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Nobuhiro Munemasa Sets First Full Album Ai no Akashi for December 23

Soltelas Inc. will release Nobuhiro Munemasa's first full album, Ai no Akashi, on December 23, 2026.

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Why it matters

Munemasa's first full-length arrives after six singles and 9.6 million YouTube views, with the Christmas track X'mas no Hayashi Rice pre-released on November 25 to lead it.

Nobuhiro Munemasa Sets First Full Album Ai no Akashi for December 23

Key Facts

  • Soltelas Inc. will release Nobuhiro Munemasa's first full album, Ai no Akashi, on December 23, 2026.
  • Ai no Akashi holds 12 tracks, including six previously released singles, a medley titled Prologue, and a cover of Noriyuki Makihara's Hajimemashite.
  • Album track X'mas no Hayashi Rice gets a digital pre-release on November 25.
  • Munemasa debuted as a singer with Ai no Tsuyosa in April 2025, and his official YouTube channel has passed 9.6 million total views.

The 12-track album collects six previously released singles, newly written songs, a medley titled Prologue, and a cover of Hajimemashite, written and composed by Noriyuki Makihara. Album track X'mas no Hayashi Rice gets a digital pre-release on November 25. Munemasa debuted as a singer with Ai no Tsuyosa in April 2025, and his official YouTube channel has passed 9.6 million total views.

Each song on Ai no Akashi follows a different protagonist. Koi wa Toushan Shasen is set on a rainy expressway, where someone keeps waiting on the feelings of the person they love. 'San' Tsuke o Yamete mo Ii desu ka? turns on the moment the way someone addresses you changes. X'mas no Hayashi Rice returns to a loved one at the Christmas dinner table.

The arrangements move through ballads, kayokyoku, rock, dance numbers, and waltzes. The album ends on Hajimemashite in a grand orchestral arrangement. Munemasa's debut single, Ai no Tsuyosa, passed 1 million YouTube views about a month after it was posted.

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