Guilty (Ayumi Hamasaki album)
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Guilty is the ninth studio album by Japanese pop
singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki
, released by Avex Trax
on January 1, 2008 in Japan
and started appearing in stores on December 26, 2007. Hamasaki herself wrote all lyrics of the album, which went to sell over 400,000 copies its first two weeks of release. Two weeks after its release Avex announced over 750,000 copies of Guilty have been shipped to stores. According to Oricon's 2008 album chart, Guilty is the 17th highest selling album by far and the sixth highest selling album by a female artist. Guilty is the second highest selling Japanese album in Taiwan and China of 2008, only after A Complete: All Singles.
's 5296 outselling it by 22,488 copies. Even though this is not Hamasaki's lowest first week sale for an original studio album, it is the first original studio album from Hamasaki to not debut at the #1 position in Japan. However, it did debut at #1 in other Asian countries such as China
and the islands of Hong Kong
, Singapore
, and Taiwan
, with 39.78% of total J-pop sales and 6.7% of total music sales for its first week for the latter. Eight days after its release it dropped to number three on the Oricon
Daily Charts.
The album was released in two versions in Taiwan, a CD+DVD and a CD-only version. The first initial copies on sale came with a limited edition photo book. The CD+DVD version included all the music videos from the single "glitter" to the digital single "Together When...", including making-ofs. Though the official release date was January 1, 2008, the album was released in stores a week early. The album debuted at number two on the G-Music Combo Chart behind boy band Fahrenheit
's second album Two-Sided Fahrenheit
but topped the charts on the G-Music J-Pop Chart having 39.78% of all Japanese albums sold in Taiwan. On February 28, Guilty took the #1 position on HMVV HK Chart after 56 days on the chart.
Hamasaki's official website announced on March 17, 2008 that Guilty will be released digitally in over 26 countries worldwide, a first for any Japanese artist. The album will be digitally released in North America, Oceania, Europe as well as Asian countries where the physical version of the album is already released in Apple iTunes stores. "My all" was covered by Anthony Martinez, a french pop singer under the name of "Mon tout" in French. This is officially Hamasaki's first release outside Asia.
, Popteen
, Cawaii!
, S Cawaii, and Tokyo Headline. As of late December in Shibuya, Tokyo, there have been many promotional pictures posted around Shibuya.
and Together When...
, Hamasaki also released music videos for Decision, Marionette and (Don't) Leave Me Alone.
See Talkin' 2 Myself
for the music video of Decision.
The PV
for Marionette had an aristocratic European setting. In the video, Ayumi portrays a marionette
doll tied to a moving music box. She and the other marionettes (her male dancers) who are all wearing white contact lenses, dance and begin to break freely from their restraints. The owner (also portrayed by Ayumi) who is sleeping, later sees the Marionettes alive and their white contact lenses then break of and the owner turns away and leaves the room.
The video for (Don't) Leave Me Alone features Ayumi in a blue outfit while walking around a blue set, as she walks her female back up dancers then dance with her.
Total single sales: 276,831
Total album and single sales: 845,119
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
, released by Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
on January 1, 2008 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and started appearing in stores on December 26, 2007. Hamasaki herself wrote all lyrics of the album, which went to sell over 400,000 copies its first two weeks of release. Two weeks after its release Avex announced over 750,000 copies of Guilty have been shipped to stores. According to Oricon's 2008 album chart, Guilty is the 17th highest selling album by far and the sixth highest selling album by a female artist. Guilty is the second highest selling Japanese album in Taiwan and China of 2008, only after A Complete: All Singles.
Information
Guilty sold more than 202,000 copies within its first initial week of release, and the combined totals for the first and second weeks put it at the number-two spot with 432,113 copies sold, with KobukuroKobukuro
is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :...
's 5296 outselling it by 22,488 copies. Even though this is not Hamasaki's lowest first week sale for an original studio album, it is the first original studio album from Hamasaki to not debut at the #1 position in Japan. However, it did debut at #1 in other Asian countries such as China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the islands of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, with 39.78% of total J-pop sales and 6.7% of total music sales for its first week for the latter. Eight days after its release it dropped to number three on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
Daily Charts.
The album was released in two versions in Taiwan, a CD+DVD and a CD-only version. The first initial copies on sale came with a limited edition photo book. The CD+DVD version included all the music videos from the single "glitter" to the digital single "Together When...", including making-ofs. Though the official release date was January 1, 2008, the album was released in stores a week early. The album debuted at number two on the G-Music Combo Chart behind boy band Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band)
Fahrenheit is a Taiwanese boy band who has been active in Asia since 2005. The group debut with four members: Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Wu Chun. They are managed by Comic International Productions . The group's music is distributed by HIM International Music in Taiwan, by WOW Music in...
