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The special photobook cover that was included with first press DVD.

To celebrate her third year since her debut with Momo no Hanabira, Otsuka Ai held a special concert at Hibiya Yagai Ongaku-Do on September 9, 2006 entitled 【LOVE IS BORN】～3rd Anniversary 2006～. But this was more than an anniversary concert for her, as September 9 [...]

Five months after the under appreciated Pocket was released, a new single Rocket Sneaker/OnexTime was announced.

em>Pocket(ポケット/Poketto) was first heard by fans back in 2006 at Ai’s LOVE IS BORN ~3rd Anniversary 2006 tour~, and a year later it was finally been released! “Well, in the beginning, there weren’t any plans to release the song, Pocket” Ai told excite; Pocket appeared on the preliminary tracklist for LOVE PiECE but was later replaced.

This article is translated from an interview done with Ai Otsuka by Excite Music regarding her 17th single, “Rocket Sneaker / OnexTime”.

This article is translated from an interview done with Ai Otsuka by Excite Music regarding her 16th single, “Pocket”.