Black Cherry (Kumi Koda album)

Black Cherry
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released December 20, 2006
Recorded 2005-2006
Genre J-pop, urban, R&B
Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-45506/B~C (Japan, CD+2DVD)
RZCD-45507/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
RZCD-45508 (Japan, CD)
Producer Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda chronology
Best: Second Session
(2006)		 Black Cherry
(2006)		 Best: Bounce & Lovers
(2007)
Singles from Black Cherry
  1. "Koi no Tsubomi"
    Released: May 24, 2006
  2. "4 Hot Wave"
    Released: July 26, 2006
  3. "Yume no Uta/Futari de..."
    Released: October 18, 2006
  4. "Won't Be Long"
    Released: November 21, 2006
  5. "Cherry Girl/Unmei"
    Released: December 6, 2006

Black Cherry is Kumi Koda's fifth studio album and first original album since secret (2005). It charted at #1 on Oricon, continuing the artist's streak, stayed at the ranking for one month and remained on the charts for sixty weeks.[1] It was released in CD, CD+DVD and CD+2DVD with the latter being a limited edition that carried her movie debut Cherry Girl[2] The entire film's score was from the album.[3]

Cherry Girl (film) was produced by the same team who created the drama Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (ブスの瞳に恋してる / In Love with the Eyes of an Ugly Girl), which Koda Kumi had performed the theme, Koi no Tsubomi (2006). Miruku Tii (ミルクティー / Milk Tea) was the first time Koda Kumi wrote and composed a song that was featured on an album. The "Introduction" on the album was given a full version, Black Cherry, on her 2008 album, Kingdom.

First Press editions of the album (all editions) carried three bonus tracks: the "English Version" of Twinkle feat. Show Luo (the original "Japanese Version" was on the Amazing Nuts! soundtrack), the 2006 theme for the Crayon Shin-chan film GO WAY!!, and the "Red Cherry Version" of WON'T BE LONG (originally with Koda Kumi and EXILE).[4][5] It also contained an access code to Koda Kumi's playroom, a chance to win album goods and the "Premium Making" of the music videos on the DVD.

Promotional Advertisements

Get Up & Move!! was used for Suzuki Chevrolet commercial.[6] A music video to this song was later released on her third compilation album, BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~.

Tsuki to Taiyou was used to advertise jewellery store GemCerey.[7]

Puppy was used for KOSE's Rush Escalation under their Viseé line.[8]

Candle Light was used to advertise Morinaga's Weider protein bar.[9]

GO WAY!! was used as the ending theme song for the 2006 Crayon Shin-chan film.[10]

Track listing

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusicarrangement Length
1. "Introduction"  Daisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai 1:24
2. "Get Up & Move!!"  Daisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai • Ice MikeDaisuke "D.I" Imai 3:22
3. "Ningyo-Hime"  Kumi KodaMiki WatanabeMiki Watanabe 4:25
4. "Yume no Uta"  Kumi KodaHiroo YamaguchiTohru Watanabe 4:43
5. "Tsuki to Taiyou (月と太陽/Moon and Sun)"  Kumi Koda • Yoko KuzuyaOctopussy • Yoko KuzuyaOctopussy 4:01
6. "Puppy"  Kumi KodaMiki WatanabeMiki Watanabe 4:03
7. "Koi no Tsubomi"  Kumi KodaYusuke KatoYusuke Kato 4:06
8. "WON'T BE LONG [Red Cherry Version]"  Bro. KornBro. Kornh-wonder 4:29
9. "JUICY"  Yo TairaSTYSTY 4:29
10. "Candle Light"  Kumi KodaYoko KuzuyaTohru Watanabe 3:16
11. "Cherry Girl"  Kumi KodaCurtis A.Richardson • Charlene Gilliam • Andreao "Fanatic" Heard & Sherrod BarnesAndreao "Fanatic" Heard • The Conglomerate 3:55
12. "I'll Be There"  Kumi KodaShintaro Hagiwaratasuku 4:15
13. "Unmei"  Kumi KodaHirofumi HibinoMasaki Iehara 4:21
14. "With your smile"  Kumi KodaTohru WatanabeTohru Watanabe 4:15
15. "Milk Tea (ミルクティー)"  Kumi KodaKumi Kodah-wonder 2:35
16. "Twinkle feat. Show Luo"  Kumi Koda • Sachi Bennetth-wonderh-wonder 3:52
17. "GO WAY!!"  Kumi KodaHiroshi KomatsuHiroshi Komatsu 4:30
18. "WON'T BE LONG [Red Cherry Version]"  Bro. KornBro. Kornh-wonder 5:11
DVD1
No. Title Length
1. "Koi no Tsubomi" (Music Video)  
2. "JUICY" (Music Video)  
3. "With your smile" (Music Video)  
4. "I'll be there" (Music Video)  
5. "Ningyo-Hime" (Music Video)  
6. "Yume no Uta" (Music Video)  
7. "Cherry Girl" (Music Video)  
8. "Unmei" (Music Video)  
9. "Twinkle [English Version]" (Music Video)  
10. "Premium Making Video"    
DVD2
No. Title Length
1. "Cherry Girl" (Movie)  

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
December 20, 2006 Oricon Daily Charts 1
Oricon Weekly Charts 1 502,426 1,031,408 60
Oricon Monthly Charts 1
Oricon Yearly Charts 2 1,031,408 　
Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
May 24, 2005 "恋のつぼみ" 2 20 weeks 273,060
July 26, 2006 "4 Hot Wave" 2 16 weeks 390,685
October 18, 2006 "Yume no Uta/Futari de..." 1 16 weeks 301,169
December 6, 2006 "Cherry Girl/Unmei" 3 10 weeks 100,275

Alternate Versions

Twinkle

  1. Twinkle feat. Koda Kumi [English Version]: Found on Show Luo album SPESHOW (2006)
  2. Twinkle feat. SHOW: Found on the album (2006)
  3. Twinkle [English Version]: Found on Amazing Nuts! (2006)[11]
  4. Twinkle [R-midwest Remix]: Found on Beach Mix (2012)

References

  1. ↑ "Black Cherry / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Black Cherry (ALBUM+2DVD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cherry Girl (Drama)(Spanish Subtitle)". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Amazing Nuts! (ALBUM+DVD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Black Cherry (First Press Limited Edition)(Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Get Up & Move!! MV-CM". KASI TIME. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "GemCerey月と太陽". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Viseé Kose". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "MORINAGA". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "【Crayon☆Movie ★ Surging！Dance！Friends！】 GO WAY！". YouTube. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Amazing Nuts! (ALBUM+DVD)". YesAsia. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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