Ai Otsuka discography explained

Artist:	Ai Otsuka
Studio:	8
Live:	11
Compilation:	3
Singles:	23

The discography of Ai Otsuka, a Japanese singer-songwriter, contains eight studio albums, two compilation albums, eleven live DVD albums, and twenty-two singles.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak Positions	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2004	Love Punch Released: March 31, 2004	3	698,000	3× Platinum^[1]
	Love Jam Released: November 17, 2004	1	657,000	2× Platinum^[2]
2005	Love Cook Released: December 14, 2005	1	835,000	3× Platinum^[3]
2007	Love Piece Released: September 26, 2007	1	376,000	2× Platinum^[4]
2008	Love Letter Released: December 17, 2008	3	180,000	Gold^[5]
2014	Love Fantastic Released: July 16, 2014	22	6,000
2015	Love Tricky Released: April 22, 2015	24	3,800
2017	Love Honey^[6] Released: April 12, 2017	23	2,847
2021	Love Pop Released: December 8, 2021	31	2,168

Mini-albums

Year	Title	Peak Positions	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2009	LOVE.IT Released as LOVE Released: November 18, 2009	82	1,334
2014	AIO PUNCH Self-Cover album Released: March 26, 2014	67	1,988
2018	aio piano Live Piano album Released: February 7, 2018	60

Compilation albums

Year	Information	Peak Positions	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2007	Released: March 28, 2007	1	728,000	3× Platinum (JP)^[7]
2009	Love Is Best Released: November 11, 2009	1	94,000	Gold (JP)^[8]
2014	Digital album Released: February 26, 2014
	Ballad Collection Digital album Released: November 12, 2014
2016	LIVE OPENING COLLECTION Digital album Released: January 6, 2016
	Ai am BEST ＋ LOVE is BEST Digital album Released: February 3, 2016
2018	Single Collection: LOVE IS BORN ~15th Anniversary 2018~ Digital album Released: August 1, 2018
2019	Released: January 1, 2019	23	11,300
2020	Aio Piano Arioso Released: March 11, 2020	40	1,002^[9]
	Ai Otsuka Karaoke HITS supported by DAM Digital album Released: April 1, 2020

Live albums

Year	Information	Peak Positions	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2014	Released: December 17, 2014	125
2015	Digital album Released: December 16, 2015
	LOVE IS BORN ~12th Anniversary 2015~ Digital album Released: December 16, 2015
2016	LOVE IS BORN: 13th Anniversary 2016 Released: December 21, 2016	121
2017	LOVE IS BORN: 14th Anniversary 2017 Released: December 20, 2017	150
2018	Released: September 5, 2018	186
2019	LOVE IS BORN: 15th Anniversary 2018 Digital album Released: January 1, 2019
	Ai am BEST, too Tour 2019 ~Yes! Koko ga Iessu	~ @ Zepp DiverCity 2019.05.02 Digital album Released: September 4, 2019
	Ai am BEST, too Tour 2019 ~Yes! Koko ga Iessu	~ @ WWW X 2019.05.10 Digital album Released: September 4, 2019
2020	LOVE IS BORN: 17th Anniversary 2019 Released: January 15, 2020	115
2021	LOVE IS BORN: 17th Anniversary 2020 Released: February 3, 2021

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Sales (JPN)	Certifications^[10]	Album
		Oricon Singles Charts	Billboard Japan Hot 100^[11]
2003	"Momo no Hanabira"	24	—	45,000		Love Punch
	"Sakuranbo"	5	—	589,000	RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum RIAJ (digital): 2× Platinum
2004	"Amaenbo"	6	—	106,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (digital): Gold
	"Happy Days"	3	—	163,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold	Love Jam
	"Kingyo Hanabi"	3	—	148,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (digital): Gold
	"Daisuki da Yo"	3	—	157,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum RIAJ (digital): Gold
2005	"Kuroge Wagyu Joshio Tan Yaki 680 Yen"	3	—	149,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum RIAJ (digital): Gold
	"Smily"	1	—	310,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (digital): Gold	Love Cook
	"Biidama"				RIAJ (physical): Platinum
	"Neko ni Fūsen"	3	—	111,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold
	"Planetarium"	1	—	316,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (digital): Million RIAJ (streaming): Silver
2006	"Frienger"	2	—	173,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum RIAJ (digital): Platinum	Love Piece
	"Yumekui"	5	—	147,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (digital): Gold
	"Ren'ai Shashin"	2	—	148,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum RIAJ (digital): Gold
2007	"Chu-Lip"	3	—	121,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (digital): Platinum
	"Peach"	1	—	169,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (digital): 3× Platinum
	"Heart"				RIAJ (physical): Platinum
	"Pocket"	5	—	61,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold RIAJ (digital): Gold	Love Letter
2008	"Rocket Sneaker"	4	6	44,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold
	"One Time"		—
	"Kurage, Nagareboshi"	4	4	48,000	RIAJ (digital): Gold
2009	"Bye Bye"	8	24	21,000	RIAJ (digital): Gold
2010	"Zokkondition"	6	8	16,000		Love Fantastic
	"Lucky Star"		—
	"I ♥ ×××"	8	7	14,000
2013	""	8	26	10,000
2014	"More More"	34	55	3,000
2017	"Watashi"	27	54	3,500		Love Honey
2019	"Chime"	35	—	1,900^[12]		Love Pop
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Other

