Kara Best 2007–2010

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KARA Best 2007-2010
Kara Best 2007–2010.jpg
Compilation album by Kara
Released September 29, 2010
Recorded 2007 - 2010
Genre K-pop, dance-pop
Length 39:34
Language Korean
Label Universal Sigma
Kara chronology
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KARA Best 2007-2010 is the first Japanese greatest hits album by the K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on September 29, 2010 in Japan in 2 editions: CD+DVD and CD only.[1]

Background

The album contain all singles from 2007 to 2010 and some songs from their albums Rock U, Pretty Girl, Revolution and Lupin. On October 1, 2010, It was announced on their official Japanese website on that the album will include a bonus. The group gave photographs to the applicants to show their gratitude. Among those applicants, 10 were chosen via lottery to attend a meet & greet session on October 15, 2010.[2]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Chart selling 18,223 copies. This marked the best achievement by a South Korean girl group for a full album in Japan at that time.[3] On October 5, 2010, the album ranked number-two on the Oricon Weekly Chart selling over 51,000 copies, making it the first South Korean girl group album to enter Top 10 on Oricon.

The album was certified Gold by RIAJ, making it the first all-Korean album from a South Korean group since the 90s to break the 100,000 copies barrier in Japan.[4] The album was also the most downloaded album in Japan's iTunes Store Pop.[5] The album exceeded the ranking of Iconiq's Change Myself, Justin Bieber's My World, and Kesha's Animal to become the highest ranked album among newcomers in 2010.[6]

Track listing

Official tracklist[1]
No. Title Lyrics From the album Length
1. "Mister" (미스터; Miseuteo) Soo Yoon Song, Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han Revolution 3:12
2. "Lupin" (루팡; Lupang) Soo Yoon Song, Jae Ho Han & Seung Soo Kim Lupin 3:11
3. "Honey" (하니; Hani) Soo Yoon Song, Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han Pretty Girl (Honey Special Edition) 3:13
4. "Pretty Girl"   Soo Yoon Song, Jae Ho Han & Seung Soo Kim Pretty Girl 3:27
5. "Wanna"   Soo Yoon Song, Jae Ho Han & Seung Soo Kim Revolution 3:06
6. "Rock U"   Soo Yoon Song, Jae Ho Han & Seung Soo Kim Rock U 3:31
7. "Umbrella"   Soo Yoon Song, Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han Lupin 3:25
8. "I Am... (Ing)" (나는..; Naneun..) Lee Ju Hyeong & Kim Bo A Pretty Girl 3:45
9. "Tasty Love"   Soo Yoon Song, Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han Lupin 3:05
10. "Aha"   Han Sang Won Revolution 3:13
11. "Break It"   Lee Dong Soo The First Blooming 3:16
12. "Good Day"   Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han Rock U 3:14
Total length:
 39:34

Charts

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 219,015+
RIAJ physical shipping certification[8] Platinum (250,000+)

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ [1]"Oricon News". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ 카라 베스트앨범 日 오리콘 메인차트 2위 기염 ‘걸그룹 최고 성적‘. Nate. Sept 29, 2010. Retrieved Sept 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ 카라 한국어 앨범으로 日 첫 10만장 판매 의미는? "Nate". November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010
  5. ↑ Kara's album receives most downloads on iTunes Japan "10Asia". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010
  6. ↑ KARAの韓国語ベスト盤、2010年デビュー新人最高の2位 "ORICON Style". October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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