Hug is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released on June 17, 2009.

Background The album includes Aragaki's previously released singles "Make My Day ", "", "Piece" and "". It was released in three formats: CD+DVD standard edition, limited edition A, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and comes priced at 2,000 yen, and limited edition B, which comes with a bonus CD that includes acoustic renditions of the album tracks. The standard edition DVD includes four music videos as well as making footage of the album.

Chart performance Hug debuted on the daily Oricon Albums Chart at #3 with 5,897 copies sold. It peaked at #5 on the weekly charts with 22,540 copies sold, making it Aragaki's second consecutive album to debut in the top 5. The album peaked at #30 on the monthly albums chart and was the 216th best-selling album of 2009.

Track listing

Charts and sales Chart (2009)PeakpositionsSalesJapan Billboard Top Albums 2009/06/29付 440,704Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart3Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart5Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart30Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart216Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD+DVD)15Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD)18Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart2Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart 2009年 第27週 5Taiwan G-Music International Chart 2009年 第27週 6

Release history Region Date Label FormatJapanJune 17, 2009Warner MusicCD (Limited Edition A)2CD (Limited Edition B)CD+DVD (Standard Edition)TaiwanJuly 3, 2009CDHong KongJuly 7, 2009

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