5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004

5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004

Cover to the standard edition of the album
Greatest hits album by Arashi
Released November 10, 2004 (2004-11-10)
(see Release history)
Recorded 2002–2004
Genre Pop
Length 70:13 (Limited edition)
74:21 (Regular edition)
Label J Storm
JACA-5019 (CD-DVD Limited edition)
JACA-5020 (Regular edition)
Arashi chronology
Iza, Now!
(2004)		 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
(2004)		 One
(2004)
Limited Edition Cover
5x5 The Best Selection of 2002-2004 CD+DVD Cover
Singles from 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
  1. "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero"
    Released: August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)

5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 (stylized as 5×5 The Best Selection of 2002←2004) is the second compilation album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. As with the group's recent albums, two editions were released. The album contains all of the singles the band released from 2002 to 2004 as well as several album tracks. The regular edition contains a bonus track, while the limited edition contains a booklet and a DVD containing all of the music videos the group has released since 1999.

Contents

Album information

The release of the album coincided with the group's fifth anniversary. The limited edition exclusively contains a special music video of Arashi's "Lucky Man" song from their 2003 studio album How's It Going? while the regular edition exclusively contains the song "La Tormenta 2004", which translates into "The Storm 2004" from Spanish to English. "La Tormenta 2004" also serves as an updated version of "La Tormenta 2001" and "La Tormenta Chapter II", which the group performed in their The Shōnen Club appearance on July 15, 2001 and throughout their 2003 How's It Going? summer concert tour respectively.

Track list

CD 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Hero"   Spin Shin Tanimoto (谷本 新 Tanimoto Shin?) 4:54
2. "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"   Fumiya Fujii (藤井フミヤ Fujii Fumiya?) Fujii 5:19
3. "Tochuu Gesha"   Spin Kōsuke Morimoto (森元康介 Morimoto Kōsuke?) 4:16
4. "Right Back to You"   Spin, Sho Sakurai Peter Bjorklund, Joel Eriksson 3:35
5. "Pikanchi Double"   Spin, Sakurai Morimoto 5:07
6. "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono"   Takeshi, Sakurai Takehiko Iida (飯田建彦 Iida Takehiko?) 4:02
7. "Hadashi no Mirai"   Ayumi Miyazaki Miyazaki 4:41
8. "Lucky Man"   Yukie Ozaki (尾崎雪絵 Ozaki Yukie?), Sakurai Iida 5:07
9. "Blue"   Morimoto Morimoto 5:36
10. "Tomadoi Nagara"   Hirō Ooyagi (オオヤギヒロオ Ooyaji Hirō?) Ooyagi 4:15
11. "Fuyu No Nioi"   Girls talk Girls talk 5:12
12. "Pikanchi"   Takeshi Aida (相田 毅 Aida Takeshi?) Tanimoto 4:51
13. "Nemuranai Karada"   Takaaki Amamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto 4:33
14. "Nice na Kokoroiki"   Masami Tozawa (戸沢暢美 Tozawa Masami?) Ida 3:58
15. "A Day in Our Life"   Shun, Shuya Shun, Shuya 4:40
16. "La Tormenta 2004" (Regular edition only) Takashi Miura (ミウラタカシ Miura Takashi?), Sakurai Taku Yoshioka (吉岡たく Yoshioka Taku?) 4:06
CD 2: The Clips of 1999-2004 DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Arashi"    
2. "Sunrise Nippon"    
3. "Typhoon Generation"    
4. "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi"    
5. "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru"    
6. "Jidai"    
7. "A Day in Our Life"    
8. "Nice na Kokoroiki"    
9. "Pikanchi"    
10. "Tomadoi Nagara"    
11. "Hadashi no Mirai"    
12. "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono"    
13. "Pikanchi Double"    
14. "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"    
15. "Hero"    
16. "Lucky Man"    

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan Oricon album Weekly Chart[1] 1

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 126,532[1] Gold[2]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative by Britney Spears		 Oricon Weekly number-one album
November 22, 2004		 Succeeded by
Love Jam by Ai Otsuka

Release history

Country Date Label Format Number
Japan November 10, 2004 (2004-11-10) J Storm CD JACA-5020[3]
2CD JACA-5019[4]
South Korea September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)[5] SM Entertainment CD SMJTCD156[6]
2CD[7]

References

  1. ^ a b (Japanese) "2004年11月第4週のアルバムランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2004&month=11&week=4&submit5.x=26&submit5.y=4. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 
  2. ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2004年11月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200411.html. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 
  3. ^ "5 X 5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002 - 2004 (Regular Edition)". CDJapan. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5020. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  4. ^ "5 X 5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002 - 2004 (w/ DVD, Limited Edition)". CDJapan. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5019. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  5. ^ (Korean) "Arashi discography". SM Entertainment. http://j-pop.smtown.com/ARASHI/Disco.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  6. ^ (Korean) "Arashi - 5X5 The Best Selection Of 2002-2004". Aladdin. http://music.aladdin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=9049750923. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  7. ^ (Korean) "Arashi - 5X5 The Best Selection Of 2002-2004". Aladdin. http://music.aladdin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=9049750915. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 

External links

Arashi
Albums
Studio
Compilation
Arashi Single Collection 1999–2001 · 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 · All the Best! 1999–2009
Singles
Videos
Suppin' Arashi · All or Nothing · How's it Going? Summer Concert 2003 · 2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! · Arashi Around Asia; Thailand-Taiwan-Korea · Arashi Around Asia+ in Dome · Summer Tour 2007 Final Time - Kotoba no Chikara · Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo · 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009 · Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10 · Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Stadium · Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Dome+