BeForU (album)

BeForU
Studio album by BeForU
Released November 28, 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop/Rock/Trance
Length 54:03
Language Japanese
Label JapanKonami Multi-media
Producer Naoki Maeda, Takayuki Ishikawa
BeForU chronology

BeForU
(2003)		 BeForU II
(2006)

BeForU is the first Japanese studio album by all female J-Pop group BeForU, released in 2003.

Track listing

  1. チカラ (LIVE BAND style) – 3:12
  2. ♥LOVE² シュガ→♥ – 3:15
  3. DIVE – 3:41
  4. ヒマワリ – 3:34
  5. BABY LOVE – 4:22
  6. LOVE♥SHINE – 3:17
  7. BRE∀K DOWN! (LIVE BAND style) – 3:30
  8. Silvia Drive (extended) – 4:44
  9. Firefly – 3:43
  10. ☆shining☆ (LIVE BAND style) – 3:42
  11. SHOOTING STAR – 5:15
  12. TEARS – 5:49
  13. true...(2003 album version) – 4:54
  14. GRADUATION～それぞれの明日～ (unplugged version) – 3:45

Song details

チカラ (LIVE BAND style)

"チカラ" (Chikara) means "power" or "strength" in Japanese. Originally a song from "GuitarsFreaks 9th Mix & DrumMania 8th Mix, this song is sung primarily by Riyu Kosaka and features the other members as the chorus.

  1. pop'n music ee'mall 2nd Avenue and pop'n music 9 CS
  2. Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA

LOVE²シュガ→

"LOVE² シュガ→" is pronounced as "Love Love Sugar". It originates from "pop'n music 8" and is a solo by Noria.

  1. Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME

Dive

"DIVE" was the first song BeForU that BeForU released, the short version debuting in Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix.

ヒマワリ

"ヒマワリ" or "Himawari is the Japanese word for Sunflower. It is a solo song by Riyu Kosaka which debuted in "GuitarsFreaks 10th Mix & DrumMania 9th Mix".

  1. beatmaniaIIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
  2. Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3, and later Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA

Baby love

"BABY LOVE" is an exclusive song for this album sung by Noria, and later appeared in beatmania IIDX 10th style.

LOVE♥SHINE

"LOVE♥SHINE" is a solo song by Riyu Kosaka appearing as a shortened version in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME and Dance Dance Revolution Super Nova

  1. beatmaniaIIDX 9th style

BRE∀K DOWN! (LIVE BAND style)

"BRE∀K DOWN!" is a song originating in "DDRMAX 2:Dance Dance Revolution 7th mix" and a similar version, BRE∀K DOWN! -GF&DM STYLE- appeared in "GuitarFreaks 8th Mix & DrumMania 7th Mix. This is a longer version with live style instrumentals.

Silvia Drive (extended)

"Silvia Drive" is a song appearing on beatmania IIDX 9th style.

Firefly

"Firefly" was the second song that appeared in Dance Dance Revolution in its sixth iteration. "DDRMAX:Dance Dance Revolution 6th mix".

☆shining☆ (LIVE BAND style)

"☆shining☆" is a song originally from "pop'n music 9" and another version, ☆shining☆（GF&dm style）is featured in "GuitarFreaks 11th Mix & DrumMania 10th Mix"

  1. Toy's March 2

Shooting star

SHOOTING STAR is an exclusive song for this album sung by Riyu Kosaka, and later featured in "beatmaniaIIDX 10th style".

Tears

"TEARS" is trance song from "Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME". It is a solo by Noria under the alias "EK".

true...(2003 album version)

"true..." first appeared in "DDRMAX:Dance Dance Revolution 6th mix". This song also appeared in Riyu's first single "true...".

GRADUATION～それぞれの明日～ (unplugged version)

GRADUATION～それぞれの明日～, or ～sorezore no ashita～ means "～for each tomorrow～" is from Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME. The full original version can be found as the "Staff Roll" on the DDR EXTREME OST. This version is an 'unplugged' interpretation featuring a synthesized keyboard.

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