Will (Akina Nakamori album)
1999 studio album by Akina Nakamori
Will (stylized as will) is the nineteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on 1 December 1999 by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. The album includes the three singles "Tomadoi", "Trust Me" and "Ophelia", which peaked in the top 30 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Will was Nakamori's final album under Gauss.
Promotion
Singles
"Tomadoi" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 September 1998. The song served as the theme song to the television series 39 Sai no Aki (39歳の秋), and peaked at number 40 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, staying on the chart for two weeks. The song has sold 10,410 copies as of June, 2020.
The second single from the album, "Ophelia" was released on 21 January 1999. The song was the opening theme song of the crime television series Border: Hanzai Shinri Sosa File (ボーダー 犯罪心理捜査ファイル), in which Nakamori appeared as a main role. "Ophelia" was the most successful single from the album, peaking at number 29 in Japan and selling 38,450 copies to date. The song thematizes Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet.
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