In other works

• Love for Nana: Only 1 Tribute (March 16, 2005)
  • "Cherish/大塚 愛 for Trapnest" (also included on her Love Cook album)
• music collection (August 23, 2006)
  • Six tracks performed by the fictional band "Survival Company"
    • "to me" (cover of Boo Bee Benz)
    • "ちょっと" (Chotto, original track)
    • "フレンズ -サバカンver.-" (Friends: Sabakan ver., included in sixth single)
    • "君という花" (Kimi to Iu Hana, cover of Boo Bee Benz)
    • "ハリケーン" (Hurricane, original track)
    • "tears -サバカンver.-" (Tears: Sabakan ver., alternate version of the B-side of Yumekui).
• Judy and Mary 15th Anniversary Tribute Album (released March 18, 2009)
  • "Lover Soul" (cover)
• Watashi to Drecom -DREAMS COME TRUE 25th ANNIVERSARY BEST COVERS- (March 26, 2014)
  • "Romance" (cover)

DVDs

• (July 27, 2005)
• (July 26, 2006)
• Love is Born: 3rd Anniversary 2006 (January 1, 2007)
• (September 26, 2007)
• Love Is Born: 4th Anniversary 2007 (January 1, 2008)
• (July 30, 2008)
• Love Is Born: 5th Anniversary 2008 (February 25, 2009)
• (May 6, 2009)
• (September 23, 2009)
• Love Is Born: 6th Anniversary 2009 (March 17, 2010)
• Love is Best Tour 2009 Final (June 2, 2010)
• Love Is Born: 7th Anniversary 2010 (March 9, 2011)
• Love Is Born: 10th Anniversary 2013 (March 19, 2014)
• Love Fantastic Tour 2014: Ōtsuka Ai wa Mahōtsukāi (おぉーつかあいはまほぉーつかぁい) (December 17, 2014)
• ai otsuka LIVE BOX 2015: TRiCKY BORNBON (January 20, 2016)
• Love Is Born: 13th Anniversary 2016 (December 21, 2016)
• Love Is Born: 14th Anniversary 2017 (December 20, 2017)
• Love Honey Tour 2017: Yuuwaku no Kaori ni Yuu Wakuwaku (誘惑の香りにYOUワクワク) (September 5, 2018)
• Love Is Born: 16th Anniversary 2019 (January 15, 2020)
• Love Is Born: 17th Anniversary 2020 (February 3, 2021)

Theme songs and tie-ins

• "Momo no Hanabira" – theme song for Suika
• "Sakuranbo" – featured in the game Taiko no Tatsujin Po~taboru by Namco and Drummania V by Konami
• "Pretty Voice" – theme song for Shoubu Shitagi (aka Division 1 Stage 1)
• "Kuroge Wagyuu Joshio Tanyaki 680 Yen" – ending song for Black Jack
• "Friends" – theme song for Tokyo Friends, the drama Otsuka starred in.
• "Planetarium" – image song for Hana yori Dango
• "Yumekui" – theme song for the Tokyo Friends movie
• "Ren'ai Shashin" – theme song for the movie Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru
• "Chu-Lip" – theme song for the drama Kirakira Kenshui
• "Cherish" – theme song for Love for Nana
• "Peach" – ending theme song for Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
• "Peach" – featured in the game Taiko no Tatsujin 2 by Namco and Drummania V by Konami
• "Bye Bye" – song for Asahi Slat 2009 TVCM
• "Lucky Star" – theme Song for Vancouver Olympic winter game 2010 (on TV Fuji)
• "Zokkondition" – song for Asahi Slat 2010 TVCM
• "Chime" – Fruits Basket: 1st Season 2nd Opening Song

See also

• Love (Ai Otsuka)#Discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for April 2004 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010.
2. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for November 2004 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100907015450/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200411.html. September 7, 2010 . live.
3. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for December 2005 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010.
4. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for September 2007 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010.
5. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for December 2008 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010.
6. Web site: Otsuka Ai to release 8th album 'LOVE HONEY'. February 27, 2017. March 3, 2021. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
7. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for March 2007 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010.
8. Web site: RIAJ Certifications for September 2009 . . Japanese . July 24, 2010.
9. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-23/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年03月23日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on March 23, 2020. Oricon. March 18, 2020. Japanese.
10. Web site: 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会. www.riaj.or.jp. February 26, 2017.
11. News: Charts Billboard JAPAN. Billboard JAPAN. February 26, 2017. ja-JP.
12. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年09月16日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for September 16, 2019. Oricon. September 11, 2019. Japanese.