▁released ▁with ▁A ki ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁group ' s ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁dual ▁formats . ▁ ▁Over view ▁MAX ' s ▁fifth ▁album ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁scra pped ▁when ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁M ina ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁amid ▁pre gn ancy . ▁A ▁singles ▁collection ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁its ▁place ▁entitled , ▁P reci ous ▁Collection ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 2 ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁labor ▁of ▁love ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁interview ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁Beat fre ak ▁magazine ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁release . ▁They ▁were ▁completely ▁hands ▁with ▁the ▁album ▁from ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁song writ ers ▁to ▁writing ▁and ▁producing ▁it ▁themselves . ▁MAX ▁worked ▁with ▁Mas aru ▁Sh im ab u ku ro ▁of ▁the ▁Ry uky uan ▁group , ▁Begin ▁who ▁produced ▁and ▁cow rote ▁two ▁of ▁three ▁Ok ina wan ▁folk ▁influenced ▁songs ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁MAX ▁also ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁English ▁language ▁song , ▁" It ' s ▁Time ▁to ▁" Sh ine !" " ▁which ▁opens ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁group ▁lic ensed ▁a ▁" M el ty ▁Love " ▁as ▁an ▁ending ▁theme ▁to ▁the ▁program , ▁Raj ik aru , ▁to ▁help ▁promote ▁the ▁album , ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁It ▁is ▁their ▁only ▁original ▁studio ▁album ▁to