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| Name = RAINBOW
 
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| Type = Album
 
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| Artist = [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
 
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| Released = 18 December 2002
 
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| Genre = [[J-Pop]]
 
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| Length = 1:11:43
 
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| Label = [[avex trax]]
 
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| Last Release = ''[[I am...]]'' <br /> (2002)
 
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| This Release = '''RAINBOW''' <br /> (2002)
 
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| Next Release = ''[[A BALLADS]]'' (2003)
 
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| Category = 2002 Albums
 
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'''''RAINBOW''''' is Ayumi Hamasaki's 5th full-length album, released in December 2002.
 
  
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The first pressing of this album came with a passcode to enter a special website that allowed the listening of a 45-second instrumental sample of the song "RAINBOW", which was not yet completed. Fans were asked to send keywords and thoughts on the clip, which Hamasaki used as inspiration for the song lyrics. The completed song "RAINBOW" was released on the A BALLADS compilation several months later.
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; Artist
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: [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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; Album
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: RAINBOW
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; Released
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: 2002.12.18 <small>(Japan)</small>
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: 2002.12.20 <small>(Overseas)</small>
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: 2003.07.09 <small>(DVD-Audio)</small>
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: 2012.03.21 <small>(PLAYBUTTON)</small>
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; Catalog Number
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: AVCD-17239
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: AVAD-91200 <small>(DVD-Audio)</small>
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: AQZD-50669 <small>(PLAYBUTTON)</small>
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; Price
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: ¥3,059
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: ¥4,180 <small>(DVD-Audio)</small>
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: ¥2,800 <small>(PLAYBUTTON)</small>
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; Tracklist
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# [[Rainbow (Hamasaki Ayumi song)|RAINBOW - Instrumental]] <small>(via website only - not on the CD)</small><br>[[Rainbow (Hamasaki Ayumi song)|RAINBOW]] <small>(DVD-Audio Edition)</small>
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# [[Everlasting Dream|everlasting dream]]
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# [[We Wish|WE WISH]]
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# [[Real Me (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Real me]]
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# [[Free & Easy]]
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# [[Heartplace]]
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# [[Over (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Over]]
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# [[Hanabi (Hamasaki Ayumi)|HANABI]]
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# [[Taskinillusion|taskinillusion]]
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# [[Everywhere Nowhere|everywhere nowhere]]
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# [[July 1st]]
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# [[Dolls (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Dolls]]
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# [[Neverending Dream|neverending dream]]
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# [[Voyage]]
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# [[Close to You (Hamasaki Ayumi)|Close to you]]
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# [[Independent|independent]][[+|<sup>+</sup>]]
  
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The song was also later released in 5.1 Surround on the DVD-Audio version of the "RAINBOW" album.
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''RAINBOW'' is [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]'s fifth full-length album. The first pressing of this album came with a passcode to enter a special website that allowed the listening of a 45-second instrumental sample of the song "[[Rainbow (Hamasaki Ayumi song)|RAINBOW]]", which was not yet completed. Fans were asked to send keywords and thoughts on the clip, which Hamasaki used as inspiration for the song lyrics. The completed song was released on the ''[[A Ballads|A BALLADS]]'' compilation several months later. The song was also later released in 5.1 Surround on the DVD-Audio version of the ''RAINBOW'' album.  
  
 
Up until this point, Hamasaki had only written lyrics in Japanese, which was highly unusual for a pop singer to do. This album marked the first time Hamasaki used English phrases in her lyrics.
 
Up until this point, Hamasaki had only written lyrics in Japanese, which was highly unusual for a pop singer to do. This album marked the first time Hamasaki used English phrases in her lyrics.
  
