Love Again (Hamasaki Ayumi)

CD+DVD Cover	CD+Blu-ray Cover
CD-only Cover	PLAYBUTTON Cover
ayupan Figure	PLAYBUTTON Design

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Album

LOVE again

Released

2013.02.08 (Japan)

2013.02.20 (Hong Kong & Taiwan)

2013.02.27 (South Korea)

Catalog Number

AVCD-38706/B (CD+Blu-ray+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK)

AVCD-38705/B (CD+DVD+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK)

AVCD-38708/B (CD+Blu-ray)

AVCD-38707/B (CD+DVD)

AVCD-38709 (CD Only)

AQZ1-50856 (PLAYBUTTON)

Price

¥5,460 (CD+Blu-ray+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK)

¥5,040 (CD+DVD+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK)

¥4,410 (CD+Blu-ray)

¥3,990 (CD+DVD)

¥3,150 (CD-only)

¥2,100 (PLAYBUTTON)

CD Tracklist

1. Wake me up
2. Song 4 u
3. Missing
4. SAKURA
5. Melody
6. task'n'bass
7. Bye-bye darling
8. snowy kiss
9. Sweet scar
10. petal
11. glasses
12. untitled for her... story 2
13. Gloria
14. Ivy
15. You & Me

DVD Tracklist

1. Song 4 u (video clip)
2. Missing (video clip)
3. Wake me up (video clip)
4. You & Me (video clip)
5. snowy kiss (video clip)
6. Sweet scar (video clip)
7. Melody (video clip)
8. Song 4 u (making clip)
9. Missing (making clip)
10. You & Me (making clip)
11. Wake me up / snowy kiss (making clip)
12. Wake me up / snowy kiss (making clip)
13. Sweet scar (making clip)
14. Melody (making clip)

Information

LOVE again is the fourteenth full-length studio album released by Hamasaki Ayumi. It is the fourth release of the special 5 consecutive months releases event to commemorate her 15th anniversary. It was released in six versions : two limited CD+DVD/Blu-ray+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK editions coming with a special ayupan figure and a 24-page photobook, two CD+DVD/Blu-ray editions, a CD Only edition and a limited PLAYBUTTON edition which was only sold through the TeamAyu shop and mu-mo.

The album includes all of the original songs included on her previous mini-albums LOVE and again, hence the title LOVE again, "You & Me" and 7 new songs. The DVD/Blu-ray also includes all the previously released PVs, as well as a video for "Melody" and exclusive making clips.

This is her 20th album to top the Oricon charts, achieving this mark after 14 years and 10 months since her debut, surpassing B’z who achieved this feat over 17 years and 10 months. LOVE again also made Ayumi the 3rd artist with over 20 number 1 albums in Japan, following B'z (20) and Yumi Matsutoya (21).

Hamasaki herself stated: “I used all my strength for this album. I wanted many people to listen to it, so I’m very happy that many people have supported it. Thank you very much,” she expressed. “Being able to set this record, this is all thanks to the fans who have supported me. Since this year marks my 15th year, I want to make this a year that I will be able to create wonderful memories with everyone.”

Ivy was choseen as theme song for the Fuji Tv drama "Kujo".

The album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Oricon Chart Positions

Hamasaki Ayumi promoting the album

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	1	1	1	2	1	53,065
1	5	4	3	2	3	6	2	15,564
1	19	14	12	11	14	19	15	6,469
9	38	34	29	25	29	28	40	3,993
14	-	-	45	28	48	-	61	2,308
25	-	-	-	-	-	-	73	1,537
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	104	1,028
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	144	900
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	114	736
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	98	815
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	594
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	171	595
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	181	566
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	228	368
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	273	287

Year	Month	Month Rank	Sales
2013	February	3	79,091

Total Reported Sales: 88,825 (#70 Album of 2013)

Total Downloads Reported by RIAJ: 100,000 (You & Me)

Billboard Japan Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Position	2	2	14	27	57	71

G-Music Japanese Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14
Position	2	3	10	14	16	-	15	-	14	-	-	-	-	15
Percentage	12.46%	4.94%	1.32%	0.55%	1.21%	-	0.68%	-	0.93%	-	-	-	-	1.12%

Gaon Foreign Albums Monthly Chart Positions

Year	Month	Rank	Sales
2013	February	30	306

Total Reported Sales: 306*

World Chart Positions

	Week 1
Position	15

External Links

• Oricon Profiles: CD-only | CD+DVD | CD+Blu-ray | CD+DVD+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK | CD+Blu-ray+ayupan+PHOTO BOOK