is the ninth studio album by Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 4, 2010 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press version and a regular version. The album debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly album chart, selling around 731,000 copies. As of August 2010, Boku no Miteiru Fūkei is the best-selling album of 2010 in Japan. On October 12, 2010, the album became the first album of the year to sell over a million copies in Japan. According to Oricon, Boku no Miteiru Fūkei is the best-selling album of 2010 in Japan. The album was released digitally on February 7, 2020.
Album information Both the first press and regular versions contain twenty tracks; however, the first press edition comes with a special booklet while the regular edition comes with only a lyrics booklet.
Songs Boku no Miteiru Fūkei contains four of the band's previously released singles: "Everything", "My Girl", "Troublemaker" and "Monster". "Everything" was used as the theme song for the au by KDDI commercials featuring Arashi as the endorsers, and "My Girl" was used as the theme song for the drama with the same title starring member Masaki Aiba. According to Oricon, "Everything" and "My Girl" were also the fifth and third best-selling 2009 singles respectively in Japan. "Troublemaker" was used as the theme song for the drama starring Arashi member Sho Sakurai and Maki Horikita, and "Monster" was used as the theme song for the drama starring Arashi member Satoshi Ohno.
"Movin' On", the first track of the first disc, was used as the theme song for a Japan Airlines commercial.
"Sora Takaku", sixth track of the second disc, was used as the theme song for Arashi's drama special Saigo no Yakusoku. On January 7, 2010, two days before the drama special's release date, Mezamashi TV aired the first preview of "Sora Takaku".
Promotion It was announced on September 4, 2010 that Japan Airlines (JAL) will use a Boeing 777-200 bearing both the images of the members of Arashi and the title of the album, which will be sold with a specially designed cover in-flight, from September 5, 2010 to January 2011.
Commercial performance On the first day of its release, the album debuted at number-one on the Oricon daily album chart by selling around 275,000 copies. The album maintained its number-one spot on the Oricon album chart, selling around 731,000 copies in its first week. The album remained number-one in its second week, making Boku no Miteiru Fūkei Arashi's first studio album to lead the Oricon weekly album chart for two consecutive weeks. By selling around another 125,000 copies, the album has sold a total of 856,000 copies. As of October 2010, the album has sold 1,007,896 copies, making it the first album of the year to reach one million copies sold in Japan.
Boku no Miteiru Fūkei has been certified Million by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Track listing
Charts and certifications
Charts Chart (2010)PeakpositionBillboard Japan Yearly Top Albums 2Japan Oricon Daily Album Chart 1Japan Oricon Weekly Album Chart 1Japan Oricon Yearly Album Chart 1
Sales and certifications Country Provider Sales Certification Japan RIAJ 1,131,725 Million
Release history + Release history and formats for Boku no Miteiru Fūkei Country Date Label Format Catalog Japan August 4, 2010 J Storm 2CD JACA-5232 South Korea August 18, 2010 SM Entertainment 2CD SMJTCD359 Taiwan August 20, 2010 Avex Asia 2CD JAJCD26012/3 Hong Kong August 25, 2010 Avex Asia 2CD
Personnel
Musicians Arashi Masaki Aiba – vocals Jun Matsumoto – vocals Kazunari Ninomiya – vocals Satoshi Ohno – vocals Sho Sakurai – vocals Pia-no-Jac – Piano, cajón
Footnotes
References
External links
at Oricon