| Yoake Mae | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Chara |
| Cover: | Chara_Yoake.jpg |
| Released: | March 19, 2003 |
| Recorded: | 2002–2003 |
| Genre: | Downtempo, ambient pop, alternative pop |
| Length: | 59:51 |
| Label: | Sony Music Japan |
| Producer: | Chara |
| Prev Title: | Madrigal |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | A Scenery Like Me |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
is the ninth studio album by Chara, which was released on March 19, 2003.[1] It debuted at #17 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 5 weeks.[2] It eventually sold 47,000 copies.
The entire album was produced and written by Chara. It was her last original album release on Sony.
Two singles were released from the album: and .
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2002 | "Hatsukoi" | 16 (Oricon) | 3 | 12,410 | |
| February 8, 2003 | "Mieru wa" | 71 (Oricon) | 2 | 2,844 |
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2003 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 17 | 19,742 | 46,812 |
| Soundscan Album Top 20[3] | 17 | 22,382 |