Blue (Angela Aki album)

Blue
Studio album by Angela Aki
Released	July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)
Genre	J-Pop
Label	Epic Records Japan
Angela Aki chronology
Songbook (2012) Blue (2012) Tapestry of Songs: The Best of Angela Aki (2014)
Singles from Blue
"Kokuhaku" Released: July 18, 2012

Blue is the seventh studio album by Angela Aki and was released on Sony Music Japan.^[1] Available in two editions, regular and limited, both versions include a signed postcard.^[2][3]

Singles

• "Kokuhaku" (告白 / Confession) is the first single from the album, released on 18 July 2012. The track was used as the ending theme song for the anime Uchuu Kyoudai.^[4]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aiueo (アイウエオ / Alphabetical)"
2.	"Kokuhaku (告白 / Confession (of Love))"
3.	"Foolish Love"
4.	"Koi no Kakehiki (恋の駆け引き / Haggling Love)"
5.	"Cry"
6.	"In My Blood"
7.	"You and I"
8.	"Monster (モンスター)"
9.	"Kokoro no Tenkiyohou (心の天気予報 / The Weather Forecast for the Heart)"
10.	"factory"
11.	"Yoake Mae no Inori (夜明け前の祈り / A Prayer Before Dawn)"
12.	"Blue"
13.	"One Family ~Uchuu no Nagisa~ (宇宙の渚 / Nagisa of the Universe)"

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kokuhaku (Music Video)"
2.	"Kokuhaku (Music Video - Anime Version)"
3.	"Kokuhaku (Making-of)"
4.	""My Keys 2011 in Nihon Budokan Power of Music ~All Specials Request~" Live Video"

Charts

Chart	Peak Position
Oricon Weekly Album Charts[5]	14
Oricon Monthly Album Charts^[citation needed]	46

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributing label	Catalogue codes
Japan	July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)[6][7]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3940, ESCL-3938~9
Hong Kong	July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)[8]	CD/DVD		88725458572F
Taiwan	July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)[9]			88725452012
Hong Kong	August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)[10]			88725458572
Japan	August 4, 2012 (2012-08-04)[11]	Rental CD		ESCL-3940
Singapore	August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)[12]	CD/DVD		88725458572

References

1. "アンジェラ・アキ : BLUE【初回生産限定盤】". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
2. "Blue Angela Aki (w/ DVD, Limited Edition)". CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
3. "Blue Angela Aki (CD)". CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
4. "(Single) Uchuu Kyoudai - Ending Theme - Kokuhaku". softwanime.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
5. "Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs". あらま They Didn't !. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
6. "BLUE" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
7. "BLUE【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
8. "ANGELA AKI - BLUE (+DVD) (PRESALE ED)". hmv.co.hk. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
9. "Angela Aki / BLUE" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
10. "ANGELA AKI - BLUE (+DVD)". hmv.co.hk. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
11. ＢＬＵＥ／アンジェラ・アキ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
12. "ANGELA AKI - BLUE (+DVD)". hmv.co.sg. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

External links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition