Black Cherry (Kumi Koda album)

Black Cherry
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released	December 20, 2006
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	J-pop, urban, R&B
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45506/B~C (Japan, CD+2DVD) RZCD-45507/B (Japan, CD+DVD) RZCD-45508 (Japan, CD)
Producer	Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda chronology
Best: Second Session (2006)Best: Second Session2006 Black Cherry (2006) Best: Bounce & Lovers (2007) Singles from Black Cherry "Koi no Tsubomi" Released: May 24, 2006 "4 Hot Wave" Released: July 26, 2006 "Yume no Uta/Futari de..." Released: October 18, 2006 "Won't Be Long" Released: November 21, 2006 "Cherry Girl/Unmei" Released: December 6, 2006 Best: Bounce & Lovers2007

Black Cherry is Kumi Koda's 5th studio album. Much like the two best collections before it, this album came in three editions; a CD only, a CD+DVD and a CD+2DVD version. The first DVD included all but one of Koda's post: second session solo PVs (Futari de…) and the second DVD featured a drama called Cherry Girl, which starred Koda in her first acting role as a main character. This drama was produced by the team who created the drama Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (the drama for which Koi no Tsubomi was the themesong for). On top of all this, the first press versions of these albums featured three bonus tracks: "Twinkle" (from the "Amazing Nuts!" single), "GO WAY!!" (the theme song for the 2006 Crayon Shin-chan anime movie) and "Won't Be Long: Cherry Version" (a different version of the collaboration single "Won't Be Long" Kumi performed with Exile). The first press versions also included an access code to a special Koda website, the chance to win original Koda "Black Cherry" goods (only if purchased alongside the Cherry Girl / Unmei single) and a bonus making feature on the PV DVD. 'Milk Tea' (Track 14) was Koda's first composition that was released on a CD. The "Introduction" track was produced into a full length song and included as a bonus track on Koda's "Kingdom" album.

This album claimed the number one spot for the week the first day of its release and on its first week of release, the album sold 502,426 units. The album remained on the top spot for another three consecutive weeks for a total of four weeks at the number one position. To date, the album has sold 1,031,408 units and has charted on the Oricon Top 300 albums chart for 60 weeks. Black Cherry is Kumi's highest selling studio album and is her only studio album to be certified million.

In 2007, Avex reported that Black Cherry sold 1,460,000 copies in Japan.

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	arrangement	Length
1.	"Introduction"	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	1:24
2.	"Get Up & Move!!"	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai, Ice Mike	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	3:22
3.	"Ningyo Hime (人魚姫; Mermaid Princess)"	Kumi Koda	Miki Watanabe	Miki Watanabe	4:25
4.	"Yume no Uta (夢のうた; Dream Song)"	Kumi Koda	Hiroo Yamaguchi	Tohru Watanabe	4:43
5.	"Tsuki to Taiyou (月と太陽; Moon and Sun)"	Kumi Koda, Yoko Kuzuya	Octopussy, Yoko Kuzuya	Octopussy	4:01
6.	"Puppy"	Kumi Koda	Miki Watanabe	Miki Watanabe	4:03
7.	"Koi no Tsubomi (恋のつぼみ; Love's Bud)"	Kumi Koda	Yusuke Kato	Yusuke Kato	4:06
8.	"Won't Be Long: Black Cherry Version"	Bro. Korn	Bro. Korn	h-wonder	4:29
9.	"Juicy"	Yo Taira	STY	STY	4:29
10.	"Candle Light"	Kumi Koda	Yoko Kuzuya	Tohru Watanabe	3:16
11.	"Cherry Girl"	Kumi Koda	Curtis A.Richardson, Charlene Gilliam, Andreao"Fanatic"Heard&Sherrod Barnes	Andreao"Fanatic"Heard, The Conglomerate	3:55
12.	"I'll Be There"	Kumi Koda	Shintaro Hagiwara	tasuku	4:15
13.	"Unmei (運命; Fate)"	Kumi Koda	Hirofumi Hibino	Masaki Iehara	4:21
14.	"With Your Smile"	Kumi Koda	Tohru Watanabe	Tohru Watanabe	4:15
15.	"Milk Tea (ミルクティー)"	Kumi Koda	Kumi Koda	h-wonder	2:35
16.	"Twinkle feat. Show Luo English Version"	Kumi Koda, Sachi Bennett	h-wonder	h-wonder	3:52
17.	"Go Way!!"	Kumi Koda	Hiroshi Komatsu	Hiroshi Komatsu	4:30
18.	"Won't Be Long: Red Cherry Version"	Bro. Korn	Bro. Korn	h-wonder	5:11

DVD: Music Video
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Koi no Tsubomi"
2.	"Juicy"
3.	"With Your Smile"
4.	"I'll Be There"
5.	"Ningyo Hime"
6.	"Yume no Uta"
7.	"Cherry Girl"
8.	"Unmei"
9.	"Twinkle: English Version"
10.	"Premium Making Video"

DVD: Movie
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cherry Girl" (Short film starring Kumi Koda)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
December 20, 2006	Oricon Daily Charts	1
	Oricon Weekly Charts	1	502,426	1,031,408	60
	Oricon Monthly Charts	1
	Oricon Yearly Charts	2		1,031,408

Date	Title	Peak position	Weeks	Sales
May 24, 2005	"恋のつぼみ"	2	20 weeks	273,060
July 26, 2006	"4 Hot Wave"	2	16 weeks	390,685
October 18, 2006	"Yume no Uta/Futari de..."	1	16 weeks	301,169
December 6, 2006	"Cherry Girl/Unmei"	3	10 weeks	100,275