Kara Best 2007–2010

KARA Best 2007-2010
Greatest hits 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
Kara Special Premium Box for Japan
(2010)		 KARA Best 2007-2010
(2010)		 Jumping
(2010)

KARA Best 2007-2010 is the first Greatest Hits album by the K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on September 29, 2010 in Japan and contain all singles from 2007 to 2010 and some songs from their albums Rock U, Pretty Girl, Revolution and Lupin. The album was released in 2 editions: CD+DVD and CD only.[1] The album ranked #2 in Oricon Weekly chart and sold around 51,000 in the first week.

Contents

Track listing

Official tracklist[1]
No. Title Lyrics From the album Length
1. "Mister" (미스터) Soo Yoon Song, Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han Revolution 3:12
2. "Lupin" (루팡) Soo Yoon Song, Jae Ho Han & Seung Soo Kim Lupin 3:11
3. "Honey" (하니) 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..) 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

Chart performance

Kara ranked #2 in the Oricon Daily Chart on the 1st day of release, selling 18,223 copies. This ranking also marked the best that any Korean girl group has been able to achieve for a full album in the Japanese market.[2] Apart from that, this album was also the most downloaded album in Japan's iTunes Store Pop.[3] It also has been announced on their official Japanese website on October 1 that this "Kara Best 2007-2010" album will include a bonus. The bonus is that the group will give a photograph to the applicants to show their gratitude. Also, among those applicants, 10 will be chosen via lottery to attend a meet & greet session on October 15.[4] On October 5, 2010, the Oricon has announced that Kara's Best album ranked #2 in the weekly ranking, selling 51,000 copies, making Kara the first Korean girl group album to enter Top 10 in history. In addition, this 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 this year.[5] It was announced on November 3, 2010 that the album was certified gold by The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making KARA the first ever Korean Group since the '90s to release an all-Korean album that is able break the 100k copies barrier in Japan.[6]

Chart Peak
position
Oricon Daily albums 2
Oricon Weekly albums[7] 2
Oricon Monthly albums 7
Oricon Yearly albums (2010) 70
Oricon Yearly albums (2011) 71

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 202,500+
RIAJ physical shipping certification[8] Platinum (250,000+)

Sources

  1. ^ a b "Kara Best 2007-2010 CD Only tracklist". Universal Music. http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara/disco/UMCK-1371.html. Retrieved 2011-07-19. 
  2. ^ 카라 베스트앨범 日 오리콘 메인차트 2위 기염 ‘걸그룹 최고 성적‘. Nate. Sept 29, 2010. Retrieved Sept 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Kara's album receives most downloads on iTunes Japan "10Asia". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010
  4. ^ [1]"Oricon News". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ 카라 한국어 앨범으로 日 첫 10만장 판매 의미는? "Nate". November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010
  7. ^ "Oricon Weekly Chart for October 13" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 6, 2010. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2010&month=10&week=2&submit5.x=13&submit5.y=8. 
  8. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2011年11月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2011)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. December 11, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201111.html. Retrieved December 11, 2011. 
Kara
Studio albums
Korean
Japanese
Compilation
Kara Special Premium Box for Japan  · Kara Best 2007–2010
Extended plays
Rock U · Pretty Girl (Special Edition: Honey) · Lupin · Jumping
Singles
Korean
"Break It" · "If U Wanna" · "Rock U" · "Good Day: Season 2" · "Pretty Girl" · "Honey" · "Same Heart" · "Wanna" · "Lupin" · "We're With You" · "2Me" · "Jumping" · "Step"
Japanese
Reality TV shows
Mnet. Self Camera · Idol Show · MetaFriends · Kara Bakery · Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science (Nicole Goes To College) · URAKARA
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