I Hope So Explained

I Hope So
Type:studio
Artist:Akina Nakamori
Cover:File:I_hope_so_(Akina_Nakamori_album_cover).jpg
Released:14 May 2003
Recorded:2003
Studio:West Side
On-Air Mafu Studio
Heartbeat Recording Studio
Genre:J-pop
Length:52:57
Language:Japanese
Label:Universal Music Japan
Producer:Satoshi Takebe
Prev Title:Utahime Double Decade
Prev Year:2002
Next Year:2003

I Hope So (stylized as I hope so) is the twenty first studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and second studio album to be released during the 2000s. It was released on 14 May 2003 under the Universal Music Japan label. The album includes the lead single "Days".

The album includes four of Akina's original written songs: "Niji", "I Hope So", "Veil" and "Days".

Promotion

Singles

It consists of one previously released single.[1] [2]

"Days" is the forty second single written by Nakamori herself and Oda Tetsuro. It was released on 30 April 2003 under Universal Music Japan. It was her only single to be released in that year. The single was promoted as an ending theme to the Japanese television drama Onna to Ai to Mystery.[3]

The single debuted at number 30 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts.[5]

Stage performances

"Days", "Utsutsu no Hana", "Tsumugi Uta" and "Kaze no Hate" has been performed in the anniversary live tour Akina Nakamori 2003: I Hope So.

"I Hope So" has been performed in the one-night special live AKINA NAKAMORI Special Live 2009 “Empress at Yokohama”.

Chart performance

The album reached number 15 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 6 consecutive weeks with the sales of 18,000 copies.[6] [7] During its re-release in 2023, the album debut at number 79 on the Billboard Japan´s Album Weekly Charts.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Satoshi Takebe.

Covers

Release history

YearFormat(s)Serial numberLabel(s)
2003CD, CD+DVDUMCK-1162, UMCK-9035UMJ[9]
2017UHQCDUPCH-7272UMJ[10]
2023LP, CDUPCY-7839, UPJY-9348UMJ[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JBOOK:I hope so:中森明菜:CD. JBOOK. 文教堂. 2011-02-22.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110722163329/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/akina/bio.html. 中森明菜 UNIVERSAL MUSIC OFFICIAL WEBSITE. biography. ユニバーサルミュージック. 2012-04-04. 2011-07-22.
  3. Web site: 中森明菜 / 25周年記念セレクション ベスト・フィンガー [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com]. 音楽出版社. 2012-04-25].
  4. Web site: 中森明菜 / I hope so〜バラード・アルバム〜 [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com|work=CDジャーナル|publisher=音楽出版社|accessdate=2012-05-17}} The single was included in the compilation album Best Finger 25th anniversary selection and All Time Best: Originals.[3] .
  5. Web site: Days 中森明菜のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE. オリコン. 2011-10-16.
  6. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005 . 25 April 2006 . オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション . 4871310779 . 3, 455–457, 883.
  7. Web site: 中森明菜-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック. オリコン. 2012-04-04.
  8. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: Week of June 7, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. June 7, 2023.
  9. Web site: I hope so. UMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  10. Web site: I hope so [UHQCD]]. UMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  11. Web site: 中森明菜 / I hope so. cdjournal. October 31, 2023. Japanese.

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