Dream (Yuna Ito album) explained

Dream
Type:studio
Artist:Yuna Ito
Cover:YunaitoDreamcovercd.jpg
Released:May 27, 2009
Recorded:2008–2009
Genre:Pop
Length:52:21
Label:Studioseven Recordings
Prev Title:Wish
Prev Year:2008
Next Year:2010

Dream is American pop singer Yuna Ito's third Japanese studio album. The album was released on May 27, 2009, under her label Studioseven Recordings. The album was released in two formats: CD-only and a limited CD+DVD version that contains four music videos and the making of the video.[1] The motto of the album is: "If you can dream it, you can do it".[2]

Overview

The release of Dream comes just over one year after Ito's second studio album, Wish. Dream includes the three singles that were released in order to promote the album. Also included in the album is the answer song to "Ima Demo Zutto",, featuring hip-hop duo Spontania which was also used to promote the album.[3]

Promotion

The first single "Miss You" was used as the background song for Ito En's Vitamin Fruit commercial in which Ito appeared.[4] "Koi wa Groovy x2" was used to promote the Gap's 2008 Holiday Collection "Winter Neutrals" campaign.[5] [6] "Trust You" was used as the ending theme song for the second season of anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00.[7] "Brand New World", the B-side for "Trust You" was used as the background music for Hawkins Sports. Unlike the other three songs, Love Machine Gun was not released as a single but was used as the insert song for the cell phone novel .[8]

Singles

The first single released from Dream. "Miss You" debuted at #20 on the Oricon single chart.[9]

The second single from the album. It debuted at #44 on the charts.[10]

The last single from the album was "Trust You". "Trust You" debuted at #5 on the charts.[11]

Charts and certifications

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Sales figuresCertification
(thresholds)
Japan Oricon Daily4
Japan Oricon Weekly735,738
Japan Oricon Monthly20

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DREAM(初回生産限定盤)(DVD付) [CD+DVD] [Limited Edition] ]. Amazon. May 3, 2009. ja.
  2. Click on banner on the left hand side that say "DREAM" Web site: Yuna Ito official site. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. May 3, 2009. ja.
  3. Web site: 伊藤由奈、新曲"今でも 会いたいよ…"でSpontaniaをフィーチャー。5月発売のアルバムに収録決定. Bounce. May 3, 2009. March 25, 2009. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20090422002547/http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/18753/headlineclick. April 22, 2009. dead.
  4. Web site: 伊藤由奈がCM出演、クリスタルの輝きに負けない美しさ. Livedoor. May 3, 2009. May 7, 2008. ja.
  5. Web site: 伊藤由奈、GAPのキャンペーンモデルに. Barks. May 3, 2009. October 23, 2008. ja.
  6. Web site: 伊藤由奈、GAPとのコラボレーションビデオをMTVで先行独占オンエア&フル配信. Livedoor. May 3, 2009. November 4, 2008. ja.
  7. Web site: http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090427mog00m200039000c.html. ja:機動戦士ガンダム:「ファースト」から「00」まで全主題歌81曲 DVD発売. Mainichi Shimbun. May 3, 2009. April 29, 2009. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090429164454/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090427mog00m200039000c.html. April 29, 2009.
  8. Web site: http://de-view.net/index.php?LU=contents/tenshino_koi/tenshino_song. ja:おりおん☆. Oricon. May 3, 2009. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080819064604/http://de-view.net/index.php?LU=contents%2Ftenshino_koi%2Ftenshino_song. August 19, 2008.
  9. Web site: Miss You Oricon page. Oricon. May 3, 2009. ja.
  10. Web site: Koi wa Groovy x2 Oricon page. Oricon. May 3, 2009. ja.
  11. Web site: Trust You Oricon page. Oricon. May 3, 2009. ja.