Life (Angela Aki album) explained

Life
Type:	Album
Artist:	Angela Aki
Border:	yes
Released:	September 08, 2010
Genre:	J-Pop
Prev Title:	Answer
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	White
Next Year:	2011

Life is the fourth full studio album by Angela Aki released on September 8, 2010.^[1]

Singles

• Ai no Kisetsu (愛の季節; Seasons of Love) is the first single from the album. Released on September 16, 2009, it was used as a theme song for NHK drama "Tsubasa".^[2]
• Kagayaku Hito (輝く人; Shining One) is the second single, released on April 10, 2010. For the first time Aki plays the guitar in a song. he title track was used as a theme song for NHK drama "Kokoro no Idenshi".^[3]

Other Songs

• Life was used as the CM for Nissay campaign "Mihai Support".^[4]
• Every Woman's song was released to promote the album. It reached the second position on the USEN J-Pop Chart; it's the first song with English lyrics to make it into the top three.^[5]

Charts

Chart	Peak Position
Japan (Oricon Daily Charts)	5
Japan (Oricon Weekly Charts)^[6]	5
Japan (Oricon Monthly Charts)^[7]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributing label	Catalogue codes
Japan	^[8] ^[9]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3520, ESCL-3518~9
South Korea	^[10] ^[11]	CD, digital download		2398026
Taiwan	^[12] ^[13]	CD		88697767772
Hong Kong		CD (Asian Special Edition)		88697795402
Taiwan	^[14]
Singapore	^[15]
Japan	^[16]	Rental CD		ESCL-3520

External links

• Official Site
• Sony Music Profile: Regular // Limited
• Oricon Profile: Regular // Limited

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amazon.co.jp： LIFE(初回生産限定盤)(DVD付): 音楽. Amazon.co.jp. August 9, 2012.
2. Web site: Angela Aki – "Ai no Kisetsu" CD Cover and Tracklist. listentheworld.wordpress.com. August 9, 2012.
3. Web site: (Single) 輝く人 - Kagayaku Hito . angelaakispain.blogspot.es . August 9, 2012 .
4. Web site: "LIFE", song of a CM . mykeysinternational.com. August 9, 2012.
5. Web site: Angela Aki releases LIFE cover & makes history. Tokyo Hive. August 9, 2012.
6. Web site: Week's sales charts! . https://archive.today/20121203181702/http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/1199748.html?thread=84196484 . dead . December 3, 2012 . あらま They Didn't! . August 9, 2012 .
7. Web site: LIFE. mykeysinternational.com. August 9, 2012.
8. Web site: LIFE . Sony . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
9. Web site: LIFE【初回生産限定盤】 . Sony . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
10. Web site: ANGELA AKI - LIFE . Hot Tracks . Korean . June 6, 2014.
11. Web site: Life . Bugs . Korean . June 6, 2014.
12. Web site: Angela Aki/ LIFE . G-Music . Chinese . June 6, 2014.
13. Web site: ANGELA AKI - LIFE . hmv.co.hk . June 6, 2014.
14. Web site: Angela Aki / LIFE 亞洲版 . Books.com.tw . Chinese . June 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606204628/http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020142694 . June 6, 2014 .
15. Web site: ANGELA AKI - LIFE (ASIA VER) . hmv.co.sg . June 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205338/http://www.hmv.com.sg/product.php?sku=593485 . June 6, 2014 .
16. Web site: http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/works/20258241.html . ja:ＬＩＦＥ　／アンジェラ・アキ . Tsutaya . Japanese . June 6, 2014.