Dai 2 Seichōki

Dai 2 Seichōki
Studio album by Berryz Kobo
Released November 16, 2005
Recorded June 2004–September 2005
Genre J-pop
Length 43:12
Label Piccolo Town
Producer Tsunku
Berryz Kobo chronology

1st Chō Berryz
(2004)		 Dai 2 Seichōki
(2005)		 Special! Best Mini: 2.5 Maime no Kare
(2005)
Singles from Dai 2 Seichōki
  1. "Happiness (Kōfuku Kangei!)"
    Released: August 25, 2004
  2. "Koi no Jubaku"
    Released: November 10, 2004
  3. "Special Generation"
    Released: March 3, 2005
  4. "Nanchū Koi o Yatterū You Know?"
    Released: June 8, 2005
  5. "21ji made no Cinderella"
    Released: August 3, 2005
Music videos
"Happiness (Kōfuku Kangei!)" on YouTube
"Koi no Jubaku"
"Special Generation"
"Nanchū Koi o Yatterū You Know?"
"21ji made no Cinderella"

"Dai 2 Seichōki" (第②成長記 Daini Seichōki, "Record of the Second Growing Season") is the second full-length album by J-pop group Berryz Kobo, released on November 16, 2005. "Dai 2" (the second) is pronounced Dai ni. The first pressing of the album was enclosed in a cardboard slipcase and included four double-sided photocards of the band. The album peaked at #19 on the Oricon weekly charts, charting for 3 weeks.[1]

This album was the last Berryz Kobo release to feature Maiha Ishimura, who graduated from Hello! Project in 2005 in order to focus on her education. Ishimura's vocals are featured on the singles within the album; she is, however, not credited anywhere and does not feature on the cover. The seven remaining members of the band are depicted in school uniforms and carrying bookbags.

Dai 2 Seichōki would be the first of an informal trilogy of three Berryz releases, each issued within one or two weeks of each other, to close out the group's second year of existence.

Track listing

  1. "Special Opening" (スッペシャルOP)
  2. "Special Generation" (スッペシャルジェネレーション)
  3. "Nanchū Koi o Yatterū You Know?" (なんちゅう恋をやってる YOU KNOW？, "It's How Love Is, You Know?")
  4. "Joshi Basket-Bu (Asaren Atta Hi no Kamigata)" (女子バスケット部～朝練あった日の髪型～, "Girls' Basketball (Hairdo for Morning Practice)")
  5. Koi no Jubaku (恋の呪縛 Love's Curse)
  6. "Ohiru no Kyūkeijikan." (お昼の休憩時間。, "Lunch Break.")
  7. "Happiness (Kōfuku Kangei!)"
  8. "Sabori" (さぼり)
  9. "21ji made no Cinderella" (21時までのシンデレラ, "Cinderella Until 9 PM")
  10. "Aisuru Hito no Namae wo Nikki ni" (愛する人の名前を日記に, "Name of the One I Love Inside My Diary")
  11. "Berryz Kobo Kōshinkyoku" (Berryz工房行進曲, "Berryz Kobo's March")
  12. "Special Ending" (スッペシャルED)

Musical personnel

Recording personnel

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position		 Weeks
on chart		 Sales
First
week		 Total
Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart) 8
Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart) 19 3[2] 11,843 14,631

References

  1. ↑ "Dai 2 Seichōki - Oricon Style Music" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房のCDアルバムランキング、Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-17.

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