6th Otakebi Album

Summary

6th Otakebi Album (6th 雄叫びアルバム, Shikkususu Otakebi Arubamu, 6th War Cry Album) is the sixth studio album by the Japanese girl group Berryz Kobo. It was released on March 31, 2010 on the Piccolo Town label, and peaked at #12 on the weekly Oricon chart.[1] The album was released in two editions: a normal edition and a limited edition. The first pressing of the normal edition contained a bonus photocard, while the limited edition came with a special DVD containing two versions of the PV for "Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!", as well as additional footage. Both editions also contained a ticket to the album's release event.[2] The album features seven of the group's previous singles, as well as five original tracks.

6th Otakebi Album
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2010 (2010-03-31)
Recorded2009-2010
GenrePop
LabelPiccolo Town
ProducerTsunku
Berryz Kobo chronology
Berryz Kobo Special Best Vol. 1
(2009)
6th Otakebi Album
(2010)
7 Berryz Times
(2011)
Singles from 6th Otakebi Album
  1. "Dakishimete Dakishimete"
    Released: March 11, 2009
  2. "Seishun Bus Guide/Rival"
    Released: June 3, 2009
  3. "Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama/Ryūsei Boy"
    Released: November 11, 2009
  4. "Otakebi Boy Wao!/Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!"
    Released: March 3, 2010
Music videos
"Dakishimete Dakishimete" on YouTube
"Seishun Bus Guide" on YouTube
"Rival" on YouTube
"Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama" on YouTube
"Ryūsei Boy" on YouTube
"Otakebi Boy Wao!" on YouTube
"Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!" on YouTube

The album's theme is "not a child, but not yet an adult."[3]

Track listings edit

All tracks are written by Tsunku

CD
No.TitleArrangerLength
1."Otakebi Boy Wao!"Yū Odakura03:33
2."Rival" (ライバル)Shōichirō Hirata04:19
3."Ryūsei Boy" (流星ボーイ "Shooting Star Boy")Dance Man03:25
4."Ai ni wa Ai Desho" (愛には 愛でしょ "Love For Love, Right?", performed by Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki)Shōichirō Hirata04:32
5."Seishun Bus Guide" (青春バスガイド "Youthful Bus Guide")Kaoru Ōkubo03:27
6."Kimi no Tomodachi" (君の友達 "Your Friends")Nao Tanaka03:42
7."Grand Demo Rōka Demo Medatsu Kimi" (グランドでも廊下でも目立つ君 "On The Ground, On The Hallway, You Stand Out", performed by Maasa Sudo and Yurina Kumai)Shōichirō Hirata03:41
8."Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!"Yūsuke Ōba03:52
9."Kibō no Yoru" (希望の夜 "Hopeful Night")Kōichi Yuasa05:21
10."Dakishimete Dakishimete" (抱きしめて 抱きしめて "Hold Me, Hold Me")Kōtarō Egami03:52
11."Yakimochi o Kudasai!" (ヤキモチをください! "Give Me Your Jealousy" , performed by Saki Shimizu, Chinami Tokunaga and Risako Sugaya)Yoshimasa Fujisawa04:52
12."Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama" (私の未来のだんな様 "My Future Husband")Shōichirō Hirata03:39
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!" 
2."Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda! (Close-up Ver.)" 
3."Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda! (Making-of)" (友達は友達なんだ! (メイキング映像)) 

Charts edit

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Weeks
on chart
Sales
First
week
Total
Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart) 6
Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart) 12 3[4] 8,950 10,795

References edit

  1. ^ 2010年04月第2週のアルバムランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ^ "Hello! Project Official Site - Berryz Kobo discography" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  3. ^ "6th Otakebi Album - Tsunku Official Site" (in Japanese). Tsunku. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  4. ^ "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.

External links edit

  • 6th Otakebi Album at the official Hello! Project discography
  • 6th Otakebi Album at the Up-Front Works discography listing