's second album Two-Sided Fahrenheit
Two-sided Fahrenheit
Two-Sided Fahrenheit is the second studio album by the Taiwanese Mandopop boy band Fahrenheit. Two versions of the album were released on 4 January 2008 by HIM International Music: Two-Sided Fahrenheit and Two-Sided Fahrenheit with a bonus DVD containing 2 music videos and their making of...
but topped the charts on the G-Music J-Pop Chart having 39.78% of all Japanese albums sold in Taiwan. On February 28, Guilty took the #1 position on HMVV HK Chart after 56 days on the chart.
Hamasaki's official website announced on March 17, 2008 that Guilty will be released digitally in over 26 countries worldwide, a first for any Japanese artist. The album will be digitally released in North America, Oceania, Europe as well as Asian countries where the physical version of the album is already released in Apple iTunes stores. "My all" was covered by Anthony Martinez, a french pop singer under the name of "Mon tout" in French. This is officially Hamasaki's first release outside Asia.
Promotion
In the month of December in 2007, Hamasaki performed live on Japanese TV shows ten times for promotions, mainly with the song "Together When" (its main promotional track). Hamasaki was also featured on the cover of eight different Japanese magazines during the promoting of Guilty, such as Sweet, Voce, Bea's Up, ViviVivi (magazine)
is a Japanese fashion magazine published by K L. ViVi is one of Asia's top fashion magazines, and is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand...
, Popteen
Popteen
is a monthly teenage fashion magazine published by the Kadokawa Haruki Corporation in Japan. The first issue was published on October 1, 1980 by Kadokawa Shoten. Later issues were published by Asuka Shinsha who bought the magazine for 200 million yen...
, Cawaii!
Cawaii!
Cawaii! is a fashion magazine published in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Thailand, and previously in Japan.Launched as a monthly gal fashion magazine targeted at women in their teens in Japan in March 1996, Cawaii! grew to be one of Japan's major gal magazines, and spawned its two sister...
, S Cawaii, and Tokyo Headline. As of late December in Shibuya, Tokyo, there have been many promotional pictures posted around Shibuya.
Music videos
Aside from her main singles Glitter/Fated, Talkin' 2 MyselfTalkin' 2 Myself
"Talkin' 2 Myself" is J-Pop singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki's 42nd single, which was released on September 19, 2007. The single contains two rock tracks, one acoustic orchestra remix of her previously released "Fated," and the instrumentals of the main tracks. It is her 29th #1 single, breaking...
and Together When...
Together When...
"Together When..." is the first digital and forty-third overall single released by Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. The song was distributed in late November as a ringtone....
, Hamasaki also released music videos for Decision, Marionette and (Don't) Leave Me Alone.
See Talkin' 2 Myself
Talkin' 2 Myself
"Talkin' 2 Myself" is J-Pop singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki's 42nd single, which was released on September 19, 2007. The single contains two rock tracks, one acoustic orchestra remix of her previously released "Fated," and the instrumentals of the main tracks. It is her 29th #1 single, breaking...
for the music video of Decision.
The PV
PV
PV may refer to:In computing:* Page view, a metric in web analytics* Semaphores, from P and V operations in semaphores restricting processes in a shared environment...
for Marionette had an aristocratic European setting. In the video, Ayumi portrays a marionette
Marionette
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms...
doll tied to a moving music box. She and the other marionettes (her male dancers) who are all wearing white contact lenses, dance and begin to break freely from their restraints. The owner (also portrayed by Ayumi) who is sleeping, later sees the Marionettes alive and their white contact lenses then break of and the owner turns away and leaves the room.
The video for (Don't) Leave Me Alone features Ayumi in a blue outfit while walking around a blue set, as she walks her female back up dancers then dance with her.
Track list
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Catalogue Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
January 1, 2008 | CD+DVD
SPECIAL PHOTOBOOK (32P) |
AVCD-23503/B |
| CD | AVCD-23504 | ||
| Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
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| Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
January 4, 2008 | ||
| China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
June, 2008 | CD+DVD
|
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| CD | |||
| South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
January 8, 2008 | ||
| Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Charts
Oricon Overall Sales Chart (Japan)| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2008 | Oricon Daily Charts | 1 | 66,796 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 432,113 | 568,288 | 16 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 2 | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | 17 |
Physical sales & rank
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 |
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 |
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 2 |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 2008 | 17 |
| Billboard Japan | 2 |
| HMV J-POP Chart (Japan) | 1 |
| HMV Asian Chart (Japan) | 1 |
| G-Music J-POP Chart (Taiwan) | 1 |
| J-POP/K-POP Five Music Records (Taiwan) | 1 |
| HMV Hong Kong Album Chart (Japanese) | 1 |
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
2x Platinum | 568,288 |
Singles
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2007 | "Glitter/Fated" | 1 | 11 weeks | 166,203 |
| September 19, 2007 | "Talkin' 2 Myself" | 1 | 10 weeks | 110,628 |
| December 5, 2007 | "Together When..." | 1 | 13 weeks |
Total single sales: 276,831
Total album and single sales: 845,119
External links
- http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx
- http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx