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| Love Honey | ||||
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| Released | 12 April 2017 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2016-2017 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, Electronic Music | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Ai Otsuka | |||
| Ai Otsuka chronology | ||||
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Love Honey is the eighth studio album released by Ai Otsuka on 12 April 2017. [2]
Track list from Ai's official website. [3]
All tracks are written by Ai Otsuka.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "HONEY" | |
| 2. | "Watashi" | |
| 3. | "QueeN" | |
| 4. | "TOKYO Sanpo" | |
| 5. | "Sakura Harahara" | |
| 6. | "HEART BREAK" | |
| 7. | "Monochrome" | |
| 8. | "make up" | |
| 9. | "FrogFlag" | |
| 10. | "HEY!BEAR" | |
| 11. | "Starting Pistol" | |
| 12. | "Hibi, Ikite Ireba" |
Ai Otsuka is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.
Love Cook is Ai Otsuka's third album released on 14 December 2005 under the Avex Trax record label. It was released in four formats: CD only, CD+DVD, CD+Photobook and CD+Picture Book. The latter two are limited to 150,000 copies each, and feature different sleeve case covers. The picture book illustrations are hand-drawn by Ai herself.
Love Jam is the second album by Ai Otsuka, released on 17 November 2004 under the Avex Trax record label. This album was available in CD and CD+DVD editions. The first-press of the CD Only edition came with an 80-page illustration book drawn by Ai Otsuka herself. The album hit #30 in 2005, selling 414,513 copies. In total, the album has sold about 656,708 copies.
Love Punch is the debut album by Ai Otsuka released on 31 March 2004 under the Avex Trax record label. This album was released in two formats: a CD Only version and a CD+DVD version. The CD+DVD edition comes with a DVD containing promo clips and interviews. Initial pressings contained a limited edition picture book. The album reached #3 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of 98 weeks. Because the album sold 519,300 copies in 2004, it became the #20 most popular album of 2004. However, it also charted on the 2005 end-of-year charts at #94 as it sold 159,025 copies in that year as well. In total, this album has sold 698,277 units.
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