Love Punch Explained

Love Punch
Type:Album
Artist:Ai Otsuka
Cover:LOVE PUNCH Ai Otsuka cover.jpg
Recorded:2003–2004
Genre:J-pop
Length:46:00
Label:Avex Trax
AVCD-17453 (Japan, CD+DVD)
AVCD-17454 (Japan, CD)
Producer:Ai Otsuka
Next Title:Love Jam
Next Year:2004

Love Punch is the debut album by Ai Otsuka released on 31 March 2004 under the Avex Trax record label. This album was released in two formats: a CD Only version and a CD+DVD version.[1] The CD+DVD edition comes with a DVD containing promo clips and interviews. Initial pressings contained a limited edition picture book. The album reached #3 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of 98 weeks.[2] Because the album sold 519,300 copies in 2004, it became the #20 most popular album of 2004. However, it also charted on the 2005 end-of-year charts at #94 as it sold 159,025 copies in that year as well. In total, this album has sold 698,277 units.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discography|大塚 愛(おおつか あい) Official WebSite . 2009-11-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100214050820/http://avexnet.or.jp/ai/discography/avcd-17453.html . 2010-02-14 .
  2. Web site: Ai Otsuka – LOVE PUNCH (Channel-Ai Blog) . Eyn . September 18, 2005 . 2009-11-14.
  3. Web site: Ai Otsuka CD Single Releases . 2009-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211013357/http://www.jidolsource.net/aiotsuka/index.php?cd . 2008-12-11 . dead .