White (Angela Aki album) explained

White
Type:	Album
Artist:	Angela Aki
Border:	yes
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Epic Records Japan
Prev Title:	Life
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Songbook
Next Year:	2012

White is the fifth studio album released by Angela Aki, released on September 28, 2011 in two editions, standard and limited. The limited one includes a bonus DVD with a music video of "Hajimari no Ballad" and performance footage held at a museum in June 2011.^[1]

Singles

• Hajimari no Ballad (始まりのバラード; Ballad of Beginning) is the only single from the album, released in the physical format on June 8, 2011.^[2] "Hajimari no Ballad" was used as the theme song for the Japanese dorama Namae wo Nakushita, Megami^[3] and "I Have a Dream", a song included in the CD, was used as the theme song for the Washington National Gallery of Art Exhibit in Japan iPhone app.^[4]

Other songs

• Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki (津軽海峡・冬景色; Tsugaru Strait • Winter Landscape) was used in a TV commercial for Uniqlo's 2011 winter collection in Japan.^[5]

Track listing^[6]

CD

DVD

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributing label	Catalogue codes
Japan	^[8] ^[9]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3780, ESCL-3778~9
	^[10]	Rental CD		ESCL-3780
South Korea	^[11] ^[12]	CD, digital download		2418156
Hong Kong	^[13]	CD/DVD		88697975692
Singapore	^[14]
Taiwan	^[15]

External links

• Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
• Sony Music Profile Limited Edition | Regular Edition

Notes and References

1. Web site: WHITE. mykeysinternational.com. 2012-07-25.
2. Web site: アンジェラ・アキ : 始まりのバラード【初回生産限定盤】. Sony Music Japan. 2012-07-25.
3. Web site: Angela Aki reveals the PV for "Hajimari no Ballad"!. Tokyo Hive. 2012-07-25.
4. Web site: 「津軽海峡・冬景色」でユニクロCM出演アンジェラ・アキ、. musicman-net.com. 2012-07-25.
5. Web site: Angela Aki releases PV for "Tsugaru-kaikyo Fuyugeshiki". Tokyo Hive. 2012-09-25.
6. Web site: アンジェラ・アキ/WHITE (CD+DVD)＜初回生産限定盤＞. Tower Records (Japan). 2012-07-25.
7. Web site: Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs. あらま They Didn't !. 2012-07-25.
8. Web site: TODAY . Sony . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
9. Web site: WHITE【初回生産限定盤】 . Sony . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
10. Web site: http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/works/20285846.html . ja:ＷＨＩＴＥ／アンジェラ・アキ . Tsutaya . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
11. Web site: ANGELA AKI - LIFE . Hot Tracks . Korean . June 6, 2014.
12. Web site: White . Bugs . Korean . June 6, 2014.
13. Web site: ANGELA AKI - WHITE (+DVD) . hmv.co.hk . June 6, 2014.
14. Web site: ANGELA AKI - WHITE (+DVD) . hmv.co.sg . June 6, 2014.
15. Web site: Angela Aki / WHITE (CD+DVD) . Books.com.tw . Chinese . June 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214606/http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020155788 . June 6, 2014 .