
 
# [[Sora yo Onegai]] (空よお願い; ''I Beg The Sky'')
 
# [[Sora yo Onegai]] (空よお願い; ''I Beg The Sky'')
# [[Tsunagaru Kokoro]] (繋がる心; ''Connected Hearts'')
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# [[Tsunagaru Kokoro]] (繋がる心; ''Linked Hearts'')
# [[This is the Time|THIS IS THE TIME]]
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# [[This Is the Time|THIS IS THE TIME]]
# [[Soko Made Aruite Iku yo]] (そこまで歩いていくよ; ''I Will Go There'')
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# [[Soko Made Aruite Iku yo]] (そこまで歩いていくよ; ''I'll Walk There'')
# [[Egao no Canvas]] (笑顔のキャンバス; ''Canvas Of Smile'')
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# [[Egao no Canvas]] (笑顔のキャンバス; ''Smile Canvas'')
 
# [[Magic Mind]]
 
# [[Magic Mind]]
 
# [[Kimi e]] (キミへ; ''To You'')
 
# [[Kimi e]] (キミへ; ''To You'')
 
# [[Yasashii Ao]] (やさしい蒼; ''Gentle Blue'')
 
# [[Yasashii Ao]] (やさしい蒼; ''Gentle Blue'')
 
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# [[Hajimari no Toki]] (はじまりのとき) ([[PV|MUSIC VIDEO]])
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# [[Hajimari no Toki (ayaka)|Hajimari no Toki]] (はじまりのとき) ([[PV|MUSIC VIDEO]])
# [[Hajimari no Toki]] (はじまりのとき) (Making of)  
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# [[Hajimari no Toki (ayaka)|Hajimari no Toki]] (はじまりのとき) (Making of)  
  
  
 
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''The beginning'' is the third album released by [[ayaka (singer)|ayaka]] and first under her own independent label, ''A stAtion''. It will be released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-Only version. The limited edition will come with a DVD and a photobooklet in a special package.  
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''The beginning'' is the third studio album released by [[ayaka (singer)|ayaka]] and first under her own independent label, [[A stAtion]]. It was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only version. The limited edition comes with a DVD and a photobooklet in a special package. The track, "[[Yasashii Ao]]" was used as [http://www.morinaga.co.jp Morinaga Milk Cocoa] [[CM|commercial]] song and the track, "[[The Beginning (ayaka song)|The beginning]]" was used as [http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/tire/brand/bluearth/bluearth_ae01.html Yokohama Tire's Blue Earth] [[CM|commercial]] song. "[[Hello (ayaka)|Hello]]" was used as [http://www.yamazakipan.co.jp/lunch-p/ Yamazaki's Lunch Pack] [[CM|commercial]] song and, "[[Soko Made Aruite Iku yo]]" was used as [http://www.kubota.co.jp/ Kubota Corporation] [[CM|commercial]] song. The album reached #1 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts and charted for 26 weeks.
The track, "[[Yasashii Ao]]" is used as the [http://www.morinaga.co.jp Morinaga Milk Cocoa] [[CM|commercial]] song and the track, "[[The Beginning (ayaka song)|The beginning]]" is used as the [http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/tire/brand/bluearth/bluearth_ae01.html Yokohama Tire’s "Blue Earth"] [[CM|commercial]] song. While the track, "[[Hello (ayaka)|Hello]]" is used as the [http://www.yamazakipan.co.jp/lunch-p/ Yamazaki’s "Lunch Pack"] [[CM|commercial]] song and, "[[Soko Made Aruite Iku yo]]" is used as the [http://www.kubota.co.jp/ "Kubota Corporation"] [[CM|commercial]] song.
 
 
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==Oricon Chart Positions==
 
==Oricon Chart Positions==
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[[Image:New1.jpg|thumb|300px|[[ayaka (singer)|ayaka]] promoting the album]]
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||1 ||4  ||3  ||2  ||2  ||2  ||3  ||2      ||35,241  
 
||1 ||4  ||3  ||2  ||2  ||2  ||3  ||2      ||35,241  
 
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|- align="center"
||2 ||8  ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x     ||x,xxx
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||2 ||8  ||7 ||5 ||4 ||4 ||1 ||5     ||17,035
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||3 ||20 ||18 ||12 ||8  ||5  ||2  ||8      ||12,229
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||5 ||15 ||15 ||17 ||15 ||8  ||3  ||15    ||7,422
 
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|- align="center"
||x ||||||||||x ||x ||x      ||x,xxx
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||7 ||23 ||21 ||14 ||12 ||9 ||7 ||16    ||6,350
 
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|- align="center"
||x ||x  ||x  ||||||||||x      ||x,xxx
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||8 ||x  ||x  ||27 ||24 ||17 ||14 ||28    ||4,436
 
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||x ||x  ||x  ||x  ||x  ||27 ||20 ||36     ||3,340
 
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'''Total Reported Sales:''' 143,417*
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'''Total Reported Sales:''' 211,142*
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:2012 Albums]]
 
[[Category:2012 Albums]]
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[[Category:2012 Number 1 Albums]]
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[[Category:2012 Oricon Top 100 Albums]]
 
[[Category:February 2012]]
 
[[Category:February 2012]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 27 April 2016

Limited Edition Cover
Regular Edition Cover
Artist
ayaka
Album
The beginning
Released
2012.02.01
Catalog Number
AKCO-90001/B (Limited Edition)
AKCO-90002 (Regular Edition)
Price
¥3,990 (Limited Edition)
¥3,150 (Regular Edition)
CD Tracklist
  1. Hajimari no Toki (はじまりのとき; Time to Start)
  2. Hello
  3. Akai Sora (アカイソラ; Red Sky)
  4. The beginning
  5. HIKARI (Light)
  6. Sora yo Onegai (空よお願い; I Beg The Sky)
  7. Tsunagaru Kokoro (繋がる心; Linked Hearts)
  8. THIS IS THE TIME
  9. Soko Made Aruite Iku yo (そこまで歩いていくよ; I'll Walk There)
  10. Egao no Canvas (笑顔のキャンバス; Smile Canvas)
  11. Magic Mind
  12. Kimi e (キミへ; To You)
  13. Yasashii Ao (やさしい蒼; Gentle Blue)
DVD Tracklist
  1. Hajimari no Toki (はじまりのとき) (MUSIC VIDEO)
  2. Hajimari no Toki (はじまりのとき) (Making of)


Information

The beginning is the third studio album released by ayaka and first under her own independent label, A stAtion. It was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only version. The limited edition comes with a DVD and a photobooklet in a special package. The track, "Yasashii Ao" was used as Morinaga Milk Cocoa commercial song and the track, "The beginning" was used as Yokohama Tire's Blue Earth commercial song. "Hello" was used as Yamazaki's Lunch Pack commercial song and, "Soko Made Aruite Iku yo" was used as Kubota Corporation commercial song. The album reached #1 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 26 weeks.

Oricon Chart Positions

ayaka promoting the album
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 108,176
1 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 35,241
2 8 7 5 4 4 1 5 17,035
3 20 18 12 8 5 2 8 12,229
5 15 15 17 15 8 3 15 7,422
7 23 21 14 12 9 7 16 6,350
8 x x 27 24 17 14 28 4,436
x x x x x 27 20 36 3,340

Total Reported Sales: 211,142*

External Links