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"independent", originally on the H single, is presented here with an abrupt ending, the song having been interrupted for a whole new full song to play, before the original "independent" ending is resumed at the very end. The full "suite" is listed here as independent+. The second song is referred to as "+" on subsequent releases.
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"[[Independent|independent]]", originally on the "[[H (Hamasaki Ayumi)|H]]" single, is presented here with an abrupt ending, the song having been interrupted for a whole new full song to play, before the original "independent" ending is resumed at the very end. The full "suite" is listed here as "[[Independent|independent<sup>+</sup>]]". The second song is referred to as "[[+]]" on subsequent releases.
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''RAINBOW'' charted at #1 on the [[Oricon]] charts on its first week seliing 1,016,482 copies. It sold 1,856,919 copies in 2003, becoming the #2 album of the year. It charted for 22 weeks and sold a total of 1,857,870 copies.
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A limited PLAYBUTTON edition of the album was later released on March 21st, 2012.
  
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RAINBOW charted at '''#1''' on the Oricon charts on its first week seliing 1,016,482 copies.
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The song "[[Hanabi (Hamasaki Ayumi)|HANABI]]" was certified Gold by [http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w150220.html RIAJ] on January 2015 for selling over 100,000 legal downloads.
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In total its sold 1,857,870 copies.
 
  
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==Track Listing==
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==Oricon Chart Positions==
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===CD===
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!Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Week Rank||Sales
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!align="left"|Track Name
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!align="left"|Length
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||1        ||1,016,482
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!align="left"|Credits
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||-  ||- ||rowspan="2"|1||rowspan="2"|571,027
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|align="left"|0.
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|RAINBOW (via website only - not on the CD)
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- 
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|align="left"|00:42
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|- align="center"
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!align="left"|Music: CREA, D.A.I/Arrangement: CMJK
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||- ||-  ||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||3       ||96,368
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|1.
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||- ||-  ||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||3        ||57,028
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|align="left"|everlasting dream
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|01:34
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||- ||-  ||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||7       ||32,780
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!align="left"|Music/Arrangement: CMJK
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|- align="center"
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||-  ||16        ||21,207
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|align="left"|2.
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|WE WISH
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||22        ||15,748
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|align="left"|05:11
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|- align="center"
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!align="left"|Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||26        ||11,171
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|3.
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||37        ||6,991
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|align="left"|Real me
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|align="left"|05:26
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||59        ||5,894
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!align="left"|Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: CMJK
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||74      ||4,364
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|align="left"|4.
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|align="left"|Free & Easy
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||-  ||-  ||56       ||4,384
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|align="left"|04:59
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!align="left"|Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||110        ||2,951
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|5.
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||147        ||2,318
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|align="left"|Heartplace
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|align="left"|06:06
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||136      ||1,789
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!align="left"|Music: CREA/Arrangement: tasuku
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||162      ||1,270
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|align="left"|6.
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|align="left"|Over
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||166      ||1,092
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|align="left"|05:06
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!align="left"|Music: CMJK/Arrangement: Toshiharu Umesaki, Atsushi Sato
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||207        ||1,117
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|- align="center"
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|align="left"|7.
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||189        ||1,314
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|align="left"|HANABI
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|align="left"|04:54
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||223        ||907
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!align="left"|Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: CMJK
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||- ||-  ||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||- ||256        ||717
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|align="left"|8.
 
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|align="left"|taskinillusion
 
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|align="left"|01:21
 
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!align="left"|Music/Arrangement: tasuku
 
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|align="left"|9.
 
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|align="left"|everywhere nowhere
 
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|align="left"|04:35
 
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!align="left"|Music: pop/Arrangement: CMJK
 
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|align="left"|10.
 
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|align="left"|July 1st
 
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|align="left"|04:21
 
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!align="left"|Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: tasuku
 
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|align="left"|11.
 
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|align="left"|Dolls
 
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|align="left"|05:56
 
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!align="left"|Music: CREA/Arrangement: HΛL
 
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|align="left"|12.
 
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|align="left"|neverending dream
 
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|align="left"|01:35
 
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!align="left"|Music/Arrangement: HΛL
 
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|align="left"|13.
 
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|align="left"|Voyage
 
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|align="left"|05:07
 
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!align="left"|Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: Ken Shima
 
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|align="left"|14.
 
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|align="left"|Close to you
 
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|align="left"|05:48
 
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!align="left"|Music: CREA/Arrangement: Seiji Kameda
 
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|align="left"|15.
 
