777: Triple Seven (stylized 777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～) is the seventh studio album by Japanese music group AAA. The album spawned four singles prior to its release—"Charge & Go! / Lights", "Sailing", "Still Love You", and "777 (We Can Sing a Song!)"—which all charted within the top five spots of the Oricon weekly singles chart.
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| Released | August 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 65:13 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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| Singles from 777: Triple Seven | ||||
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777: Triple Seven was released on August 22, 2012, in six editions: a CD-only edition, a CD and two-DVD limited edition, a CD and Blu-ray limited edition, a CD and DVD edition, a Playbutton edition, and a two-CD Mu-Mo edition. The album debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly albums chart and the Billboard Japan Top Albums.
Release and promotion
edit"Charge & Go! / Lights" was released as the first single on July 27, 2011. It peaked at number five on the Oricon weekly singles chart[1] and sold over 52,400 copies in Japan.a The second single "Sailing" was released on February 22, 2012, which peaked at number four on the weekly Oricon singles chart,[2] selling over 44,500 copies.b On May 16, "Still Love You" was the third single released from the album. It peaked at number three on the weekly Oricon singles chart[3] and sold over 55,000 copies in Japan.c The fourth and final single "777 (We Can Sing a Song!)" was released on July 25 and debuted at number four on the Oricon weekly singles charts,[4] and went on to sell over 39,400 copies in Japan.d
777: Triple Seven was released on August 22, 2012, in six editions: a CD-only edition which includes the bonus track "Special Summer Medley (Sunshine - No End Summer - Summer Revolution)";[5] a CD and DVD limited edition, which includes the music videos for "Charge & Go!", "Sailing", "Still Love You", "777 (We Can Sing a Song!)", and "I$M", a music video offshoot of "777 (We Can Sing a Song!)", and the music video making of "I$M";[6] a CD and two-DVD limited edition which includes the CD and DVD limited edition content, and a second disc which contains the documentary film The Road to AAA Tour 2012 777: Triple Seven;[7] a CD and Blu-ray limited edition which includes the DVD limited edition and the two-DVD limited edition content on one Blu-ray Disc;[8] a Playbutton edition which includes a portable media player with pre-installed music activated by pressing its buttons;[9] and a two-CD Mu-Mo edition which includes seasons 13–21 of Think About AAA 6th Anniversary.[10]
AAA held a release event for 777: Triple Seven on August 23, 2012, in Toyosu Station' Lalaport Toyosu in Tokyo, Japan. The group is scheduled to hold a release for the album on October 5 in Taiwan.[11]
Chart performance
edit777: Triple Seven debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly albums chart, selling 54,040 copies in its first week.[12] On the Billboard Japan Top Albums, 777: Triple Seven also debuted at number two.[13]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "777 Opening" | Hirofumi Hibino, Shingo Yasumoto | 1:51 | |
| 2. | "Charge & Go!" | Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka | Tetsuya Komuro | 6:22 |
| 3. | "777 (We Can Sing a Song!)" | Hidaka, Leonn | Hibino | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Sailing" | Komuro, Hidaka | Komuro | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Perfect" | Hidaka, Shirose, Noa | Shimada, Shirose, Ken Matsuoka | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Lights" | Yusuke Toriumi, Hidaka | Bounceback | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Last Love" | Gashima, Shirose, Nikki | Shimada, Shirose, Matsuoka, Nikki | 3:32 |
| 8. | "I$M" | Goro Matsui, Kato, Bounceback, Kenko-p, Leonn, Kyasu Morizuki, Hidaka | Kazuyuki Akita | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Sorry, I..." | Katsura, Hidaka | Cube Juice | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Still Love You" | Katsura, Hidaka | Shirose, Heroism, DJ First | 5:24 |
| 11. | "Wishes" | Shinjiroh Inoue | Inoue | 5:52 |
| 12. | "Thank You (39 ver.)" | Kyasu Morizuki, Hidaka | Komuro | 5:53 |
| 13. | "We Are! (ウィーアー!)" (bonus track) | Shoko Fujibayashi | Kohei Tanaka | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Special Summer Medley (Sunshine - No End Summer - Summer Revolution)" (CD-only, Mu-Mo, and Playbutton editions bonus track) | 4:52 | ||
| Total length: | 1:05:13 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Charge & Go!" (music video) | |
| 2. | "Sailing" (music video) | |
| 3. | "Still Love You" (music video) | |
| 4. | "I$M" (music video) | |
| 5. | "I$M" (music video) | |
| 6. | "777 (We Can Sing a Song!)" (music video offshoot) | |
| 7. | "I$M" (music video making) | |
| 8. | "Documentary film The Road to AAA Tour 2012 777: Triple Seven" (CD+2DVD edition, disc 3; Blu-ray edition, disc 2 track 8) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 13" | |
| 2. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 14" | |
| 3. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 15" | |
| 4. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 16" | |
| 5. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 17" | |
| 6. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 18" | |
| 7. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 19" | |
| 8. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 20" | |
| 9. | "Think about AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 21" |
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Top Albums[13] | 2 |
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[12] | 2 |
Notes
edit- ^Note a: The sales figure of 52,400 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first two charting weeks on the Oricon weekly singles chart (48,912, 3,564).[1][14]
- ^Note b: The sales figure of 45,600 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first two charting weeks on the Oricon weekly chart (42,056, 3,634).[2][15]
- ^Note c: The sales figure of 55,000 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first three charting weeks on the Oricon weekly chart (48,284, 4,946, 2,129).[3][16][17]
- ^Note d: The sales figure of 39,400 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first two charting weeks on the Oricon weekly chart (35,806, 3,640).[4][18]
References
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- ^ a b "2012年02月20日～2012年02月26日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年03月05日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012年05月14日～2012年05月20日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年05月28日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012年07月23日～2012年07月29日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年08月06日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～ 通常盤 AAA" (in Japanese). Shinseido Online. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "【PLAYBUTTON】777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～" (in Japanese). Mu-Mo. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "777 ～TRIPLE SEVEN～" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ ＡＡＡ台湾イベント決定「まずアジアから」 (in Japanese). News24. August 23, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012年08月20日～2012年08月26日のCDアルバム週間ランキング （2012年09月03日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "2011年11月21日～2011年11月27日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2011年12月05日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "2012年02月27日～2012年03月04日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年03月12日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "2012年05月21日～2012年05月27日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年06月04日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "2012年05月28日～2012年06月03日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年06月11日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "2012年07月23日～2012年07月29日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2012年08月06日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.