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. It managed to reach #13 on Oricon's single charts. The final track of the album, , was used as the theme song for the Japanese film .

Track listing

Singles

Japan Sales Rankings

Various charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Union (Chara Album) Chara (singer) albums 2007 albums Dream pop albums by Japanese artists