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A Ballads 2
From generasia
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Album
- A BALLADS 2
- Released
- 2021.04.08 (Japan)
- 2021.05.28 (Taiwan)
- Catalog Number
- AVZ1-96674~5 (2CD+2DVD+GOODS+Sumapura Music)
- AVZ1-96676~7 (2CD+2Blu-ray+GOODS+Sumapura Music)
- AVCD-96668~9 (2CD+DVD+Sumapura Music)
- AVCD-96670~1 (2CD+Blu-ray+Sumapura Music)
- AVCD-96672~3 (2CD+Sumapura Music)
- Price
- ¥12,540 (2CD+2DVD+GOODS+Sumapura Music)
- ¥13,640 (2CD+2Blu-ray+GOODS+Sumapura Music)
- ¥5,280 (2CD+DVD+Sumapura Music)
- ¥5,720 (2CD+Blu-ray+Sumapura Music)
- ¥3,520 (2CD+Sumapura Music)
- CD1 Tracklist
- No way to say
- CAROLS
- HEAVEN
- Together When...
- You were...
- momentum
- fated
- BALLAD
- Secret
- MOON
- Zutto...
- forgiveness
- Virgin Road
- JEWEL
- how beautiful you are
- CD2 Tracklist
- Ohia no Ki (オヒアの木; Ohia Tree)
- Days
- beloved
- Moments
- walking proud
- rainy day
- Curtain call
- Memorial address
- Love song
- æternal
- HOPE or PAIN
- Life
- untitled ~for her~
- SAKURA
- TODAY
- Haru yo, Koi (春よ, 来い; Spring, Come) (Yumi Matsutoya cover)
- DVD1 Tracklist
- No way to say (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A)
- CAROLS (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~)
- HEAVEN (ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~)
- Together When... (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012-2013 A ~WAKE UP~)
- You were... (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ~M(A)DE IN JAPAN~)
- momentum (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~)
- fated (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary)
- BALLAD (ayumi hamasaki Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour FINAL ~7days Special~)
- Secret (ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2007 A ~Tour of Secret~)
- MOON (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ~M(A)DE IN JAPAN~)
- Zutto... (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2014-2015 A Cirque de Minuit)
- forgiveness (ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011)
- Virgin Road (ayumi hamasaki Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour FINAL ~7days Special~)
- JEWEL (ayumi hamasaki TROUBLE TOUR 2020 A ~Saigo no Trouble~ FINAL)
- how beautiful you are (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ~Promised Land~ A)
- Ohia no Ki (ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM LIMITED LIVE A ~Natsu no Trouble~)
- Days (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~)
- beloved (ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011)
- Moments (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 A ~MY STORY~)
- walking proud (ayumi hamasaki 21st anniversary -POWER of A^3-)
- rainy day (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2006 A ~(miss)understood~)
- Curtain call (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013-2014 A)
- Memorial address (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003~2004 A)
- Love song (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~)
- æternal (ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM LIMITED LIVE A ~Natsu no Trouble~)
- HOPE or PAIN (ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A)
- untitled ~for her~ (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008 Anniversary)
- SAKURA (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ~Promised Land~ A)
- TODAY (ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A ~M(A)DE IN JAPAN~)
- DVD2 Tracklist
- No way to say (video clip)
- CAROLS (video clip)
- HEAVEN (video clip)
- Together When... (video clip)
- You were... (video clip)
- momentum (video clip)
- fated (video clip)
- BALLAD (video clip)
- MOON (video clip)
- Zutto... (video clip)
- forgiveness (video clip)
- Virgin Road (video clip)
- JEWEL (video clip)
- how beautiful you are (video clip)
- Ohia no Ki (オヒアの木; Ohia Tree) (video clip)
- Days (video clip)
- beloved (video clip)
- Moments (video clip)
- walking proud (video clip)
- rainy day (video clip)
- Curtain call (video clip)
- Love song (video clip)
- Haru yo, Koi (video clip)
- momentum (ayumi hamasaki Special SHOWCASE ~Xmas Eve 2020~)
- Together When... (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2018-2019 A -TROUBLE-)
- TODAY (TA LIMITED LIVE TOUR 2016)
- Love song (ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2018-2019 A -TROUBLE-)
- Moments (55th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen)
- JEWEL (57th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen)
- Virgin Road (61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen)
- Information
A BALLADS 2 is the seventh best album released by Hamasaki Ayumi. It was released in five versions: two 2CD, 2DVD/Blu-ray and goods TeamAyu/mu-mo limited editions, two 2CD and 1DVD/Blu-ray editions and a 2CD version. The goods of the mu-mo limited editions included a luxury box packaging, a digipak case, a t-shirt with the jacket photo printed and a special book. The second DVD/Blu-ray included music video and live performances from TV appearances or concerts that have never been released.
A new track was included in this album, "Haru yo, Koi", her first new song since August 2020, and her second cover of a Yumi Matsutoya song, with her first one, "Sotsugyou Shashin", included in A BALLADS.
Charts
Oricon Chart Positions
- Physical Sales
| Year | Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WEEK 15 |
– | – | 1 6,755 |
1 2,184 |
4 – |
4 – |
7 – |
3 | 10,984 |
| WEEK 16 |
7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 1,926 | |
| WEEK 17 |
15 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 25 | 49 | – | 51 | 914 | |
| WEEK 18 |
37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 95 | 508 | |
| WEEK 19 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 84 | 382 | |
| WEEK 20 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 137 | 245 | |
| WEEK 21 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 204 | 192 | |
| WEEK 22 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 244 | 177 | |
| WEEK 23 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 245 | 156 | |
| WEEK 24 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 164 | 237 |
| Year | Month | Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | April | 14 | 14,332 |
- Digital Sales
| Week | Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| W-15 | 9 | 446 |
- Total Reported Sales (Physical): 15,721*
- Total Reported Sales (Digital): 446*
Recochoku Album Charts
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 7 | 14 | |
| 55 | 13 | 78 | 21 | x | 108 | 61 | 43 | |
| 67 | 35 | - | 142 | 98 | 23 | 29 | 45 | |
| 30 | 130 | 103 | - | 198 | 87 | 94 | 76 | |
| 34 | 67 | - | - | 70 | 49 | 99 | 62 | |
| 38 | 20 | - | - | - | 143 | 123 | 158 | |
| - | 86 | - | - | - | - | 113 | 93 | |
| 46 | - | 117 | 66 | 61 | - | - | 127 | |
| out for one week | ||||||||
| - | - | - | 110 | - | 138 | - | - | |
| out for one week | ||||||||
| - | - | - | 197 | - | 157 | - | - | |
| - | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | 119 | - | - | - | |
| out for one week | ||||||||
| - | - | - | 98 | - | 112 | - | - | |
| - | - | 116 | - | - | - | 134 | - | |
| out for six weeks | ||||||||
| - | - | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| out for one week | ||||||||
| - | - | - | 123 | x | x | x | x | |
| Year | Month | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | April | 15 |
| 2021 | May | 80 |
External Links
- Oricon Profile: '2CD+DVD+Sumapura Music' Edition | '2CD+Blu-ray+Sumapura Music' Edition | '2CD+Sumapura Music' Edition
- iTunes
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