Gem (album)

GEM
Studio album by Beni Arashiro
Released	25 April 2007
Genre	J-Pop
Label	Avex Trax
Beni Arashiro chronology
Girl 2 Lady (2006) GEM (Beni Arashiro) (2007) Chapter One ~Complete Collection~ (2008)

GEM is the third album from Beni Arashiro on label Avex Trax. This album has 2 versions: a CD-only version and a CD+DVD version. The DVD contains all of the promoting videos and a CECIL McBEE trailer.^[1] This was the last studio album Beni Arashiro released before she switched to label Universal Music Japan and her stage name to BENI.

The album charted on the #114 on the Oricon charts.

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"BAD GIRL"	Beni, CMJK	CMJK	CMJK	4:05
2.	"Mermaid"	Haruka Mochizuki, Beni, AKI (rap)	Yanagiman	Yanagiman	5:14
3.	"Losin' control"	Haruka Mochizuki, Beni, Yanagiman	Shunsuke Minami	Yanagiman	3:20
4.	"Loved"	Yoko Kuzuya	Yoko Kuzuya	Yanagiman	5:26
5.	"Luna"	MC Renji, Yanagiman	Shunsuke Minami	CMJK	5:04
6.	"How Are U?"	Kenn Kato	Yanagiman	Yanagiman	4:35
7.	"Paradise"	Beni, Yanagiman	Yanagiman, Beni	Yanagiman	4:54
8.	"Mirror mirror"	CMJK	CMJK	CMJK	4:38
9.	"Sweet but Empty"	Shoko Fujibayashi	tasuku	tasuku	3:07
10.	"Koibumi (恋文 Love letter)" (Studio Live Version)	Yoko Kuzuya	Yoko Kuzuya	Yuta Nakano	4:03
11.	"No Pain, No Gain" (English Version)	Beni	Yanagiman	Yanagiman	4:21

DVD
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"How Are U?" (Promotion Video)
2.	"Luna" (Promotion Video)
3.	"Koibumi" (Special Promotion Video)
4.	"CECIL McBEE" (Trailer)

Charts

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total	Chart run
22 February 2006	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	-	-	-
22 February 2006	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#126	-	-
22 February 2006	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	-	-	-
22 February 2006	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	-	-	-

Singles

Date	Title	Peak position	Weeks
September 20, 2006	"How Are U?"	Did not chart	-
February 28, 2007	"Luna"	#77	-

References

1. "Amazon.co.jp: GEM(DVD)" (in Japanese). Amazon. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.