album I Hope So. The title of the album came from a conversation she had with her home-stay family regarding her English skills when she studied abroad in the United States for a month. In the album booklet, Satoshi Takebe is credited as the main producer and arranger of the album. Four album tracks were written by Nakamori herself. The album contains one previously released single. The album track I hope so was chosen as a commercial song for Japan Railways Group. This track later appeared as a b-side on the special single Diva. The album was released in regular and limited editions; the limited edition included the music video for Days. The album debuted at number 15 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts. Starting one day after the album release, between 15 May and 13 July 2003, Nakamori held the live tour Akina Nakamori Live Tour 2003 - I hope so -. On 17 December 2003, live footage of the tour was released as a DVD. The footage consisted of footage from the 11 July show, held at the Tokyo International Forum. On 12 May and 7 July 2004, she collaborated with Korean music producer Kim Hyung Seok on singles "Akai Hana" and "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yōni". Both songs are Japanese-language covers of Korean singer Park Yong-ha's "Cheoeum Geu Nalcheoleom". This was her first time in 19 years to release a single with the same melody but different lyrics (Meu amor é.../Akaitori Nigeta). "Akai Hana" debuted at number 40 and "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" debuted at number 50 on the Oricon Weekly Single Charts. Between 15 May and 13 July, she held the live tour Akina Nakamori A-1 tour 2004 across 17 cities. As of 2019, there is no video footage. On 3 December 2004, Nakamori released her third cover album Utahime 3: Finale. All album tracks were arranged by Akira Senju. The producer of the album was Nakamori herself. The album debuted at number 25 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts. Between 7 and 17 July 2005, Nakamori held a special live tour Akina Nakamori Special Live 2005 Empress at Club Ex. The live tour was divided into a mix of cover songs previously released on the Utahime cover album, and original tracks. DVD footage of this live tour was released on 11 January 2006 under Avex Trax. On 7 December 2005, Nakamori released her