(Miss)understood
Sign in to save(Miss)understood (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on New Year's Day 2006, by Avex Trax. Hamasaki acted as the album's sole lyricist, as she had on all of her preceding albums. (Miss)understood marked new musical directions for Hamasaki: she explored new influences such as funk and used gospel choruses in some of the songs, foreign to her previous works. This was the result of her having heard compositions by Geo from the German-based pop music project Sweetbox and asking him for his works. Subsequently, Hamasa
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Key facts
- Album.name
- (Miss)understood
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Album.cover
- (Miss)understood.jpg
- Album.alt
- An up-close shot of Ayumi Hamasaki smiling and looking into the camera. On the lower left is a red heart.
- Album.caption
- CD only cover
- Album.recorded
- 2005
- Album.studio
- Prime Sound Studio Form (Tokyo) Sony Music Studios (New York City) Avex Studio Azabu (Tokyo) Bunkamura Studio (Tokyo) Hitokuchizaka Studio (Tokyo) Crescente Studio (Tokyo) Westside Studio (Tokyo) Aobadai Studio (Tokyo) Sound City (Tokyo) Victor Studio (Tokyo)
- Album.length
- 66:31
- Album.label
- Avex Trax
- Album.producer
- Max Matsuura
- Album.prev_title
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2006
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- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- J-pop
- Producer
- Max Matsuura
- Performer
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Record label
- Avex Trax
- Lyrics by
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- Background and production
- Composition
- Release and packaging
- Promotion
- Singles and other songs
- Music videos
- Live appearances and concert tours
- Reception
- Track listing
- Charts
- Weekly chart
- Monthly charts
- Yearly chart
- Certification and sales
- Release history
- Notes
- References
(Miss)understood (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on New Year's Day 2006, by Avex Trax. Hamasaki acted as the album's sole lyricist, as she had on all of her preceding albums. (Miss)understood marked new musical directions for Hamasaki: she explored new influences such as funk and used gospel choruses in some of the songs, foreign to her previous works. This was the result of her having heard compositions by Geo from the German-based pop music project Sweetbox and asking him for his works. Subsequently, Hamasaki rewrote the lyrics entirely to fit (Miss)understood.
Lyrically, the album was a departure from her previous work, My Story, which had been primarily autobiographical. Where My Story had contained "musings about her past", Hamasaki wanted the lyricism on (Miss)understood to send a strong message to all women—to be a kind of "girls' talk" to give "moral support", while at the same time reminding women that there were times when they would feel weak and low. These themes, along with the album's funk influences, are epitomized on songs such as "Bold & Delicious" and "Ladies Night."