First Cut is the first video album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on DVD and VHS on November 8, 2000 by B-Vision, simultaneously with her single "Reach for the Sky".[1] The video brought a collection of Kuraki's music videos and making videos. The album became the second best-selling video album (DVD) of 2000 in Japan.

First Cut
DVD cover
Video by
ReleasedNovember 8, 2000
GenreJ-Pop
Length40 minutes
LabelB-Vision
ProducerKanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology
First Cut
(2000)
Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live 2001 in Zepp Osaka
(2001)

Commercial performance

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The album sold over 99,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly video albums chart. It became the highest first-week video album sales by female singers in Japan until Namie Amuro update the record with Namie Amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008–2009 in 2009.[2] First Cut has sold over 232,000 copies so far.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Opening" 
2."Love, Day After Tomorrow" (Music video) 
3."Stay by My Side" (Music video) 
4."Secret of My Heart" (Music video) 
5."Secret of My Heart" (Making) 
6."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Music video) 
7."Delicious Way" (Selected songs) 
8."Simply Wonderful" (Music video) 
9."Stay by My Side" (Dream on version / Music video) 
10."Baby I Like" (Music video) 
11."Discography" 

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon.co.jp". FIRST CUT [DVD] DVD・ブルーレイ 倉木麻衣. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. ^ "MusicVoice". 安室奈美恵ライブDVD売上15万枚!2冠&新記録を樹立. Retrieved 2018-02-28.