Hug (album)
# Hug (album)

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 ", "Akai Ito", "Piece" and "Utsushie". 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.

## Charts and sales

| Chart (2009) | Peak positions | Sales |
| - | - | - |
| Japan Billboard Top Albums | 4 | 40,704 |
| Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 3 | 40,704 |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 5 | 40,704 |
| Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 30 | 40,704 |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 216 | 40,704 |
| Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD+DVD) | 15 | 40,704 |
| Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD) | 18 | 40,704 |
| Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart | 2 |
| Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart | 5 |
| Taiwan G-Music International Chart | 6 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format |
| - | - | - | - |
| Japan | June 17, 2009 | Warner Music | CD (Limited Edition A) |
| Japan | June 17, 2009 | Warner Music | 2CD (Limited Edition B) |
| Japan | June 17, 2009 | Warner Music | CD+DVD (Standard Edition) |
| Taiwan | July 3, 2009 | Warner Music | CD |
| Hong Kong | July 7, 2009 | Warner Music | CD |
