Max Matsuura
Loveppears (stylized as "LOVEppears") is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released in Japan, Hong Kong and China on November 10, 1999 through Avex Trax and the China Record Corporation, and distributed worldwide on April 10, 2001 by Avex Entertainment Inc. It was entirely written by Hamasaki herself, while the production was handled by Japanese musician Max Matsuura. Musically, "Loveppears" is a dance album and lyrically focuses on themes of love, frustration of life, loneliness, and individualism.