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|align="left"|independent+
 
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|align="left"|09:54
 
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!align="left"|Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: tasuku
 
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All lyrics written by Hamasaki Ayumi.
 
  
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==Internal Links==
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* '''Total Reported Sales:''' 1,857,870
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*[[Hamasaki Ayumi]]
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==External Links==
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*Oricon Profile: [https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/246497/products/496807/1/ CD] | [https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/246497/products/513807/1/ DVD-Audio]
  
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{{Hamasaki_Ayumi}}
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{{Hamasaki Ayumi}}
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
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[[Category:2002 Albums]]
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[[Category:2002 Number 1 Albums]]
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[[Category:2003 Oricon Top 100 Albums]]
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[[Category:1,000,000 Plus Album Sales]]
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[[Category:December 2002]]
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[[Category:2 Million Albums]]
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[[Category:March 2012]]
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[[Category:July 2003]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 14 June 2020

Album Cover
PLAYBUTTON
DVD Audio
Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Album
RAINBOW
Released
2002.12.18 (Japan)
2002.12.20 (Overseas)
2003.07.09 (DVD-Audio)
2012.03.21 (PLAYBUTTON)
Catalog Number
AVCD-17239
AVAD-91200 (DVD-Audio)
AQZD-50669 (PLAYBUTTON)
Price
¥3,059
¥4,180 (DVD-Audio)
¥2,800 (PLAYBUTTON)
Tracklist
  1. RAINBOW - Instrumental (via website only - not on the CD)
    RAINBOW (DVD-Audio Edition)
  2. everlasting dream
  3. WE WISH
  4. Real me
  5. Free & Easy
  6. Heartplace
  7. Over
  8. HANABI
  9. taskinillusion
  10. everywhere nowhere
  11. July 1st
  12. Dolls
  13. neverending dream
  14. Voyage
  15. Close to you
  16. independent+


Information

RAINBOW is Hamasaki Ayumi's fifth full-length album. The first pressing of this album came with a passcode to enter a special website that allowed the listening of a 45-second instrumental sample of the song "RAINBOW", which was not yet completed. Fans were asked to send keywords and thoughts on the clip, which Hamasaki used as inspiration for the song lyrics. The completed song was released on the A BALLADS compilation several months later. The song was also later released in 5.1 Surround on the DVD-Audio version of the RAINBOW album.

Up until this point, Hamasaki had only written lyrics in Japanese, which was highly unusual for a pop singer to do. This album marked the first time Hamasaki used English phrases in her lyrics.

"independent", originally on the "H" single, is presented here with an abrupt ending, the song having been interrupted for a whole new full song to play, before the original "independent" ending is resumed at the very end. The full "suite" is listed here as "independent+". The second song is referred to as "+" on subsequent releases.

RAINBOW charted at #1 on the Oricon charts on its first week seliing 1,016,482 copies. It sold 1,856,919 copies in 2003, becoming the #2 album of the year. It charted for 22 weeks and sold a total of 1,857,870 copies.

A limited PLAYBUTTON edition of the album was later released on March 21st, 2012.

The song "HANABI" was certified Gold by RIAJ on January 2015 for selling over 100,000 legal downloads.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- - - - - - - 1 1,016,482
- - - - - - - 1 571,027
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- - - - - - - 3 96,368
- - - - - - - 3 57,028
- - - - - - - 7 32,780
- - - - - - - 16 21,207
- - - - - - - 22 15,748
- - - - - - - 26 11,171
- - - - - - - 37 6,991
- - - - - - - 59 5,894
- - - - - - - 74 4,364
- - - - - - - 56 4,384
- - - - - - - 110 2,951
- - - - - - - 147 2,318
- - - - - - - 136 1,789
- - - - - - - 162 1,270
- - - - - - - 166 1,092
- - - - - - - 207 1,117
- - - - - - - 189 1,314
- - - - - - - 223 907
- - - - - - - 256 717
  • Total Reported Sales: 1,857,870

External Links

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