Ai no Album 8

Ai no Album 8
Regular Edition cover
Studio album by
Berryz Kobo
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2012 (2012-02-22) (Japan)
Recorded2011
GenreJ-pop, pop
LabelPiccolo Town
ProducerTsunku
Berryz Kobo chronology
7 Berryz Times
(2011) 		Ai no Album 8
(2012) 		Berryz Mansion 9kai
(2013)
Singles from Ai no Album 8
  1. "Ai no Dangan"
    Released: June 8, 2011
  2. "Aa, Yo ga Akeru"
    Released: August 10, 2011
  3. "Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku
    by Berryz Kobo×Cute"
    Released: November 9, 2011
Music videos
Ai no Dangan on YouTube
Aa, Yo ga Akeru on YouTube
Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku on YouTube
Alternative cover
Limited Edition cover

Ai no Album 8 (愛のアルバム⑧, Ai no Arubamu Hachi) is the 8th album by the Japanese girl idol group Berryz Kobo, released on February 22, 2012, in Japan on the record label Piccolo Town.[1][2][3]

As usual, it is entirely written and produced by Tsunku.

The album contains the title tracks from three previously released hit singles: "Ai no Dangan", "Aa, Yo ga Akeru", and "Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku", the latter recorded in collaboration with Cute.[1][2] In total there are 10 tracks on the album.[1]

There is also a Berryz Kobo version of "Seishun Gekijō", a track that has already been published on the compilation album Petit Best 12, performed there by the unit Berryz Kobo×Cute.

Ai no Album 8 will be available in 2 editions: regular (PKCP-5203) and limited (PKCP-5201/2). The limited edition comes with a DVD that includes a live performance of the group's upcoming single "Be Genki <Naseba Naru!>" and the album jacket making-of.

The album debuted at number 10 in the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and ranked 25th for the week.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Berryz工房、アルバム＆シングルを2カ月連続リリース" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu (Natasha, Inc.). 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "注目の新譜 ： Berryz工房　さまざまな魅力を封じ込めた8枚目のアルバム" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co., Ltd. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ "愛のアルバム8 Berryz工房のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ^ "CD Album Weekly Ranking - ORICON STYLE Ranking (2012-03-05)" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-29.