Love is Mika Nakashima

Mika Nakashima

is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...

's second Japanese album and her third overall counting the mini-album Resistance

Resistance (Mika Nakashima album)

"Resistance" is Nakashima Mika's first EP or mini-album, though the title track later appears on her Love album. It is also on her second album. This mini-album reached #1 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks....

. Its release date was November 6, 2003, in Japan, prior to the Christmas holiday. In contrast to her previous album, True

True (Mika Nakashima album)

True is Mika Nakashima's first Japanese album. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-Pop and Western Pop artist, this album was one in which Mika established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, 'Adult Contemporary'-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop.True...

, this album boasts a wider range of styles including ballads, soft reggae, and club jazz. It proved to be a successful move as the album outsold her debut.

This album on release topped the Oricon Album Chart. It won the 2003 Best Album Award at the Japan Record Awards, and has sold 1,447,681 copies to date - making this album the best-selling album in Mika's career.

Track listing

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
November 6, 2003	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	1	437,218	1,447,681	100 weeks
	Oricon Daily Monthly Chart	1
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	12

Singles

Date	Title	Peak Position	Weeks
2003-01-29	Ai Shiteru	4	12
2003-04-09	Love Addict	5	10
2003-06-25	Seppun	4	4
2003-08-06	Find the Way	4	13
2003-10-01	Yuki no Hana	3	28