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''Love'' (stylized as ''LOVE'') is the third mini-album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on 8 November 2012 in three editions: CD+DVD, CD-Only and a limited ''Tales of Xillia 2 Edition''.〔()〕 ''Loves track-list is formatted similarly to Hamasaki's singles, including remixes and instrumentals, which was different on how she present her mini-albums in the past. ==Information== ''Love'' is the first from five consecutive monthly releases from Hamasaki to celebrate her 15th anniversary in the music industry. It has three new songs: "Song 4 U", "Missing" and "Melody" as well as remixes of them and remixes of "You & Me", which was released digitally few months earlier. The first track on the album, "Song 4 U", was used as the theme song for the 2012 video game ''Tales of Xillia 2''. At first, Hamasaki included a music video for "Melody" for the tracklist in the DVD was eventually replaced by a music video for "Missing". "Melody"'s music video will then be included on her 14th studio album, ''Love Again''. ''Love'' is Hamasaki first mini-album not to top the oricon charts, debuting at number 4 with sales of just 64,841. It sold a total of 88,435 in 2012, ending up as the 76th best selling album of the year. Hamasaki had stated that these five releases, including ''Love'', are meant for her fans and not about sales and ranking. ''Love'' also charted at 7 at Japan Billboard Top Albums. In Taiwan, it charted at #2 at its debut week and rise to #1 in the following week. Her last number one album in Taiwan was ''Rock 'n' Roll Circus'' in 2010.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Love (Ayumi Hamasaki EP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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