True (Mika Nakashima album)
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True is Mika Nakashima
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...

's first Japanese album. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-Pop and Western Pop artist, this album was one in which Mika established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, 'Adult Contemporary'-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop.

True topped the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Album Chart for three straight weeks, selling 1 million copies within that time span, and has since sold over 1,173,534 copies. It won Nakashima the Album of the Year
Album of the Year
Album of the Year may refer to:* Grammy Award for Album of the Year* Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year* Juno Award for Album of the Year* Album of the Year * Album of the Year...

 Award at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Track listing

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
2002-08-28 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 1,173,534 78 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 8

Singles

Date Title Peak Position Sales Weeks
2001-11-07 Stars
Stars (Mika Nakashima song)
"Stars" is Mika Nakashima's debut single. The single was released on November 7, 2001, reached #3 on Oricon Weekly Top 200, and sold 469,180 copies, making it her highest-selling single to date...

# 3 469,180 15
2002-02-06 Crescent Moon
Crescent Moon (song)
"Crescent Moon" is Mika Nakashima's 2nd single. "Crescent Moon," which mixes 80s style house with disco and Latin pop, was a 100,000 copies limited edition single, and it sold 98,570 copies, reaching #4 on the Oricon Weekly Top 200...

# 4 100,000 2
2002-03-06 One Survive
One Survive
"One Survive" is Mika Nakashima's third single. The single was released on the 6 March 2002. "One Survive", which boasts a sophisticated fusion of house and Latin jazz, was the theme song of Kodak MAX Beauty CM...

# 8 86,600 7
2002-05-15 Helpless Rain
Helpless Rain
"Helpess Rain" is Mika Nakashima's fourth single. Track two was a remix featuring hip-hop musicians Heartsdales and Verbal of M-Flo. The single was released on May 15, 2002. "Helpless Rain" sold 82,830 copies, reaching number eight on Oricon.-Track listing:...

# 8 82,830 6
2002-08-07 Will
Will (Mika Nakashima song)
"Will" is Mika Nakashima's 5th single. The single was released on August 7, 2002, and sold 144,771 copies, reaching #3 on Oricon.'Will,' an easy listening ballad, was the theme song for the Japanese drama 'Tentai Kansoku' in 2002....

# 3 144,771 14
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