Singer Mai Kuraki debuted back in 2000 with her album ‘Delicious Way‘ which became the 3rd best selling debut album (behind Globe’s ‘Globe’ and Hikaru Utada’s ‘First Love’) selling over 3.5 million copies.

Kuraki has gone on to release 9 albums since, but her first album has deemed itself as a classic and cemented her spot in the Japanese music industry.

To celebrate her 15th anniversary in the entertainment business, she will be releasing a new best album ‘MAI KURAKI BEST 151A -LOVE & HOPE-‘ on November 12th, recreating the iconic fresh faced and plain clothed cover with her calm facial expression. Now 31 years old, compare her to her 17 year old self. It will come with two CDs, as the name suggests: Love and Hope.

＜Love＞

• 2000/03/15　Stay by my side
• 2000/04/26　Secret of my heart
• 2001/02/07　Tsumetai Umi
• 2003/03/05 Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)
• 2004/05/19　Ashita he Kakeru Hashi
• 2006/08/02　Aitakute…
• 2006/12/20　Shiroi Yuki
• 2010/11/17　Tomorrow is the last Time
• 2011/05/25　Mou ichido
• 2011/08/31　Anata ga Irukara
• 2011/10/19　Your Best Friend
• 2012/08/15　Koi ni Koishite
• 2012/12/19　Hakanasa
• 2013/02/06　Sakura Sakura…
• 2014/08/27　STAND BY YOU

＜HOPE＞

• 1999/12/08　Love, Day After Tomorrow
• 2000/06/28　Delicious Way
• 2000/11/08　Reach for the sky
• 2001/04/18　Stand Up
• 2001/06/06　always
• 2002/04/24　Feel fine!
• 2009/04/01　Revive
• 2009/09/09　Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi.
• 2011/11/23　Strong Heart
• 2012/08/15　Special morning day to you
• 2013/02/06　TRY AGAIN
• 2014/02/26　Wake me up
• Unreleased You can　2014
• 2014/08/27　Mutekina HEART
• (New Song)　DYNAMITE

(via Barks)