Dream (Yuna Ito album)

Dream is American pop singer Yuna Ito's third Japanese studio album. The album was released on May 27, 2009, under her label Studioseven Recordings. The album was released in two formats: CD-only and a limited CD+DVD version that contains four music videos and the making of the video.[1] The motto of the album is: "If you can dream it, you can do it".[2]

Dream
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
GenrePop
Length52:21
LabelStudioseven Recordings
Yuna Ito chronology
Wish
(2008)
Dream
(2009)
Love: Singles Best 2005—2010
(2010)
CD+DVD
CD+DVD Limited Edition cover
Singles from Dream
  1. "Miss You"
    Released: September 3, 2008
  2. "Koi wa Groovy x2"
    Released: November 26, 2008
  3. "Trust You"
    Released: March 4, 2009

Overview

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The release of Dream comes just over one year after Ito's second studio album, Wish. Dream includes the three singles that were released in order to promote the album. Also included in the album is the answer song to "Ima Demo Zutto", "Ima Demo Aitai yo..." (今でも会いたいよ..., I Still Miss You), featuring hip-hop duo Spontania which was also used to promote the album.[3]

Promotion

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The first single "Miss You" was used as the background song for Ito En's Vitamin Fruit commercial in which Ito appeared.[4] "Koi wa Groovy x2" was used to promote the Gap's 2008 Holiday Collection "Winter Neutrals" campaign.[5][6] "Trust You" was used as the ending theme song for the second season of anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00.[7] "Brand New World", the B-side for "Trust You" was used as the background music for Hawkins Sports. Unlike the other three songs, Love Machine Gun was not released as a single but was used as the insert song for the cell phone novel Tenshi no Koi (天使の恋, Angel's Love).[8]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Love You"Ryosuke Imai, Nataumi Kobayashi4:01
2."I Still Want to See You... (featuring Spontania)" (今でも 会いたいよ・・・; Ima Demo Aitai Yo...)Yuna Ito, Spontania, Jeff Miyahara, Ryll3:46
3."Brand New World"Shunsuke Minami4:28
4."Love Is Groovy×2" (恋はGroovy×2; Koi wa Groovy×2)Kenn Kato3:34
5."Trust You"Markie5:18
6."Baila Baila"Kaoru Kami3:25
7."Breeeeezin!!!!!!!"Kaoru Kami3:50
8."Miss You"Maika Shiratori5:03
9."Love Machine Gun"Natsumi Kobayashi4:45
10."No One Else"Kenn Kato3:59
11."Body"Yuna Ito, Shoko Fujibayashi10:05
12."Groovy ×2" (Hidden track)  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Miss You" 
2."Love Is Groovy×2" 
3."Trust You" 
4."I Still Want to See You..." 
5."Making Of" 

Singles

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  • Miss You: The first single released from Dream. "Miss You" debuted at #20 on the Oricon single chart.[9]
  • Koi wa Groovy x2: The second single from the album. It debuted at #44 on the charts.[10]
  • Trust You: The last single from the album was "Trust You". "Trust You" debuted at #5 on the charts.[11]

Charts and certifications

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Sales figures Certification
(thresholds)
Japan Oricon Daily 4
Japan Oricon Weekly 7 35,738
Japan Oricon Monthly 20

References

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  1. ^ "DREAM(初回生産限定盤)(DVD付) [CD+DVD] [Limited Edition]" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  2. ^ Click on banner on the left hand side that say "DREAM" "Yuna Ito official site" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "伊藤由奈、新曲"今でも 会いたいよ…"でSpontaniaをフィーチャー。5月発売のアルバムに収録決定" (in Japanese). Bounce. March 25, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "伊藤由奈がCM出演、クリスタルの輝きに負けない美しさ" (in Japanese). Livedoor. May 7, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "伊藤由奈、GAPのキャンペーンモデルに" (in Japanese). Barks. October 23, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  6. ^ "伊藤由奈、GAPとのコラボレーションビデオをMTVで先行独占オンエア&フル配信" (in Japanese). Livedoor. November 4, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  7. ^ 機動戦士ガンダム:「ファースト」から「00」まで全主題歌81曲 DVD発売. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  8. ^ おりおん☆ (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  9. ^ "Miss You Oricon page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  10. ^ "Koi wa Groovy x2 Oricon page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  11. ^ "Trust You Oricon page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
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