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1st GAM: Amai Yuwaku

album by GAM

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ2813750 ↗
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1st GAM: Amai Yuwaku (1st GAM~甘い誘惑~, 1st GAM: Sweet Seduction) is the first studio album of Hello! Project duo GAM, released on May 23, 2007. It contains GAM's first three singles and a remix of their first single "Thanks!".

There are two editions of the album: a limited edition and a regular edition. The limited edition includes a DVD containing an alternate version of the music video for "Lu Lu Lu" and a making-of footage, while the regular edition comes with three photocards available only on its first pressing: one of Aya Matsuura, another for Miki Fujimoto, and the third one with both members.

GAM's demand

On the 2007 concert tour of Hello! Project (named ThePPN:Hello! Project 2007 Winter: Shuuketsu! 10th Anniversary), GAM emceed one of the three emcee segments. During their segment, Aya Matsuura told their audience about her desire for a GAM concert.

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Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2007—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2007-05-23. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Amai, Yuwaku and album providing the first useful test.
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