Secret is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki, released by Avex Trax on November 28, 2006 in Japan. Hamasaki herself wrote all of the album's lyrics. The album debuted high on charts across Asia and has gone triple platinum in Japan alone. Secret received an "Album of the Year Award" at the Japan Gold Disc Awards and its title received the award for "Japanese Song of the Year" at the RTHK international awards in Hong Kong.