Best: Second Session

Best: Second Session
Greatest hits album by Koda Kumi
Released	March 8, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	J-pop, R&B
Length	66:30
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45372/B/C (Japan, CD+2DVD) RZCD-45373/B (Japan, CD+DVD) RZCD-45374 (Japan, CD+DVD)
Producer	Daisuke “D.I” Imai, Hitoshi Shimono, Kosuke Morimoto, Aiko Machida, DJ Hasebe, h-wonder, Kim Hiroshi, Kotaro Egami, Soulhead, Tatsuya Ishii, Yanagiman, Yoko Kuzuya
Koda Kumi chronology
Koda Kumi Remix Album (2006) Best: Second Session (2006) Black Cherry (2006) Singles from Best: Second Session "You" Released: December 7, 2005 "Birthday Eve" Released: December 14, 2005 "D.D.D." Released: December 21, 2005 "Shake It Up" Released: December 28, 2005 "Lies" Released: January 4, 2006 "Feel" Released: January 11, 2006 "Candy" Released: January 18, 2006 "No Regret" Released: January 25, 2006 "Ima Sugu Hoshii" Released: February 1, 2006 "Kamen" Released: February 8, 2006 "Wind" Released: February 12, 2006 "Someday/Boys & Girls" Released: February 22, 2006

Best: Second Session (stylized as BEST ~second session~) is the second BEST album released by Japanese pop singer Koda Kumi. It was released in March of 2006 and contained all of her singles used in her 12 Singles Collection. It charted at #1 on the Oricon charts, making it her second album to reach the spot, and stayed on the charts for seventy-eight weeks.^[1] Within the first week, it sold nearly a million copies, bringing in a total of 983,353, making it her highest first-week sales, and has since sold over two million.^[2] It stayed #1 on the chart the following week, making it her first album to stay at the spot for two consecutive weeks.^[3] The album became the second highest selling album in Japan and the highest selling for a female artist in 2006.

According to IFPI the album was the forty-first best-selling album worldwide in 2006.^[4]

Editions

The album came in three editions: CD, CD+DVD and CD+2DVD, the latter of which was a limited edition that contained her LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~ without the encore.^[5] The limited editions of all versions contained the bonus track A Whole New World, which Koda Kumi performed with famed singer Peabo Bryson.

The introduction to the album was the "short version" of Get It On, which was released to fans as a digital download after the release of her 12 Singles Collection.

Track listing

CD

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Introduction to the Second Session"	Kumi Koda	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	1:16
2.	"D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD"	Soulhead	Soulhead • Octopussy	Octopussy	4:11
3.	"you"	Koda Kumi • Yoko Kuzuya	Yoko Kuzuya	Toru Watanabe	4:47
4.	"Candy feat. Mr. Blistah"	Kumi Koda • Mr. Blistah	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	4:09
5.	"Shake It Up"	Kumi Koda • Hiroshi Kim	Hiroshi Kim	Invisible Hand	4:59
6.	"feel"	Koda Kumi • Hitoshi Shimono	Hitoshi Shimono	Hitoshi Shimono	4:16
7.	"WIND"	Koda Kumi • Kosuke Morimoto	Kosuke Morimoto	h-wonder	4:25
8.	"Love goes like..."	Kumi Koda	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	4:04
9.	"No Regret"	Tohru Watanabe	h-wonder		4:25
10.	"Birthday Eve"	Kumi Koda	Kosuke Morimoto	Tohru Watanabe	4:30
11.	"Lies"	Kumi Koda	Yanagiman	Yanagiman	5:22
12.	"今すぐ欲しい" (Ima Sugu Hoshii / I Want You Now)	Aiko Machida • ZEEBRA • Jewels	Aiko Machida • DJ HASEBE	DJ HASEBE	4:33
13.	"KAMEN feat. Tatsuya Ishii"	Tatsuya Ishii	Tatsuya Ishii	Yoichiro Kakizaki	5:14
14.	"Someday"	Kumi Koda	Kotaro Egami	tasuku	4:17
15.	"A Whole New World feat. Peabo Bryson" (bonus track)	Tim Rice	Alan Menken		6:08

DVD1: Music Video

1. "you"
2. "Candy feat. Mr. Blistah"
3. "Ima Sugu Hoshii"
4. "Birthday Eve"
5. "feel"
6. "D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD"
7. "KAMEN feat. 石井竜也"
8. "WIND"
9. "Lies"
10. "No Regret"
11. "Shake It Up"
12. "Someday"
    

"…and「Wish your happiness & love」"

• Four music videos from the collection in order of the story: you, feel, Lies and Someday.
• Candy feat. Mr. Blistah led into the beginning of you, making the five videos one story.

DVD2: LIVE DVD (Limited Editions)

0. Opening movie at OSAKA

1. Butterfly
2. Cutie Honey
3. Chase
4. Gentle Words
5. Heat feat. MEGARYU
6. Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT
7. Crazy 4 U
8. hands
9. NO TRICKS
10. Rain [Unplugged Version]
11. TAKE BACK
12. m・a・z・e
13. Selfish
14. Promise
15. Star
16. Trust Your Love
17. COME WITH ME
18. real Emotion
19. the meaning of peace
20. flower
21. walk

• Limited edition contains her first national tour LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things in Osaka.
• On September 9, 2006, the two disc live DVD for the tour was released.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 21, 2005	Oricon Daily Charts	1
March 8, 2006	Oricon Weekly Charts	1	983,359	1,804,485	78 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Charts	1
	2006 Oricon Yearly Charts	2

References

1. "BEST ~second session~ / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. "Koda Kumi "BEST ~second session" - Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
3. "Weekly CD Album Rankings". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
4. "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2006" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
5. "BEST ~second session~ Limited Edition (with limited edition DVD)". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 29, 2016.