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| Released | February 22, 2012 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
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Love Letters is the first Japanese studio album by Korean boy group The Boss,released on January 18,2012 on the Japanese label Sony Music Entertainment.
This full album follows the group's previous Japanese singles in the "Love Series",being another title using the word "Love". The previously released singles “Love Power”,“Love Bingo!”,“Love Parade”and the more recent “Love Days”,were included in the album’s track list. [1]
The album was released in three different versions,including a regular edition,limited edition A and limited edition B. While the limited edition A comes with a 60-page photobook,a CD including the same 12-song track list as the regular edition,as well as a DVD including the "Documentary of Daikokudanji:First Story",the limited edition B only includes eight tracks.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Power" | H.U.B | Mitsuki Shiokawa | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Love Story" | H.U.B | Kazunori Fujimoto | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Love Days" | Sho Kiryuin | Sho Kiryuin | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Love Parade" | Chokkyu Murano | Minoru Komorita, Chokkaku | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Friends" | H.U.B | Ken for 2 Soul Music, Inc., June (Wazz Up) | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Kataomoi" (片思い) | H.U.B | Uta | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Mō Saigo ni Naru to..." (もう最後になると…) | Canna | Kazunori Fujimoto, Sho Hayama, Alka-Line | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Love song for you" | H.U.B | Shingo.S | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Love Bingo!" | Kaori Morikawa | Ken for 2 Soul Music, Inc. | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Hanarenai Hanasanai" (離れない離さない) | H.U.B | Shinichiro Murayama | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Dearest" | Yuka Kawamura | Yuka Kawamura, Chokkaku | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Magic" | Kiyoshi | Cube Juice, Chokkaku | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 54:09 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Power" | H.U.B | Mitsuki Shiokawa | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Love Story" | H.U.B | Kazunori Fujimoto | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Love Bingo!" | Kaori Morikawa | Ken for 2 Soul Music, Inc. | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Kataomoi" (片思い) | H.U.B | Uta | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Mō Saigo ni Naru to..." (もう最後になると…) | canna | Kazunori Fujimoto, Sho Hayama, Alka-Line | 5:44 |
| 6. | "Love song for you" | H.U.B | Shingo.S | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Dearest" | Yuka Kawamura | Yuka Kawamura, Chokkaku | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Magic" | Kiyoshi | Cube Juice, Chokkaku | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 36:32 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Documentary of Daikokudanji: First Story" | 19:56 |
| Total length: | 19:56 | |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position | Sales |
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| Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart [2] | 7 | 14,379 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Japan | January 18, 2012 | CD+DVD A SRCL-7836～7837 [3] CD B SRCL-7838 [4] CD SRCL-7839 [5] | Sony Music Entertainment |
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