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2009 studio album by Yui Aragaki
Hug
Studio album by Yui Aragaki
ReleasedJune 17, 2009 (2009-06-17)
Recorded2008–2009
GenrePop
Length59:29 (Disc 1)
36:03 (Disc 2)
LabelWarner Music Japan
ProducerSeiji Kameda
Yui Aragaki chronology
Sora
(2007) 		Hug
(2009) 		Niji
(2010)
Alternative covers
Limited edition A cover
Alternative cover
Limited edition B cover
Singles from Hug
  1. "Make My Day"
    Released: July 16, 2008
  2. "Akai Ito"
    Released: October 15, 2008
  3. "Piece"
    Released: February 25, 2009
  4. "Utsushie"
    Released: May 27, 2009

Hug is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released on June 17, 2009.

Background

The album includes Aragaki's previously released singles "Make My Day ", "Akai Ito", "Piece" and "Utsushie". It was released in three formats: CD+DVD standard edition, limited edition A, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and comes priced at 2,000 yen, and limited edition B, which comes with a bonus CD that includes acoustic renditions of the album tracks. The standard edition DVD includes four music videos as well as making footage of the album.

Chart performance

Hug debuted on the daily Oricon Albums Chart at #3 with 5,897 copies sold. It peaked at #5 on the weekly charts with 22,540 copies sold, making it Aragaki's second consecutive album to debut in the top 5. The album peaked at #30 on the monthly albums chart and was the 216th best-selling album of 2009.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heart Will Drive"EmmyTanaka Hayato4:09
2."Utsushie" (うつし絵 "Silhouette")Yūho IwasatoKenji Kubo5:20
3."Only You"CharaChara3:43
4."Make My Day"Keito BlowBlow3:44
5."Furī Bādo" (フリーバード "Free Bird")Maki YanoYano5:46
6."Shinkaron" (進化論 "Theory of Evolution")Junji IshiwatariShigeru Kishida4:13
7."La La..."Yui Aragaki, Yōko KuzuyaKuzuya3:01
8."Hachimitsu" (ハチミツ "Honey")IwasatoMichitarō Shimamoto, Jun Murayama4:45
9."Piece"Minako KawaeKawae4:22
10."Subako" (巣箱 "Nest Box")IwasatoKuzuya5:20
11."Reinbō" (レインボウ "Rainbow")KuboKubo3:58
12."Akai Ito" (赤い糸 "Red Thread")Kentarō KobuchiKobuchi6:21
13."Hug"AragakiKōichi Tsutaya4:16
Total length:59:29
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Will Drive" (Naked Voice Version)2:06
2."Utsushie" (Naked Voice Version)3:50
3."Only You" (Naked Voice Version)3:49
4."Make My Day" (Naked Voice Version)1:34
5."Furī Bādo" (Naked Voice Version)2:17
6."Shinkaron" (Naked Voice Version)3:19
7."La La..." (Naked Voice Version)2:46
8."Hachimitsu" (Naked Voice Version)2:21
9."Piece" (Naked Voice Version)2:46
10."Subako" (Naked Voice Version)3:10
11."Reinbō" (Naked Voice Version)2:13
12."Akai Ito" (Naked Voice Version)3:04
13."Hug" (Naked Voice Version)2:48
Total length:36:03
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Piece" (Music Video: Studio Ghibli Version) 
2."Piece" (Music Video: Yui Aragaki Version) 
3."Utsushie" (Music Video: Yui Aragaki and Umika Kawashima Version) 
4."Utsushie" (Music Video: Yui Aragaki Version) 
5."Album "Hug" Making Footage" 

Charts and sales

Chart (2009) Peak
positions 		Sales
Japan Billboard Top Albums 4 40,704
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart 3
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 5
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 30
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 216
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD+DVD) 15
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD) 18
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart 2
Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart 5
Taiwan G-Music International Chart 6

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Japan June 17, 2009 Warner Music CD (Limited Edition A)
2CD (Limited Edition B)
CD+DVD (Standard Edition)
Taiwan July 3, 2009 CD
Hong Kong July 7, 2009

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External links

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