Niji (album)

Niji
Studio album by Yui Aragaki
Released	September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) (see release history)
Recorded	2009-2010
Genre	Pop
Length	51:14
Label	Warner Music Japan
Yui Aragaki chronology
Hug (2009) Niji (2010)
Alternative covers
Limited edition A cover
Limited edition B cover

Niji (虹 "Rainbow") is the third studio album by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released on September 22, 2010.^[1]

Background

The album includes Aragaki's previously digitally released "Walk" and "Chiisana Koi no Uta" (a Mongol800 cover) as well "Hanamizuki", a Yō Hitoto cover and theme song to Aragaki's film Hanamizuki.^[2][3] It was released in three formats: CD-only standard edition, limited edition A, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki and comes priced at 2,000 yen, and limited edition B, which comes with a bonus DVD that includes the music videos for "Chiisana Koi no Uta", "Walk" and "Hanamizuki".^[2]

Chart performance

Niji debuted on the daily Oricon albums chart at #2 with 5,955 copies sold.^{[citation needed]} It peaked at #4 on the weekly charts with 19,888 copies sold, making it Aragaki's third consecutive album to debut in the top 5.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"No Problem!"	Motoki Matsuoka	Matsuoka	3:01
2.	"Fuwari" (ふわり "Airy")	Yui Aragaki	Cube Juice	4:18
3.	"Chiisana Koi no Uta" (小さな恋のうた "Small Love Song")	Kiyosaku Uezu	Mongol800	5:24
4.	"Collage"	Tomoko Kawase	Shunsaku Okuda	4:44
5.	"Hanamizuki" (ハナミズキ "Flowering Dogwood")	Yō Hitoto	Tatsurō Mashiko	5:27
6.	"Tekuteku" (てくてく "Trudgingly")	Kenko-P	Natsumi	4:00
7.	"Tobira" (扉 "Door")	Anri Kumaki	Kumaki	4:46
8.	"Purezento" (プレゼント "Present")	Kenji Kubo	Kubo	5:08
9.	"Days"	Yuriko Mori	Kazuaki Yamashita	3:55
10.	"Walk"	Yumi Moriguchi	Moriguchi	5:13
11.	"Niji" (虹 "Rainbow")	Matsuoka, Aragaki	Matsuoka, Aragaki	5:18
Total length:				51:14

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chiisana Koi no Uta" (Music Video)
2.	"Walk" (Music Video)
3.	"Hanamizuki" (Music Video)
4.	"Yui Making"

Charts and sales

Chart (2010)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[citation needed]	2	25,732[citation needed]
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[citation needed]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Japan	September 22, 2010[1]	Warner Music Japan	CD (Limited Edition A)
			CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
			CD (Standard Edition)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Japanese) "新垣結衣 : 新垣結衣のアカペラアルバムに、思わずキュンキュン悶絶 / BARKS ニュース". Barks. 2010-09-24. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000064413. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (Japanese) "ナタリー - 新垣結衣、3rdアルバム初回盤は恒例直筆ジャケット". Natalie. 2010-07-29. http://natalie.mu/music/news/35386. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
3. ^ (Japanese) "新垣結衣 ラジオ特別公開授業でファンの「ハナミズキ」合唱に感動！ -MUSIC LOUNGE ニュース-". Music-Lounge. 2010-08-23. http://www.music-lounge.jp/v2/articl/news/detail/?articl=2010/08/23-09:50:00_474a38a58f43c641f0523f65864f85bb. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 

External links

• Official website