After a year of releasing singles and music videos, the album was originally for an early September release but was pushed back to allow Ayaka's single, Mikazuki, to correspond with the album release. It entered the Oricon charts at number one. The album has also been released on iTunes in Japan and other countries, including the United States.
Commercial performanceedit
The album debuted at #1 on the Oricon Albums Chart with first week sales of approximately 350,580 copies.[1] This became the highest first week sales of a female soloist's debut album since Mika Nakashima's True, released nearly four years prior.[2]First message sold 711,299 copies by the end of 2006, making it the 13th best-selling album of the fiscal year.[3]
First message managed to sell an additional 406,290 copies by the end of the following year, making it the 22nd best-selling album in Japan of 2007.[4] The album surpassed the million-selling mark during its 24th week on the charts, on April 23, 2007, making it the first time in three years since Avril Lavigne's Let Go that a female solo singer achieved a million-seller in Japan with her first album.[5]First message was certified Million by RIAJ for shipping around 1 million copies.
Her debut album re-entered the charts at #148 in 2009, and it peaked at #72 on April 15, 2009, Weekly Chart.
^Oricon Style Staff (November 11, 2006). . Oricon; published through Yahoo! GeoCities (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^(in Japanese) "絢香、初のアルバム1位！女性新人4年ぶりの快挙！！". Oricon. November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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^"絢香がミリオン突破!2007年女性アーティスト初". Oricon. April 19, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
January 01, 1970
first, message, debut, album, from, japanese, singer, ayaka, studio, album, ayakareleasednovember, 2006, 2006, genrej, poplength55, 47labelwarner, music, japanproducernishio, yoshihikoayakaayaka, chronology, 2006, sing, 2008, contents, background, commercial, . First Message is the debut album from Japanese singer Ayaka First MessageStudio album by AyakaReleasedNovember 1 2006 2006 11 01 GenreJ popLength55 47LabelWarner Music JapanProducerNishio YoshihikoAyakaAyaka chronologyFirst Message 2006 Sing to the Sky 2008 Contents 1 Background 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 ReferencesBackground editAfter a year of releasing singles and music videos the album was originally for an early September release but was pushed back to allow Ayaka s single Mikazuki to correspond with the album release It entered the Oricon charts at number one The album has also been released on iTunes in Japan and other countries including the United States Commercial performance editThe album debuted at 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart with first week sales of approximately 350 580 copies 1 This became the highest first week sales of a female soloist s debut album since Mika Nakashima s True released nearly four years prior 2 First message sold 711 299 copies by the end of 2006 making it the 13th best selling album of the fiscal year 3 First message managed to sell an additional 406 290 copies by the end of the following year making it the 22nd best selling album in Japan of 2007 4 The album surpassed the million selling mark during its 24th week on the charts on April 23 2007 making it the first time in three years since Avril Lavigne s Let Go that a female solo singer achieved a million seller in Japan with her first album 5 First message was certified Million by RIAJ for shipping around 1 million copies Her debut album re entered the charts at 148 in 2009 and it peaked at 72 on April 15 2009 Weekly Chart Track listing editAll lyrics are written by AyakaCDNo TitleMusicArranger s Length1 Start to 0 Love Yoshihiko NishioL O E 2 Real Voice Yoshihiko NishioL O E 3 Sha la la Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaL O E 4 Blue Days ブルーデイズ lit Blue Days Yoshihiko NishioL O E 5 I Believe Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaL O E 6 Stay with Me Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaL O E 7 Melody Yoshihiko NishioL O E 8 Kimi no Power to Otona no Furi 君のパワーと大人のフリ lit Your Power and an Adult s Inseparability Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaL O E 9 Eien no Monogatari 永遠の物語 lit Eternal Story Yoshihiko NishioL O E 10 Toki wo Modoshite 時を戻して lit Turning Back Time Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaHiroshi Uesugi 11 1 2 3 4 Yoshihiko NishioL O E 12 Story Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaL O E 13 Lailalai ライラライ lit Rairarai Yoshihiko NishioL O E 14 Mikazuki 三日月 lit Crescent Moon Yoshihiko Nishio AyakaL O E 15 message AyakaAyaka Charts editOricon Sales Chart Japan Release Album chart Peak position Debut sales Sales total November 1 2006 Daily Charts 1 1 201 732 Weekly Charts 1 350 580 Monthly Charts 1 Yearly Charts 2006 13 711 000 Yearly Charts 2007 22 338 000 Yearly Charts 2008 126 References edit Oricon Style Staff November 11 2006 Oricon Albums Chart Chart Week November 11 2006 Oricon published through Yahoo GeoCities in Japanese Archived from the original on November 6 2018 Retrieved April 14 2024 in Japanese 絢香 初のアルバム1位 女性新人4年ぶりの快挙 Oricon November 7 2006 Retrieved April 14 2024 2006年 アルバム年間TOP100 Archived from the original on November 6 2018 Retrieved April 14 2024 2007年 アルバム年間TOP100 Archived from the original on November 6 2018 Retrieved April 14 2024 絢香がミリオン突破 2007年女性アーティスト初 Oricon April 19 2007 Retrieved April 14 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title First Message amp oldid 1218958213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
