Wish (Yuna Ito album)
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Wish is the second studio album by Japanese-pop
singer Yuna Ito
. The album was released on 20 February 2008 on Studioseven Recordings, Sony Music Japan. Wish was released in two versions, CD-only and CD-DVD version. In its first week 49,000 copies were sold. Wish has been certified gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies in Japan.
DVD
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer Yuna Ito
Yuna Ito
is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress who is active in Japan.She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film Nana; she also starred in the film,...
. The album was released on 20 February 2008 on Studioseven Recordings, Sony Music Japan. Wish was released in two versions, CD-only and CD-DVD version. In its first week 49,000 copies were sold. Wish has been certified gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies in Japan.
Track listing
- Power of Love
- Alone Again
- (Anata ga Iru Kagiri: A World to Believe In)
- "Urban MermaidUrban Mermaid"Urban Mermaid" is the 9th single of Japanese artist Yuna Ito released on October 24, 2007 under Studioseven Recordings.-Tracklist:CD# Urban Mermaid CM: LUX # Colorful Theme Song: Fuji TV Network...
" - "Heartbeat"
- "Colorful"
- "Unite As One"
- "MahalohaMahaloha"Mahaloha" is Yuna Ito's first collaboration single, and her 8th in total. Micro from Def Tech provided guest vocals. The single was released on June 27, 2007 under Studioseven Recordings. The song was described as very Hawaiian by Ito, and should let everyone outside of Hawaii feel the wind of...
" - "A Long Walk"
- "Moon Rabbit"
- "I'm HereI'm Here"I'm Here" is Yuna Ito's 7th single in total, and first of the year 2007, released after her successful debut album "Heart", on March 14, 2007 under Studioseven Recordings.-Overview:...
" - "Wish"
- "Tokyo Days"
- "My Heart Will Go OnMy Heart Will Go On"My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...
" (Bonus)
DVD
- I'm HereI'm Here"I'm Here" is Yuna Ito's 7th single in total, and first of the year 2007, released after her successful debut album "Heart", on March 14, 2007 under Studioseven Recordings.-Overview:...
PV - MahalohaMahaloha"Mahaloha" is Yuna Ito's first collaboration single, and her 8th in total. Micro from Def Tech provided guest vocals. The single was released on June 27, 2007 under Studioseven Recordings. The song was described as very Hawaiian by Ito, and should let everyone outside of Hawaii feel the wind of...
PV - Urban MermaidUrban Mermaid"Urban Mermaid" is the 9th single of Japanese artist Yuna Ito released on October 24, 2007 under Studioseven Recordings.-Tracklist:CD# Urban Mermaid CM: LUX # Colorful Theme Song: Fuji TV Network...
PV - (Anata ga Iru Kagiri: A World to Believe In PV)
Tie-ins
- "I'm Here" was used as the theme song for (Unfair: The Movie).
- "Urban Mermaid" was used in Japan's LuxLux (soap)Lux is a global brand developed by Unilever. The range of products includes beauty soaps, shower gels, bath additives, hair shampoos and conditioners. Lux started as “Sunlight Flakes” laundry soap in 1899....
shampoo commercial. - (Anata ga Iru Kagiri: A World to Believe In) was used in au LISMOLISMOLISMO is an online music service provided by au, a Japanese mobile phone brand run by KDDI, a Japanese telecommunication company. This service uses a mobile phone as a music player. This service was introduced on January 19, 2006, and the service began operating at the end of January in Japan. The...
commercial. - "Tokyo Days" was used in Japan's Proactiv SolutionProactiv SolutionProactiv Solution is an over-the-counter topical treatment for mild to moderate forms of acne, widely known for being marketed in Guthy-Renker infomercials since 1995...
commercial, which featured Yuna Ito. - "Colorful" was used as the theme song for Fuji TelevisionFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
's Mezamashi Doyoubi. - "Unite As One" was used as the ending theme song for KonamiKonamiis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's Nintendo DSNintendo DSThe is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game (Time Hollow: Ubawareta Kako wo Motomete).
Oricon sales chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total | Chart run |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 20, 2008 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 3 | ||
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 3 | 49,095 | 15+ weeks | |
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 10 | |||
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 96 | 103,405 |
Billboard (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak Position | Chart Run |
---|---|---|---|
February 20, 2008 | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 4 | 2 weeks |
Singles
Date | Title | Peak position | Sales Total | Weeks |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 March 2007 | "I'm Here" | 15 | 36,634 | 41 weeks |
27 June 2007 | "Mahaloha" | 5 | 43,233 | 37 weeks |
24 October 2007 | "Urban Mermaid" | 10 | 23,833 | 42 weeks |
16 January 2008 | (Anata ga Iru Kagiri: A World to Believe In) | 8 | 24,105 | 29 weeks |