White (Angela Aki album)

2011 studio album by Angela Aki

White

Studio album by

Angela Aki

Released| September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
Genre| Pop
Length| 50:35
Label| Epic Records Japan
Angela Aki chronology
| Life
(2010)  | White
(2011)  | Songbook
(2012)

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Singles from  White

1. "Hajimari no Ballad"
Released: June 8, 2011

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

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* 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

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* 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]

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No.| Title| Title translation| Length

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1.| "Hajimari no Ballad (始まりのバラード)"| Ballad of Beginning| 4:54
2.| "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki (津軽海峡・冬景色)" (Ishikawa Sayuri cover)| Tsugaru Strait • Winter Landscape| 3:50
3.| "I Have a Dream"| /| 4:48
4.| "Julio (フリオ)"| Julio| 5:10
5.| "My Grandfather's Clock"| /| 4:29
6.| "Moral no Soushiki -revival- (モラルの葬式 -revival-)"| Funeral of Morals -revival-| 5:48
7.| "Furusato~HOME (ふるさと~HOME)"| Hometown~HOME| 6:25
8.| "Mokugekisha (目撃車)"| Eyewitness| 5:13
9.| "Honesty" (Billy Joel cover)| /| 3:53
10.| "One Family"| /| 5:40

DVD

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "HOME SWEET HOME "5YEARS" ~Best Hit & All Requests~ SPECIAL MOVIE"|
2.| "Washington National Gallery Exhibition Digest"|
3.| "Hajimari no Ballad (Video Clip)"|

## Charts

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Chart  | Peak
Position

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Oricon Weekly Album Charts[7] | 4

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Distributing label  | Catalogue codes

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Japan | September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)[8][9] | CD, CD/DVD, digital download  | Sony  | ESCL-3780, ESCL-3778~9
October 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)[10] | Rental CD  | ESCL-3780
South Korea | November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)[11][12] | CD, digital download  | 2418156
Hong Kong | November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)[13] | CD/DVD  | 88697975692
Singapore | November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)[14]
Taiwan | December 16, 2011 (2011-12-16)[15]

## References

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1. ^ "WHITE". mykeysinternational.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
2. ^ "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. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
3. ^ "Angela Aki reveals the PV for "Hajimari no Ballad"!". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
4. ^ "「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. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
5. ^ "Angela Aki releases PV for "Tsugaru-kaikyo Fuyugeshiki"". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
6. ^ "アンジェラ・アキ/WHITE (CD+DVD)＜初回生産限定盤＞". Tower Records (Japan). Retrieved 2012-07-25.
7. ^ "Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs". あらま They Didn't !. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
8. ^ "TODAY" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
9. ^ "WHITE【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
10. ^ ＷＨＩＴＥ／アンジェラ・アキ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
11. ^ "ANGELA AKI - LIFE" (in Korean). Hot Tracks. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
12. ^ "White" (in Korean). Bugs. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
13. ^ "ANGELA AKI - WHITE (+DVD)". hmv.co.hk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
14. ^ "ANGELA AKI - WHITE (+DVD)". hmv.co.sg. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
15. ^ "Angela Aki / WHITE (CD+DVD)" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

## External links

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

* v
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Angela Aki

Studio albums|

* These Words
* Home
* Today
* Answer
* Life
* White
* Blue

Cover albums|

* Songbook

Compilation albums|

* Tapestry of Songs

Extended play|

* One

Singles|

* "Home"
* "Kokoro no Senshi"
* "Kiss Me Good-Bye"
* "This Love"
* "Sakurairo"
* "Tashika ni"
* "Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)"
* "Ai no Kisetsu"
* "Kagayaku Hito"
* "Hajimari no Ballad"
* "Kokuhaku"

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